Business Insider takes a stock of 15 startup startups valued at $ 100 million

At present, most start-ups in the world are actually not established yet. Some of the companies that have valued more than $ 100 million have been established only this year. Although other companies have been established for some time, they have not started to show much improvement in recent months. Recently, Business Insider, a technology blog, took stock of 15 startups that valued more than $ 100 million, as detailed below:

Dropbox

Valuation: 4 billion U.S. dollars

Founded: in 2007

The main business: Dropbox is a free online storage site, this site can provide users with pictures, documents and video services

CEO: Drew Houston

Investors: Rumors Dropbox closed last month with a massive $ 4 billion in major funding led by Index Ventures and received seed money from Y Combinator during the round of financing.

Analysis: Allegedly, prior to the financing was reported last month, the rumors of Dropbox's valuation may even be as high as 80 billion US dollars. But now the final valuation of Dropbox has shrunk dramatically as a result of sluggish market conditions and the interest of only certain investors.

And the $ 4 billion valuation may be reasonable. Dropbox is actually very easy to achieve synchronization between cloud storage and devices, can help solve the problems people often encounter, so there is a big potential market.

Dropbox's costs have also dropped due to cloud computing's ongoing costs, but its benefits have skyrocketed. Dropbox's freemium (freemium) business model is to provide users with free file backup service, and then charge a small amount of file storage fees, this model will also help Dropbox user base continues to expand.

2. Square

Valuation: 1.6 billion US dollars

Founded: 2009

Main Business: Accepting credit cards for iPhone, iPad and Android phones anytime, anywhere

Location: San Francisco, California

CEO: Jack Dorsey

Investors: Khosla Ventures invested $ 10 million in 2009; Square raised $ 27.5 million from Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures and Jeremy Stoppelman in January; and 100 million co-sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Tiger Global Management in June Large-scale financing of the dollar.

Analysis: Following the financing of Square with a valuation of 240 million U.S. dollars earlier this year, it raised another 100 million U.S. dollars in June this year. According to two insiders, this round of financing makes Square valued at about 1.6 billion U.S. dollars.

More and more small businesses are starting to work with Square, but for the most part it is still unprofitable. The New York Times reported that "Square's total revenue gap will amount to $ 40 million and its adjusted operating income is expected to be $ 20 million and is expected to make a profit when Square's revenue reaches $ 200 million in 2012."

Airbnb

Valuation: 1.3 billion U.S. dollars

Founded: August 2008

Main Business: Provide global network for local accommodation

Location: San Francisco, California

CEO: Brian Chesky

Investors: In July of this year, Andreessen Horowitz, DST Global and General Catalyst jointly invested 112 million US dollars

Analysis: Airbnb provides short-term rental services. According to reports, in 2011 Airbnb total sales will reach 500 million US dollars, of which net income accounted for 5%. The $ 1.3 billion valuation is about twice the total sales of the company plus the recently reported funding.

Rovio

Valuation: $ 1.2 billion

Founded: 2003; December 2009 launch of the classic game "Angry Birds"

The main business: game development and sales, the most well-known game - "Angry Birds"

Location: Finland

CEO: Peter Vesterbacka

Investors: Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures

Analysis: In March, Rovio received a $ 42 million financing from Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures for a valuation of $ 200 million. The company expects revenue this year will reach 80 million US dollars, valued at 1.2 billion US dollars.

Spotify

Valuation: $ 1.1 billion

Founded: 2006

Main Business: Digital music service offering millions of songs

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

CEO: Daniel Ek

Investors: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Digital Sky Technologies Global

Analysis: Spotify is very popular in Europe, the recent landing strong in the United States, and has accumulated 200 million users. Spotify is reportedly earning $ 50 million in funding in February of this year for a valuation of $ 1.1 billion.

Storm8

Valuation: 1 billion dollars

Established: March 2009

Main Business: iPhone, iPod Touch and Android device role-playing game developers

Location: Redwood Shores, California

CEO: Perry Tam

Investors: Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures

Analysis: Storm8 develops a role-playing game for mobile devices. It is said to have scaled back a $ 10 valuation Accel Partners and Technology Crossover Ventures received $ 300 million in financing. Zynga, a social gaming giant, has said it is very interested in the acquisition of Storm8, but because of the cost is too high, and ultimately can only give up.

7. ZocDoc

Valuation: 700 million US dollars

Founded: 2007

Main business: online doctor booking website

Location: New York

CEO: Cyrus Massoumi

Investors: Jeff Bezos, DST Global, The Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Mark Benioff and SV Angel

Analysis: ZocDoc provides quick and easy doctor online booking service, with monthly users up to 700,000. ZocDoc is free for patients, but it charges $ 250 per month for some specific services. This summer, ZocDoc received $ 50 million and $ 25 million in financing from DST Global and Goldman Sachs for a $ 700 million valuation.

8. One Kings Lane

Valuation: 440 million US dollars

Founded: 2009

Main business: Flash sales website

Location: San Francisco, California

CEO: Doug Mack

Investors: Tiger Global Management, Institutional Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Greylock Partners

Analysis: The Wall Street Journal said One Kings Lane this year's revenue from last year's 30 million U.S. dollars this year's 100 million U.S. dollars. Last week the company raised $ 40 million with a valuation of 440 million U.S. dollars.

Vostu

Valuation: 300 million US dollars

Founded: 2007

Main business: online game sites and virtual goods

Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil

CEO: Daniel Kaife

Investors: By the end of 2010, Tiger Management, Accel Partners, Intel Capital and General Catalyst Partners jointly invested 30 million U.S. dollars

Analysis: Brazil's large online game site, 42 million users.

Vostu financed 30 million US dollars by the end of last year, after the financing company valued at 300 million US dollars. Since then, the company has grown rapidly and is expected to have a turnover of 50 million U.S. dollars this year, accounting for one-sixth of its valuation.

10. Shoedazzle

Valuation: 280 million US dollars

Established: March 2009

Main business: Including shoes, bags, jewelry and other sales, including personalized styling and fashion services

Location: Los Angeles, California

CEO: Brian Lee

Investors: In May, a total investment of 40 million U.S. dollars was invested by Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Polaris Ventures

Analysis: Shoedazzle offers its members personalized fashion services, including shoes, jewelry, handbags and other accessories. Every month, users receive a variety of accessories at their doorstep and pay a fee for these services. The company expects revenue this year will be 23 million US dollars last year, based on the increase to 70 million US dollars. In May this year, Shoedazzle won $ 40 million in financing for a valuation of $ 200 million. Shoedazzle valued at 280 million US dollars, four times the 2011 revenue.

11. Flipboard

Valuation: 800 million US dollars

Founded: 2010

Main business: iPad personalized social magazine

Location: Palo Alto, California

CEO: Mike McCue

Investors: Venture Partners, Comcast Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Index Ventures, the Chernin Group, Ron Conway, Jack Dorsey, Square CEO, Ashton Kutcher, Dustin Moskovitz, And Asana founder).

Analysis: Flipboard for the iPad to provide a simple news reading experience. In April of this year, it secured 50 million U.S. dollars in financing with a valuation of 200 million U.S. dollars.

Beachmint

Valuation: 150 million US dollars

Established: the end of 2010

Business: social commerce company for Star launch products

Location: Santa Monica, California

Analysis: It is reported that the company received a valuation of 150 million US dollars 23,500,000 US dollars in financing.

13.Warby Parker

Valuation: 120 million US dollars

Founded: The end of 2010 was established, released in early 2011

Main Business: Prescription Glasses Online Retailers

Location: New York

Co-CEO: Neil Blumenthal and Dave Gilboa

Investors: First Round Capital, SV Angel, Lerer Ventures, Davis Smith.

Analysis: Although online retail profits are not large, but glasses are what people buy almost every year, so the Warby product itself is very attractive to repeat customers. Sources said Warby Parker sold 100,000 pairs of glasses last year alone.

The two people involved in the financing and another insider said the company recently received $ 12 million in funding for a $ 1-2 billion valuation.

14. Instagram

Valuation: 100 million US dollars

Founded: November 2010

The main business: for the iPhone to provide image sharing

Location: San Francisco, California

CEO: Kevin Systrom

Investors: Andreessen-Horowitz, Baseline Ventures, Benchmark Capital

Analysis: to provide users with image sharing services. Instagram is currently growing at an alarming rate and has more than 9 million users in less than a year.

Investors have been very excited about the rapid growth of their user base, despite not having a revenue model yet. The company is valued at 100 million U.S. dollars.

15. Betterworks

Valuation: 100 million US dollars

Founded: 2011

Business: A business platform for businesses to create a better working environment for their employees

Location: Santa Monica, California

CEO: Paige Craig

Investor: Redpoint Ventures

Analysis: Betterworks is a social platform that rewards staff and encourages collaboration. Last month, the company secured $ 8 million in financing for a $ 100 million valuation.