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Tech Companies to Watch

The Wall Street Journal ranks 25 emerging leaders in hot corners of the tech industry

Published June 14, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. ET

The Wall Street Journal set out to identify companies that show signs of becoming emerging leaders. A data analysis assessed their founders' experience, investor track record, amount of investments raised, growth of workforce and buzz about the company. These five factors were given an equal weighting to calculate a maximum score of 100.

Correction:

Ryan Petersen founded Flexport Inc. An earlier version of this graphic incorrectly said that Trae Stephens also was a founder. Ben Rubin, Itai Danino and Sima Sistani founded Life On Air Inc. The company was founded in 2012. An earlier version of this graphic incorrectly said that Roi Tirosh also was a founder and that the company was founded in 2013.

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Dow Jones VentureSource, the companies, investment firms

How the Rankings Were Compiled:

The Tech Companies to Watch list is based on nominations from technology experts and watchers, and a data analysis of nominees in these areas: founders’ experience, investor track record, amount of venture capital raised, growth of workforce, and buzz about the company. Companies were included in the analysis only if they were less than six years old and had an estimated valuation of $50 million to $500 million. Data sources include the companies, Dow Jones VentureSource and Dow Jones Factiva. Nominations were based on a survey of participants in Wall Street Journal and Founders Forum conferences.

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