Newly Updated: The Top 100 MBA Startups Of 2015

The Top 100 MBA Startups — 1 to 25

Rank	Startup	Funding (millions)	Founder(s)	School	Description	Launch Year
1	Skybox Imaging	$500	Dan Berkenstock, John Fenwick, Ching-Yu Hu, Julian Mann	Stanford	Satellite Imaging	2009
2	SoFi	$399	James Finnigan, Mike Cagney, Daniel Macklin, Ian Brady and Andy Carra	Stanford	Consumer lending	2011
3	Relate IQ	$390	Steve Loughlin, Adam Evans	Stanford	Relationship intelligence	2011
4	GrabTaxi	$330	Anthony Tan, Tan Hooi Ling	Harvard	Smartphone booking platform	2011
5	Dafiti	$249	David Geisen, Malte Horeyseck, Malte Huffman, Thibaud Lecuyer, Phillip Povel	Harvard	Ecommerce	2010
6	Harry’s	$212.0	Jeffrey Raider, Andy Katz-Mayfield	Wharton, Stanford	Shaving products	2012
7	Linio	$175.5	Andreas Mjelde, Ulrick Noel, Fernando D’Alessio, Wilson Cimino	Harvard	Ecommerce	2012
8	Okta	$155	Frederic Kerrest, Todd McKinnon	MIT	Identity & Access Management	2011
9	Oscar Insurance	$150	Josh Kushner, Kevin Nazemi, Mario Schlosse	Harvard	Health Insurance	2013
10	Warby Parker	$116	Neil Blumenthal, David Gilboa, Jeffrey Raider, Andrew Hunt	Wharton	Eyewear	2010
11	Rent the Runway	$114	Jennifer Hyman, Jennifer Fleis	Harvard	Ecommerce	2009
12	Privateer Holdings	$82	Michael Blue, Brendan Kennedy, Christian Groh	Yale	Cannabis	2011
13	Doximity	$82	Nate Gross, Jeff Tangney	Harvard	Online physician network	2011
14	Karma Science	$80	Lee Linden, Ben Lewis	Stanford, Ross	Mobile	2012
15	Beepi	$79	Alejandro Resnik,Owen Savir	MIT, Stanford	Ecommerce	2013
16	CloudFlare	$72	Mathew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn, Lee Holloway	Harvard	Performance & security	2009
16	Birchbox	$72	Hayley Barna, Katia Beauchamp	Harvard	Ecommerce	2010
18	Locu	$70	Rene Reinsberg, Marc Piette, Marek Olszewski, Stelios Sidiroglou-Douskos	MIT	Online advertising	2011
19	Blue Apron	$58	Matt Salzberg, Matthew Wadiak, Ilia Papas	Harvard	Meal delivery service	2012
20	Relay Rides	$53	Shelby Clark	Harvard	Car sharing network	2010
21	ThredUp	$50	James Reinhart, Chris Homer, Oliver Lubin	Harvard	Ecommerce	2009
22	Stitch Fix	$47	Katrina Lake	Harvard	Online retail	2011
23	Handy (Handybook)	$45.7	Umang Dua, Oisin Hanrahan, Ignacio Leonhardt, Weina Scott	Harvard	Software, Home and Garden	2012
24	Peer Transfer	$43	Iker Marcaide	MIT	Student loans	2009
25	Main Street Hub	$41	Matt Stuart, Andrew Allison	Stanford	CRM	2010

Source: Poets&Quants analysis

Correction: Since the publication of this story, the table has been updated to include several startups that we missed including Harry’s, GrabTaxi, Linio and Oscar Insurance

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