Predictive analytics Startups

UAPI is a mobile app discovery platform that connects app advertisers (like King/Candy Crush, Uber, Lyft) with high-quality users through 4,500 publisher partners including Cheetah Mobile and Pandora. Founded in late 2011 by Moshe Vaknin, the company grew from $250K in revenue (first year) to $80M net revenue by 2016 by processing over $320M in total ad volume and taking a 30% commission while returning 70% to publishers. The company is profitable, has raised $20M in capital, employs 130 people across 10 global offices, and is positioned for potential IPO.

Pegasystems, founded by Alan Treffler in 1983, is an enterprise SaaS platform for digital process automation and customer engagement. The company took 24 years to reach $100M in revenue, IPO'd in 1996 at a $32M run rate (raising over $100M), but struggled until Treffler resumed leadership in 2005. Through disciplined product development, a 2010 acquisition of predictive analytics capabilities ($160M), and geographic/market expansion, the company has grown at 20%+ annually and now operates at an $847M ARR run rate with a ~$5B market cap.

SiteWit is a self-serve marketing platform that automates Google AdWords and Google Shopping campaigns for small businesses, built by co-founders Ricardo Lasa and Don over three years starting in 2010 and launched in 2013. The company grew from $150k MRR in August 2017 to $300k MRR through partnerships with major website builders like Wix and Weebly, serving over 10,000 paying customers with an average spend of $30-60/month net. With 20 employees in Tampa and $7M raised, they're closing a $5M Series B round at a $36M valuation, achieving 100% YoY growth with 3% monthly churn among paying customers.

Stitch Insights helps consumer brands measure customer preferences at granular product attribute levels across their entire category, not just their own brand. Founded in 2018 by Dimitri Pavlov with co-founders Dr. Hannes Heikstad and Dr. Angel Schwartz, the company charges $10,000 per month per channel (Amazon, Twitter, etc.) and recently transitioned from POC-based revenue to annual recurring contracts with under 10 enterprise customers, reaching under $700k ARR and targeting $1.3M ARR by Q1 next year while raising $3M Series A.