Those of you who visit regularly, or who subscribe to our automated email alerts, know firsthand that there are thousands of job openings at venture backed companies with hundreds more added each week. One compelling aspect of the venture ecosystem is that certain companies eventually break ahead of the pack. Identifying these companies is of course a difficult task; however, hitching your career to a rising star can lead to phenomenally positive results – rewarding work, career advancement, endless opportunity, and financial wealth. While company financial statements provide the optimal guidance here, this data is unavailable to the public and is rarely shared with employees. Job creation, on the other hand, is directionally available in the form of job postings which provide the best available public proxy for company growth.
StartUpHire has compiled a list of the fastest growing start-ups in major metropolitan markets based on current job openings and positions available during Q2. These are the teams which are most actively expanding in today’s recessionary climate, a proxy suggesting strong business models and/or deep conviction that the future is promising. Here are the fastest growing VC backed companies in select geographies:
In Boston: Acceleron Pharma, CambridgeSoft, Turbine, ITA Software, Kronos, Senior Whole Health, Zipcar, Gomez, E Ink, Acquia.
In the San Francisco Bay Area inclusive of Silicon Valley: Tesla Motors, Facebook, Nexant, Trion World Network, Workday, Silver Spring Networks, LinkedIn, Adchemy, Rearden Commerce, Linden Lab.
In the New York Metro Area: Yodle, Gilt Groupe, Acelero Learning, Undertone Networks, Mimeo.com, Liquidnet Holdings, GAIN Capital Group, Collective Media, Howcast Media, BizBash.
In Southern California: SpaceX, AccentCare, Demand Media, ReachLocal, MyLife.com, GreatCall, Rubicon Project, LRN, Covario, eHarmony.
In the Baltimore-Washington Corridor: SecureInfo, MacroGenics, mindSHIFT Technologies, SPADAC, TV One, Cvent, Positive Energy, Metastorm, SunEdison, Millennial Media.
In Seattle: Liberty Dialysis, The Cobalt Group, SeaMobile, Genoa Healthcare, WhitePages.com
In Austin: Bazaarvoice, NetSpend, LifeSize Communications, HomeAway, Molecular Imprints
In Philadelphia: Catapult Learning, Vitalize Consulting Solutions, Globus Medical, ICG Commerce, Octagon Research Solutions
In Denver-Boulder: Webroot Software, Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, WildBlue Communications, Rally Software, OPX Biotechnologies
In Atlanta: SecureWorks, Cypress Care, Altea Therapeutics, MFG.com, Purewire
It is truly a great time to explore opportunity at the thousands of venture backed companies which are actively hiring! Consider leveraging StartUpHire email alerts to put this on autopilot – define your search criteria and elect to be notified either weekly or daily as new positions matching your criteria become available.
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