2009 Silicon Alley Awards : Most Likely to be Worth +$1B Someday

Category: Most Likely to be Worth +$1B Someday

26.
Kayak (www.kayak.com)

Kayak is a popular travel search engine, which combs through hundreds of travel sites from all over the world to provide price quotes in an easy-to-compare layout.
9 points by kangel 10 months ago
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27.
Gilt

Two years old and already on track to do a couple hundred million in revenue. Put a 2X-3X multiple on that, and it doesn't take long to get there.
7 points by hblodget 10 months ago
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28.
SecondMarket (www.secondmarket.com)

New York-based SecondMarket is a centralized marketplace for illiquid assets, such as auction-rate securities, bankruptcy claims, collateralized debt obligations, limited partnership interests, mortgage-backed securities, PRIVATE COMPANY SECURITIES, restricted securities in public companies and whole loans. SecondMarket’s online trading platform has 3,000 participants, including global financial institutions, hedge funds, private equity firms, mutual funds, corporations and other institutional and accredited investors that collectively manage over $1 trillion in assets available for investment.
4 points by jasonoliver 10 months ago
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TheLadders (www.theladders.com)

TheLadders.com is a job search and recruitment services site for the $100K+ employment sector.
7 points by thenominator 10 months ago
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Meetup (www.meetup.com)

Social networking portal Meetup helps groups of people with shared interests plan meetings and form clubs in local communities around the world.
5 points by kangel 10 months ago
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Mogulus (mogulus.com)

Mogulus is the most powerful livestreaming platform on the web, and just launched desktop app Procaster, another game changer. Producers can create TV channels online, schedule linear programming, or go live with multiple camera feeds--all from a browser.
1 point by asterixie 10 months ago
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32.
Diapers (www.diapers.com)

All the stuff your baby needs at a discount - can't go wrong with that business idea.
1 point by Dani Ruzzo 10 months ago
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Gazillion Anyone? (gazillion.com)

Awesome convergence of entertainment, household brands, fun, gaming, kids and learning in one company. Amazing employees, fun founding team, and brilliant products.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123802714524742875.html?mg=com-wsj

http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2009/03/marvel-gaming-s

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_11928516?source=rss

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/03/lego-mmo-game.html

http://universe.lego.com/en-us/Default.aspx

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/03/lego-mmo-game.html
1 point by JoeInsider 10 months ago
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Pingg (www.pingg.com)

The online event management category was ripe for change and Pingg has done a great job with its smart designs and feature set.
8 points by julieSAI 11 months ago
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