Five startups that VCs think will boom in 2018

2018 is almost upon us and so it is once again time to predict which startups will take the tech industry by storm next year. Who better to ask than the startup experts, the VCs that watch the industry, guide the startups, hear their pitches, and invest in them?

AI Dashcam for Your Car
Company: NAUTO
Funding: $173.9 million

What it does

 Nauto makes an artificial intelligent, networked camera for vehicles. It helps to identify dangers to drivers, provides feedback at the end of trips, and also analyses the cause of accidents

Why it’s hot

 Driving will soon become a highly collaborative activity, with cars on the road relying on from what other cars have learned. Nauto is rethinking safety

A new Kind of Document
Company: CODA
Funding: $60 million

What it does

 Coda was founded by a former YouTube and Microsoft alum, Shishir Mehrotra, and former Googler Alex Deneui. They are creating a new type of document that combines the flexibility of a word document with the power of a spreadsheet

Why it’s hot

 We need tools that are collaborative and open – Coda is just that, allowing teams to build a doc as powerful as an app

The Code after the Sale
Company: NARVAR
Funding: $34 million

What it does

 Narvar provides software for tracking shipping and return options for over 400 top commerce sites, including 250 million customers per year

Why it’s hot:

 With Amazon raising the game for commerce, traditional retailers must evolve their communication strategy. This conversation is moving from phone to email and now to messaging, and Narvar is leading the way

Fitness on Your Phone
Company: MOVEWITH
Funding: $3.8 million

What it does

 MoveWith is a fitness app that delivers audio workouts from well-known coaches. It includes classes for your body (running/cycling/ Barre), mind (Yoga) and soul (meditation/talks

Why it’s hot

 Growing 100%+ per month, it brings together all the pieces of today’s modern gym

3D-imaging on Smartphones

Company

 VAYYAR

Funding: $34 million

What it does