85 of the most promising startups of 2024, according to top VCs

Wed, 08/07/2024 - 05:00

A photo collage shows four side-by-side headshots of the venture capitalists Henri Pierre-Jacques, Corinne Riley, Ed Sim, and Aileen Lee. — Henri Pierre-Jacques, Corinne Riley, Ed Sim, and Aileen Lee.
Harlem Capital; Greylock; Boldstart Ventures; Cowboy Ventures

We asked top venture capitalists to name the most promising US startups so far in 2024.
VCs named portfolio companies as well as startups that they have no financial ties to.
This year, AI companies dominated the list of 85 startups.

There's an adage in venture capital that great companies are born out of hard times. Amazon survived the dot-com bubble. The Great Recession gave us Uber and Airbnb.