Innovation Has No Boundaries — Meet the Champion Industries of Startups of The Year 2024

Innovation comes in many forms — and this year, it came from every direction. From AI breakthroughs to Web3 experiments, cybersecurity to space tech, Startups of The Year 2024 showed that no industry was left untouched by bold ideas and real impact. every Startups of The Year 2024 https://youtu.be/k_CrEKaTIko?embedable=true https://youtu.be/k_CrEKaTIko?embedable=true Over 4.3 million votes were cast across 150,000+ startups in 100+ industries, and today, we celebrate the categories that captured hearts, minds, and timelines. Whether you launched a SaaS product, a fintech solution, or a biotech breakthrough — your community showed up for you. 4.3 million votes 150,000+ startups in 100+ industries This year, a few industry categories really took off: really Cybersecurity emerged as the top contender with a staggering 1.9M+ votes — spotlighting global interest in data privacy, digital defense, and infrastructure resilience. Programming and AI followed closely, gathering 822K+ and 288K+ votes, respectively — proving that deep tech and dev tools remain the beating heart of the startup world. Meanwhile, Business categories like productivity, consulting, and creative agencies showed that execution and strategy are as hot as ever — with 422K+ total votes across 18 sub-industries. Cybersecurity emerged as the top contender with a staggering 1.9M+ votes — spotlighting global interest in data privacy, digital defense, and infrastructure resilience. Cybersecurity Cybersecurity 1.9M+ votes Programming and AI followed closely, gathering 822K+ and 288K+ votes, respectively — proving that deep tech and dev tools remain the beating heart of the startup world. Programming Programming AI AI 822K+ 288K+ votes Meanwhile, Business categories like productivity, consulting, and creative agencies showed that execution and strategy are as hot as ever — with 422K+ total votes across 18 sub-industries. Business Business 422K+ total votes From solo founders in emerging markets to well-oiled teams in major hubs, these startups didn’t just launch — they led. And they did it in industries that are shaping the next chapter of global tech. A Few Standout Wins: 🧠 Machine Learning: Didit💸 Venture Capital: YOBE Ventures🔐 Data Privacy and Compliance: Accredify🚀 Space Technology: Spacecoin🎨 Marketing: ViralMango👨💻 IT Services: Sprinto🔗 Decentralization: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO 🧠 Machine Learning: Machine Learning Didit 💸 Venture Capital: Venture Capital YOBE Ventures 🔐 Data Privacy and Compliance: Data Privacy and Compliance Accredify 🚀 Space Technology: Space Technology Spacecoin 🎨 Marketing: Marketing ViralMango 👨💻 IT Services: IT Services Sprinto 🔗 Decentralization: Decentralization GGEZ1 Foundation DAO To see the top startups in each respective industry, visit hackernoon.com/startups and pick an industry. Here are the Startups of The Year Industry Announcements: AI Business Commerce Cybersecurity Education Emerging Tech Engineering Healthcare Media Programming Web3 👉🏿 See all Regional Winner Announcements here. To see the top startups in each respective industry, visit hackernoon.com/startups and pick an industry. hackernoon.com/startups hackernoon.com/startups Here are the Startups of The Year Industry Announcements: Here are the Startups of The Year Industry Announcements: AI Business Commerce Cybersecurity Education Emerging Tech Engineering Healthcare Media Programming Web3 AI AI Business Business Commerce Commerce Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Education Education Emerging Tech Emerging Tech Engineering Engineering Healthcare Healthcare Media Media Programming Programming Web3 Web3 👉🏿 See all Regional Winner Announcements here. 👉🏿 See all Regional Winner Announcements here. here Without further ado, let us kick off the announcement by celebrating the startups with top votes per industry for 2024 🎉 AI (288.6k total votes, 8 industries) AI Analytics (142.4k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: Mecanizou Automation (67.4k total votes, 1.4k startups) - Winner: Tezeract Business Intelligence (35.6k total votes, 12.1k startups) - Winner: Leonado Limited Machine Learning (22.7k total votes, 1k startups) - Winner: Didit Generative AI (15.5k total votes, 235 startups) - Winner: Worksible AI Wrappers (2.5k total votes, 192 startups) - Winner: Sereda.ai Robotics (2.4k total votes, 1.3k startups) - Winner: Hidonix Chatbots (200 total votes, 189 startups) - Winner: Paidia Gaming Analytics (142.4k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: Mecanizou Analytics Mecanizou Automation (67.4k total votes, 1.4k startups) - Winner: Tezeract Automation Tezeract Business Intelligence (35.6k total votes, 12.1k startups) - Winner: Leonado Limited Business Intelligence Leonado Limited Machine Learning (22.7k total votes, 1k startups) - Winner: Didit Machine Learning Didit Generative AI (15.5k total votes, 235 startups) - Winner: Worksible Generative AI Worksible AI Wrappers (2.5k total votes, 192 startups) - Winner: Sereda.ai AI Wrappers Sereda.ai Robotics (2.4k total votes, 1.3k startups) - Winner: Hidonix Robotics Hidonix Chatbots (200 total votes, 189 startups) - Winner: Paidia Gaming Chatbots Paidia Gaming See the complete announcement for AI startups here. See the complete announcement for AI startups here. here here Business (422.5k total votes, 18 industries) Business Creative Agency (167.4k total votes, 7.5k startups) - Winner: Super Duper Studios Productivity (101.7k total votes, 3.8k startups) - Winner: Intellico Inc Fintech (27.3k total votes, 8.7k startups) - Winner: Airline Limited Consulting (27.2k total votes, 10.5k startups) - Winner: AKUMENIA Professional Services (16.7k total votes, 9.9k startups) - Winner: EJable.com Investing (14.8k total votes, 4.9k startups) - Winner: Aarin techfin Entrepreneurship (14.2k total votes, 4.8k startups) - Winner: Business Intelligence Limited Venture Capital (11.3k total votes, 4.1k startups) - Winner: YOBE Ventures Leadership (10.6k total votes, 6.3k startups) - Winner: Byte Splash Software Training and Placement Center Business Development (9.6k total votes, 5k startups) - Winner: Pakistan IT Jobs Banking (8.4k total votes, 9.1k startups) - Winner: Violet Commercial Real Estate (3.7k total votes, 3k startups) - Winner: Ondas Non-Profit (3.4k total votes, 4.2k startups) - Winner: Yayasan Generasi Maju Berkarya Transportation Services (2.8k total votes, 3.8k startups) - Winner: Bidmex Project Management (1.8k total votes, 171 startups) - Winner: Luna Launches, Inc. Risk Management (688 total votes, 538 startups) - Winner: Blitz Insurance Group Crowdfunding (511 total votes, 84 startups) - Winner: ADAXIT Incubators (442 total votes, 295 startups) - Winner: SpySkyTech Inc. Creative Agency (167.4k total votes, 7.5k startups) - Winner: Super Duper Studios Creative Agency Super Duper Studios Productivity (101.7k total votes, 3.8k startups) - Winner: Intellico Inc Productivity Intellico Inc Fintech (27.3k total votes, 8.7k startups) - Winner: Airline Limited Fintech Airline Limited Consulting (27.2k total votes, 10.5k startups) - Winner: AKUMENIA Consulting AKUMENIA Professional Services (16.7k total votes, 9.9k startups) - Winner: EJable.com Professional Services EJable.com EJable.com Investing (14.8k total votes, 4.9k startups) - Winner: Aarin techfin Investing Aarin techfin Entrepreneurship (14.2k total votes, 4.8k startups) - Winner: Business Intelligence Limited Entrepreneurship Business Intelligence Limited Venture Capital (11.3k total votes, 4.1k startups) - Winner: YOBE Ventures Venture Capital YOBE Ventures Leadership (10.6k total votes, 6.3k startups) - Winner: Byte Splash Software Training and Placement Center Leadership Byte Splash Software Training and Placement Center Business Development (9.6k total votes, 5k startups) - Winner: Pakistan IT Jobs Business Development Pakistan IT Jobs Banking (8.4k total votes, 9.1k startups) - Winner: Violet Banking Violet Commercial Real Estate (3.7k total votes, 3k startups) - Winner: Ondas Commercial Real Estate Ondas Non-Profit (3.4k total votes, 4.2k startups) - Winner: Yayasan Generasi Maju Berkarya Non-Profit Yayasan Generasi Maju Berkarya Transportation Services (2.8k total votes, 3.8k startups) - Winner: Bidmex Transportation Services Bidmex Project Management (1.8k total votes, 171 startups) - Winner: Luna Launches, Inc. Project Management Luna Launches, Inc. Risk Management (688 total votes, 538 startups) - Winner: Blitz Insurance Group Risk Management Blitz Insurance Group Crowdfunding (511 total votes, 84 startups) - Winner: ADAXIT Crowdfunding ADAXIT Incubators (442 total votes, 295 startups) - Winner: SpySkyTech Inc. Incubators SpySkyTech Inc. See the complete announcement for Business startups here. See the complete announcement for Business startups here. here here Commerce (45.4k total votes, 7 industries) Commerce E-Commerce (18.7k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: NAYAMAX Payments (13.2k total votes, 1k startups) - Winner: Bloom Money Consumer Goods (6.4k total votes, 8.7k startups) - Winner: Folio Travel & Hospitality (2.7k total votes, 2.6k startups) - Winner: FueGo. Fashion (1.8k total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: Bird Eye India Recreation (1.4k total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: RockPorch Food and Beverages (1.2k total votes, 1.1k startups) - Winner: Clickmenu E-Commerce (18.7k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: NAYAMAX E-Commerce NAYAMAX Payments (13.2k total votes, 1k startups) - Winner: Bloom Money Payments Bloom Money Consumer Goods (6.4k total votes, 8.7k startups) - Winner: Folio Consumer Goods Folio Travel & Hospitality (2.7k total votes, 2.6k startups) - Winner: FueGo. Travel & Hospitality FueGo. Fashion (1.8k total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: Bird Eye India Fashion Bird Eye India Recreation (1.4k total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: RockPorch Recreation RockPorch Food and Beverages (1.2k total votes, 1.1k startups) - Winner: Clickmenu Food and Beverages Clickmenu See the complete announcement for Commerce startups here. See the complete announcement for Commerce startups here. here here Cybersecurity (1.9M total votes, 7 industries) Cybersecurity Data Privacy And Compliance (735.2k total votes, 2k startups) - Winner: Accredify Cybersecurity Services And Products (725.7k total votes, 1.3k startups) - Winner: SECUREU Network Security (353.7k total votes, 1.7k startups) - Winner: SECUREU Threat Intelligence (58.1k total votes, 484 startups) - Winner: autobotAI - SecOps Automation Access Control (698 total votes, 34 startups) - Winner: Cerbos Location Services (72 total votes, 52 startups) - Winner: Charitism Vpn (25 total votes, 11 startups) - Winner: Super Unlimited Inc. Data Privacy And Compliance (735.2k total votes, 2k startups) - Winner: Accredify Data Privacy And Compliance Accredify Cybersecurity Services And Products (725.7k total votes, 1.3k startups) - Winner: SECUREU Cybersecurity Services And Products SECUREU Network Security (353.7k total votes, 1.7k startups) - Winner: SECUREU Network Security SECUREU Threat Intelligence (58.1k total votes, 484 startups) - Winner: autobotAI - SecOps Automation Threat Intelligence autobotAI - SecOps Automation Access Control (698 total votes, 34 startups) - Winner: Cerbos Access Control Cerbos Location Services (72 total votes, 52 startups) - Winner: Charitism Location Services Charitism Vpn (25 total votes, 11 startups) - Winner: Super Unlimited Inc. Vpn Super Unlimited Inc. See the complete announcement for Cybersecurity startups here. See the complete announcement for Cybersecurity startups here. here here . Education (34.2k total votes, 8 industries) Education Research (11.3k total votes, 6.2k startups) - Winner: Nat5 Training And Consulting (6.7k total votes, 12.7k startups) - Winner: SNATIKA E-Learning (5.1k total votes, 3.4k startups) - Winner: textomap Educational Institutions (3.8k total votes, 3.7k startups) - Winner: Quality New Zealand Education Limited Administrative (3.1k total votes, 4.1k startups) - Winner: Iniciativa Proxima Edtech (2.2k total votes, 2.2k startups) - Winner: D.notitia Think Tanks (1.1k total votes, 400 startups) - Winner: Gildre Cultural Institutions (898 total votes, 1.6k startups) - Winner: Seneca Foundation Research (11.3k total votes, 6.2k startups) - Winner: Nat5 Research Nat5 Training And Consulting (6.7k total votes, 12.7k startups) - Winner: SNATIKA Training And Consulting SNATIKA E-Learning (5.1k total votes, 3.4k startups) - Winner: textomap E-Learning textomap Educational Institutions (3.8k total votes, 3.7k startups) - Winner: Quality New Zealand Education Limited Educational Institutions Quality New Zealand Education Limited Administrative (3.1k total votes, 4.1k startups) - Winner: Iniciativa Proxima Administrative Iniciativa Proxima Edtech (2.2k total votes, 2.2k startups) - Winner: D.notitia Edtech D.notitia Think Tanks (1.1k total votes, 400 startups) - Winner: Gildre Think Tanks Gildre Cultural Institutions (898 total votes, 1.6k startups) - Winner: Seneca Foundation Cultural Institutions Seneca Foundation See the complete announcement for Education startups here. See the complete announcement for Education startups here. here here Emerging Tech (48.8k total votes, 10 industries) Emerging Tech Space Technology (26.2k total votes, 566 startups) - Winner: Spacecoin Climatetech (5.7k total votes, 3.5k startups) - Winner: Cropler Biotechnology (3.6k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: Vitality Robotics Quantum Computing (3.4k total votes, 46 startups) - Winner: SharePass Energy Solutions (2.9k total votes, 4.2k startups) - Winner: Dunia Iot (2.6k total votes, 588 startups) - Winner: Cropler Ar/Vr (1.6k total votes, 133 startups) - Winner: SimZero Cloud Computing (1.4k total votes, 1.5k startups) - Winner: RELAYTO/ Content Experience Platform Renewable Energy (1.1k total votes, 1.4k startups) - Winner: scoutlabs Nanotechnology (110 total votes, 115 startups) - Winner: Namalab Space Technology (26.2k total votes, 566 startups) - Winner: Spacecoin Space Technology Spacecoin Climatetech (5.7k total votes, 3.5k startups) - Winner: Cropler Climatetech Cropler Biotechnology (3.6k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: Vitality Robotics Biotechnology Vitality Robotics Quantum Computing (3.4k total votes, 46 startups) - Winner: SharePass Quantum Computing SharePass Energy Solutions (2.9k total votes, 4.2k startups) - Winner: Dunia Energy Solutions Dunia Iot (2.6k total votes, 588 startups) - Winner: Cropler Iot Cropler Ar/Vr (1.6k total votes, 133 startups) - Winner: SimZero Ar/Vr SimZero Cloud Computing (1.4k total votes, 1.5k startups) - Winner: RELAYTO/ Content Experience Platform Cloud Computing RELAYTO/ Content Experience Platform Renewable Energy (1.1k total votes, 1.4k startups) - Winner: scoutlabs Renewable Energy scoutlabs Nanotechnology (110 total votes, 115 startups) - Winner: Namalab Nanotechnology Namalab See the complete announcement for Emerging Tech startups here. See the complete announcement for Emerging Tech startups here. here here Engineering (22.5k total votes, 7 industries) Engineering Manufacturing (8.2k total votes, 9.4k startups) - Winner: Margik Inc. Logistics & Supply Chain (4.6k total votes, 6.5k startups) - Winner: floww Delivery APIs Electronics (2.8k total votes, 2.9k startups) - Winner: Riemann Computing Hardware (2.8k total votes, 931 startups) - Winner: SKL.vc Construction (2.4k total votes, 3.3k startups) - 6.5k startups) - Winner: Didimi Aviation & Aerospace (995 total votes, 975 startups) - Winner: Epic of Sun Electric Vehicles (685 total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: IKA TCHI EXPRESS Manufacturing (8.2k total votes, 9.4k startups) - Winner: Margik Inc. Manufacturing (8.2k total votes, 9.4k startups) - Winner: Margik Inc. Manufacturing Margik Inc. Logistics & Supply Chain (4.6k total votes, 6.5k startups) - Winner: floww Delivery APIs Logistics & Supply Chain (4.6k total votes, 6.5k startups) - Winner: floww Delivery APIs Logistics & Supply Chain floww Delivery APIs Electronics (2.8k total votes, 2.9k startups) - Winner: Riemann Computing Electronics (2.8k total votes, 2.9k startups) - Winner: Riemann Computing Electronics Riemann Computing Hardware (2.8k total votes, 931 startups) - Winner: SKL.vc Hardware (2.8k total votes, 931 startups) - Winner: SKL.vc Hardware SKL.vc Construction (2.4k total votes, 3.3k startups) - 6.5k startups) - Winner: Didimi Construction (2.4k total votes, 3.3k startups) - 6.5k startups) - Winner: Didimi Construction Didimi Aviation & Aerospace (995 total votes, 975 startups) - Winner: Epic of Sun Aviation & Aerospace (995 total votes, 975 startups) - Winner: Epic of Sun Aviation & Aerospace Epic of Sun Electric Vehicles (685 total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: IKA TCHI EXPRESS Electric Vehicles (685 total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: IKA TCHI EXPRESS Electric Vehicles IKA TCHI EXPRESS See the complete announcement for Engineering startups here. See the complete announcement for Engineering startups here. here here Healthcare (11.8k total votes, 4 industries) Healthcare Healthcare Tech (7.1k total votes, 5.7k startups) - Winner: Lite-1 Health And Wellness (3.8k total votes, 4.7k startups) - Winner: svexa Neuroscience (674 total votes, 43 startups) - Winner: Somos XR Fitness (204 total votes, 232 startups) - Winner: Promote Balance Healthcare Tech (7.1k total votes, 5.7k startups) - Winner: Lite-1 Healthcare Tech Lite-1 Health And Wellness (3.8k total votes, 4.7k startups) - Winner: svexa Health And Wellness svexa Neuroscience (674 total votes, 43 startups) - Winner: Somos XR Neuroscience Somos XR Fitness (204 total votes, 232 startups) - Winner: Promote Balance Fitness Promote Balance See the complete announcement for Healthcare startups here. See the complete announcement for Healthcare startups here. here here Media (649.1k total votes, 15 industries) Media Marketing (299.9k total votes, 8k startups) - Winner: ViralMango - Influencer Marketing Social Media (292.4k total votes, 4.9k startups) - Winner: OneUp Marketing e Innovación Media Production (12.1k total votes, 8.3k startups) - Winner: 91Ninjas Messaging & Communications (12.8k total votes, 4.8k startups) - Winner: TriOn & Co Blogging (10.8k total votes, 11.2k startups) - Winner: Tech Lead Journal Publishing (4.6k total votes, 1.8k startups) - Winner: Codegain Design (3.8k total votes, 2.2k startups) - Winner: Sivi Art (3.6k total votes, 1.7k startups) - Winner: Meliorar Events (2.6k total votes, 2.5k startups) - Winner: Voguer Writing And Editing (2.2k total votes, 745 startups) - Winner: TECHDELLA Entertainment (2.1k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: Farahy Games (1.6k total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: INFINITY-UP News & Journalism (1.8k total votes, 968 startups) - Winner: Cyber News Live Music (747 total votes, 630 startups) - Winner: Watchers—We Make Your Platform Social Film (664 total votes, 977 startups) - Winner: Le Magazine du Mali Marketing (299.9k total votes, 8k startups) - Winner: ViralMango - Influencer Marketing Marketing ViralMango - Influencer Marketing Social Media (292.4k total votes, 4.9k startups) - Winner: OneUp Marketing e Innovación Social Media OneUp Marketing e Innovación Media Production (12.1k total votes, 8.3k startups) - Winner: 91Ninjas Media Production 91Ninjas Messaging & Communications (12.8k total votes, 4.8k startups) - Winner: TriOn & Co Messaging & Communications TriOn & Co Blogging (10.8k total votes, 11.2k startups) - Winner: Tech Lead Journal Blogging Tech Lead Journal Publishing (4.6k total votes, 1.8k startups) - Winner: Codegain Publishing Codegain Design (3.8k total votes, 2.2k startups) - Winner: Sivi Design Sivi Art (3.6k total votes, 1.7k startups) - Winner: Meliorar Art Meliorar Events (2.6k total votes, 2.5k startups) - Winner: Voguer Events Voguer Writing And Editing (2.2k total votes, 745 startups) - Winner: TECHDELLA Writing And Editing TECHDELLA Entertainment (2.1k total votes, 2.1k startups) - Winner: Farahy Entertainment Farahy Games (1.6k total votes, 1.2k startups) - Winner: INFINITY-UP Games INFINITY-UP News & Journalism (1.8k total votes, 968 startups) - Winner: Cyber News Live News & Journalism Cyber News Live Music (747 total votes, 630 startups) - Winner: Watchers—We Make Your Platform Social Music Watchers—We Make Your Platform Social Film (664 total votes, 977 startups) - Winner: Le Magazine du Mali Film Le Magazine du Mali See the complete announcement for Media startups here. See the complete announcement for Media startups here. here here Programming (822k total votes, 10 industries) Programming It Services (581.3k total votes, 26.7k startups) - Winner: Sprinto Saas (129k total votes, 10.2k startups) - Winner: Forescribe Software Development (57.8k total votes, 17.4k startups) - Winner: Lightrun Web Development (36.4k total votes, 19.4k startups) - Winner: Make Time Count Today Developer Tools (11.6k total votes, 606 startups) - Winner: Pieces for Developers Opensource (1.5k total votes, 315 startups) - Winner: Arize Phoenix Mobile-App-Development (1.1k total votes, 515 startups) - Winner: Hailr Software Monetization (923 total votes, 768 startups) - Winner: Cosmonova Broadcast Devops (509 total votes, 491 startups) - Winner: Pulumi Operating System (457 total votes, 204 startups) - Winner: Lumafield It Services (581.3k total votes, 26.7k startups) - Winner: Sprinto It Services Sprinto Saas (129k total votes, 10.2k startups) - Winner: Forescribe Saas Forescribe Software Development (57.8k total votes, 17.4k startups) - Winner: Lightrun Software Development Lightrun Web Development (36.4k total votes, 19.4k startups) - Winner: Make Time Count Today Web Development Make Time Count Today Developer Tools (11.6k total votes, 606 startups) - Winner: Pieces for Developers Developer Tools Pieces for Developers Opensource (1.5k total votes, 315 startups) - Winner: Arize Phoenix Opensource Arize Phoenix Mobile-App-Development (1.1k total votes, 515 startups) - Winner: Hailr Mobile-App-Development Hailr Software Monetization (923 total votes, 768 startups) - Winner: Cosmonova Broadcast Software Monetization Cosmonova Broadcast Devops (509 total votes, 491 startups) - Winner: Pulumi Devops Pulumi Operating System (457 total votes, 204 startups) - Winner: Lumafield Operating System Lumafield See the complete announcement for Programming startups here. See the complete announcement for Programming startups here. here here Web3 (294.7k total votes, 3 industries) Web3 Decentralization (112.4k total votes, 884 startups) - Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Blockchain (110.2k total votes, 655 startups) - Winner: Exohood Labs Limited DeFi (72.1k total votes, 397 startups) - Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Decentralization (112.4k total votes, 884 startups) - Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Decentralization GGEZ1 Foundation DAO Blockchain (110.2k total votes, 655 startups) - Winner: Exohood Labs Limited Blockchain Exohood Labs Limited DeFi (72.1k total votes, 397 startups) - Winner: GGEZ1 Foundation DAO DeFi GGEZ1 Foundation DAO See the complete announcement for Web3 startups here. See the complete announcement for Web3 startups here. here here From all of us at HackerNoon, THANK YOU for making this year's campaign unforgettable. Whether you won, placed, or just participated — your startup is building the future. 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