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Philly, let’s celebrate the top up-and-coming startups of the year.
Technical.ly’s annual RealLIST Startups identifies the region’s young companies on track to continue that momentum. We rank them 1 through 10, based on our analysis of their recent wins, and also include a list of runners up.
To compile this list, we searched through the past year of reporting and asked the general public for nominations. The final list spans industries, including fintech, robotics and, of course, some big life sciences startups indicative of Philly’s current trends.
How do you land on the list? These companies must make most of their revenue from selling a product (i.e. no consultants), not have undergone a significant exit event and be founded in 2021 or later. The highest ranking companies on the list all rose to the top based on major events like big fundraises, participation in accelerators, notable investors and noble missions.
This year, we broadened our horizons to include all of Greater Philadelphia — including our now “satellite” market of Delaware.
Here are your 2025 RealLIST Startups in the Philadelphia region.
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