Growth List Team

This article was written by the collective effort of the Growth List team using the data we spend hundreds of hours compiling every week.

Hedy Lamarr, between film shoots in 1941, sketched out a frequency-hopping signal system on the back of sheet music with composer George Antheil to help Allied torpedoes evade jamming, and that same patent now underpins the Bluetooth handshake in every pair of wireless earbuds.

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Close-up of 'Startup' written on a glass panel in an office setting.

🗺 Part of the Growth List Startup Lists Collection All Startup Lists | By Funding Stage | Sales Outreach | Startup Intelligence Walk into any coffee shop and count the wireless earbuds. Pair a phone to a rental car. Tap a contactless card. Open a laptop and watch it scan for a network. Every one … Read more

The small upward curl on every passenger jet wing traces back to one 1976 NASA paper by Richard Whitcomb, and it can save airlines thousands of dollars per flight in fuel

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🗺 Part of the Growth List Startup Lists Collection All Startup Lists | By Funding Stage | Sales Outreach | Startup Intelligence Richard Whitcomb, a NASA aerodynamicist working at Langley Research Center in Virginia, published a technical note in 1976 with the unglamorous title A design approach and selected wind-tunnel results at high subsonic speeds … Read more

A power glitch during a routine 1968 simulation gave NASA controller John Aaron one obscure piece of knowledge, and a year later it was the only reason Apollo 12 didn’t abort after lightning struck the rocket

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🗺 Part of the Growth List Startup Lists Collection All Startup Lists | By Funding Stage | Sales Outreach | Startup Intelligence On November 14, 1969, 36 seconds after Apollo 12 cleared the pad at Kennedy Space Center, a bolt of lightning travelled down the Saturn V’s exhaust trail and into the launch tower’s grounding … Read more

150+ Funded Fitness Startups 2026 | Latest Data & Contacts

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Fitness startups database showing funded companies in connected fitness wearables and digital health with B2B lead data and decision maker contacts

Looking for recently funded fitness startups? This startup database tracks 150+ verified companies across connected fitness, wearables, digital health, and gym tech — complete with decision-maker contacts and funding details updated weekly. The global smart fitness market hit $71.86 billion in 2025 and is on track to reach $186 billion by 2034, making fitness startups … Read more

300+ Funded GovTech Startups 2026 | Data & Contacts

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Startup database visualization of funded GovTech startups with B2B lead data for government technology companies across CivicTech defense and public safety sectors

Looking for recently funded GovTech startups? This startup database provides 500+ verified government technology companies with decision-maker contacts and funding details updated weekly. The GovTech sector attracted $1.43 billion in funding in 2025, with U.S. GovTech spending projected to reach $357 billion in 2026 across federal, state, and local governments — making these among the … Read more

100+ London AI Startups 2026 | Recently Funded Companies & Verified Contacts

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Startup database visualization of funded London AI startups with B2B lead data for sales teams targeting UK artificial intelligence companies

Looking for recently funded London AI startups? This startup database tracks 100+ verified London-based artificial intelligence companies with decision-maker contacts and funding details, updated weekly. London AI startups raised a record $3.5 billion in 2024, making the city Europe’s top AI hub and third globally behind only New York and the Bay Area — putting … Read more

300+ Funded Dubai Startups 2026 | Latest Data & Contacts

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Startup database visualization of funded Dubai startups with B2B lead data for Dubai Internet City, DIFC, and Dubai Silicon Oasis ecosystems

Looking for recently funded Dubai startups? This startup database provides 500+ verified Dubai companies with decision-maker contacts and funding details updated weekly. Dubai startups raised $541 million in H1 2025 alone, a 18% year-over-year increase, making them prime targets for B2B sales teams selling to high-growth companies in the world’s fastest-rising startup hub. Our B2B … Read more

500+ NYC AI Startups 2026 | Funded Companies & Verified Leads

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Startup database visualization of funded NYC AI startups with B2B lead data for New York City artificial intelligence ecosystem 2026

Looking for recently funded AI startups in New York City? This startup database tracks funded NYC AI companies with verified decision-maker contacts and funding details updated weekly. New York is home to more than 2,000 AI startups that have collectively raised over $27 billion since 2019, making it the #2 AI hub in the United … Read more

1000+ San Francisco AI Startups 2026 | Verified Contacts

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San Francisco AI startups database visualization showing funded Bay Area AI companies with B2B lead data and funding rounds 2026

Looking for recently funded San Francisco AI startups? This startup database provides 1000+ verified AI companies headquartered in San Francisco with decision-maker contacts and funding details updated weekly. SF AI startups raised a record $126 billion in 2025 — 60% of all global AI venture capital — making them the highest-concentration pool of high-intent B2B … Read more

Funded London FinTech Startups 2026 | Verified Contacts & Funding Data

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London FinTech startups database visualization showing funded companies in Canary Wharf payments RegTech and open banking ecosystems

Looking for recently funded London FinTech startups? This startup database provides verified London-based financial technology companies with decision-maker contacts and funding details updated weekly. London’s FinTech sector attracted $3.6 billion in UK-wide investment in 2025 — with London accounting for the lion’s share — making it the #1 FinTech hub in Europe and second globally … Read more

Complete Guide to Accel Portfolio Companies 2026

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Accel startups database showing funded startups across enterprise SaaS AI cybersecurity and fintech sectors 2026

💰 Part of the Startup Investors Hub This post is part of our Startup Investors resource hub — tracking the VCs and funds backing high-growth startups, so your sales team can time outreach to companies right after they’re funded. → Explore the Startup Investors Hub Looking to target Accel portfolio companies for your outreach? This … Read more