Top Marketplaces Startups in 2027

We’re the essential technology platform used by hundreds of thousands of homebuyers and sellers to partner with top real estate agents and win at any step of the real estate journey — whether that’s finding a top agent, securing a competitive mortgage, or ensuring on-time, easy close. Every year, we facilitate billions of dollars of real estate on our platform. HomeLight empowers people to achieve better outcomes during one of life’s most important events: buying or selling their home. Our vision is a world where every real estate transaction is simple, certain, and satisfying.

Knock is a caring group of people who came together from across the industry with the belief there had to be a better way to serve people in the journey between homes. We offer a first-of-its-kind Knock Bridge Loan™ that gives everyone in the process more convenience, certainty, and competitiveness. Founded in 2015, we have earned the industry’s trust: an A+ Better Business Bureau rating and relationships with more than 120,000 real estate agents in our 75 markets across the US. Launched by founding team members of Trulia, we are funded by industry leading investors, including Foundry Group, Greycroft, RRI, Parker89, and The National Association of Realtors who serves 1.6 million members. We’re most proud of the stories from people we’ve helped get their new home, and the five star Zillow rating from over 750 reviews. To learn more, Knock.com

Turo is a car sharing marketplace where guests can book any car they want, wherever they want it, from a vibrant community of local hosts across the US, Canada, the UK, France & Australia. Guests choose from a totally unique selection of nearby cars, while hosts earn extra money to offset the costs of car ownership. A pioneer of the sharing economy and the travel industry, Turo is a safe, supportive community where the car you book is part of a story, not a fleet.

Hello, we're Cedar! Cedar is a patient payment and engagement platform that elevates the total patient experience beyond clinical care. Our technology improves the overall experience of patient billing and engagement, enabling healthcare providers to thrive in a rapidly changing environment while helping patients understand the cost of their care. Why Work with Us? Cedar offers the opportunity to work with a smart experienced team to solve an important problem that affects millions of patients annually as well as the chance to join a high-growth company at an early stage. We offer competitive pay, great healthcare and stock options, not to mention daily team lunch and unlimited snacks!

Maven connects patients with vetted, highly-qualified healthcare practitioners via video, with appointments starting at less than the price of a co-pay. No more waiting rooms and no more self-diagnosis. Maven allows consumers to book an appointment with a doctor, nurse practitioner, nutritionist, mental health provider, or pregnancy expert from wherever they are, and get a prescription if needed.

Chainalysis is one of the fastest growing companies in the cryptocurrency space. Our cryptocurrency investigation and compliance software is used by the world’s leading law enforcement agencies, regulators, and businesses as they combat fraud, human trafficking, money laundering, and other illicit activity involving cryptocurrencies. With offices in New York, Washington D.C., London, and Copenhagen, we are backed by Accel, Benchmark and other leading names in venture capital. Our mission is to build trust in blockchains.

SpotHero is an on-demand app for parking that allows drivers to reserve their perfect spot right from the web and their phones. We partner with garages, lots and valets to get drivers discounted parking spots all across the US. We make life easier for the daily driver.

Topsort is the leading AI and Auction-based retail media global company, transforming retailers and marketplaces into top ad networks on par with industry giants. Through seamless integration, Topsort provides a comprehensive Bidless™ retail media tech stack featuring highly flexible API tools, an industry-leading privacy-safe clean room with robust online and in-store attribution, and a transparent ad network for streamlined media buying across multiple ad networks. In just three years since launch, Topsort has raised $38 million in funding from investors like Pear Ventures, Quiet Capital, FJ Labs, and Upload Ventures.

Storetasker is the leading talent platform for Consumer Brands - changing how brands hire exceptional freelancers and agencies across development, design, marketing, finance, and operations. The platform has supported thousands of fractional hires for brands like Alo Yoga, Dermalogica, SoundCloud, DraftKings, Verve Coffee, and many more. Our matching agent sources from a highly vetted network, delivers warm introductions to the right specialists, and streamlines fractional hiring end to end. We empower entrepreneurs to bring their ideas to life by finding the right fractional teammates, and we help craft the future of work for a global community of insanely talented freelancers and agencies. To date, we've raised $4.3M from top investors, including Flybridge, Founder Collective, Techstars, and HubSpot Ventures.

LawnGuru provides on-demand Lawn Care and Snow Removal services, ordered through mobile and web based applications. With the click of a button, LawnGuru instantly connects consumers with the best local outdoor service providers to take care of their lawn and snow removal needs within hours of each request. Consumers are delighted by the platforms simplicity, convenience and price. Service providers are amazed with the increased revenue, speed of payment and ease of acquiring new nearby business.