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We present you si100 2012. This is the 15th year that si100 companies are being selected and honored! si100 is an annual listing of the top 100 technology companies founded and managed by Indians in the U.S. The si100 not only represents the continuing rise and glory of Indian entrepreneurship in high-tech but also recognizes companies impacting the market place. A distinguished panel comprising accomplished Indian CEO's & CIO's of public companies, VC's, analysts, founders of other VC funded companies including siliconindia editorial board decided on the top 100 companies listed below. |
Top 10 Internet Companies
| Name | Founders | Founded | Description |
| iRevo Multimedia Santa Clara, CA irevomm.com |
Dhimant Bhayani CEO |
2008 | A provider of software platform to aggregate web and personal content with cloud support. This cloud platforms delivers content and popular web apps to SmartTVs, Tablets, Smartphones and PCs (nScreens) running iRevo apps. Its solution is targeted for SmartTV OEMs, MSOs and STB makers, mobile operators, Smart - Phone/Tablet /PC OEMs and content owners. |
| Jirafe New York, NY jirafe.com |
Amit R. Shah CEO |
2010 | An e-commerce analytics company which provides analytics and customer intelligence for ecommerce merchants. Jirafe is integrated deeply into many ecommerce platforms including Magento, hybris, and Prestashop. Investors: Foundry Group, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital and O’Reilly Alpha Tech Ventures; Fund Raised: $7 Million |
| Little Black Bag Los Angeles, CA littleblackbag.com |
Sasha Siddhartha CTO |
2011 | A social commerce company focusing on women's fashion, beauty, and home in a unique way. Shoppers get to buy a mystery bag filled with women’s fashion products and then trade the items they do not want with others online.Investors: GRP Partners and DCM ; Fund Raised: $10.8 Million |
| Punchtab Menlo Park, CA punchtab.com |
Ranjith Kumaran | 2011 | A service for publishers, retailers and applications vendors to develop an integrated rewards program with no development or marketing cost. Investors: Mohr Davidow Ventures, Embarcadero, Venky Harinarayan, Anand Rajaraman and Nick Sturiale ; Fund Raised: $5.25 Million |
| Simplyhired Sunnyvale, CA simplyhired.com |
Gautam Godhwani CEO |
2005 | A comprehensive job site that brings together postings from the top job boards, newspapers, content sites, associations and organization career sites to offer a single powerful job search tool. Investors: IDG Ventures and Foundation Capital; Fund Raised: $4.6 Million |
| source4style New York, NY source4style.com |
Benita Singh CEO |
2009 | An online tradeshow for materials sourcing in the fashion & design industry.Through a custom B2B ecommerce platform, designers can search, discover and source inspirational materials from suppliers around the globe. Investors: Golden Seeds, Landis Capital &Great Oaks Venture Capital; Fund Raised: $500k |
| Truaxis Redwood City, CA truaxis.com |
Schwark Satyavolu CEO |
2007 | Creators of the award-winning StatementRewards platform, which leverages sophisticated analytics and matching capabilities to deliver a broad spectrum of datadriven services. Headcount: 25. |
| Wayfair Boston, MA wayfair.com |
Niraj Shah
CEO |
2002 | A pure-play online retailer of home goods in the U.S. Previously known as CSN Stores, the key categories for the company include furniture, décor, kitchen & dining products, home improvement, patio & garden and baby.Investors: Battery Ventures, Spark Capital, HarbourVest Partners and Great Hill Partners; Fund Raised: $165 Million |
| Woxi Media Sunnyvale, CA woximedia.com |
Amit Gattani President & CPO |
2010 | Develops Android-based home media products that serve as complete home digital lifestyle hub. These products run Woxi’s cloud-based content service that enables e-commerce partners to deliver a truly personal experience to the end users and better monetize their assets.Investors: Silicon Valley Angels like BV Jagadeesh, Bhupendra Shah, Amar Chokhawala, Navindra Jain and others; Headcount: 10 |
| Zoomingo Waltham, MA zoomingo.com |
Shirish Nadkarni CEO |
2011 | A shopping discovery application that helps users find the best sales in local retail stores around town. It catalogs thousands of actual items on sale at a store by store level at top retail chains such as Macys, JC Penney, Target, Nordstrom as well as smaller boutiques.Investors: Naya Ventures and Benaroya Capital; Fund Raised: $1.3 Million |