We put our heads together and refined metrics on SaaS companies that have received lots of funding and are funded in the Silicon Valley ecosystem. This ranking sheds light on the hottest SaaS companies and allows for clear comparisons with similar funding and business models. It also applies the power laws to funding and company concentration in this space.
Top 25 SaaS Startups Ranking Table
We analyzed data from Crunchbase and Keywords Everywhere to uncover the top US SaaS companies with top investors from Silicon Valley.
| Ranking | Company | GFD Tech100 Final Score* | GFD Funding Score* | GFD Website Score* | GFD Branded Keyword Score* |
| 1 | OpenAI | 97.8 | 95.7 | 83.9 | 78.7 |
| 2 | Oracle | 86.0 | 84.0 | 70.8 | 69.1 |
| 3 | Genesys | 81.1 | 83.3 | 54.1 | 54.9 |
| 4 | DigitalOcean | 80.7 | 81.1 | 65.6 | 59.6 |
| 5 | Stripe | 80.2 | 76.4 | 76.9 | 71.8 |
| 6 | Akamai Technologies | 76.5 | 78.8 | 61.2 | 48.3 |
| 7 | Motive | 74.5 | 73.3 | 60.3 | 63.5 |
| 8 | CCC Intelligent Solutions | 74.2 | 79.0 | 58.8 | 39.0 |
| 9 | isolved | 73.8 | 74.3 | 54.2 | 56.6 |
| 10 | Qualtrics | 72.2 | 70.0 | 73.8 | 61.0 |
| 11 | Observe | 71.8 | 72.1 | 45.7 | 59.5 |
| 12 | EquipmentShare | 71.8 | 73.0 | 56.5 | 53.0 |
| 13 | Persona | 70.9 | 68.0 | 66.1 | 65.9 |
| 14 | First Due | 70.8 | 73.9 | 50.0 | 46.6 |
| 15 | Boulevard | 69.0 | 66.6 | 62.1 | 63.8 |
| 16 | ServiceTitan | 67.8 | 67.0 | 63.8 | 53.8 |
| 17 | Employee Navigator | 67.6 | 67.8 | 58.4 | 53.0 |
| 18 | Boomi | 67.6 | 67.4 | 55.2 | 54.0 |
| 19 | ReliaQuest | 67.2 | 71.6 | 46.6 | 38.8 |
| 20 | MaintainX | 67.0 | 68.5 | 55.0 | 48.9 |
| 21 | Harness | 66.7 | 64.3 | 54.8 | 61.6 |
| 22 | Mapbox | 66.2 | 64.8 | 62.0 | 56.9 |
| 23 | Stord | 66.2 | 68.0 | 50.3 | 46.4 |
| 24 | SandboxAQ | 66.0 | 69.4 | 49.4 | 41.0 |
| 25 | Alkami Technology | 65.2 | 69.5 | 45.0 | 37.2 |
*GFD’s Tech100 score is a final composite score of the Funding Score, Website Score, and the Branded Keyword score.
Key Takeaways:
- The three hottest SaaS companies in July 2025 are OpenAI, Oracle, and Genesys due to the volume and freshness of their funding, the recent performance of their website, and the growth trends of their branded keyword.
Ranking the Top Startups by Funding Score
Funding is huge. This breakout highlights those firms that have raised the most venture capital rounds, ranked by a combination of date and volume. Note we are also including post-IPO raises as well. These are worth considering because they’re all part of the competitive system that all SaaS startups are competing in.
| Ranking | Company | Total Funding Amount | Most Recent Funding Amount | Last Funding Date | GFD Funding Score* |
| 1 | OpenAI | $71.40B | $40.00B | 3/31/2025 | 95.7 |
| 2 | Oracle | $7.75B | $7.75B | 2/3/2025 | 84.0 |
| 3 | Genesys | $2.98B | $1.50B | 7/31/2025 | 83.3 |
| 4 | DigitalOcean | $1.82B | $532M | 8/12/2025 | 81.1 |
| 5 | CCC Intelligent Solutions | $2.05B | $297M | 8/5/2025 | 79.0 |
| 6 | Akamai Technologies | $2.64B | $1.50B | 5/14/2025 | 78.8 |
| 7 | VERB Technology Company | $610M | $558M | 8/4/2025 | 76.5 |
| 8 | Stripe | $9.44B | $694M | 4/12/2024 | 76.4 |
| 9 | isolved | $350M | $350M | 8/8/2025 | 74.3 |
| 10 | First Due | $357M | $355M | 8/5/2025 | 73.9 |
*GFD’s Funding Score captures funding volume and velocity by combing total funding with recent funding amount and recency.
Key Takeaways:
- When accounting for funding volume and freshness, OpenAI leads the industry as it is the SaaS firm with the highest total funding and has very recently received a staggering funding amount of $40B.
- Genesys and DigitalOcean have become promising firms in the SaaS industry as both have received $500M+ in funds within the past 2 months.
- Industry leaders Oracle and Akamai Technologies continue to lead as both have recently received +$1B in funds within the past year.
1. OpenAI
GFD Funding Score*: 95.7
Total Funding Amount: $71.40B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $40.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 148
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, OpenAI ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $71.40B and the last time they were funded was on March 31, 2025 for $40.00B. The last funding type was Venture – Series Unknown. The total amount of investors that OpenAI has is 46 and their top investors are: Andreessen Horowitz, Citi, TPG, NVIDIA, Sequoia Capital.
2. Oracle
GFD Funding Score*: 84
Total Funding Amount: $7.75B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $7.75B
Days Since Last Funding: 204
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, Oracle ranks #2 in funding. The company’s total funding is $7.75B and the last time they were funded was on February 3, 2025 for $7.75B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of investors that Oracle has is 1 and their top investors are: Sequoia Capital.
3. Genesys
GFD Funding Score*: 83.3
Total Funding Amount: $2.98B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $1.50B
Days Since Last Funding: 26
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, Genesys ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $2.98B and the last time they were funded was on July 31, 2025 for $1.50B. The last funding type was Corporate Round. The total amount of investors that Genesys has is 9 and their top investors are: BlackRock, Salesforce Ventures, Hellman & Friedman, Permira, TCV.
GFD Website Score Breakdown
Website traffic and traffic growth is important but doesn’t always line up perfectly with other attributes and events like funding. We were curious as to which of these companies saw the strongest website traffic and growth. The website score we captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
| Ranking | Company | Last Month Total Visits | Average Visits (6 Months) | Monthly Visit Growth | GFD Website Score* |
| 1 | OpenAI | 1.15B | 1.19B | 2.62% | 83.9 |
| 2 | Stripe | 160.7M | 154.8M | 5.51% | 76.9 |
| 3 | Salesforce | 80.6M | 83.2M | 15.44% | 74.7 |
| 4 | Qualtrics | 62.7M | 67.0M | 10.96% | 73.8 |
| 5 | Asana | 42.5M | 42.9M | 24.88% | 72.6 |
| 6 | ClickUp | 43.0M | 39.1M | 26.17% | 72.5 |
| 7 | ZipRecruiter | 40.0M | 36.6M | 9.46% | 71.9 |
| 8 | Greenhouse Software | 35.9M | 33.1M | 19.38% | 71.7 |
| 9 | Oracle | 25.9M | 25.6M | 24.51% | 70.8 |
| 10 | Medallia | 25.4M | 26.7M | 8.24% | 70.5 |
*GFD’s Website Score captures the volume of recent website visits and combines it with the companies’ website growth trends.
Key Takeaways:
- OpenAI is by far the industry leader in terms of website visits as it has on average over 1.19B visitors in the last six months.
- From July 2025 to August 2025, we see that all companies in our top ten have had an increase in website traffic. The companies seeing the biggest decrease include Asana and ClickUp.
1. OpenAI
GFD Website Score*: 83.9
Last Month’s Total Visits: 1.15B
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 1.19B
Monthly Visit Growth: 2.62%
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, OpenAI ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 1.15B total visits and increased by 2.62% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 1.19B.
2. Stripe
GFD Website Score*: 76.9
Last Month’s Total Visits: 160.7M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 154.8M
Monthly Visit Growth: 5.51%
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, Stripe ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 160.7M total visits and increased by 5.51% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 154.8M.
3. Salesforce
GFD Website Score*: 74.7
Last Month’s Total Visits: 80.6M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 83.2M
Monthly Visit Growth: 15.44%
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, Salesforce ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 80.6M total visits and increased by 15.44% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 83.2M.
SaaS Startups with Strongest Branded Search Growth
A great way to measure brand growth is by analyzing keyword growth for the company across a period of time. We sourced Google Search keyword data for companies on the list and ranked by a score that accounted for total keyword search as well as search volume change over the last year.
| Ranking | Company | Total Keyword Search Volume | Average Weekly Search Volume Change (1 Year) | 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? | GFD Company Keyword Ranking* |
| 1 | OpenAI | 7.5M | 10907.30 | + | 78.7 |
| 2 | Loris | 301K | 6431.42 | + | 73.1 |
| 3 | Stripe | 2.2M | 2581.00 | + | 71.8 |
| 4 | Turnstile | 165K | 3617.72 | + | 70.1 |
| 5 | Metronome | 1.8M | -1856.03 | – | 69.4 |
| 6 | Carro | 1.5M | 546.60 | + | 69.1 |
| 6 | Oracle | 1.5M | 432.98 | + | 69.1 |
| 8 | SEMrush | 1.0M | 2702.84 | + | 68.3 |
| 9 | Asana | 1.2M | 682.96 | + | 68.1 |
| 10 | Swiftly | 1.2M | 140.32 | + | 67.8 |
*GFD’s Branded Keyword Ranking is a metric that combines monthly branded keyword search volume with a 1-year linear trend that is observed weekly and adjusted by search volume.
Key Takeaways:
- OpenAI is the fastest growing branded keyword with an average weekly search increase of about 10K searches.
- Most of the top ten SaaS firms have experienced a general increase in their branded keyword searches over the course of a year.
1. OpenAI
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 78.7
Total Keyword Search Volume: 7.5M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 10907.3
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, OpenAI ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 7.5M. Over the course of the last year, the average weekly change for their branded keyword search volume was 10907.3, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
2. Loris
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 73.1
Total Keyword Search Volume: 301K
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 6431.42
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, Loris ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 301K. Over the course of the last year, the average weekly change for their branded keyword search volume was 6431.42, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. Stripe
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 71.8
Total Keyword Search Volume: 2.2M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 2581
Out of our 576 ranked SaaS companies, Stripe ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 2.2M. Over the course of the last year, the average weekly change for their branded keyword search volume was 2581, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
Methodology and Sources
- Methodology: We collected data for 10k+ companies from Crunchbase and aggregated it into a set of scores through the use of quantitative transformations and expertly curated weighted averages.
- Sources: Crunchbase, Google Trends, and Keywords Everywhere
