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 | 100.0 | 97.3 | 81.3 | 79.7 |
| 2 | Oracle | 99.2 | 100.0 | 67.4 | 66.0 |
| 3 | Workday | 85.4 | 83.6 | 61.4 | 67.4 |
| 4 | Stripe | 81.4 | 77.3 | 74.6 | 69.0 |
| 5 | RingCentral | 80.0 | 80.8 | 62.7 | 52.6 |
| 6 | Genesys | 79.4 | 80.3 | 50.6 | 53.4 |
| 7 | DigitalOcean | 77.3 | 77.1 | 62.0 | 54.6 |
| 8 | Akamai Technologies | 76.1 | 77.8 | 56.8 | 45.4 |
| 9 | Sierra | 74.8 | 73.2 | 44.8 | 63.9 |
| 10 | Filevine | 73.9 | 75.7 | 52.2 | 46.7 |
| 11 | Infor | 73.5 | 72.3 | 60.1 | 53.8 |
| 12 | Qualtrics | 73.3 | 70.1 | 71.1 | 59.8 |
| 13 | EquipmentShare | 72.7 | 73.4 | 43.1 | 53.3 |
| 14 | CCC Intelligent Solutions | 71.8 | 75.2 | 52.1 | 37.5 |
| 15 | AvePoint | 71.6 | 73.9 | 45.2 | 43.9 |
| 16 | Motive | 71.4 | 69.4 | 55.5 | 59.0 |
| 17 | AlphaSense | 71.0 | 70.5 | 49.9 | 53.4 |
| 18 | isolved | 70.5 | 69.2 | 49.5 | 55.4 |
| 19 | ZipRecruiter | 70.3 | 65.3 | 69.4 | 66.3 |
| 20 | Persona | 69.6 | 65.9 | 63.1 | 62.2 |
| 21 | Observe | 69.3 | 67.9 | 41.0 | 59.1 |
| 22 | Carta | 69.2 | 66.3 | 56.0 | 59.3 |
| 23 | First Due | 68.6 | 69.2 | 44.3 | 49.7 |
| 24 | ServiceTitan | 68.5 | 67.3 | 58.9 | 50.7 |
| 25 | Boomi | 68.5 | 67.6 | 50.5 | 52.1 |
*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 Workday 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 | Oracle | $25.75B | $18.00B | 9/24/2025 | 100.0 |
| 2 | OpenAI | $71.40B | $40.00B | 3/31/2025 | 97.3 |
| 3 | Workday | $2.23B | $2.00B | 9/16/2025 | 83.6 |
| 4 | RingCentral | $1.69B | $1.24B | 9/12/2025 | 80.8 |
| 5 | Genesys | $2.98B | $1.50B | 7/31/2025 | 80.3 |
| 6 | Akamai Technologies | $2.64B | $1.50B | 5/14/2025 | 77.8 |
| 7 | Stripe | $9.44B | $694M | 4/12/2024 | 77.3 |
| 8 | DigitalOcean | $1.92B | $625M | 8/12/2025 | 77.1 |
| 9 | Filevine | $636M | $260M | 9/23/2025 | 75.7 |
| 10 | CCC Intelligent Solutions | $2.05B | $297M | 8/5/2025 | 75.2 |
*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, Oracle leads the industry as it has just received a funding amount of $18B at the end of September 2025.
- Workday and RingCentral have become promising firms in the SaaS industry as both have received over $1B in funds within the past month.
- Industry leaders OpenAI and Akamai Technologies continue to lead as both have recently received +$1B in funds within the past year.
1. Oracle
GFD Funding Score*: 100
Total Funding Amount: $25.75B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $18.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 6
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, Oracle ranks #1 in funding. The company’s total funding is $25.75B and the last time they were funded was on September 24, 2025 for $18.00B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Debt. The total amount of investors that Oracle has is 7 and their top investors are: Citi, Deutsche Bank, Sequoia Capital, HSBC, Goldman Sachs.
2. OpenAI
GFD Funding Score*: 97.3
Total Funding Amount: $71.40B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $40.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 183
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, OpenAI ranks #2 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 48 and their top investors are: TPG, Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Citi, Khosla Ventures.
3. Workday
GFD Funding Score*: 83.6
Total Funding Amount: $2.23B
Most Recent Funding Amount: $2.00B
Days Since Last Funding: 14
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, Workday ranks #3 in funding. The company’s total funding is $2.23B and the last time they were funded was on September 16, 2025 for $2.00B. The last funding type was Post-IPO Equity. The total amount of investors that Workday has is 9 and their top investors are: New Enterprise Associates, Morgan Stanley, Elliott Investment Management, T. Rowe Price, Bezos Expeditions.
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 | 938.3M | 1.11B | -18.21% | 81.3 |
| 2 | GitHub | 768.2M | 792.6M | -3.18% | 80.9 |
| 3 | Adobe | 369.5M | 362.4M | 3.86% | 78.2 |
| 4 | Stripe | 156.5M | 158.7M | -2.61% | 74.6 |
| 5 | Salesforce | 70.9M | 77.1M | -12.07% | 71.3 |
| 6 | Qualtrics | 62.9M | 64.2M | 0.24% | 71.1 |
| 7 | DocuSign | 50.7M | 43.9M | 2.54% | 70.1 |
| 8 | Auth0 | 42.1M | 44.4M | -3.72% | 69.5 |
| 9 | ZipRecruiter | 41.0M | 37.8M | 2.60% | 69.4 |
| 10 | Asana | 40.7M | 40.6M | -4.43% | 69.2 |
*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 1.11B visitors in the last six months.
- The companies seeing the biggest increase in their branded keyword search volume from August 2025 to September 2025 include Adobe and ZipRecruiter.
1. OpenAI
GFD Website Score*: 81.3
Last Month’s Total Visits: 938.3M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 1.11B
Monthly Visit Growth: -18.21%
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, OpenAI ranks #1 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 938.3M total visits and decreased by -18.21% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 1.11B.
2. GitHub
GFD Website Score*: 80.9
Last Month’s Total Visits: 768.2M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 792.6M
Monthly Visit Growth: -3.18%
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, GitHub ranks #2 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 768.2M total visits and decreased by -3.18% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 792.6M.
3. Adobe
GFD Website Score*: 78.2
Last Month’s Total Visits: 369.5M
Monthly Average Visits Over 6 Months: 362.4M
Monthly Visit Growth: 3.86%
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, Adobe ranks #3 in website traffic. Last month, the website saw 369.5M total visits and increased by 3.86% from the month before that. The average visits over the past 6 months were 362.4M.
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 Monthly Search Volume Change (1 Year) | 1 Year Trend Positive or Negative? | GFD Company Keyword Ranking* |
| 1 | OpenAI | 9.1M | 413076.92 | + | 79.7 |
| 2 | GitHub | 9.1M | 246713.29 | + | 78.1 |
| 3 | DocuSign | 2.7M | 48951.05 | + | 70.9 |
| 4 | Stripe | 2.2M | 20069.93 | + | 69.0 |
| 5 | Workday | 1.8M | 5769.23 | + | 67.4 |
| 6 | Turnstile | 201K | 27662.59 | + | 66.9 |
| 7 | Alloy | 1.0M | 31751.75 | + | 66.7 |
| 8 | Tabs | 1.5M | 6923.08 | + | 66.5 |
| 9 | ZipRecruiter | 1.0M | 26716.78 | + | 66.3 |
| 10 | Oracle | 1.5M | -1503.50 | – | 66.0 |
*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 monthly search increase of about 413K 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*: 79.7
Total Keyword Search Volume: 9.1M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 413076.92
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, OpenAI ranks #1 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 9.1M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 413076.92, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
2. GitHub
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 78.1
Total Keyword Search Volume: 9.1M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 246713.29
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, GitHub ranks #2 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 9.1M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 246713.29, indicating an increase in their 1-year trend.
3. DocuSign
GFD Branded Keyword Score*: 70.9
Total Keyword Search Volume: 2.7M
Average Weekly Search Volume Change: 48951.05
Out of our 573 ranked SaaS companies, DocuSign ranks #3 in branded keyword searches. Last month, their total branded keyword search volume was 2.7M. Over the course of the last year, the average monthly change for their branded keyword search volume was 48951.05, 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
