Emerging Tech Companies Outside of the Valley

G2 Crowd

Where: Chicago, IL

G2 Crowd provides verified crowdsourced reviews for business software, helping companies find the right business solutions based on user recommendations. The platform has more than 300,000 reviews to date on more than 25,000 products, including file hosting services like Dropbox and e-commerce solutions like Stripe. The company also provides reviews for business services, including marketing, staffing, and translations. The company was founded in 2011 by five former employees of BigMachines, now acquired by Oracle. In February 2015, former LinkedIn executive, Adrienne Weissman joined G2 Crowd as the organization’s new chief marketing officer. In 2017, the company secured a $30 million investment led by VC Accel with participation from LinkedIn. This brings its total funding to date to $45.8 million.