Detailed Block is a Charlotte-based technology news site that aggregates startup news and releases an annual report on Charlotte's high-growth tech community. The 2014 startup report provides an overview of the local startup landscape, including metrics on the number of startups launched and shut down, the most popular industries, when companies were founded, and funding amounts raised. It classifies high-growth startups as those aiming for at least 20% annual growth, serving a market over $100 million, and participating in technology development.

1. 2014S T A R T U P R E P O R T
D E T A I L E D B L O C K
C O N T A C T @ D E T A I L E D B L O C K . C O M
Detailed Block is a Charlotte-based technology news site.
While aggregating news and events, it also releases a report
about progress in Charlotte's high-growth tech community.
This startup report provides an overview of the startup
landscape and includes the latest industry metrics and
funding information.

2. THESTARTUP REPORT
2014
WHAT IS DETAILED BLOCK’S DEFINITION OF A HIGH-GROWTH
STARTUP?
We classify a company as a high-growth startup if it aims to grow
quickly (at least 20% each year), has a large addressable market (TAM
of at least $100M), geographically agnostic and participates in the use
of and development of technology.
STARTUP BREAKDOWN
This page includes a listing of changes in the high-growth startups in
Charlotte. Discover the newest startups and find out which have
recently shut down.
INDUSTRY BREAKDOWN
What are the most popular industries in Charlotte’s startup
community? We’ve categorized each startup to give a macro-level
view of what industries Charlotte startups are pursuing.
LAUNCH YEAR COMPOSITION
Are the startups newer or older? Check out when they were launched.
FUNDING SUMMARY
Find out how much aggregate funding Charlotte startups have raised
in past quarters and years. See which fund raises were the largest
amounts.

3. THE STARTUP REPORT
2014
9 Launched6 Shuttered
1 Acquired
Internship King
Autopilot
Buzzocracy
Seasonally Fresh
ibid2Save
MindsMesh
PlateShare
AppVested
Arrowlytics
Beer Exchange
Cathedral Leasing
Eyewiz
Guisto
Quaero
Verifreight
Visuallz
9
6
2 Rebrands
Podanize -> PodKeeper
PassportParking -> Passport
See the companies at DetailedBlock.com
Startup Breakdown

4. THESTARTUP REPORT
2014
Top 7 Industries
8 FinTech
13 Marketing
11 Software
6 Ecommerce
6 EdTech
6 Big Data
4 Food
The top business model is Software as a Service at 19. The
second largest business model is providing a service through
mobile at 17 companies using that approach.

5. THESTARTUP REPORT
2014
Launch Year Composition
15 2012
12 2011
12 2013
9 2014
6 2015
5 2010, 2000
4 2009, 2008
The large number of recent companies is more of a reflection
of the companies who have connected to the startup scene.
There are a large number of tech companies who have not
connected to the newest crop of founders.

6. THESTARTUP REPORT
2014
Funding Breakdown
Q1: $3.8 M
Q2: $15.7 M
Q4: $7.8 M
Q3: $2 M
Quarterly
$9.1 M
$15.3 M
+68.1%
$29.3 M
+92%
2012 2013 2014
TOP 3 OF 2014
AvidXchange - $10M
SmartSky Networks - $8.3M
T1Visions - $3.8M
Yearly
Comparison