There were a bunch of hot new startups that launched this year.
But what's going to be huge next year?
We're identified 14 startups we think are going to make it big in 2015. Some are trying to transform messaging, some are attempting to conquer the sharing economy, and some are media companies trying to make it big.
Slack
Why you should watch: Slack is a communication app that lets workplaces use a group chat room, private messaging features, and file sharing. It's completely taken the business world by storm, and is one of the fastest growing enterprise apps of all time. Slack will likely only get bigger next year.
Funding: $180 million from Andreessen Horowitz, Accel Partners, The Social+Capital Partnership, Google Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Founders: Stewart Butterfield, Eric Costello, Cal Henderson, Serguei Mourachov
Headspace
Why you should watch: Companies across Silicon Valley are embracing meditation as a way to help employees unlock productivity. Headspace is taking advantage of that trend by offering mobile and web platforms that let you meditate on your own time. Headspace has over a million users in 150 countries.
Funding: $4 million in seed funding, but no investors have been announced.
Founders: Andy Puddicombe, Richard Pierson
Wish
Why you should watch: Wish is a mobile shopping startup that looks like Pinterest and only shows you the stuff you want to buy. Techcrunch says the startup is in "talks to raise roughly $100 million at a valuation of around $1 billion." Wish CEO Peter Szulczewski said "We want to be Google AdWords for the retailer."
Funding: $78.7 million from Founders Fund, Legend Capital, GGV Capital, Jerry Yang, and Jared Leto.
Founders: Peter Szulczewski, Danny Zhang
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