Welcome to the TechCrunch Europe Top 100. This is a regularly updated Index of the most innovative and highest-potential European tech companies. The Index is focused on mobile and web companies, although Cleantech and gadget companies will have a presence on the list, which covers the EMEA region. The index has been created in association with startup tracker YouNoodle. The scores and rankings are based on a sophisticated algorithm using information pulled in from thousands of online sources about early stage companies: traffic, mainstream media, funding information sources, the blogosphere, and other key factors. See below for more information.
*A YouNoodle Score is a measurement, on a scale of 0 to 100, of a startup’s progress as an early-stage company. Typically, a 0-15 company is just getting started, a 30-60 company has experienced some very strong growth (through traffic, funding, or revenue), and a 90-plus company is a strong IPO or acquisition candidate. The score is based on a sophisticated algorithm using information from thousands of online sources: traffic, level of mainstream media coverage, funding, blogosphere activity, and other key factors.
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Why create this list?
We wanted to use a data-led approach to create a list of the most innovative and highest-potential European tech companies. This will help throw light on the European companies that are generating strong, genuine progress. The list will be updated over time. In addition, TechCrunch Europe will profile one or more of the companies in the index monthly to check up on their progress.
How was it created?
TechCrunch Europe has partnered with YouNoodle to create the Index of the top 100 early-stage companies in Europe. The list is focused on mobile and web companies, although Cleantech and gadget companies will have a presence on the list. We’ve also used the broadest definition of “Europe” and the wider region to include the Middle East and Northern Africa, often referred to “EMEA”.
What is the data you use to create the score based on?
YouNoodle’s scores and rankings are based on a sophisticated algorithm using information pulled in from thousands of online sources: traffic, mainstream media, funding information sources, the blogosphere, and other key factors.
How can the score be influenced? Can it be “gamed”?
The scores are mostly based on verified facts, so it’s difficult to “game”. We have detected a few anomalies where startups were being overvalued, and each time we update the design to accommodate that.
If my company is in the list, how can I get it rated higher?
Build value for your company! This is in the form of whatever is most valuable to your business in the short and medium term – possibly traffic, funding, revenue, partnerships, key hires, or major media coverage. Keep in mind that the algorithm for scores is specific to an industry, and in some cases location as well.
If my company is not on the list, how can I get it on the list?
If you’re doing well we’ll probably find you 
Ensuring your company is listed on CrunchBase and YouNoodle will speed up that process. If you think we’re missing something, want to recommend a company, or have any questions, feel free to get in touch with Kirill over at YouNoodle via kirill[AT]younoodle.com
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Appreciate it is very difficult to define what exactly qualifies as a start-up, but surely easy enough to agree that it excludes a publicly quoted company?
e.g. Monitise who are quoted on the London Stock Exchange
Next you’ll be including Google!
@liam – monitise is less than 5 years old; hence its inclusion. but we’ll consider the fact that it’s public in the next iteration of this list. thanks for the heads up.
Why shouldn’t small-size public companies be on the list? There’s tons of startup companies on the AIM London Stock Exchange. They need investment too.
@Kirill Monitise > 5 years old as was a spin off from Morse Group (also a LSE quoted plc). @Jim agree AIM companies also need investment but they tap public markets for that, which is meant to be evidence of their grown up status?
Can please add a counter/position column on the left – thx
A lot of companies missing… don’t really understand how the companies got picked out….
@Liam getting investment from public markets doesn’t stop the company from being a small business or startup though and “This will help throw light on the European companies that are generating strong, genuine progress. “.
What that means that if a small European company is “generating strong, genuine progress” and is on AIM they should not be included? That’s a crap reason if you ask me.
kirill, wondering why Tuenti, based in Madrid is not on this list. Not only is it listed in CrunchBase and YouNoodle, but on your page: http://younoodle.com/startups/tuenti, it has a score of 93 – which should put it right at the top!
Come on Mike, this is a joke. Dailymotion and Joost are nearly finished and Deezer ahead of Spotify? Sorry but zero creds on this one.
kind of agree on that one … even if …
@Rags thanks for the heads up regarding tuenti
@CowboyJ joost is far from finished, but it is trending down. we’ll look into whether deezer is overrated, although note that on current growth spotify will overtake it soon.
Finally someone else is noticing our rapid growth beyond our swamped sales team.
Thanks YouNoodle for putting the science together and TC for leveraging it nicely.
Up and onwards March!
In creating this List TechCruch Europe is assuming a great responsibiity in the technology start up space.
The list above will no doubt affect the valuations of all technology start ups, listed or unlisted.
I hope that Tech Crunch takes this responsibilty seriously, and won’t abuse its power to affect the perceptions of companies in the marketplace.
Integrity. Please have it. Thanks.
very good idea…
i hope that one day, koorteo will be in this list lol
Bigpoint.com?
Looks great. Some healthy competition ensues!
I’d question Figleaves’ inclusion (in this early-stage index) being over 5 years old themselves.
Of course it is privately held and backed by VCs, but is an online retailer without a tech product or service.
Great list and glad to find Zmags on it.
@zmags
Happy to see Clipta on the list.
Happy to see Clipta on the list.²²²²
Not sure why issuu.com isn’t on the list. It’s you noodle score is 63 which is higher than many of these startups.
Sorry, I don’t quite agree that companies based in the US should be included in this list. Not only does it give a false impression of the overal European industry, but it also is not a useful measure to compare European tech comapnies but include startups that are directly tied into the US startup network and skill pool.
Muddling these two geographically diffierentiations in the manner they have been serves no one’s purpose, other than the people trying to create an image of the European tech/start-up industry that is not real.
mypornmotion.com (french company I guess) ?
Why are there so many US based companies? Isn’t it supposed to be Europe top 100?
Have you taken a look at http://www.redkaraoke.com, as far as I know the largest online karaoke in the world?