The top 17 startups to launch so far in 2016

Great businesses can be launched any time, even when there is a downturn in funding.

While the start of 2016 might have spelled trouble for some well-established startups, it also saw the birth of companies that are tackling everything from trying to cure cancer to super-fast internet to a competitor to take on Uber.

Business Insider spoke to founders and venture capitalists and took a look at funding data to identify some of the startups that had the biggest starts in 2016. Some names on the list are officially launching out of stealth, while others are still in their early months of forming a company.

Here are 17 of the top startups to launch so far in 2016.

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