here to tell us more about who made the list and why is cnbc's laura colodny. let me start with the first 25 to 100, is that the right assessment? are there so many we can't get 25 of them? >> you can't do proper startup analysis with the limit of 125 small businesses and startups are affordable now. it's easier to do more with the developer tools and a little bit of financial support whether that's bank loan, credit cards, straight up venture capital and grants. >> you expanded it. you quadrupled the number. is that a reflection of the tech ipo market which is the best since 2014. it could be even better next year. there are more companies going public. >> more money? >> more money going to the market despite what the market's doing over the last week, if there's more -- it's more receptive to tech. >> the ipo window has opened up. this could be a bell weather for another generation. these are fairly early stage companies. they're all five years or younger. >> okay. >> they were within the category of companies that had -- if they had raised money, a handful w