Estimated Value :$200 million

Last Year's Rank  Valuation: #28  $460 million

Business: Provides user reviews of local services.

Location :Indianapolis, Indiana

More Info :About Angie's List

CEO: William S. Oesterle

Investors :Lighthouse Capital Ventures, Battery Ventures

Sharespost :Index

Analysis: With all the free service recommendation sites out there it's hard to believe people would pay up for contractor referrals, but Angie's List has been quietly running this business since 1995. The company has about 1 million subscribers who spend about $50 a year to access information from Angie's List.
The entrance of newer, free competitors in the space doesn't appear to be having an impact on Angie's List