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Auction Startup Ideas

5 years ago

A company looking to create a more open and transparent online auction marketplace.

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5 years ago

A startup that does "reverse auction" for restaurant, bar, and retail seats. It charges a fee to the seller for the listing, and pays the buyer a percentage of the sale price.

166

4 years ago

A company that wants to build a marketplace where businesses can auction goods and services in exchange for discounted rates

161

5 years ago

An ecommerce platform for individuals looking to buy and sell items on the eBay auction website

135

6 years ago

A way to sell high-end items like luxury cars and art on an auction site. The startup is currently working with the University of Washington to create a marketplace for school auctions.

132

5 years ago

A two-sided marketplace for ads, designed specifically for blockchain and cryptocurrencies, and backed by Y Combinator. The platform will allow publishers and advertisers to sell digital advertising at an auction, then use smart contracts to facilitate payment.

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5 years ago

A platform for businesses to sell their excess inventory through an auction for buyers. The company has raised $4M.

90

4 years ago

A platform for sellers to offer items other than their own on an auction platform. The startup is working with hundreds of small vendors in the Philippines, India and the US, and is also working with some big name brands like Nordstrom to bring their products to the platform.

73

4 years ago

A chatbot for the eBay auction site.

70

4 years ago

An online marketplace that allows users to auction off their unused stuff on the platform, either as a one-time donation or a recurring monthly subscription.

69

5 years ago

A software company that aims to help people sell their used goods by taking their old goods to auction sites.

64

4 years ago

A new way for people to buy and sell goods and services that’s built for the Snapchat generation. Rather than the traditional auction-style marketplaces, the startup is looking to create a “Buy It Now” marketplace.

55

4 years ago

A brand of online auctions and marketplaces for peer-to-peer trading of assets, with a focus on real estate, cars, and other items that can be traded around their used condition.

52

4 years ago

The startup is building out an online auction marketplace, similar to eBay, but with a higher ticket price point for its auction listings.

51

3 years ago

A software company that helps companies buy and sell their products through auctions. The startup currently has a small team, but plans to double that this year.

41

3 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help local governments auction off their parking spaces like Uber. The company wants to help councils and other local governments bring in more revenue by creating a marketplace where drivers can book spaces and meet customers who are looking for parking spaces.

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4 months ago 69 views

A platform that lets freelancers auction unused subscription seats (Netflix, Spotify, etc.) in hourly micro-slots to other users.

28

3 years ago

A reverse auction that takes into account the interests of both buyer and seller.

27

2 years ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell cars, using a pre-negotiated, automated auction, with no fees or middlemen.

15

3 months ago

A startup that lets small restaurants auction unsold daily specials to nearby customers before closing time.

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1 month ago

A startup that lets indie musicians auction exclusive virtual house-concert slots directly to superfans with smart contract ticketing.

2

3 months ago

A startup that uses satellite imagery and AI to automatically detect and auction unused urban parking spots to delivery drivers in real-time.

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5 months ago 11 views

A virtual event tool for niche hobby communities, like model train enthusiasts, featuring 3D simulated exhibit halls, live auctions, and AR previews of collectibles on attendees' devices.

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20 hours ago

A startup that lets freelancers auction future hours at fixed rates to startups, with smart contracts handling escrow and automated time tracking.

0

1 day ago

A startup that lets freelancers auction off their “focus blocks” to companies needing on-demand attention, complete with productivity dashboards.

0

8 days ago

An AI-powered marketplace that lets farmers auction excess produce directly to restaurants within a 50-mile radius to cut food waste.

0

28 days ago

A startup where retired engineers auction off 15-minute video calls to help early-stage hardware startups debug prototypes.

0

29 days ago

A startup that auctions off unused minutes in professional kitchens during off-peak hours so food trucks can prep high-margin items without renting full facilities.

0

2 months ago

A startup that auctions spare gig-economy driver capacity to logistics companies in real time, like an Uber for freight vans.

0

2 months ago

A platform that lets freelancers auction their unused calendar slots in real-time, automatically matching them to companies seeking instant expert consultations.

0

3 months ago

A startup that auctions unused monthly data from consumer phone plans to travelers in real time.

0

3 days ago

A startup that lets restaurants auction their excess perishable ingredients in real-time to local chefs and home cooks.

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7 days ago

A mobile app that lets travelers auction leftover foreign currency to locals before leaving the country.

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1 month ago

A startup that converts social media comments into patented product ideas, files the IP, and auctions licenses to manufacturers.

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1 month ago

A startup that lets restaurants auction near-expiry ingredients to home cooks in real time, reducing food waste and creating last-minute dinner kits.

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6 years ago

Idea: A startup based in Brazil that is building an online auction house for used cars.

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6 days ago

A startup that matches university research labs with early-stage startups to license unused patents through a transparent auction platform.

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1 month ago

A platform that lets university labs auction excess research equipment to high schools, with the startup handling logistics and compliance.

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1 month ago

This app lets freelancers auction off unused monthly software subscriptions to other freelancers.

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1 month ago

A startup that matches orphaned datasets with AI researchers, letting scientists discover and license unique niche data collections through an auction-style bidding marketplace.

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2 months ago 3 views

A platform that lets indie musicians auction custom riffs and beats directly to filmmakers for real-time licensing with built-in royalty splits.

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3 months ago

A startup that uses blockchain to verify the authenticity of rare collectibles in real time for auction houses.

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4 months ago

A startup that lets freelancers auction micro-slices of their future revenue to crowdfund sabbaticals.

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5 months ago

A startup that turns every retail return into a resale auction inside an app, matching items to local buyers before they ever leave the store.

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16 days ago

A platform that lets small landlords auction vacant parking spaces by the hour to nearby drivers via a mobile app.

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17 days ago

A startup that lets freelancers auction unused monthly software subscriptions on a marketplace, creating a "Netflix for SaaS" model where users pay per hour of actual tool usage rather than monthly fees.

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20 days ago

A platform that lets restaurants auction last-minute perishable inventory to nearby households via a 15-minute delivery app.

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1 month ago

A startup that helps coffee shops match unsold pastries with nearby delivery drivers during closing hours via real-time auctions.

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1 month ago

A startup that auctions unused EV charging time slots back to the grid during peak hours to reduce household energy bills.

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3 months ago

A startup that auctions unused API credits from SaaS tools so developers can buy compute at steep discounts.

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3 months ago

A startup that digitizes and auctions unused household warranties for cash back to consumers.

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3 months ago

A startup that matches pet owners with vetted sitters through neighborhood-based time-slot auctions to cut costs and boost local trust.

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3 months ago

A platform that converts physical product returns into instant store credit via QR code scanning and automated resale auctions.

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4 months ago

A startup that creates a blockchain-based resale marketplace where ticket holders can trade or auction their event tickets with real-time price caps to prevent scalping.

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15 days ago

A startup that turns rental lease renewals into an automated marketplace where tenants can bid on lease extensions and landlords can auction favorable terms.

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18 days ago

A startup where independent comic artists auction single-page NFTs that fans can remix under revenue-sharing smart contracts.

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22 days ago

A mobile app that lets gig workers pool and auction their unused benefits like health credits or transit passes to other workers in real time.

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1 month ago

A startup that turns public transit arrival data into an API-driven marketplace where stores near stops can auction last-minute “get-it-before-you-board” pickups.

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2 months ago 4 views

A platform that connects rural farmers in Africa directly to urban grocery stores via live mobile video auctions, handling logistics and instant mobile payments.

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3 months ago

A startup where companies auction off excess cloud-computing credits to smaller developers at dynamic, minute-by-minute prices.

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4 months ago

A startup that matches homeowners with local solar installers through an auction platform that includes real-time pricing and financing pre-approval.

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2 months ago

A startup that converts unused billboard inventory into digital “micro-screens” that local artists can rent for 15-second looping animations booked through a mobile auction.

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2 months ago

An API that turns any e-commerce checkout into a carbon-offset auction where shoppers bid on verified reforestation projects before completing their purchase.

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4 months ago

A platform that lets patients auction their unused medical devices to those in urgent need, matching supply with demand via AI.

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5 months ago

A startup that offers a marketplace where small farms can directly auction surplus produce to urban micro-restaurants through real-time bidding apps.

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2 months ago

A platform that lets freelancers auction future work hours to investors for upfront cash.

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3 months ago

A startup that lets indie authors auction off one-time digital “meet-the-author” video calls directly to readers.

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5 months ago

A startup that matches independent farmers with urban restaurants for real-time surplus produce auctions based on AI demand forecasting.

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5 months ago

A B2B platform for small manufacturers to instantly match excess inventory with buyers via blockchain-verified auctions, reducing waste and cutting procurement costs.

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2 months ago

A mobile app that lets freelancers auction blocks of their future availability directly to companies needing short-term project staffing.

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