Category Startup Ideas

2 years ago

Wheelchair-mounted fans to cool you down while you’re sitting in a wheelchair. The startup is among the first contestants into a new category for Kickstarter called “Mobility” that the company says is meant to help bring people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to take part in crowdfunding to the platform.

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2 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find top-rated doctors or clinics that treat a specific illness or illness category (type 2 diabetes, back pain, etc.)

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2 years ago

Another in the “enterprise hiring” category.

138

2 years ago

A way for people to buy and sell things online. The company also works on a feature to group items into “rooms” that users can browse by category.

134

2 years ago

A platform for sharing and rating products across the web, where consumers can go to see what the top products in a category are and rate them.

128

2 years ago

Caringo is a startup that is building a new category of Internet of Things (IoT) device – a SaaS platform that lets you create a device of your own with a few simple clicks, and then deploy it into the world as a service.

127

1 year ago

An expenses app that breaks down a monthly paycheck by category, showing how much to set aside for rent, car payments, and the rest.

126

2 years ago

The following startups were all listed in the “premier” category at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, but didn’t make the final cut to the demo stage of the event.

124

2 years ago

A startup that allows users to automate their interactions with Uber. A spin on the existent “Uber for X” category, Upply pulls in Uber data and uses a predictive algorithm to help predict what a user is likely to say in an Uber interaction and then use that to automate the interaction.

117

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can pay a flat fee and get a bunch of random items from a specific category and that’s it

114

1 year ago

A company that connects users with restaurants and bars in their area via a single app. The startup is looking to take on Yelp’s dominance in the food and drink category.

114

2 years ago

A software platform for managing and tracking the purchase of goods and services for businesses. Fits in with business operations software category.

109

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help you manage your finances with one more simple app. The startup’s app provides an all-in-one dashboard of your money that lets you see a breakdown of your spending, sort your expenses by category, and see when you’re getting close to hitting your budget.

105

2 years ago

The following companies were featured in the Inc. 5000 in the “Healthcare” category:

105

2 years ago

In 2018, the founders of OpenTable were awarded the National Venture Capital Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Consumer Products and Services category.

94

2 years ago

An online shopping portal that displays local deals in real time and lets users filter deals by category, price, time and distance or set up deal alerts.

94

2 years ago

OpenTable was ranked the #1 startup in the category of “Food and Beverage” in the Inc. 5000 ranking of the fastest growing private companies in the US in 2018.

79

1 year ago

SaaS that lets you organize your expenses by spending category, expense type, date, amount, and more.

79

1 year ago

A social app that helps users find restaurants, bars and other local businesses on their phone, with a list organized by category like food and drink or nightlife.

77

1 year ago

This is a startup using machine learning to make recommendations of the best items to buy on Amazon for a particular category.

71

1 year ago

an online showcase of emerging artists, curated by a curatorial team. The site showcases a rotating selection of the best of a given category of art, and promotes the artists on social media and in the press.

70

1 year ago

In October 2017, AdExchanger ranked them as the #7 ad tech company to watch, and as of February 2018, they were ranked as one of the top 50 ad tech companies. In July 2017, they won the Red Herring Europe Award in the Enterprise Solutions category.

69

1 year ago

An AI-powered search engine that searches the web to find the latest, best sales and coupons. It uses an algorithm to scan the web for relevant information and compiles it into a report by category, city, and brand.

68

9 months ago

Startups that fit into multiple categories, where founders have multiple roles — co-founder, CEO, CTO and CIO, or just the founder and CTO — are a bit more common today, but still rare. The challenge is that it can be difficult to measure how much of the company’s sales and profit go to the founder. Here’s a partial list of startups that fit into that category:

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1 year ago

As of November 2017, Tastebuds was a top-2 startup in the food & beverage category on AngelList. Tastebuds is building a way to share tasting notes, recommendations, and experiences in a social network for restaurants.

61

1 year ago

In addition to the last column, each company’s founders would be listed in the “people” category. In the case where a company has multiple founders, alphabetical order is used.

60

1 year ago

A recommendation engine that can help people find the best-of-breed products in a given category.

48

1 year ago

A startup that wants to make a “smart” speaker that can be “activated” via your smartphone. It’s a new category for Amazon that is beginning to compete with Google Home.

48

3 months ago

A video category that covers everything from how to make it to an office, how to get started in a new career, or how to get a new job.

44

1 year ago

A startup that posts interesting things to read in a certain category, or a tough topic like “How to be a good parent” with articles like “How to get your kid to go to bed.”

43

1 year ago

A startup that helps you find the right supplier in a given category, with the ability to see what other customers have paid and what they’ve paid for. It’s able to find suppliers in the US and Canada, and is currently testing in the UK.

42

5 months ago

The company says it’s one of the first in the category to build in a way to hop across markets.

41

8 months ago

A startup that helps you organize your finances by category and by type, and then makes it easy for you to see what you owe, who you owe, and where you owe.

37

7 months ago

A tool that helps journalists streamline the reporting process by letting them search and filter news stories by category.

36

8 days ago

A way for retailers to send direct messages to shoppers on social media, or search for products by brand or category. It will help them create customized experiences around their products, and serve as a digital storefront for their customers.

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Category Startup Ideas

A mobile app that helps people find top-rated doctors or clinics that treat a specific illness or illness category (type 2 diabetes, back pain, etc.)

Another in the “enterprise hiring” category.

A way for people to buy and sell things online. The company also works on a feature to group items into “rooms” that users can browse by category.

A platform for sharing and rating products across the web, where consumers can go to see what the top products in a category are and rate them.

Caringo is a startup that is building a new category of Internet of Things (IoT) device – a SaaS platform that lets you create a device of your own with a few simple clicks, and then deploy it into the world as a service.

An expenses app that breaks down a monthly paycheck by category, showing how much to set aside for rent, car payments, and the rest.

The following startups were all listed in the “premier” category at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, but didn’t make the final cut to the demo stage of the event.

A startup that allows users to automate their interactions with Uber. A spin on the existent “Uber for X” category, Upply pulls in Uber data and uses a predictive algorithm to help predict what a user is likely to say in an Uber interaction and then use that to automate the interaction.

A startup that provides a service where you can pay a flat fee and get a bunch of random items from a specific category and that’s it

A company that connects users with restaurants and bars in their area via a single app. The startup is looking to take on Yelp’s dominance in the food and drink category.

A software platform for managing and tracking the purchase of goods and services for businesses. Fits in with business operations software category.

A startup that wants to help you manage your finances with one more simple app. The startup’s app provides an all-in-one dashboard of your money that lets you see a breakdown of your spending, sort your expenses by category, and see when you’re getting close to hitting your budget.

The following companies were featured in the Inc. 5000 in the “Healthcare” category:

In 2018, the founders of OpenTable were awarded the National Venture Capital Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award in the Consumer Products and Services category.

An online shopping portal that displays local deals in real time and lets users filter deals by category, price, time and distance or set up deal alerts.

OpenTable was ranked the #1 startup in the category of “Food and Beverage” in the Inc. 5000 ranking of the fastest growing private companies in the US in 2018.

SaaS that lets you organize your expenses by spending category, expense type, date, amount, and more.

A social app that helps users find restaurants, bars and other local businesses on their phone, with a list organized by category like food and drink or nightlife.

This is a startup using machine learning to make recommendations of the best items to buy on Amazon for a particular category.

an online showcase of emerging artists, curated by a curatorial team. The site showcases a rotating selection of the best of a given category of art, and promotes the artists on social media and in the press.

In October 2017, AdExchanger ranked them as the #7 ad tech company to watch, and as of February 2018, they were ranked as one of the top 50 ad tech companies. In July 2017, they won the Red Herring Europe Award in the Enterprise Solutions category.

An AI-powered search engine that searches the web to find the latest, best sales and coupons. It uses an algorithm to scan the web for relevant information and compiles it into a report by category, city, and brand.

As of November 2017, Tastebuds was a top-2 startup in the food & beverage category on AngelList. Tastebuds is building a way to share tasting notes, recommendations, and experiences in a social network for restaurants.

In addition to the last column, each company’s founders would be listed in the “people” category. In the case where a company has multiple founders, alphabetical order is used.

A recommendation engine that can help people find the best-of-breed products in a given category.

A startup that wants to make a “smart” speaker that can be “activated” via your smartphone. It’s a new category for Amazon that is beginning to compete with Google Home.

A video category that covers everything from how to make it to an office, how to get started in a new career, or how to get a new job.

A startup that posts interesting things to read in a certain category, or a tough topic like “How to be a good parent” with articles like “How to get your kid to go to bed.”

A startup that helps you find the right supplier in a given category, with the ability to see what other customers have paid and what they’ve paid for. It’s able to find suppliers in the US and Canada, and is currently testing in the UK.

The company says it’s one of the first in the category to build in a way to hop across markets.

A startup that helps you organize your finances by category and by type, and then makes it easy for you to see what you owe, who you owe, and where you owe.

A tool that helps journalists streamline the reporting process by letting them search and filter news stories by category.

A way for retailers to send direct messages to shoppers on social media, or search for products by brand or category. It will help them create customized experiences around their products, and serve as a digital storefront for their customers.