Collaborative Startup Ideas

4 years ago

A collaborative workspace where people can work on their own projects and teams can rent desks for a day or week.

384

5 years ago

Collaborative legal system that connects lawyers and clients to serve as a mediation tool.

274

2 years ago

A collaborative platform for dealers to find buyers for expensive, hard-to-find cars. A “car ambassador” acts as a liaison between the dealer and the buyer, and notifies the seller of any potential buyers.

197

4 years ago

The company wants to build an offline-first collaborative editing platform for video production that would allow editors to work in a room with multiple screens, and for multiple editors to work on the same piece of footage simultaneously.

175

5 years ago

A collaborative digital design tool for creative entrepreneurs.

171

5 years ago

A collaborative platform for creating and sharing workout videos that users can comment on and rate. The startup is currently working on user-friendly video editing tools.

171

5 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for people to spontaneously and collaboratively crowdsource ad hoc solutions to a wide variety of problems.

168

5 years ago

A tool for collaborative video editing

167

5 years ago

The startup is looking to pair the benefits of a collaborative economy with the efficiency of a shared economy. The company offers a system that can match the right person with the right job while also providing them with a flexible schedule.

160

3 years ago

A web-based, collaborative pencil and paper tool that lets you draw on a page and then have a colleague make edits.

160

5 years ago

A web-based, collaborative platform for teachers to give and receive feedback.

157

5 years ago

A collaborative platform (like GitHub or Trello) for hosting and sharing software code.

152

5 years ago

This startup is building a collaborative platform for people to share their ideas and collaboratively create, share, and consume content.

148

5 years ago

Building another approach to the collaborative editing app. The company is trying to get away from the “slowly evolving” nature of the current products.

137

5 years ago

A collaborative platform that helps you find vendors for your work, and helps those vendors to find you.

134

5 years ago

People use the app to share their taste in music, movies, and other media. This is done in the form of collaborative playlists, which allow users to contribute music or art to a playlist, either anonymously or by providing a title and a description.

130

4 years ago

A startup that helps you communicate with your team remotely, whether it be a conversation, a live video call, or a collaborative whiteboard

130

5 years ago

This startup wants to bring a more collaborative approach to online education. Classcraft is building a platform where you can teach someone programming, where you’re accountable to them.

125

5 years ago

A collaborative platform for artists to work on projects together.

124

3 years ago

A tool to help students and teachers plan and track projects. It allows for collaborative planning via the web and an app for instructors.

124

5 years ago

This is a startup that’s building a cloud-based collaborative document editing tool for business teams. The app is currently invite-only, but the startup is looking to launch by the end of the year.

123

5 years ago

A product management platform built for companies to be able to manage product proposals in a collaborative, efficient way.

121

4 years ago

A beefed up and improved version of the popular Kanboard, which is meant to be a collaborative/database platform for multi-team workflows.

121

5 years ago

A tool for creating collaborative music. The startup wants to provide a new kind of music making experience.

117

5 years ago

A blockchain-based platform to power collaborative research. The startup is building a platform that allows researchers to share data and research findings and get results published so that other researchers can build on the work.

116

3 years ago

The startup takes advantage of the fact that people often have to use their iPhones for multiple things, and wants to make it easy to manage multiple tasks at once. It’s a collaborative task manager for people who frequently use two or more devices. It’s treating its first paying customers via its crowdfunding campaign.

113

5 years ago

A platform that allows teams to manage their workflows collaboratively. The team is focused on making it useful for ride sharing companies and other companies that work with multiple contractors.

111

2 years ago

A B2B healthcare software company who is building a cloud-based, collaborative platform for doctors and nurses to manage patient records. The company aims to bring down the cost of healthcare by providing more control to the medical professionals.

109

2 years ago

A social platform for publishers to host content in a more collaborative and social way.

109

3 years ago

A “collaborative note-taking app that helps you and your team stay on the same page”.

106

4 years ago

A tool to help people in the healthcare industry collaboratively create and edit their healthcare records in a secure, HIPAA-compliant way.

105

3 years ago

A company building a “collaborative document collaboration platform” that integrates with other cloud-based productivity tools.

105

3 years ago

A collaborative editing software that allows you to edit video and audio files simultaneously in real-time.

96

4 years ago

A collaborative task management app that connects teams from different companies together.

93

4 years ago

A startup that wants to be the go-to service for creating branded video and digital publishing for enterprises. The company recently raised a Series A led by Collaborative Fund.

90

4 years ago

A company that helps build collaborative robots and robotic arms. Their current project is part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

82

3 years ago

Notion is building an AI-powered platform for collaborative editing of online documents in real time. It would allow users to collaborate on documents in real time, with the team reviewing each other’s work and then making edits on the fly.

82

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build software that helps companies create products that are more collaborative, helping people work together more easily.

79

4 years ago

A whiteboard app for collaborative brainstorming.

76

4 years ago

A collaborative online photo library with a curated search and social features.

75

4 years ago

A collaborative platform where companies can share customer data and research with each other. The company is in the process of closing a $1M seed round.

75

4 years ago

A platform for sharing and discovering new perspectives on the world, the tuneup is a collaborative platform for journalists, storytellers, and artists to share their work.

71

4 years ago

A tool to help companies save money and time by eliminating vetting and onboarding emails, while also encouraging a more collaborative culture.

71

3 years ago

A business that brings software development teams together in the same physical space to learn and work together, with a focus on the collaborative aspects of coding.

71

4 years ago

A company that wants to create a more collaborative and efficient process for hiring a new employee. It’s an employer-side HR platform aimed at recruiting managers who use a proprietary algorithm, using data from their own workforce, to help them reach out to candidates the best way possible.

70

4 years ago

A new way to buy and sell real estate, based on collaborative real estate marketplaces.

69

4 years ago

a collaborative editing app for creating video content, which is used by Giphy to help users make GIFs, including the new “GIF of the Week” section.

68

3 years ago

A collaborative task management app for professionals.

68

4 years ago

Sellout is a collaborative video editing platform that aims to build on the more popular iOS app Procreate. In addition to the apps, the team behind the app has launched a website and a community forum to promote and discuss the project.

66

4 years ago

A co-working space in Boston, with a focus on “collaborative co-working”. The entire building is for rent, with spaces ranging from a private desk to a 20-person office to a larger shared space.

65

3 years ago

A new way to book travel, with a single app that works across all of the major booking platforms. RedMart is building a collaborative travel app that encourages groups to book together at a lower cost.

65

4 years ago

A real-time, collaborative document editor for teams that works on web, Mac, and Windows.

63

3 years ago

This startup is building a collaborative platform for building websites and apps that can be edited by multiple designers and developers simultaneously.

63

3 years ago

A Slack-like messaging app that is designed to be collaborative, not competitive. The app is meant to be a collaborative workspace for employees working on projects.

61

2 years ago

Which is a free collaborative designer platform.

60

3 years ago

A collaborative texting app that uses location tracking to alert friends when they are near a specific location. It also allows users to send stickers, videos, photos and GIFs.

58

3 years ago

A collaborative curation tool for digital content.

58

3 years ago

The startup offers a new way to take notes in your browser. It’s a note adding service, but consumers can also use it for collaborative taking of notes. The startup is also working on a new version of its app that’s a bit like Evernote, but for webpages and notes.

56

3 years ago

The platform is building a collaborative tool for business owners to manage their professional social networks, helping them do things like track their online reputation, identify influencers and make better marketing decisions.

56

3 years ago

A platform for developers to build mobile apps on, with a focus on making it easier for users to switch between different versions of their platforms for collaborative engineering.

56

3 years ago

A startup that’s building one of the first collaborative platforms to help people find and book in-home beauty services. It’s the second big beauty startup to launch in the past few weeks.

56

3 years ago

A collaborative space with a focus on technology. They have a job board, a blog, and a meetup group.

56

3 years ago

A collaborative editing tool that focuses on helping authors collaborate without having to deal with tech issues like screen recording, screen sharing, and file management. The product is a browser-based video editing tool that lets two or more people work together on a video project.

55

3 years ago

A startup that wants to take a more collaborative approach to building software.

55

2 years ago

A company that provides workstations in a co-working space for freelancers, enabling them to work collaboratively and remotely.

55

2 years ago

"a collaborative research platform for advanced manufacturing tech", which is building a “virtual 3D environment and virtual manufacturing environment where engineers can design, simulate, and simulate and design.”

55

3 years ago

A tool that allows people to build applications for collaborative video editing. The startup is building a video editing platform that it claims is faster and more accurate than their competitors.

54

3 years ago

A platform for teams to get together for collaborative coding and brainstorming sessions, or for an individual to work through a document or project alone, with in-person or remote access.

53

4 years ago

A startup that wants to replace the static, static-y nature of HTML with a dynamic, collaborative interface that allows you to write web pages with a visual dynamic editor that also enables you to work collaboratively with others. The startup is using the same tech they’re using to build the editor to create a mobile app that’s also dynamic and collaborative.

52

3 years ago

A program that helps government agencies run background checks efficiently and collaboratively. The startup claims that it saves 10-30% of the time it previously took to run a background check, with a process that’s “10x faster than manual checklists”.

52

3 years ago

The startup is a “collaborative workplace” software platform that helps companies organize their teams, communication, and productivity. The company believes the startup is one of a few that will not just succeed but also transform the workplace.

51

3 years ago

A tool for capturing and sharing ideas in a collaborative environment

51

3 years ago

A company that thinks it has built the first “blockchain for capital markets.” The company is seeking to use its “collaborative and distributed ledger” to help investors make better investment decisions.

50

3 years ago

A collaborative note-taking app with a focus on improving the quality of the current note-taking experience.

50

3 years ago

A company that wants to bring a more collaborative, flexible alternative to Slack. The company’s CEO is focused on the project so deeply that he’s been known to send his employees to work from the kitchen while they’re cooking, getting all of their orders out and done.

48

2 years ago

Builds software for employees to create personalized workflows. The startup also wants to build a collaborative and easy to use office software platform for businesses.

45

3 years ago

A real-time social network for collaborative content. It’s a video-based platform where users can choose what content to share via comments, and users can join groups for specific topics.

44

3 years ago

A collaborative note-taking app, meant to help facilitate meetings and prevent time-wasting conversations.

44

3 years ago

A startup building a new kind of collaborative software, called a “collaborative operating system”, that can be run on desktop and laptop computers, tablets and smart phones. The startup’s first product will be a $20 software download that can be used to build and deploy collaborative apps.

40

2 years ago

Collaborative distribution for the remote workforce. It’s like Task Rabbit, except for remote workers.

38

2 years ago

A project management app to replace the old-school email chains with a more collaborative platform.

37

2 years ago

A real-time collaborative editing / brainstorming tool.

37

2 years ago

A collaborative platform for companies and startups to build products and services, using a community of designers, developers, and other experts to build on top of their work.

36

2 years ago

A project management tool for freelancers and small businesses, which lets both take advantage of the collaborative nature of the web.

34

2 years ago

A product that helps organizations find the best talent with a collaborative database of job scouts and candidates.

33

2 years ago

A file synchronization system for desktop apps. The startup is building an open source alternative to Dropbox, and is funded by Andreessen Horowitz and Collaborative Fund.

33

3 years ago

A platform that helps co-workers communicate and learn through “collaborative conversations”.

32

3 years ago

A collaborative space for people to draw and talk about their ideas. It has been used for everything from brainstorming to solving engineering problems.

32

2 years ago

A collaborative tool that helps teams collaborate on documents, with a focus on Salesforce.

27

2 years ago

A collaborative contract for enterprise software that can be self-service, with a self-service portal and a custom management dashboard for business tasks.

25

2 years ago

A company that wants to help companies create a more fluid and collaborative workplace — one where employees are not only attending regularly to work on tasks, but can pair off and work together on those tasks, as well.

23

2 years ago

A team of designers and developers who want to create a new kind of collaborative pricing tool for restaurant owners. Restaurateurs can invite their customers to participate in a party to get a group discount. The team is also working on the food delivery side of things, having recently released a marketplace.

21

2 years ago

A platform that connects artists with brands and helps them join forces on projects. The founders say they are building a “digital agency on the blockchain” to make art more collaborative.

20

2 years ago

A startup building an online collaborative platform for teachers to do their grade book work. The company is trying to build a platform that brings all of the tools that teachers need to grade work together.

19

2 years ago

It’s a collaborative way to gather resources like legal or engineering help for a project.

17

2 years ago

A visual, collaborative, multichannel collaboration tool for teams. The startup has been working with over 30 companies, including a Latin American bank, a financial advisor, and a chemical manufacturing company.

13

2 years ago

Building a collaborative, collaborative content creation platform that is meant to help people collaborate on projects and get work done.

12

5 years ago

Idea: Cacoo is a collaborative diagramming software, with a free and paid version

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Collaborative Startup Ideas

A collaborative workspace where people can work on their own projects and teams can rent desks for a day or week.

Collaborative legal system that connects lawyers and clients to serve as a mediation tool.

A collaborative platform for dealers to find buyers for expensive, hard-to-find cars. A “car ambassador” acts as a liaison between the dealer and the buyer, and notifies the seller of any potential buyers.

The company wants to build an offline-first collaborative editing platform for video production that would allow editors to work in a room with multiple screens, and for multiple editors to work on the same piece of footage simultaneously.

A collaborative digital design tool for creative entrepreneurs.

A collaborative platform for creating and sharing workout videos that users can comment on and rate. The startup is currently working on user-friendly video editing tools.

A startup that aims to make it easier for people to spontaneously and collaboratively crowdsource ad hoc solutions to a wide variety of problems.

A tool for collaborative video editing

The startup is looking to pair the benefits of a collaborative economy with the efficiency of a shared economy. The company offers a system that can match the right person with the right job while also providing them with a flexible schedule.

A web-based, collaborative pencil and paper tool that lets you draw on a page and then have a colleague make edits.

A web-based, collaborative platform for teachers to give and receive feedback.

A collaborative platform (like GitHub or Trello) for hosting and sharing software code.

This startup is building a collaborative platform for people to share their ideas and collaboratively create, share, and consume content.

Building another approach to the collaborative editing app. The company is trying to get away from the “slowly evolving” nature of the current products.

A collaborative platform that helps you find vendors for your work, and helps those vendors to find you.

People use the app to share their taste in music, movies, and other media. This is done in the form of collaborative playlists, which allow users to contribute music or art to a playlist, either anonymously or by providing a title and a description.

A startup that helps you communicate with your team remotely, whether it be a conversation, a live video call, or a collaborative whiteboard

This startup wants to bring a more collaborative approach to online education. Classcraft is building a platform where you can teach someone programming, where you’re accountable to them.

A collaborative platform for artists to work on projects together.

A tool to help students and teachers plan and track projects. It allows for collaborative planning via the web and an app for instructors.

This is a startup that’s building a cloud-based collaborative document editing tool for business teams. The app is currently invite-only, but the startup is looking to launch by the end of the year.

A product management platform built for companies to be able to manage product proposals in a collaborative, efficient way.

A beefed up and improved version of the popular Kanboard, which is meant to be a collaborative/database platform for multi-team workflows.

A tool for creating collaborative music. The startup wants to provide a new kind of music making experience.

A blockchain-based platform to power collaborative research. The startup is building a platform that allows researchers to share data and research findings and get results published so that other researchers can build on the work.

A platform that allows teams to manage their workflows collaboratively. The team is focused on making it useful for ride sharing companies and other companies that work with multiple contractors.

A B2B healthcare software company who is building a cloud-based, collaborative platform for doctors and nurses to manage patient records. The company aims to bring down the cost of healthcare by providing more control to the medical professionals.

A social platform for publishers to host content in a more collaborative and social way.

A “collaborative note-taking app that helps you and your team stay on the same page”.

A tool to help people in the healthcare industry collaboratively create and edit their healthcare records in a secure, HIPAA-compliant way.

A company building a “collaborative document collaboration platform” that integrates with other cloud-based productivity tools.

A collaborative editing software that allows you to edit video and audio files simultaneously in real-time.

A collaborative task management app that connects teams from different companies together.

A startup that wants to be the go-to service for creating branded video and digital publishing for enterprises. The company recently raised a Series A led by Collaborative Fund.

A company that helps build collaborative robots and robotic arms. Their current project is part of the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

Notion is building an AI-powered platform for collaborative editing of online documents in real time. It would allow users to collaborate on documents in real time, with the team reviewing each other’s work and then making edits on the fly.

A startup that wants to build software that helps companies create products that are more collaborative, helping people work together more easily.

A whiteboard app for collaborative brainstorming.

A collaborative online photo library with a curated search and social features.

A collaborative platform where companies can share customer data and research with each other. The company is in the process of closing a $1M seed round.

A platform for sharing and discovering new perspectives on the world, the tuneup is a collaborative platform for journalists, storytellers, and artists to share their work.

A tool to help companies save money and time by eliminating vetting and onboarding emails, while also encouraging a more collaborative culture.

A business that brings software development teams together in the same physical space to learn and work together, with a focus on the collaborative aspects of coding.

A company that wants to create a more collaborative and efficient process for hiring a new employee. It’s an employer-side HR platform aimed at recruiting managers who use a proprietary algorithm, using data from their own workforce, to help them reach out to candidates the best way possible.

A new way to buy and sell real estate, based on collaborative real estate marketplaces.

a collaborative editing app for creating video content, which is used by Giphy to help users make GIFs, including the new “GIF of the Week” section.

A collaborative task management app for professionals.

Sellout is a collaborative video editing platform that aims to build on the more popular iOS app Procreate. In addition to the apps, the team behind the app has launched a website and a community forum to promote and discuss the project.

A co-working space in Boston, with a focus on “collaborative co-working”. The entire building is for rent, with spaces ranging from a private desk to a 20-person office to a larger shared space.

A new way to book travel, with a single app that works across all of the major booking platforms. RedMart is building a collaborative travel app that encourages groups to book together at a lower cost.

A real-time, collaborative document editor for teams that works on web, Mac, and Windows.

This startup is building a collaborative platform for building websites and apps that can be edited by multiple designers and developers simultaneously.

A Slack-like messaging app that is designed to be collaborative, not competitive. The app is meant to be a collaborative workspace for employees working on projects.

Which is a free collaborative designer platform.

A collaborative texting app that uses location tracking to alert friends when they are near a specific location. It also allows users to send stickers, videos, photos and GIFs.

A collaborative curation tool for digital content.

The startup offers a new way to take notes in your browser. It’s a note adding service, but consumers can also use it for collaborative taking of notes. The startup is also working on a new version of its app that’s a bit like Evernote, but for webpages and notes.

The platform is building a collaborative tool for business owners to manage their professional social networks, helping them do things like track their online reputation, identify influencers and make better marketing decisions.

A platform for developers to build mobile apps on, with a focus on making it easier for users to switch between different versions of their platforms for collaborative engineering.

A startup that’s building one of the first collaborative platforms to help people find and book in-home beauty services. It’s the second big beauty startup to launch in the past few weeks.

A collaborative space with a focus on technology. They have a job board, a blog, and a meetup group.

A collaborative editing tool that focuses on helping authors collaborate without having to deal with tech issues like screen recording, screen sharing, and file management. The product is a browser-based video editing tool that lets two or more people work together on a video project.

A startup that wants to take a more collaborative approach to building software.

A company that provides workstations in a co-working space for freelancers, enabling them to work collaboratively and remotely.

"a collaborative research platform for advanced manufacturing tech", which is building a “virtual 3D environment and virtual manufacturing environment where engineers can design, simulate, and simulate and design.”

A tool that allows people to build applications for collaborative video editing. The startup is building a video editing platform that it claims is faster and more accurate than their competitors.

A platform for teams to get together for collaborative coding and brainstorming sessions, or for an individual to work through a document or project alone, with in-person or remote access.

A program that helps government agencies run background checks efficiently and collaboratively. The startup claims that it saves 10-30% of the time it previously took to run a background check, with a process that’s “10x faster than manual checklists”.

The startup is a “collaborative workplace” software platform that helps companies organize their teams, communication, and productivity. The company believes the startup is one of a few that will not just succeed but also transform the workplace.

A tool for capturing and sharing ideas in a collaborative environment

A company that thinks it has built the first “blockchain for capital markets.” The company is seeking to use its “collaborative and distributed ledger” to help investors make better investment decisions.

A collaborative note-taking app with a focus on improving the quality of the current note-taking experience.

A company that wants to bring a more collaborative, flexible alternative to Slack. The company’s CEO is focused on the project so deeply that he’s been known to send his employees to work from the kitchen while they’re cooking, getting all of their orders out and done.

Builds software for employees to create personalized workflows. The startup also wants to build a collaborative and easy to use office software platform for businesses.

A real-time social network for collaborative content. It’s a video-based platform where users can choose what content to share via comments, and users can join groups for specific topics.

A collaborative note-taking app, meant to help facilitate meetings and prevent time-wasting conversations.

A startup building a new kind of collaborative software, called a “collaborative operating system”, that can be run on desktop and laptop computers, tablets and smart phones. The startup’s first product will be a $20 software download that can be used to build and deploy collaborative apps.