Community Startup Ideas

1 year ago

A community of investors and entrepreneurs in India, seeking to create an online community of investors and entrepreneurs who can help each other.

856

3 years ago

Online business directory and community for India

389

1 month ago

A digital, social community for artists to share their work, find collaborators, and build a fanbase.

331

1 year ago

A company that wants to help members of the LGBTQ community and other minorities get affordable health insurance. HealthForceOne has been in the market for almost a year, with a client list that includes the New York City Department of Health and the LGBT Center.

325

1 year ago

A digital platform for the creative community. It is a marketplace that connects creative talent with needs-based projects.

295

2 years ago

The company is building a platform to help startups connect with investors and build a community of backers. The startup is working with Y Combinator and other investors to get more startups to pitch at YC.

269

2 years ago

A community that helps remote workers manage their work and stay connected to their co-workers.

231

1 year ago

A platform that connects people to community service projects near them, with a web-based platform and mobile app.

230

2 years ago

A news aggregator for the Indian community, with a focus on the LGBTQ community.

217

1 month ago

The app is designed to help community centers run classes in their building. It’s meant to be situated next to their front desk, and can be used to create a schedule and notify people in the building of what’s happening.

217

2 years ago

A platform that allows anyone to create a community for people who want to develop a product and generate revenue from it.

216

1 year ago

An online platform for peer-to-peer lending in India. The startup serves community microlenders in India that are looking to lend out smaller amounts of money to people in need.

216

2 years ago

A startup that wants to create an online-only community for teachers, and eventually other professionals.

212

2 years ago

A “social beauty community” platform.

207

1 year ago

A product that helps people in the VR community get together, meet, and keep in touch

205

3 years ago

A platform for the creation of community-driven training videos.

195

2 years ago

A company building an AI-powered community of users who can share their expertise and help others.

192

3 years ago

A startup that will allow people to build websites for their local community, and then charge a monthly fee for that service.

186

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a platform that serves as a community for people seeking to buy and sell used goods.

179

2 years ago

A community for individuals who want to learn the basics of machine learning and data science.

176

1 month ago

A platform for sharing data from the academic research and teaching community. They want to help faculty build their own community websites, and help them promote their research and teaching.

175

1 year ago

A community where aspiring politicians can get advice from other politicians, and help each other get elected.

173

1 year ago

This app is building a vast community of builders. The startup’s goal is to make building fun again, for young people, who are driving the construction industry.

172

3 years ago

A social networking app that allows people to find community, find friends, and meet people close to their geographic location

170

1 year ago

A planned luxury housing community in downtown Miami.

170

3 years ago

A startup that helps people take better photos and videos with the goal of building a community of photographers.

169

1 year ago

A platform for schools to share resources, build a community, and budget using cloud-based software.

169

3 years ago

A startup that aims to be the Wikipedia of the veterinary industry, by building a community for vets across the world.

168

2 years ago

A startup that wants to build a community of like-minded people who would like to share their life’s stories with others, using their own digital products.

168

1 year ago

A community marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods. It is very similar in kind to the popular site OfferUp, but with a community-focused twist

168

3 years ago

A new type of virtual reality experience, where people can interact with others in a “virtual school” or “virtual community” without leaving their own home.

167

2 years ago

A health and wellness community that helps people get the right care, at the right time, for the right price.

167

3 years ago

A social media platform that brings brand power to the local community. It works by giving brands a platform on which they can interact with consumers and promote their products.

166

3 years ago

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides customers with weekly deliveries of fresh produce and other items from local farmers. Customers pay for their weekly deliveries of local fruits and vegetables through a subscription model.

165

3 years ago

A new company to help people make connections in a city, using a “social media platform for the community”

165

3 years ago

This startup wants to help the international diplomatic community solve some of the most pressing problems by building an online platform for them to share their expertise.

165

3 years ago

Ponzi-like investment scheme for the bitcoin community. They are a bitcoin company that offers a service which allows people to invest or lend bitcoins without having to exchange them for other currencies. The startup is currently only operating in India, with plans to expand to other countries.

163

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a community for people with experience in the health and fitness industry.

163

3 years ago

A startup that will focus on building a community of companies that are using artificial intelligence

162

3 years ago

A social media community for artists and art lovers.

162

2 years ago

A community of teachers with a chat room for discussion

162

3 years ago

A team health and fitness app with a day-by-day view of your schedule, tracking your reps, sets, rest and rest-pause sessions. The app also creates a social network around your workouts, creating a community around shared fitness goals.

160

2 years ago

A platform that helps connect people with professionals in their community for physical well-being and mental health.

158

1 year ago

Building a platform to allow people to make music together. The company wants to bring the “self-expression that comes from music-making together with the community that comes from sharing music on the Internet.”

158

3 years ago

A community that helps students of the University of California and beyond get the finance and career capital they need to start their own business.

157

8 months ago

A social network where people can ask questions and get answers from a community of experts.

155

3 years ago

A startup for community members to report potholes and graffiti in their neighborhood Workers go out daily to clean up potholes, remove graffiti

154

3 years ago

A social portal for the LGBTQ community

154

3 years ago

A company that provides a platform to run community-based learning programs in developing countries online.

154

2 years ago

A community where you can ask a curated team of experts for advice on a particular topic.

154

3 years ago

“A platform for high-growth companies to grow their community,” which has a plan to bring in more than $100,000 in revenue in 2019 (as of July).

153

2 years ago

The most influential students in the YC community are the founders and co-founders of YC startups. These are founders that have gone on to found their own companies in the seven years since YC.

153

1 year ago

a social network for the LGBT community in Uganda, aiming to give them a space to connect and discuss their lives in a safe and private way.

153

3 years ago

A tool to help the developer community find solutions for specific problems with the language.

152

1 year ago

A startup that lets you buy a lifetime membership to a community of people who share your interests. It’s a subscription based site so you pay a set amount over time, but there’s a free version for non-members.

152

3 years ago

A tool for streaming live video and building community around it. Trying to build a “Netflix for Live Video”.

151

1 year ago

A matchmaking app that lets you find people who need help with their hobbies, which is like a community of hobbyists and enthusiasts. Founded in March.

149

3 years ago

A company that brings together a community of people with the same interests. Its main community is focused on cooking, but it also had an early-stage fitness community.

145

3 years ago

"An automated way to scale and manage applications that help businesses solve problems. It uses machine learning, ecommerce, and a referral program to build a community of users.”

145

3 years ago

A company that wants to help you manage your network of colleagues, friends, and customers. The startup wants to build a smarter network of people to keep up with connections and build a community with. It plans to focus on small companies because they tend to have more existing relationships to build on, and are more likely to use social networks.

144

2 years ago

A company that is building a platform for app developers to build a more active community around their apps. The company hopes to build a platform that brings together developers who have similar apps and allows them to build a community around them.

144

3 years ago

Helps members of a school community get access to free local yoga.

143

3 years ago

A “digital marketplace for used books and audiobooks” that allows users to find and buy books in their community of interest.

143

2 years ago

A library of community and networking events for professionals in the creative and technology industries, including conference and meetup planning, networking and events

143

3 years ago

A social network for the furry community, owned by the same company as Fur Affinity.

142

3 years ago

An organization for entrepreneurs and start-ups in the New York area. The startup is building a digital community with a curated marketplace for mentors, events, and funding.

142

3 years ago

A product that provides a “community of people who have lost their phone or know someone who has lost their phone.”

142

1 year ago

A startup for consumers to help support and grow the community of restaurants they frequent.

142

1 year ago

A social network for the LGBTQ community that allows users to create a profile and share their interests.

142

1 month ago

This startup is a “community-powered” marketplace for buying and selling unused gift cards at discounted prices.

142

3 years ago

A free, open-source and community-driven email client built on the Electron framework.

140

3 years ago

A consumer-targeted business that allows the user to share and rate products, and build a community around them.

140

3 years ago

A startup that pairs you with a community of debt-free, budget-conscious people who are willing to split the cost of a car, home, furniture, or other major purchase.

140

1 year ago

Social networking for the LGBT+ community, with a focus on design and social media. It’s for people in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

140

3 years ago

This is a community for videographers that already has 300,000 members.

139

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to get funding from community sources, such as crowdfunding sites.

139

3 years ago

A platform for running and publishing community-driven events, such as hackathons and meetups.

139

3 years ago

A community focused on creating and sharing art, music, and videos.

139

3 years ago

A company that makes it easier for smaller businesses to get online by connecting them with a network of vendors and insights from the business community.

138

3 years ago

A social network for people who work from home. The startup is built for those who want to bring more community into their lives, helping them to connect with others who have similar jobs.

138

3 years ago

A network of community-based care providers that helps seniors stay in their homes. The startup has raised $24 million to date.

138

3 years ago

A community of users who are willing to pay $1 for a service in which they can stream movies and TV shows (about 1,000 movies and 2,500 hours of TV) using their mobile phones.

138

3 years ago

A company that creates community management software for small businesses to help them with customer acquisition, customer service, and communication.

138

2 years ago

A food delivery service that will deliver “all-natural” meals from a community of home cooks that the company says will be better for the environment than restaurants.

137

3 years ago

Real estate data company for the real estate community.

136

3 years ago

A startup that hires people to help others in the startup community

135

3 years ago

A community for young adults that wants to help them get into finance and grow their careers.

135

3 years ago

A platform that allows groups to set up private social media accounts and run them as a group. The teams you’re a part of can choose their own rules and restrictions, so it’s a sort of Slack with a self-controlled community.

135

3 years ago

A startup that offers a platform for building micro-communities online. The company wants to bring the community dynamic of crowdfunding to communities in which people have a shared interest.

135

3 years ago

A gaming platform that connects developers and gamers. It’s a community-driven platform that connects gamers to developers.

135

3 years ago

A platform that allows users to record and share their own videos with the community.

134

3 years ago

A company that manufactures and sells protein shakes. The company is looking to build a community around their protein powders that would help them get customers.

134

1 year ago

A community for people seeking to buy, sell, and rent used cars. They’re building a platform that aims to be as frictionless as possible, and is now working with a few car dealerships in the UK.

134

1 year ago

A startup that brings a digital experience to the world of yoga and fitness. The startup wants to build a community for “yoga enthusiasts”, which it says is a huge market.

134

3 years ago

A company that makes AI-powered software to help nonprofits, raising funds from the community.

133

3 years ago

An online marketplace for university students where they can find internship opportunities, research and a community.

133

8 months ago

A platform to provide access to personally curated, community-curated content in a shared space.

133

2 years ago

A telemedicine platform for the elderly that allows them to get healthcare advice from doctors in their community.

132

3 years ago

A platform for creating and sharing content related to the local community, such as local guides and news.

131

3 years ago

A company that wants to re-create the good old days of the local neighborhood hardware store for modern consumers. They want to build a modern version of the mobile app that lets people buy and sell their stuff in a local community.

131

3 years ago

Helping small businesses create community-based, crowdsourced events that benefit all the attendees.

131

3 years ago

A community for teachers to connect and share resources.

131

2 years ago

A startup that brings together suppliers and customers in a community for shared resources, helping people get the best prices and services.

129

2 years ago

A startup that wants to collaborate on a shared games platform and community.

129

3 years ago

An open source platform for people to share 3D models of their projects, including 3D printed items, furniture, and sculptures. This startup aims to create an open-source community with 3D models.

128

1 year ago

A startup that makes a platform for people to review freelance work, both on a community level as well as individuals.

128

3 years ago

This startup is building a browser for the startup world. Its goal is to create a simplified version of the startup experience with tools for research, fundraising, and community engagement.

127

3 years ago

A platform that integrates with healthcare providers to find communities and provide feedback on their needs. Its goal is to bring community health and quality of life to this underserved population.

127

3 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find their friends and family in a community, and you can share what you’re doing with them in real time, without sharing everything.

126

3 years ago

A platform for creating social connections around events, which is currently a popular form of entertainment. The startup wants to help users curate real-world events and build a community around them.

126

1 year ago

A cloud-based platform for the OR community, allowing doctors to review patient’s records in real-time, and to collaborate with one another.

126

1 year ago

This startup is building a new way to hire a plumber, using a community of vetted plumbers.

126

3 years ago

Founders: Marta, Ryan. The two want to build a tech hub for the Latin American startup community. They want to give startups discounted office space, mentorship, and access to capital.

125

3 years ago

An online network for women to share advice with each other and access peer support. The startup is trying to build a community that helps women keep each other accountable, and tells them when they’re in a rut and need to make a change.

125

3 years ago

This is a startup that wants to build a system that automatically detects and captures video of police interactions and the surrounding community. The startup recently raised $1.2 million from Digital Ocean’s Venture Fund.

125

2 years ago

A community where people can upload their own videos, photos, and music and share them with other users.

124

3 years ago

Causes that want to communicate with people on Facebook and other social media platforms can now do so through a Facebook-style private messaging platform that will allow users to send and receive messages through a growing list of apps and services. The company says the community is growing rapidly and has over 200,000 members.

123

3 years ago

Say Hello is a video messaging app for the deaf community in the US. The company is looking to expand internationally, and has expanded to Brazil and Germany.

123

2 years ago

A system that provides investors with a pipeline of startups being developed by a team of engineers in a private community. Investors can then get news about new startups, early access to the resulting product, and they can build their portfolio of seed-stage companies.

123

2 years ago

A product that helps people manage their digital content. The startup says they’ve been working with the Y Combinator alumni community since 2013 and has already helped them launch a number of products and services.

123

8 months ago

A B2B company that works with distributors, manufacturers, and retailers to help them create a community of buyers.

123

3 years ago

A platform for an easy way to connect and build relationships with like-minded people. The startup is building a community for developers.

122

2 years ago

This startup is developing an online platform for community members to receive and manage community and event information.

121

1 year ago

A platform for maintaining a database of information about the world’s languages, the language you’re speaking, where you learned it, and so on. The startup aims to create a common repository of knowledge across the W3 community.

121

3 years ago

The startup is working with partners to bootstrap the growth of a small-scale 3D printing community by providing the equipment and resources to move from a maker-model printer to a high-quality commercial printer.

120

3 years ago

The company chose the name “Trouble” because they’re thinking about building a community of troubleshooting groups that comes together to solve a problem.

120

3 years ago

A community of people looking to network, find new jobs, and get gigs from each other.

120

2 years ago

This startup is building an encrypted, decentralized, and community-driven marketplace for buying and selling drugs.

120

3 years ago

A way to do peer review for scientific papers, allowing scientists to post their work directly as a paper on the internet and ask for feedback from the scientific community.

119

2 years ago

A platform for people to create artwork that gives back to the community.

118

2 years ago

The startup's goal is to help build an open platform for publishing and sharing data between developers and scientists. They want to build a new experience for scientists to learn about the data they have, so they can get it into the hands of a broader developer community.

118

2 years ago

A platform that brings together the local food community, including farmers, chefs and restaurants.

118

3 years ago

A startup that intends to use the momentum of the cryptocurrency community to grow and expand its platform for other crypto-related companies. It’s a tool for users to buy and sell digital assets.

117

1 year ago

A video-chatting app that allows you to meet new people in a safe environment. The startup is building a community that lets you meet new people without having to go through the hassle of setting up a meetup or paying for online dating.

117

3 years ago

A community of people who want to live in space, and want to live in space for at least $200,000. They want to live in space because they think it’s a better place to live than Earth. They want to live in space because they think it will be cheaper than if they were to live on Earth. And they want to live in space because they think it will be safer than if they were to live in Earth.

116

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for non-programmers to spread their own ideas together with others in real time. The company has been building a community of online users to ask and answer questions in a Q&A format.

116

3 years ago

A company that wants to use the concept of a “community of practice” to help small businesses get funding in the form of peer-to-peer network. It’s currently in testing phase.

116

2 years ago

An online community for people to share stories, notes, and events.

116

2 years ago

A project of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, young professionals, and innovators. The network’s purpose is to connect the global network of young professionals with the global community of entrepreneurs. The network was founded by the World Economic Forum and Swiss Re in January 2016, with the first annual Global Shaper Summit taking place in Davos, Switzerland. Over the summer of 2016, the World Economic Forum announced that it would be partnering with the Global Shapers Community to create the World Economic Forum Young Entrepreneur Council, which completed its first meeting in October 2016.

116

2 years ago

A global payments platform that connects businesses to their local community.

116

1 year ago

A social media platform that’s basically like Facebook, but focused on developing a community of artists who work together to create art and share it with their friends.

115

3 years ago

Lending Club is looking to create an online community for home and condo owners to get access to financing to pay down a mortgage or refinance a home. The company’s loans are backed by the equity in the house, and rates for the loans are competitive.

114

3 years ago

A platform to make it easier for creative professionals to collaborate with clients. Both parties can share and comment on the project, and get feedback/input from others in the community.

113

2 years ago

A platform that helps business owners directly monetize their digital content. They’re using a crowdsourced model of community management to build the best content curation platform.

113

2 years ago

A company that wants to build a local dating app in the US for people in the LGBTQ community.

113

2 years ago

This company is building a way to add gender-neutral language to websites and applications. It’s a way to extend the gender-neutral language that’s already been created for things like vacation rentals or the LGBTQ community by defaulting to “them” whenever they’re not specified.

113

2 years ago

A social network for immigrants in the United States. The startup wants to create a community where immigrants can connect with each other and immigrant-owned businesses.

112

2 years ago

A company that lets people create their own online social network, complete with games and community features.

112

2 years ago

A profitable startup that provides software for businesses to create and operate their own community-based group insurance plans. It also provides a platform for businesses to track and control their health care costs.

112

2 years ago

A community of freelance designers with an emphasis on high-end products like furniture, ready-to-wear, and toys.

112

3 years ago

A tool for data wrangling for the human sciences. It’s designed for students and professors (and not just for those in computer science,) and is looking to build a community around the product.

111

3 years ago

The Startup Grind is a podcast produced by TechCrunch and Rolling Stone. It features interviews with top entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders in the startup community.

111

2 years ago

A credit card that rewards its customers for giving back to the community. Instead of paying a flat fee for the credit card, customers are charged based on the number of points they earn for charitable donations.

111

1 month ago

This startup is building a platform for community-led event planning. It’ll let users sign up for events, and invite friends to join them.

111

3 years ago

A company that wants to help people find the best plumber and electrician for the job by putting their trust in a community of vetted good guys.

110

2 years ago

A company that says it’s “the Uber of community management” for social media teams.

110

2 years ago

A startup for freelance writers, editors, and translators. The startup is in its pre-launch phase, but has already sold $3,000 worth of services. It’s not a traditional marketplace, instead relying on a closed community of writers and translators who are all working on the same project.

110

2 years ago

A community of and for people who don’t like to login to the internet. A social networking site for users who are interested in meeting up offline.

109

2 years ago

A startup for crowd-sourcing, developed by the founders of Yelp, to help providers compete for customers. It’s currently a beta app, but the founders say it will be available for businesses to use in the coming weeks. If it catches on, it could disrupt the way users find and book services by grouping a person’s needs in front of a provider that has been vetted by the community.

109

1 year ago

A society in which each member has a designated “tax” that they pay to the community. The startup is focused on the personal tax, but says the societal tax is an interesting place to start.

109

8 months ago

A community for the homeless, the homeless-minded, and the hungry.

108

3 years ago

A startup building a platform to let people find jobs in their own community. It works a lot like other platforms like Upwork, but the company says it’s targeting the jobs market, and does not require fees to post a job.

107

2 years ago

A startup in MIT's Media Lab is building a system that can help detect and put a price on the different types of waste materials in a community.

107

2 years ago

A “community for digital nomads”, focused on sharing experiences and connecting with other digital nomads.

107

1 month ago

A startup that wants to make it possible for anyone to tap into the power of AI through an online API and the work of a machine learning community. The founders say they’re already working with several billion-dollar companies that use their API to run their entire data operations.

107

2 years ago

A technology that helps people create and share videos on the web, building a community around their videos.

106

2 years ago

A startup that helps grow Instagram influencers by giving them access to a community of other social media influencers and brands.

106

2 years ago

A startup building a tool to help the legal community find and share case law.

106

1 year ago

DesiRad is a college group for Indian students in the US that makes it easier to find events and connect with others in the local community.

104

1 year ago

A startup that’s developing an app that allows users to crowdsource design work in real time. As the company says, “the platform is set up in a way that allows site visitors to create a profile, to rate designs, and to leave feedback on the designs of other site visitors. The power of the platform comes from the fact that it’s powered by a community of designers that are incentivized to be helpful.”

104

8 months ago

A community for people to connect their products to online marketplaces and sell them, and then get paid in cryptocurrency.

104

8 months ago

A startup for the medical community to communicate and collaborate in real-time.

103

1 month ago

A platform for sharing and selling memberships for “a community of over 200,000 fans of the Misfit brand and lifestyle”, including fitness tracking and other tools.

103

4 months ago

This company is building a community for developers, helping them find and collaborate on open source projects.

102

2 years ago

A social networking site for artists, allowing them to showcase their work, connect with other artists, and participate in the art community.

101

2 years ago

The "Y Combinator Blog" is a blog that provides updates about YC companies along with news about YC itself and the startup community.

101

1 year ago

A company that will pay you to take pictures of your local community.

101

2 years ago

A personalized video strategy for people with diabetes, including training and materials. The company is looking to build a community of users to help them monetize the platform.

100

2 years ago

A software platform aimed at building and managing community-focused online courses.

100

2 years ago

An online community for entrepreneurs and innovators. With over 3,000 members, it’s hosted by a number of founders, including Evan Williams. The startup has raised $8M to date.

100

8 months ago

A crowdfunded site that connects first responders and community members with volunteers to assist in the aftermath of disasters and natural disasters.

99

2 years ago

A platform for online video game tournaments, which offers tournaments, community features, and a virtual currency system.

98

2 years ago

A platform for social good data. The startup is looking to connect NGOs, businesses, and individuals into a real-time social impact community.

98

2 years ago

A platform for building your own online community, from the ground up.

97

2 years ago

Startup Grind is a global community that aims to connect entrepreneurs and their startups with like-minded people, resources, and events in order to accelerate their growth. Startup Grind Philly is one of the first chapters based in the United States.

96

2 years ago

A community of people who have “fancy” allergies. The startup helps people with allergies to plants, animals, sewage, mold, and other substances identify which substances they’re allergic to, and share their reactions.

96

2 years ago

An online community for people who want to buy and sell used books and other collectibles.

96

2 years ago

Building a software platform for community managers in China

96

1 month ago

A time management app that helps people set goals and organize their day. The startup has built a community of over 30,000 people who use its app on a daily basis.

96

2 years ago

A free social network for the LGBT community. It’s a social network for LGBT people, like Facebook, but without the “friends” — it’s more of a “community” for LGBT people.

95

2 years ago

A massive community for startups and investors to learn about company funding, get advice and connect with each other.

94

2 years ago

A company that’s building a “personal assistant” for the United States government. The product is built for the US intelligence community with a $1.5 billion contract.

94

2 years ago

A startup that helps make buildings cool. In the past two years, it’s built a community of more than 60,000 people who have collectively built more than 100 buildings in more than 35 countries. The community is a nice complement to the three office buildings that are open to tenants in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco.

93

2 years ago

A digital platform for training and mentorship, founded by user-experience designers. A platform to foster a community of designers, technical writers, and marketers who share their expertise.

93

2 years ago

A simple tool that gives people a way to track their finances, with a focus on building a community. It’s just launched in beta and says it’s already gaining traction in the SF Bay Area.

92

8 months ago

Next Door is a dating service for divorced people who’ve lost contact with their exes. The app offers a community of divorced/separated people who can share advice on dates and relationships.

92

2 years ago

Celery is a social networking tool for startups and entrepreneurs, created in 2014. It was originally called “Hootsuite for startups” but changed its name in 2016. Celery allows users to plan, track and share information with their community, or network. It also includes a suite of tools for scheduling events and offers a marketplace for connected service providers.

91

2 years ago

A startup that wants to bring a “hybrid” approach to the online dating market, focusing on creating a community for people to find dates on the platform, but also connecting them with people they know in real life.

91

2 years ago

A online marketplace for graphic designers and freelancers offering creative services and access to a community of experts.

91

2 years ago

A platform for community leaders to recruit and hire community managers and engage their followers.

91

2 years ago

A startup that’s creating a space for the Asian community in the US to meet each other.

90

2 years ago

A platform for sharing advice and insights about the business community.

90

2 years ago

A startup that helps bring startup culture to India. They want to help India’s startups grow by providing a hub for community and events. They’re planning to have a physical location in India.

90

2 years ago

This startup is building a community of creators to connect people in the creative space.

87

2 years ago

This company is building a platform to help sports teams with fundraising and managing their community. They’re working with a large number of MLB teams.

87

2 years ago

The Brooklyn-based coworking space is a community of startups and entrepreneurs working to change the world. It’s located at 625 Kent Avenue, and has a membership program that ranges from $50 to $250 per month.

86

2 years ago

A social media platform focused on art. The startup wants to create a community around artistic endeavors and sales. The company’s current campaign has a goal of $100,000, but is still running with a month left.

86

8 months ago

Building a digital service that supports local community centers and government agencies to create and share printable, searchable digital maps.

86

2 years ago

A startup that helps businesses advertise to college students, as part of a bigger initiative to build a community of college students for businesses.

85

2 years ago

A community of “bouts”, designed to help people get in shape.

85

5 months ago

A social network for the LGBTQ+ community. It was founded in late 2017 and has over 11,000 users.

85

1 year ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for companies to do (legitimate) software engineering work in the open source community.

84

9 months ago

A podcast app that focuses on community and engagement, rather than feature set.

84

2 years ago

A platform for the creative community to share their work and have others critique it.

83

2 years ago

A “community for adult video talent”, focused on “expert, exclusive and sexy content”.

83

2 years ago

A social network for people who work from home, allowing them to meet other people who have the same arrangement, and find a community for a sense of belonging.

83

1 year ago

A food delivery service focused on the medical community. It’s focused on delivering speciality food to patients in specific hospitals.

83

5 months ago

This startup wants to build a platform to connect mompreneurs with other women in their community, as well as manage their businesses.

83

2 years ago

A community for people who care about the environment

82

2 years ago

A way to organize Facebook groups, particularly those that take after the real-world meetup and community model

82

2 years ago

A startup that’s looking to help the global microfinance community use new technology to reduce losses.

82

2 years ago

A “new kind of community management” for restaurants.

82

1 year ago

An API for the video game community and video game streaming platform Twitch.

82

2 years ago

According to its founders, this startup wants to be “the first social network to build a community of financial advisors”, helping advisors find clients.

81

1 year ago

An online community for basketball where users can “create a team, join one and talk about the game”.

81

2 years ago

Pivot is a social network for women entrepreneurs. It started in 2016 as a blog that features women in the Philadelphia area, but has since grown to include a community of over 600,000 women.

80

2 years ago

A community-based crowdfunding platform for artists

79

2 years ago

The company’s founders say they’ve developed a product called The Future of Productivity, which is a way for people to map their processes to a set of rules, and to share their achievements with a community of peers.

79

2 years ago

A community platform for attorneys that gives them a place to share legal information and research.

79

1 year ago

A startup for vendors looking to sell merchandise to retailers via the web. The company is looking to build a community of over 8 million vendors.

79

1 year ago

A community of professionals who help other professionals improve their productivity

79

1 month ago

A company that empowers local community leaders to make a difference in their community.

79

2 years ago

A platform that allows users to create and monetize short videos with an interactive component. This platform is powered by a community of curators and collaborators.

78

8 months ago

A place for home cooks to share their recipes and get feedback. The company has built a community of chefs and foodies who are making the recipes and giving feedback. Today, the company has over 10,000 recipes on hand, and its users are writing in at a rate of 10 recipes per day.

77

2 years ago

A community for people who want to sell or barter their personal items

76

2 years ago

An online community that helps people find and book doctors, dentists, and other health care professionals.

76

1 year ago

This startup is building a community for professionals in international business to meet and share best practices.

76

1 year ago

A text messaging app for LGBTQ+ people, meant to provide a venue for the community to share content and advocate for themselves.

76

1 year ago

A micro-financing company that uses a network of community banks to help people in developing countries get loans.

76

1 year ago

This startup is building a system that can help a central authority know a lot about a given community, including the political, religious and social values of a particular population.

76

1 year ago

A solution for “scaling” public schools. It lets school districts work with an “empowered community” to decide how schools should be run, including how many teachers and administrators are required.

76

2 years ago

A platform for the open-source community to share best practices for building software.

75

2 years ago

The online community for freelancers, agencies, and clients. The company says it’s now working with 3,000 businesses, with over 100,000 registered members.

75

9 months ago

A dropbox alternative for artists and creatives who want to collaborate on projects. The company is building out a digital community for sharing files and ad-free storage.

75

8 months ago

A platform that helps community health centers, shelters, and other non-profits track their data and collaborate with each other.

75

8 months ago

A company that is building a community of people who want to write screenplays and get paid for it.

75

7 months ago

A startup where community members can connect with one another to provide services, such as baby-sitting, home maintenance, and pet care.

75

1 month ago

A company that aims to help doctors and hospitals in the United States use electronic medical records more efficiently, and to help the medical community improve patient records.

75

2 years ago

An online marketplace for sofas, with a community of people willing to share their couches.

74

1 year ago

A small-business loan platform that provides funding for community banks.

74

1 year ago

A free email solution for the developer community

74

1 year ago

Build a digital community for college students. The startup wants to be the go-to place for students to find roommates, find jobs, look for housing, and more. One of the most interesting parts of the business is that the startup is actually building their own apartment complex, with all the services and amenities that go with it.

74

8 months ago

A platform for hosting and managing community events, allowing event organizers to sell tickets and even hold a raffle.

74

8 months ago

A new online community for college students. The founders want to help the over 6 million students who study in the US to stay connected.

74

7 months ago

An online community for all things non-profit

74

1 year ago

A startup that is building a “mobile-first” version of the popular website Reddit. They want to make Reddit more social, making it easier to find what you want and to interact with the community.

73

1 year ago

A different kind of social network, this one is all about helping people discover what’s happening in their community.

72

1 year ago

A startup that lets people sell their used furniture and household goods directly to a community of buyers.

72

1 year ago

A way to set up a white-labeled version of Facebook’s Messenger, where you create a community of people who can message each other without having to create a new account.

72

1 year ago

A startup that builds a game and community to get people to give homeless people the things they need in order to get off the streets and into permanent housing.

72

4 months ago

CultureCatch is an online community that helps you find out who the best people in your industry are. They’re looking to onboard 500 people in the next few weeks.

72

2 years ago

A project to “create a community to help people get better at hand-eye coordination”.

71

1 year ago

The startup is building a way to bridge the gap between the design community and the maker community

71

1 year ago

What if a garage was a non-profit Garage is a startup that wants to change the way we think about parking by creating a new type of community center, one that houses a library, skate park, and a community center.

71

1 month ago

A platform that brings together creative and technical expertise from startups across the country to help build a community of people who are making things in the US.

71

1 month ago

An online platform for people who like to garden. The company has a community of over 1 million people who make plans to go and garden.

71

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for retired athletes, the startup wants to help people who want to give back to the community while providing innovative ways for athletes to get funding.

70

2 years ago

Ink is a platform for live events, with a focus on music. Users are able to create and manage their events within one platform and then broadcast these events to the world. Ink also offers a community feature, where users can share content with each other. The company raised $12.5 million, with 23,000 users in 50 countries, and is backed by Lightspeed and Greycroft.

70

2 years ago

A digital ecosystem that helps people connect with one another in the community, including a marketplace for self-storage, equipment rentals and more.

70

1 year ago

This is a tool for building and managing websites. It’s geared towards the web developer professional community, but is also accessible for anyone who wants to build a website.

70

1 year ago

A self-sustaining research community that connects researchers with researchers, patent attorneys with patent attorneys, and innovators with innovators.

70

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a decentralized, community-based digital currency for the Indian market. The startup is looking to partner with mobile carriers to get their digital currency into users’ wallets.

70

6 months ago

Riders are able to opt into a premium service that provides drivers with a car, insurance and savings on every ride. The idea is to create a community of drivers and riders that share in the cost of car ownership.

70

6 months ago

This is a tool for schools to run community-wide science experiments.

70

2 years ago

A startup that helps you create an online community for your business by letting you manage groups of people, send and receive messages, and set up polls, surveys, and other interactive content.

69

2 years ago

A platform for community management built on the Slack platform.

69

2 years ago

A live-streaming community for teachers to share lessons and questions with the world.

69

2 years ago

A community building platform that allows communities to create events and provide a calendar interface for their users. It’s similar to events.io in that it helps communities organize events rather than building them from scratch.

69

1 year ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods, where a community of users can post items for sale, and buyers can check things out and message sellers to arrange a pickup.

69

8 months ago

A “global community of like-minded people who are interested in building businesses that use exponential technologies”

69

7 months ago

A community of designers creating bespoke jewelry

69

17 days ago

A new apartment community in San Francisco that’s part of a larger, $3.2 billion vertical real estate project.

69

1 year ago

A startup that provides a simple, community-driven way for people to leave feedback on local businesses.

68

1 year ago

A next-gen social network, started by a former Facebook employee. The platform has a focus on privacy and autonomy, a stark contrast to Facebook’s approach which values a vibrant social community.

68

2 years ago

A web-based platform for musicians to publish their work, including lyrics, music videos, and merchandise. The startup is building an online community to help musicians connect with fans.

67

2 years ago

A software company that allows users to connect to a community of donors.

67

2 years ago

A startup that creates community guides for real estate.

67

1 year ago

A community-based streaming platform that allows users to host live events from their homes that you can view from the website or mobile app.

67

2 years ago

A startup creating a cooperative community that lets people support one another in a variety of ways.

66

2 years ago

An anonymous messenger for LGBT teens, aimed at the Mormon community. The startup’s founder says the startup’s customer base is made up of LGBT Mormons who feel the need for a safe place to talk about their sexuality.

66

1 year ago

A platform for community health programs to share data, information, and ideas about health care.

66

1 year ago

Companies today have huge backlogs of social and community management needs that are “outside the scope of their core competencies”

66

1 year ago

A community of people working together to make real estate happen.

66

1 year ago

A web-based community for people to discuss and learn about the craft of web development.

66

1 year ago

A community of freelance product designers who can help launch a new product or company.

66

1 year ago

Build a community of artists and let them collaborate on their projects.

66

2 years ago

A community of digital creators and a marketplace for their projects, helping them monetize their work. It’s currently in private beta and has just launched a new $5 monthly plan.

65

2 years ago

A startup for building community gardens. The startup wants to make urban farming accessible to anyone.

65

1 year ago

This startup is building a platform for employees to share videos, photos, and information about their jobs. The company wants to use video to build a community for workers.

65

1 year ago

A platform for hiring and managing employees, with a marketplace that allows firms to post their jobs and recruit from the community.

65

7 months ago

A company that helps you create a community that better serves your needs

65

1 year ago

A video platform for TV and film that wants to help people find and learn new and interesting content and build a community around the content.

64

1 year ago

A “social travel planner”, building a community of people and destinations to help travelers plan their trips.

64

1 year ago

An online platform that makes it easier for brands to build a community of fans by identifying the best community influencers and rewarding them for their efforts.

64

11 months ago

An online community for health-focused digital content.

64

7 months ago

Bebop is building a platform for booking a DJ in a hotel. Users can use the app to find and book DJs in a nearby city and then communicate with them directly. The startup is building a brand and community around this, with the goal of helping users book DJs and parties at hotels.

64

6 months ago

The startup says it is building a platform for "crowdfunding for the creative community". Their pitch is that crowdfunding is better for creative projects, like art or photography, than for software — because of the community. You can read more about the company at their site .

64

3 months ago

A B2B company that uses AI to find and train community volunteers.

64

2 years ago

Stories that are created by the community, then curated by a professional team.

63

1 year ago

A health care startup that wants to democratize the patient record by making it open-source and opening it up to the development community.

63

1 year ago

The startup is looking to build a decentralized, community-driven marketplace for education, training, and certifications. It wants to build a reputation system that connects people with skills with others who need those skills.

63

6 months ago

A mobile app that allows people to connect on the fly with a community of people who can perform tasks like cleaning, dog walking and babysitting.

63

6 months ago

A smart home system that helps isolated seniors stay in touch with family, friends, and the community. It’s based on a simple app that collects information from a set of sensors in the home and alerts the caregiver to any changes or changes in the senior’s routine.

63

1 year ago

A startup for people to ask questions, share their own experiences, and find answers from a community of medical professionals.

62

1 year ago

Building a community of creators to help build 3D models and 3D printables.

62

7 months ago

A community of people with a shared, community-driven passion for traveling. The startup was founded by parenthood consultants who say they are going to build a community for parents to connect with one another and share travel tips.

62

1 year ago

A hand-woven bag that looks like a pineapple. The startup is building a community of knitters, who will make and sell pineapple-shaped bags to be used as a summer beach bag or a gift for a friend.

61

5 months ago

This startup is building a platform for small, rural hospitals to form electronic health records and share data with a wider community.

61

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform that allows you to track your running and cycling data, as well as a community of other cyclists for comparison.

60

1 year 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.

60

1 year ago

A platform that enables retailers to grow their business, build a community and be profitable. The company is backed by True Ventures, Amazon, and Slack co-founder Stewart Butterfield.

60

1 year ago

A social platform that helps people connect to each other based on their shared interest in science, space, and technology. Curricula, which was founded in October, is an educational platform that lets people who share the same interests build a community and “seek, share and teach knowledge” in their area.

60

1 year ago

A “banking app for the black community”. The company is working with the FDIC to create a black business bank account.

60

1 year ago

A startup for community-built homes in the US. The creators say the average home costs $50,000 to build, but costs $50,000 to maintain.

60

1 year ago

The company aims to create a better-functioning version of Glassdoor, which is geared towards the tech community.

60

11 months ago

A community of women who are interested in preserving history and sharing their stories.

60

8 months ago

A digital store that wants to replace a physical store. The startup is building an app that aims to sell things in a more streamlined way. It’s a web-based app that connects consumers to a community of people who know what they need and where to get it.

60

5 months ago

A community for professional creatives in the fashion, beauty, and art space.

60

3 years ago

Idea: A startup that lets you gift someone the ability to see the world, rather than a specific destination. The startup has 2 mentors and 7 founders, all of whom have traveled the world and are building an online community of people who are making the world a better place.

59

1 year ago

This startup is building a mobile app for people who want to help out their local community, but don’t know where to begin.

59

1 year ago

A video sharing platform focused on the video gaming community. Gamers use their mobile devices to upload their gameplay and create a community of like-minded people.

59

1 year ago

A startup that allows users to build customized community support groups

59

1 year ago

A startup that helps people with vision loss connect with the growing technology community that helps them. It’s working with the Pentagon on a program to help transitioning service members learn how to use technology.

59

1 year ago

A platform for community-based projects that taps into the power of the “sharing economy”.

59

1 year ago

A social network that connects people based on an interest in getting involved in local community events. For instance, if you’re interested in helping to organize a neighborhood watch program, you can connect with people in your neighborhood who are interested in getting involved.

58

1 year ago

A startup for restaurants that aims to bring a more local, community-focused approach to the restaurant business. The startup is looking to help restaurants manage their operations through a system of bots and a more community-oriented approach.

58

1 year ago

ikitd is a meetup-like community that offers users a place to share ideas, experience, and learn from others. The startup offers a way to organize and share ideas.

58

1 year ago

A new video platform for streamers, offering a hub for video content that includes personalized recommendations from the platform’s community of users.

58

1 year ago

A platform that helps the medical community make more informed decisions through data. HealthLoop cofounders are former Apple engineers who say they’ve built a prototype.

58

10 months ago

A community for women in the 21st century

58

1 month ago

A company that wants to build a community for people with common interests in things like the arts, sports and DIY projects.

58

1 year ago

Startup working with schools and community organizations to link students and teachers with mentors.

57

1 year ago

An online community that offers a place to foster and develop friendships, share interests, and explore hobbies.

57

1 year ago

An author-focused social network and community for sharing, promoting and discovering new books. The startup has gained over 1,000 authors and claims to have facilitated over 1,000,000 downloads.

57

1 year ago

The idea is to create a product that helps the community of health professionals in a particular area access to the latest research and technology and connect with the world’s leading scientists.

57

1 year ago

"An online financial community for the over-50s", with a focus on saving and investing.

57

7 months ago

Bringing the benefits of local community to the concept of a “commute”.

57

2 years ago

A community for people to create and share images and videos like Instagram, but for images and videos created for and about your organization and work.

56

1 year ago

A 3D modeling platform for the design community

56

1 year ago

A decentralized social network for food lovers and entrepreneurs, which lets restaurants and culinary businesses “employ” community members to help out at each location. Customers can also share their favorite dishes, and restaurants can advertise their products to people who like the same cuisine.

56

8 months ago

A company that creates a platform for managing and facilitating user-generated content, called “Community”.

56

7 months ago

A social network for friends and professionals to share, discover and interact with each other. It’s a community that helps members discover, share and interact with other professionals in their area.

56

1 year ago

This company’s strategy is to help the gaming community build and manage social communities, with a focus on improving the gaming experience. Gamers want to connect with other gamers while they’re playing and also want to share their gaming experience.

55

1 year ago

A “skin care brand for women of color”, built for the black community. The startup is a 50/50 partnership between two black women in Silicon Valley and a black woman in South Africa.

55

1 year ago

This is a company that aims to build a free, open-source, community-driven framework that makes it easy to build chatbots. The team is looking to build out a bot-building platform that allows you to create your own chatbot with just a couple of clicks and then download the bot as an app.

55

7 months ago

A community forum for sharing and organizing advice around making and growing a business, aimed at helping budding entrepreneurs and SMEs.

55

7 months ago

A startup that helps new members of a community find others who share their interests in real-time.

55

5 months ago

A recipe-sharing app that helps users find new recipes while also sharing their own. The idea is that users can share their favorite dishes with friends or the wider community and receive positive feedback and suggestions.

55

1 year ago

A tool to help makers design and prototype their products, based on feedback from a user community

54

1 year ago

A community of bot developers who want to make new bots that can help manage tedious and repetitive tasks.

54

1 year ago

People who’ve lost weight in the past can share their weight loss story with the community. Users record how much they weigh and what they’re eating daily and tag their friends to help them stay on track.

54

1 year ago

People say they want better access to healthcare but don’t want to use traditional hospitals. This startup is building a network of community health centers that don’t require insurance.

54

1 year ago

A social network for people who want to share the 20% of their life that they spend traveling. The startup asks users to upload a photo of a destination and then share the photo with the community of travelers.

54

1 year ago

Community for people who want to learn how to code and get started with a project.

54

8 months ago

A messaging app that lets you use any text-based chat service (Facebook, WhatsApp, SMS) to communicate with family and friends. It’s targeting the immigrant community, hoping to help them communicate across borders.

54

6 months ago

A community for online learning. The startup wants to be the next big thing in online courses.

54

5 months ago

A community of developers building Android games

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1 year ago

A startup that helps companies create and manage their own internal community platforms. It’s meant to be a hub for employees to share ideas and collaborate, but it’s designed to also be a repository for company culture.

53

1 year ago

A platform that helps bring open source and open hardware together. They’re focused on the hacker community and makers more broadly.

53

11 months ago

A platform that allows artists to build a community of fans and collaborators, connect with brands and negotiate sponsorships.

53

1 year ago

An online community for the blockchain community, with a focus on helping people transition to the new economy.

52

1 year ago

A startup that allows the programmers of a community to build a better, faster and more stable website for their online community. The company is developing an API for community sites to integrate into their own.

52

1 year ago

A tool that helps people create “a community of passion” around their passions

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9 months ago

A venture-backed startup that helps new companies get their name out into digital. It allows founders to create customized branded websites and blogs, and gives them tools to help them effectively communicate with their community.

52

7 months ago

A company that offers a tool for creating and managing your own online community.

52

1 year ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to find and engage with their community of friends, family and other people who share the same interests.

51

1 year ago

A platform connecting people and companies that want to give back to the community. The platform lets companies create and pay for work to be done in the community, allows groups to organize projects, and allows people to find work that matches their skills.

51

1 year ago

A social network for millennials. The company wants to create a community of like-minded people. They want to be different from Facebook and Twitter because they want to be more of a group than a brand.

51

1 year ago

The startup is building a digitally-connected community for young professionals, with the goal of helping them get and keep jobs. The idea is that the startup will be able to offer its services to companies that aren’t able to offer labor to millennials, like construction companies.

51

1 year ago

A startup that helps people find and manage their local food pantries, soup kitchens, food shelves, shelters, and other similar community organizations.

51

11 months ago

A toolset for engaging with your community on Facebook Messenger.

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7 months ago

A social network for people with chronic illnesses, where users can share experiences, interact with others, and find support through an online community.

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6 months ago

A community of users who want to get their hands on premium watches, which they can then sell back.

51

1 year ago

A startup that helps companies maintain their brand and social media presence with a tool that’s meant to encourage engagement, build community and sales.

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1 year ago

A free app that helps people find good places to eat in a given city by rating and mapping the restaurants, and providing reviews by community members.

50

1 year ago

A platform that connects members with a community of other reporters, able to share news and maintain a social network.

50

1 year ago

A digital product community for freelancers

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1 year ago

A new take on social media for Millennials: streamlining the process of reporting content that is offensive, abusive, or otherwise violates your community standards.

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1 year ago

A friend-based messaging platform with a focus on the LGBTQ+ community, allowing users to share and re-share messages with a who’s-who of community members. The app also has a messaging feature for non-users.

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7 months ago

A web-based community for photographers, where photographers can show off their work, collaborate on projects, and get feedback from other photographers.

50

1 year ago

A platform for fostering a community of local makers to teach and learn from each other

49

1 year ago

A community of people who are building and selling 3D printers.

49

1 year ago

Swing is a service that helps people find events for the community, like a wedding or a trivia night.

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11 months ago

Builds and sells tools to help create and manage campaigns that highlight what’s going on in local communities. These could range from the neighborhood watch group to a local community group trying to raise funds for a new park.

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6 months ago

An educational platform for health, wellness and fitness enthusiasts in the US. The startup wants to gamify learning and create a community where people can learn from each other.

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6 months ago

It's a platform that allows people to create community profiles and make it easy to find other people with common interests.

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4 months ago

A platform for finding free or cheap shared housing in Latin America, with one of their early customers being a small community library.

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3 years ago

Idea: A community directory for short-term housing aimed at tourists and newcomers to a city. The startup is planning to expand to other cities in the future.

48

1 year ago

An open-source, community-driven distributed ledger system that’s designed to enable companies to cut down on large amounts of paperwork and paperwork fraud.

48

1 year ago

A startup in the inspiration space that’s building a “community of inspiration” that keeps people motivated, inspired, and doing good. The startup is planning to launch an app later this year, with a $1 million seed round led by 500 Startups.

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1 year ago

A community for independent contractors

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1 year ago

A company that has built an online community, where users vote on questions and experts answer them using video and text. The startup is working with the NFL, which is using it as a way to raise awareness of player safety in the NFL.

48

1 month ago

A tool that helps people foster a community around their brand, sharing content, conversations, and photos.

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3 years ago

Idea: A community platform for the world’s freel

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1 year ago

A cloud-based community where people can collaborate on and share their creative work. The idea is to encourage people to share their work and brainstorming to help others improve their craft.

47

1 year ago

A community of designers and engineers building new products on top of the Internet of Things, with a community of 150,000 monthly users.

47

1 year ago

A startup that aims to build a community-driven grocery store, with a focus on in-store ingredients and product quality

47

1 year ago

An online community of artists and creators dedicated to developing, promoting and building the creative economy in New York City

47

10 months ago

A platform for creating, sharing, and selling wedding photo albums and slideshows, with a focus on the under-served LGBTQ+ community.

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1 year ago

A platform that connects community organizers with local influencers who can help promote a cause.

46

1 year ago

A community of small businesses that connects them with customers, while keeping their operations lean and leaner.

46

1 year ago

A social network for the LGBTQ community, aimed at building a safe space online and offline

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11 months ago

Bringing a community of businesses and developers together, rather than relying on a single central developer to develop the app. InCommerce allows businesses to create a platform for their product and connect with other developers around the world to bring in new features and integrations.

46

5 months ago

A startup that lets you rent bikes and self-drive them, building a community around shared rides and use of self-driving vehicles.

46

3 years ago

Idea: A platform for people to pay for community services, like cleaning or cooking The startup wants to provide a way for people to outsource

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1 year ago

A network of online community partners that can allow customers to request items as an “insurance agent” via a web portal. It’s a kind of insurance shopping service where you have someone else help you with the details.

45

1 year ago

This is a game-like tool for creating, connecting, and interacting with users in a group. Users can create their own rooms, and can invite others to join. The founders want to find a way to enable users to create and moderate spaces that are unique to them, and that can help them to connect with people in a larger community.

45

1 year ago

This is a community for people who like to make things. The community brings makers together to share their projects and ideas, and help each other out.

45

11 months ago

A way to engage a larger community around the idea of better food sourcing and consumption. The startup wants to be the go-to resource for all things food.

45

6 months ago

A mobile-first, ad-free social community for professionals who want to get in shape and stay healthy.

45

1 year ago

A community for techies to find mentors, and for mentors to find mentees.

44

1 year ago

Building a digital workshop for professional women, creating a community of women who want to start a business.

44

1 year ago

A startup that lets registered sex offenders track their whereabouts and interact with the community.

44

10 months ago

A company that provides developers with a sponsor-driven alternative to funding. The company is currently building a platform that allows developers to build a product, have it tested by a community of backers, and have them kick in money to get the product to market.

44

9 months ago

A platform for members of the LGBT community to find each other and chat about health, dating, and other issues.

44

7 months ago

A local startup that is building a platform to help organize and collaborate around a community’s needs.

44

6 months ago

A new way to shop for digital products, with discounts and recommendations being determined by the digital community

44

5 months ago

A startup that helps you create content for your community, and helps other people find you.

44

5 months ago

A software provider for the Bitcoin cash community.

44

11 months ago

A way for small businesses to get more involved in the community.

43

7 months ago

“Towards the end of 2018, we identified an opportunity to build a new brand of cannabis and cannabis-infused products that focused on the needs of the African-American community.”

43

6 months ago

A startup that’s trying to build a single platform that wants to aggregate all of the world’s PhDs and turn them into “the world’s most advanced, most productive, most intuitive, and most connected PhD community”.

43

1 year ago

A startup that helps patients with chronic pain find the best treatment. The company, which was founded in May, offers a combination of physical therapy and behavioral therapy, along with a community of pain patients who have been successfully treated by the service.

42

11 months ago

A way to create an online network for selling products with the help of a community of people and products. The startup helps customers find the right products to buy by grouping them into categories. The company is working on a platform in the US.

42

10 months ago

A software platform that helps businesses build their own e-commerce websites for their own brands. Fincube is a subscription service that offers a store manager with a community of designers, developers, and marketers to build a site.

42

9 months ago

A startup building a reputation system for the digital world, which aims to provide a peer-to-peer verification system for “good” and “bad” actions. It’s a community for people to review, rate, and review each other.

42

9 months ago

A startup that helps consumers compare and find the perfect fitness classes in NYC. Founded in January and backed by Accel Partners and 500 Startups, the company includes a mobile app, a series of Youtube videos, and an online community where New Yorkers can share their workout routines.

42

3 years ago

A community-driven platform for sharing product usage data.

41

11 months ago

A community for people to share their work and gain feedback from others. They want to be a place for creative professionals to share their work and connect with others.

41

10 months ago

A community website for people who live in apartments and are interested in buying their own home, with an app that helps potential homebuyers get pre-approved for a mortgage.

41

10 months ago

A platform for fostering the exchange of ideas, ideas that are fed into the startup’s growing community of users.

41

7 months ago

A “social network for all employees”. The startup wants to bring a more human element to the remote work community by way of group discussions, informal chats, and shared knowledge.

41

4 months ago

A team of students at The University of Texas at Austin is building a platform that allows people to create community-based apps for their personal use. The app allows users to create their own app, which they can then share with friends and family.

41

3 years ago

Idea: A community bulletin board that connects people who need help with those who can provide it

40

11 months ago

The startup is building a platform that helps people buy and sell products and services in a community of users. The startup is working to launch in the US.

40

10 months ago

A startup for customers to get access to customized marketing products and services. The company is making it easier for marketers to build community-based campaigns.

40

7 months ago

A platform for the “supermassive” and “ultra-low-latency” computer science community to share and build software together.

40

5 months ago

This is a tool that helps businesses find, recruit, and retain women. The startup is looking to build a team of community managers and recruiters to help employers find women, and women find jobs.

40

9 months ago

A “social media community” platform, where users can create their own communities of content and comment on each others’ posts.

39

4 months ago

A startup that helps users create and share their ideas on how to improve their bank. It’s like a wiki for bank customers, but with more information and less community. It’s currently in private beta.

39

4 months ago

A crowdsourced social network for the LGBTQ community, with a purpose of being a safe, welcoming place for people to connect and organize around their interests. They’re starting with a blog-like platform where users can post their opinions on current events and share their personal stories.

39

4 months ago

A real-time messaging app for the medical community, connecting doctors with patients around their most pressing needs. It’s a chatbot that connects users to a real human.

39

11 months ago

A software company that helps aid agencies in the US and the UK to create and maintain their own systems for engaging and networking with their community.

38

11 months ago

A platform for live video streaming, with the company building a community for artists, musicians and other creative types to share their work with a global audience.

38

9 months ago

We believe that the best way to grow a business is to build a community around it. We have been doing that with our users since our launch in 2010.

38

5 days ago

An online community for expat parents to help each other find work, make friends, and generally make their lives better

38

1 year ago

A cloud-based tool for handling the creation and management of community events. The company is currently in beta for a handful of cities, including Pittsburgh.

37

10 months ago

A startup that creates a platform for community-driven “living labs” in developing countries, which use mobile phone technology to help communities make the best of their limited resources.

37

3 months ago

This startup is looking to create a new kind of community for learning, sharing, and managing career development. The company is building a system that allows professionals and companies to manage their careers and track their results with a social network.

37

11 months ago

A community-run Reddit alternative focused on community-driven journalism that can be read on any device. Contently is hoping to create a “lean-back version of the newsroom.”

36

11 months ago

A platform for community events, including sports and educational conferences.

36

10 months ago

Build an online platform that lets people play in their home and share their gameplay with their friends. The startup’s goal is to give the community an opportunity to play in the same game at the same time.

36

9 months ago

A startup that aims to provide customer support to the tech community by building software that allows people to get technical advice from a community of experts.

36

4 months ago

A platform that allows developers to create and manage an online community around their app. They also offer coaching and marketing services.

36

10 months ago

A platform for community and social events, with an API for developers to build new tech-enabled features.

35

4 months ago

A dating app for the LGBTQ+ community, made for the black community, from New York City.

35

1 year ago

This startup is building a network of community centers, but with a twist — they’re using all-online technology to make it easier for users to access services.

34

1 year ago

A chat service for mobile journalists, relying on a community of journalists to help distribute breaking news.

34

11 months ago

A “community-based credit bureau” that allows people to report their own credit data to the community, and then other members can verify or dispute it.

34

9 months ago

A startup that creates an online community for people with mental illness. The company wants to use a network of local groups in the U.S. to connect people who are trying to quit their mental illness.

34

9 months ago

A community of developers building tools to help companies use more of their data in their product.

34

9 months ago

A tool that helps you track your health and fitness data, and allows you to share your progress with friends and family. The company wants to build a community of people who are trying to achieve health and fitness goals, and track each other’s progress.

34

5 months ago

A startup that’s building a massively multiplayer, real-time community to help people learn how to meditate.

33

5 months ago

This is a tool for taking photos of your food and then sending a request to a network of other food bloggers to recreate the dish. The platform is powered by a community of “food influencers” who are also food bloggers and are compensated by the platform.

32

5 months ago

A company that is building a predictive platform to help the medical community make better decisions about their patients.

31

4 months ago

The team behind this co-working space-cum-event space wants to build a community that caters to the growing number of startups that live outside of major urban areas.

31

28 days ago

A community of local businesses in NYC that are looking to hire people. There’s a pool of over 200 companies that are available for hiring, with over 200 openings in total.

31

1 year ago

A startup for visually tracking cooking, with a chat tool for a community of food lovers. The app aims to help users cook more efficiently, with features like measuring and recipe creation.

30

5 months ago

A “learning management system” on a decentralized platform, with a learning community, analytics, and a teaching assistant.

30

4 months ago

A tool to create and manage community-led initiatives

30

2 months ago

A platform that allows companies to build their own online community for security and safety, like an online chat room for employees to talk and be engaged. The platform offers premium features such as live video conference calls for HR, sales or marketing, a Facebook-like chat room for customers to ask questions, and a forum for employees to engage on product issues.

30

2 months ago

A clean energy service that helps businesses and consumers save money on their energy bills. The company’s founders wanted to use the savings to help fund a nonprofit in a poor community.

30

5 months ago

A platform that helps small businesses connect with people who are looking to earn money. The startup wants to build a community where people can connect directly with people who are looking to make money via a service called “Earn”.

29

3 months ago

This is a video platform for community managers that lets them post and share videos about their brands.

29

2 months ago

A startup that is building a proprietary platform to help companies create a “community of communities” that communicates with each other about the same topic.

29

1 month ago

A social network and community for people with rare diseases, aiming to provide a “safe place for people to connect” and help manage their symptoms.

29

1 year ago

This startup is building a community management platform for a global, multi-faith community that is part of the same religion as a key partner in their space, the Global Women’s Leadership Institute.

28

4 months 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.

28

1 month ago

A startup to help consumers, developers, and businesses build and manage their own local community of interests around an app.

28

3 months ago

a company that’s building a social network for flower growers. The founders say they want to build a community of people who have the same interests in growing flowers.

27

17 days ago

“A support system for entrepreneurs”. HelpMee is an online community where entrepreneurs can seek advice and help.

27

15 days ago

A company that connects people with data science skills to businesses that need them, and a community of people who share data science skills.

25

4 days ago

This startup is building a platform that helps online retailers “build and maintain a community of loyal customers.”

24

3 months ago

A platform for homeowners to share their home with potential renters. Instead of just placing pictures of a house on a website, HomeSeer allows users in a community to interact with one another, helping people find houses to rent.

23

13 days ago

A startup that is building a way to track student loans via email, who are working with local community colleges and graduate schools to create a student loan tracking tool.

23

5 months ago

A startup that provides community-driven news and advice for local kids.

22

3 months ago

a sleek way to keep track of your data, by compiling it in a single dashboard. The company launched in March and is now building a community of users.

22

6 days ago

A platform that allows people to “invest in their neighborhood”, allowing people to invest in the local community through their investments.

22

2 days ago

A web-based platform that allows users to keep track of their investments, and transfer money from one investment account to another. They’re seeking to build a community of investors to make the process more seamless.

22

5 months ago

A startup that helps people build a community around a shared interest, like a shared passion for food or learning a language. You sign up, start a Facebook group, and invite others to join.

21

18 days ago

The MAKE Awards are an annual event that celebrates the best of the makers community. This awards ceremony is a celebration of makers’ achievements in hardware, design, software,

20

3 years ago

Idea: A startup for the creative community to buy and sell design content from the world’s best designers

19

2 months ago

A piece of software that lets you manage a game’s community by moderating submissions and voting on what content to keep and what to remove.

19

20 days ago

Building a tool for people to manage their online reputation, serving as a community for negative posts about other people.

18

6 days ago

This community of indie makers hopes to change the way people discover new games with its dedicated curation.

18

3 months ago

A tool that lets people create and manage their own cryptographically secure identity on the Ethereum blockchain. The startup is building an open-source community around the project.

17

2 months ago

A community of developers and designers creating mobile and web apps for the food industry, from grocery stores to restaurants, with a particular focus on food safety and quality.

17

3 years ago

Idea: A tool for connecting people with a “community partner” like a co-working space or business incubator. It’s a way for people to find and join groups to collaborate on projects, host events, and share resources.

16

2 months ago

A company that makes an app based on the concept of crowd sourcing ideas for new products, and then using a social community to vote on the best ideas

16

18 days ago

A social network for folks over 50, offering a variety of community and networking benefits, with a business model based on advertising.

16

5 months ago

A platform that connects you to the business travel community and helps you find the best travel deals, as well as a marketplace for businesses that can then sell their travel services. The startup is looking to serve the needs of people who need to book travel and their clients and vendors.

14

25 days ago

An online tool that helps developers and engineers with their coding processes, but also has a community aspect that helps developers learn from each other.

14

3 years ago

Idea: A mobile app for small businesses and local community groups

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2 months ago

What’s specifically interesting about this is the way the team is tackling a major pain point for people who work in fintech. They want to make it a bit more like a person is learning a skill, and their interaction with the app can add a sense of community to the experience.

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18 hours ago

Acme is building a community for people who want to learn about and put their money into cryptocurrencies. The company’s founder says it’s “built for the everyday investor,” and that it is “the first to offer the option to trade cryptocurrencies directly from a bank account.”

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A community of investors and entrepreneurs in India, seeking to create an online community of investors and entrepreneurs who can help each other.

Online business directory and community for India

A digital, social community for artists to share their work, find collaborators, and build a fanbase.

A company that wants to help members of the LGBTQ community and other minorities get affordable health insurance. HealthForceOne has been in the market for almost a year, with a client list that includes the New York City Department of Health and the LGBT Center.

A digital platform for the creative community. It is a marketplace that connects creative talent with needs-based projects.

The company is building a platform to help startups connect with investors and build a community of backers. The startup is working with Y Combinator and other investors to get more startups to pitch at YC.

A community that helps remote workers manage their work and stay connected to their co-workers.

A platform that connects people to community service projects near them, with a web-based platform and mobile app.

A news aggregator for the Indian community, with a focus on the LGBTQ community.

The app is designed to help community centers run classes in their building. It’s meant to be situated next to their front desk, and can be used to create a schedule and notify people in the building of what’s happening.

A platform that allows anyone to create a community for people who want to develop a product and generate revenue from it.

An online platform for peer-to-peer lending in India. The startup serves community microlenders in India that are looking to lend out smaller amounts of money to people in need.

A startup that wants to create an online-only community for teachers, and eventually other professionals.

A “social beauty community” platform.

A product that helps people in the VR community get together, meet, and keep in touch

A platform for the creation of community-driven training videos.

A company building an AI-powered community of users who can share their expertise and help others.

A startup that will allow people to build websites for their local community, and then charge a monthly fee for that service.

A startup that’s building a platform that serves as a community for people seeking to buy and sell used goods.

A community for individuals who want to learn the basics of machine learning and data science.

A platform for sharing data from the academic research and teaching community. They want to help faculty build their own community websites, and help them promote their research and teaching.

A community where aspiring politicians can get advice from other politicians, and help each other get elected.

This app is building a vast community of builders. The startup’s goal is to make building fun again, for young people, who are driving the construction industry.

A social networking app that allows people to find community, find friends, and meet people close to their geographic location

A planned luxury housing community in downtown Miami.

A startup that helps people take better photos and videos with the goal of building a community of photographers.

A platform for schools to share resources, build a community, and budget using cloud-based software.

A startup that aims to be the Wikipedia of the veterinary industry, by building a community for vets across the world.

A startup that wants to build a community of like-minded people who would like to share their life’s stories with others, using their own digital products.

A community marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods. It is very similar in kind to the popular site OfferUp, but with a community-focused twist

A new type of virtual reality experience, where people can interact with others in a “virtual school” or “virtual community” without leaving their own home.

A health and wellness community that helps people get the right care, at the right time, for the right price.

A social media platform that brings brand power to the local community. It works by giving brands a platform on which they can interact with consumers and promote their products.

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides customers with weekly deliveries of fresh produce and other items from local farmers. Customers pay for their weekly deliveries of local fruits and vegetables through a subscription model.

A new company to help people make connections in a city, using a “social media platform for the community”

This startup wants to help the international diplomatic community solve some of the most pressing problems by building an online platform for them to share their expertise.

Ponzi-like investment scheme for the bitcoin community. They are a bitcoin company that offers a service which allows people to invest or lend bitcoins without having to exchange them for other currencies. The startup is currently only operating in India, with plans to expand to other countries.

A startup that’s building a community for people with experience in the health and fitness industry.

A startup that will focus on building a community of companies that are using artificial intelligence

A social media community for artists and art lovers.

A community of teachers with a chat room for discussion

A team health and fitness app with a day-by-day view of your schedule, tracking your reps, sets, rest and rest-pause sessions. The app also creates a social network around your workouts, creating a community around shared fitness goals.

A platform that helps connect people with professionals in their community for physical well-being and mental health.

Building a platform to allow people to make music together. The company wants to bring the “self-expression that comes from music-making together with the community that comes from sharing music on the Internet.”

A community that helps students of the University of California and beyond get the finance and career capital they need to start their own business.

A social network where people can ask questions and get answers from a community of experts.

A startup for community members to report potholes and graffiti in their neighborhood Workers go out daily to clean up potholes, remove graffiti

A social portal for the LGBTQ community

A company that provides a platform to run community-based learning programs in developing countries online.

A community where you can ask a curated team of experts for advice on a particular topic.

“A platform for high-growth companies to grow their community,” which has a plan to bring in more than $100,000 in revenue in 2019 (as of July).

The most influential students in the YC community are the founders and co-founders of YC startups. These are founders that have gone on to found their own companies in the seven years since YC.

a social network for the LGBT community in Uganda, aiming to give them a space to connect and discuss their lives in a safe and private way.

A tool to help the developer community find solutions for specific problems with the language.

A startup that lets you buy a lifetime membership to a community of people who share your interests. It’s a subscription based site so you pay a set amount over time, but there’s a free version for non-members.

A tool for streaming live video and building community around it. Trying to build a “Netflix for Live Video”.

A matchmaking app that lets you find people who need help with their hobbies, which is like a community of hobbyists and enthusiasts. Founded in March.

A company that brings together a community of people with the same interests. Its main community is focused on cooking, but it also had an early-stage fitness community.

"An automated way to scale and manage applications that help businesses solve problems. It uses machine learning, ecommerce, and a referral program to build a community of users.”

A company that is building a platform for app developers to build a more active community around their apps. The company hopes to build a platform that brings together developers who have similar apps and allows them to build a community around them.

Helps members of a school community get access to free local yoga.

A “digital marketplace for used books and audiobooks” that allows users to find and buy books in their community of interest.

A library of community and networking events for professionals in the creative and technology industries, including conference and meetup planning, networking and events

A social network for the furry community, owned by the same company as Fur Affinity.

An organization for entrepreneurs and start-ups in the New York area. The startup is building a digital community with a curated marketplace for mentors, events, and funding.

A product that provides a “community of people who have lost their phone or know someone who has lost their phone.”

A startup for consumers to help support and grow the community of restaurants they frequent.

A social network for the LGBTQ community that allows users to create a profile and share their interests.

This startup is a “community-powered” marketplace for buying and selling unused gift cards at discounted prices.

A free, open-source and community-driven email client built on the Electron framework.

A consumer-targeted business that allows the user to share and rate products, and build a community around them.

A startup that pairs you with a community of debt-free, budget-conscious people who are willing to split the cost of a car, home, furniture, or other major purchase.

Social networking for the LGBT+ community, with a focus on design and social media. It’s for people in the LGBTQ+ community and their allies.

This is a community for videographers that already has 300,000 members.

A startup that makes it easier to get funding from community sources, such as crowdfunding sites.

A platform for running and publishing community-driven events, such as hackathons and meetups.

A community focused on creating and sharing art, music, and videos.