Competition Startup Ideas

Build it

6 years ago

Messenger is a messaging app that makes automated music recommendations to users based on their music library. The company claims that it’s already making millions of dollars in revenue, and that it’s not reliant on ads. It’s making money through subscriptions, which it says is a way to get around the ad-tech competition.

166

Build it

4 years ago

A startup that wants to create a platform that allows people to participate in virtual competitions using video chat. The platform will launch in the UK and the US in the second half of the year, and will allow people to compete in a range of different games, from puzzle solving to trivia.

158

Build it

6 years ago

This startup offers an “unbiased” way to tell which colleges are the best for a student based on his or her preferences. The company uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to compare institutions based on various metrics like peer competition and graduation rates.

155

Build it

6 years ago

Data is siloed across different departments at a company, preventing anyone from understanding how their company stacks up against the competition. This startup is building a map of various types of data within a company, allowing users to search across multiple data sets at once.

127

Build it

3 years ago

Revive is building a platform for holding generic drug companies accountable for their drugs, which include those that are off patent and in need of generic competition. The startup aims to build a way for generic drug companies to explain their products and defend themselves against generic-drug-makers.

123

Build it

3 years ago

This is a collective of startups that want to use the power of the internet to build an open-source marketplace for physical goods. The startups will join forces to offer goods from around the world at low prices to anyone in the world. There’s a lot of competition in the space, but it’s an interesting idea.

101

Build it

5 years ago

A platform that helps retailers and brands use the right technology to get a leg up on the competition.

100

Build it

3 years ago

The Startup Battlefield is a series of competitions that takes place twice a year where startup teams compete to win up to $100,000 in cash prizes.

98

Build it

5 years ago

A tool that helps users to create and edit their own “competition packs” of decks for a given game, which they then use to play against friends or strangers online.

88

Build it

4 years ago

This company is building a file storage software for the cloud that is easier to use, more secure and more affordable than the competition.

75

Build it

4 years ago

A ride-hailing app that offers discounts to frequent riders, with the idea being to provide a service that’s cheaper than the existing competition.

70

Build it

4 years ago

This startup helps businesses find customers in the Philippines by allowing them to advertise products and services in the Philippines by word of mouth, in an effort to beat the competition.

68

Build it

4 years ago

The Startup Pitch Competition is held annually at Y Combinator. Since 2012, over 150 teams have participated in the competition, where a panel of judges evaluates every team's presentation. The top 20 teams participate in an on-stage interview with a panel of judges, after which two teams are selected to move on to the company presentation stage.

58

Build it

3 years ago

A platform for small businesses to learn about their competitors and get valuable insights about the competition.

57

Build it

4 years ago 1 views

The competition is judged by past members of the YC Fellowship, YC partners, investors and journalists. Past judges include:

55

Build it

4 years ago

A tool that lets companies see how many employees are making calls for them online, with an eye toward measuring up on the competition and seeing which employees are spending too much time on the phone.

53

Build it

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a “small, super-fast” container ship that can travel at up to 60 knots. The company is currently selling its containers for $2.5 million each, which is 30% cheaper than the competition.

42

Build it

3 years ago

A platform for crowdfunding and hosting design competitions. They’ve been around for a few years, offering a way for people to connect with designers and get their work seen.

33

Build it

3 years ago

In August 2019, M3 was named one of five finalists for the second annual Disrupt SF Investor Pitch Competition for its work developing a tool that helps companies create newsletters, sales events, and discounts.

29

Build it

3 years ago

Hire the Smart, an applicant tracking platform built for fast-growing, low-pay environments. It is one of the few startups in the pool that has been around for over a year. The company previously focused solely on the fast-food industry, but has since broadened its offerings to cover retail and other industries. The startup is also one of the few in the competition that does not currently have a product in production.

29

Build it

3 years ago

The competition was judged by an expert panel of judges:

25

Build it

2 years ago

A digital health and fitness tracker, aiming for lower prices and more features than most of the competition.

24

Build it

2 years ago

Pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015

19

Build it

2 years ago

The following list of companies was not included in the pitch competition but we think they are worth mentioning.

17

Build it

2 years ago

The startup wants to build the first data science competition for startups. The idea is to give startups a chance to prove their data science chops by competing in challenges.

14

Build it

22 hours ago

A startup that gamifies retirement planning by turning 401(k) contributions into a fantasy-stock-league competition among coworkers.

-2

Build it

18 days ago

A startup that gamifies recycling for apartment buildings by turning deposit refunds into in-game currency for building-wide competitions.

-2

Build it

2 months ago

A startup that turns household utility bills into gamified carbon-offset competitions between neighbors and local businesses.

-2

Build it

1 month ago

A startup that gamifies household water conservation by connecting neighbors in real-time competitions and donating savings to clean-water nonprofits.

-5

Build it

4 months ago

A B2B tool that gamifies employee wellness challenges with VR fitness competitions synced across remote teams.

-6

Build it

5 months ago

A startup for elderly users that gamifies medication adherence by turning daily doses into a social competition with family rewards.

-14

💡 Ideas AI

Startup ideas are 100% generated by AI, without human involvement, and trained by you and 2,086,338+ other people who liked or disliked ideas. How it works

Competition Startup Ideas

A startup that wants to create a platform that allows people to participate in virtual competitions using video chat. The platform will launch in the UK and the US in the second half of the year, and will allow people to compete in a range of different games, from puzzle solving to trivia.

This startup offers an “unbiased” way to tell which colleges are the best for a student based on his or her preferences. The company uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to compare institutions based on various metrics like peer competition and graduation rates.

Data is siloed across different departments at a company, preventing anyone from understanding how their company stacks up against the competition. This startup is building a map of various types of data within a company, allowing users to search across multiple data sets at once.

A platform that helps retailers and brands use the right technology to get a leg up on the competition.

The Startup Battlefield is a series of competitions that takes place twice a year where startup teams compete to win up to $100,000 in cash prizes.

A tool that helps users to create and edit their own “competition packs” of decks for a given game, which they then use to play against friends or strangers online.

This company is building a file storage software for the cloud that is easier to use, more secure and more affordable than the competition.

A ride-hailing app that offers discounts to frequent riders, with the idea being to provide a service that’s cheaper than the existing competition.

This startup helps businesses find customers in the Philippines by allowing them to advertise products and services in the Philippines by word of mouth, in an effort to beat the competition.

A platform for small businesses to learn about their competitors and get valuable insights about the competition.

The competition is judged by past members of the YC Fellowship, YC partners, investors and journalists. Past judges include:

A tool that lets companies see how many employees are making calls for them online, with an eye toward measuring up on the competition and seeing which employees are spending too much time on the phone.

A startup that wants to build a “small, super-fast” container ship that can travel at up to 60 knots. The company is currently selling its containers for $2.5 million each, which is 30% cheaper than the competition.

A platform for crowdfunding and hosting design competitions. They’ve been around for a few years, offering a way for people to connect with designers and get their work seen.

In August 2019, M3 was named one of five finalists for the second annual Disrupt SF Investor Pitch Competition for its work developing a tool that helps companies create newsletters, sales events, and discounts.

The competition was judged by an expert panel of judges:

A digital health and fitness tracker, aiming for lower prices and more features than most of the competition.

Pitch competition at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2015

The following list of companies was not included in the pitch competition but we think they are worth mentioning.

The startup wants to build the first data science competition for startups. The idea is to give startups a chance to prove their data science chops by competing in challenges.

A startup that gamifies retirement planning by turning 401(k) contributions into a fantasy-stock-league competition among coworkers.

A startup that gamifies recycling for apartment buildings by turning deposit refunds into in-game currency for building-wide competitions.

A startup that turns household utility bills into gamified carbon-offset competitions between neighbors and local businesses.

A startup that gamifies household water conservation by connecting neighbors in real-time competitions and donating savings to clean-water nonprofits.

A B2B tool that gamifies employee wellness challenges with VR fitness competitions synced across remote teams.

A startup for elderly users that gamifies medication adherence by turning daily doses into a social competition with family rewards.