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5 years ago

A browser extension that tracks the cost of your everyday items (fries, cup of coffee, etc.) over time and cross-references this data with the Starbucks menu. In addition to the main purpose of tracking your coffee expenses, the tool also allows users to find out if they are spending more than they should and how to cut back.

545

2 years ago

A tool for executives to help them manage their entire organization in one place.

422

4 years ago

A platform for developing, managing and executing cyber security solutions.

324

4 years ago

This startup wants to build a tool that allows users to direct all of their social media traffic to a single platform, cutting down on the time it takes to manage multiple accounts.

319

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help HR executives and their teams manage and track all expenses for their company.

300

5 years ago

A food delivery service that takes a cut of each order. The startup’s delivery partners are close to becoming available in Brooklyn, with plans to expand to a dozen more by the end of the year. The startup charges a 20% delivery fee.

253

4 years ago

The startup is developing a system for remote workers that would allow employers to pay employees using a card that cuts out the middleman bank.

247

4 years ago

A tool for creating and executing marketing and sales campaigns. Available as a Slack bot and as a browser extension, and also as a mobile app.

240

5 years ago

A platform that helps small business owners and startups collaborate on marketing strategy and execute their marketing campaigns with greater efficiency.

238

5 years ago

A search engine for fashion companies to find clothes and accessories that go well together, cut for a specific body type, or are made with sustainable materials.

222

4 years ago

A startup that helps entrepreneurs in San Francisco to get paid faster, and in the process, cuts down on fraud and lost payments.

216

4 years ago

The startup makes on-demand cleaners available for home services, largely to help cities manage their waste. By putting the service in the hands of users, it helps cities cut costs and be more efficient.

216

4 years ago

This startup is developing a platform for smart contracts that automatically execute when specified conditions are met.

214

4 years ago

A food delivery app for restaurants that allows them to get their orders out quickly by cutting out the middlemen.

213

4 years ago

A startup that wants to cut down on the number of meetings that happen in the office, and track them digitally.

209

3 years ago

A startup that aims to bring the “sharing economy” to farmers, who are often left out of the vast majority of transactions related to food, be it restaurants or grocery stores. The founders say that since they can use shared resources, they can cut the cost of a farm by 75%.

202

5 years ago

Idea: A company that helps homeowners who are selling their home make it look its best for buyers, cutting their job out of the real estate sales process. The startup has raised $150,000 in the last month.

194

4 years ago

A startup that works with big companies to help them cut down on costs by eliminating unnecessary phone lines.

194

4 years ago

This startup asks the question: “What if you could make your kitchen more efficient” If you want to save money on electricity, the company says, you could make your kitchen more efficient, cut down on your food waste, save time, and eat healthier.

186

4 years ago

The idea is to use an app to automatically coordinate payroll across different companies. Employees get notifications when their salaries are ready, and the company takes a cut of their paycheck. It’s an interesting model that could help companies restructure their payroll.

182

4 years ago

A software platform that optimizes the compilation process in software development. It’s a more efficient way of building software, and can help developers cut hours off of their product creation process.

182

5 years ago

A startup that has built a tool to help legal professionals create an agreement and execute it without ever leaving the browser.

179

5 years ago

A B2B company focused on creating a visual sales tool for sales teams and executives.

179

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can get a free haircut because they need a confidence boost

178

4 years ago

A startup that helps small-business owners create a sales process that’s easy to follow and efficient to execute. The app helps small-business owners track their sales process, manage customer relationships, and manage their inventory.

176

3 years ago

This startup wants to let people sell unused home appliances and cut down on the waste.

175

3 years ago

A new product that helps TV programmers figure out which shows to buy and which to cut, with the startup’s AI software picking out the network’s greatest hits and those that are most likely to get canceled.

175

5 years ago

A new way of doing customer service that can cut costs.

174

3 years ago

A company that wants to use AI to cut down on fraud in the financial sector

174

4 years ago

A group of entrepreneurs and executives from large companies like Google, Amazon, and Walmart are working on a new startup called Kip, a platform for tech-enabled collaboration. The company’s goal is to help large companies share resources more effectively, and will launch in the fall of 2020 in the U.S.

173

5 years ago

A platform that helps restaurants manage their food waste, cutting down on food waste.

172

2 years ago

A cloud-based sales management platform that provides tools for sales management, marketing automation and content marketing, all powered by cutting-edge technology.

171

5 years ago

A digital dashboard for people to keep track of their personal and professional goals. The startup is based in San Francisco, and has just closed a $2.5 million round led by former Dropbox executive Adam D’Angelo.

169

4 years ago

The startup is building an app that makes it easy for people to buy and sell used clothing online, cutting out the need for a middleman like eBay.

167

5 years ago

A startup that builds apps for the blind and visually impaired who want to use the the cutting-edge features of their smartphones.

166

5 years ago

Hardware startup building a device that uses body heat to cut down on your energy consumption.

166

5 years ago

If you’ve been to a restaurant in the United States, chances are you’ve left a tip. But what happens to that tip What if that tip was shared with the next person who dined at the same restaurant Farbric’s app cuts out the middleman, allowing the restaurant to keep more of that cash.

166

5 years ago

An executive assistant that makes scheduling meetings, calls, and everything else easier.

166

4 years ago

Helping students plan and execute their college visits.

165

5 years ago

A startup that lets shoppers bid on items to help them save money, and that charges a small fee for the service. The startup is mobile-first and only takes a small cut of profits.

164

5 years ago

A business that will help people make the most out of their kitchen’s free-form surfaces, like cutting boards and cutting boards with built-in shelves.

163

5 years ago

A software company that creates an API for a network of processors and license holders to manage payments in real-time. The startup was founded by two former executives of Adyen, a global payment processing company.

163

5 years ago

A platform that helps consumers manage their telecoms bills. Their goal is to cut their bills by 15% and increase their bill by 5%.

162

5 years ago

The startup is building an app that helps hospital business owners manage their wait times and staffing. The goal is to cut down on wait times for patients.

161

4 years ago

A technology that helps employees plan and execute their work better, in real time.

160

4 years ago

A startup that helps restaurants outsource their delivery needs, to save money and cut down on delivery time.

160

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to connect people with the services they need. A startup for services, the startup wants to help people find the services they need, like a haircut or a ride.

159

5 years ago

A startup that sells laser-cut, customizable paper for planners, journals, planners, notebooks, and more

159

4 years ago

A tool that allows you to create a ‘Checklist’ of actions to accomplish quickly. “Checklists are the most efficient way to execute a set of commands,” the company says.

157

3 years ago

A startup that helps people pay bills with their phones. The startup is already working with several hospitals, but already has its first “acute care” customer.

157

5 years ago

A shortcut to finding new restaurants in a given city

155

5 years ago

A business that will help people sell their junk cars, investing in the process. The company takes a cut of the sale, and will also buy back the car from the owner so they can donate it to a charity.

154

5 years ago

An AI system to recommend and execute financial transactions

153

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can get a haircut from the comfort of their own home (you visit their home and they cut your hair)

152

5 years ago

This is a service that helps businesses manage their employees’ time and attendance, helping them cut down on administrative costs and employee theft.

152

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help companies cut down on the number of questions they’re sending to job applicants

150

5 years ago

A startup that helps find and execute on real estate deals, and automate the many processes involved.

150

5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps users cut down on their phone bill by using their phone less.

150

4 years ago

A company that helps consumers create a financial plan and then makes it easier for them to execute that plan, with the goal of helping people who don’t have access to traditional financial planning.

149

5 years ago

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

148

5 years ago

A tool for marketers who want to evaluate the effectiveness of their ad campaigns, including the ability to test various creative executions and social interactions with consumers.

148

5 years ago

A booming business for managing and cutting out the middleman when buying and selling real estate. The company has raised $32 million to date.

146

5 years ago

This is a messaging app for food delivery workers, with the startup promising to cut down on food waste.

146

5 years ago

A way to help fast food restaurants manage the waste they produce in their kitchens and on their premises. For every burger they’re able to cut, the startup is able to feed a human in need.

146

5 years ago

This company wants to make it easier to sell people's old cars for them. The startup uses a site to sync with a person's social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and then finds their car on VIN-based sites like CarGurus and AutoTrader.com. Then, they'll take a significant cut of the sale price to buy back a car.

145

5 years ago

A tool that helps programmers build and execute microservices-based applications on any cloud or on-premise infrastructure. This is a startup that is building its own infrastructure on top of AWS.

145

5 years ago

A company that aims to build a web-based, third-party curator for Amazon. The startup’s founder says that by offering a third-party curator of Amazon, a company can take advantage of the huge inventory of products that Amazon offers and cut out the middleman.

144

5 years ago

A company that sells “smart contracts”. The idea is that Smart Contracts are more efficient and reliable than the current “Oracles” that are used to execute contracts.

143

5 years ago

A startup that lets people get free haircuts and other services from barber shops in need of clients.

142

4 years ago

A company that aims to develop a pay-as-you-go model for travel, combining the convenience of an app with the cost-cutting of a prepaid plan.

142

5 years ago

A tool for companies to execute marketing campaigns in an automated fashion, with the ability to tell the marketing department what to do and what to ignore when it comes to email program design. Idea is also originally a software company, but now a marketing software company.

141

5 years ago

The app that makes it easy to find a place to get a haircut or a manicure.

141

5 years ago

The founders of this company hope to make it easier for people to book professional services online, allowing them to book a haircut from a stylist or a plumber from a service rep.

140

5 years ago

A tool for hiring consultants, with the goal of reducing costs by 30% and cutting the number of steps it takes to get a consultant hired.

140

5 years ago

This is a “shortcut” to provide the same results as a traditional HR process, by using phone interviews, instant messaging, and video interview feedback to automate the hiring process.

139

5 years ago

A mobile app that helps people get local deals and coupons for things like a haircut, lunch, and a movie

139

3 years ago

A startup that wants to use cutting-edge technology to make household chores more efficient. (They are working with AT&T to bring this service to its customers.)

139

5 years ago

Focused on helping business owners and executives improve business outcomes, the startup’s first offering, CROW, is a software tool that helps companies analyze the performance of their marketing initiatives.

138

5 years ago

A company that helps companies reduce their monthly expenses by partnering with their employers to cut down on expenses in the office by using a virtual assistant.

137

5 years ago

A startup that wants to cut the cost of an “unmanned” service.

137

5 years ago

This startup is building a digital loyalty program for hotels that aims to cut down on fraud.

136

5 years ago

An online marketplace for home health-care services to cut down on paperwork and increase efficiency.

136

5 years ago

This startup is building a machine learning service that helps other companies quickly create and execute campaigns without the need for a huge staff. The startup is targeting startups that need marketing help but don’t have the time or the resources to build it.

135

5 years ago

a startup that uses robots to cut and assemble plastics and other materials

134

5 years ago

A startup that wants to improve the way you pay for car insurance, by eliminating the agent and cutting out a lot of the muss and fuss.

134

5 years ago

A simple solution that allows people to track and pay for their electricity, gas, and water bills. The company wants to make paying bills easier than it is today and aims to cut costs for customers as a result.

134

5 years ago

A platform that helps companies create a digital open-book management system. The startup wants to help companies automate their paperwork and cut down on costs.

133

5 years ago

A digital health startup led by a former pharma executive that aims to help people with chronic conditions manage their health.

133

5 years ago

A company that wants to help people buy and sell property more efficiently, to cut out the middleman.

133

5 years ago

A company that helps companies deal with the challenge of web sales. It was founded by the former chief executive of Gilt Groupe, an e-commerce fashion company.

132

5 years ago

A tool meant to help companies create and execute a mobile marketing strategy.

132

3 years ago

This startup is building an app that cuts through the noise of the daily news cycle, by separating the good from the bad. The app, called “The Daily”, takes a different perspective, highlighting the optimistic and the important, but not the trivial. It’s already been featured in the Washington Post, Fast Company, and the New York Times.

132

4 years ago

A software startup that helps financial professionals create report dashboards for executives to make better decisions.

131

4 years ago

The startup wants to create a one-stop-shop for all of your Facebook ads needs. The startup is currently only available to marketing executives.

131

4 years ago

Credit card skimming startup that has raised $1.2 million to help merchants cut down on fraud.

131

5 years ago

A startup that helps large retailers streamline their supply chain and avoid prices from being undercut by competitors.

129

3 years ago

This startup has built a platform that connects social influencers to brands. They take a cut from any sales that happen as a result of their posts.

128

3 years ago

A startup that connects insurance companies with doctors who are willing to write prescriptions, and also takes a cut from the drug companies.

128

5 years ago

A platform that helps users find the best salon for their haircuts. The app stores salon location data in users’ phones and provides them with recommendations based on their location and needs.

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5 years ago 1 views

A platform for planning and executing projects, often in the developing world, that are too expensive or too risky for governments or charities to take on.

127

4 years ago

The startup wants to bring order to the insurance claims process by cutting out the paperwork and paying a claims adjuster to handle the paperwork for you.

127

3 years ago

This app basically allows you to order food from your favorite restaurants. It’s a way to cut out restaurants and make the entire process of ordering food a lot more simple, similar to Grubhub.

127

5 years ago

A startup that helps employers to cut down on errors and save money while hiring, and also helps job seekers find employment. The company is in the early stages of a $3 million seed round and has been in beta since July.

125

5 years ago

A tool one can use to create and execute “digital business” plans.

125

5 years ago

SaaS company that helps small businesses manage their marketing. The startup helps small businesses create digital marketing strategies, then connects them with the right people to execute the plans.

124

5 years ago

A tool for insurance brokers to track which agents have been working together to win new business. The startup is looking to provide “a better ROI for insurance brokers”, by cutting out the middle man.

124

2 years ago

A social network for corporations, with enterprise sales teams and executives working on behalf of the company. The company takes a commission off each sale made through their platform, and may also have access to data on consumers on top of that.

124

5 years ago

This is a marketplace where people can sell their expired Amazon and eBay gift cards, with a small percentage of the proceeds going to charity. The startup takes a cut from each sale.

123

4 years ago

A tool for cutting together short, animated GIFs on Macs and PCs.

123

5 years ago

Nextbit wants to deliver Android in a way that lets you take your phone with you everywhere. It cuts down on background apps and syncs only the apps that you want to use with your phone. Available on Android and iOS.

122

4 years ago

A marketing software platform for pharmaceutical companies, meant to improve the customer experience and cut costs.

122

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses manage their employees’ time and attendance, helping them cut down on administrative costs and employee theft. This is a startup that helps businesses manage their employees’ time and attendance, helping them cut down on administrative costs and employee theft. This is a startup that helps businesses manage their employees’ time and attendance, helping them cut down on administrative costs and employee theft.

120

5 years ago

A tool to help finance teams and executives track their spending and generate reports that can be used to improve management of funds.

117

5 years ago

A platform for sharing knowledge, with a particular focus on the medical profession. The startup wants to cut the time doctors spend on paperwork, allowing them to have more time for patient care.

117

5 years ago

A predictive analytics tool for all businesses, including SaaS ones, that aims to cut down on customer churn.

116

5 years ago

A team of designers and engineers building a digital prototype for a custom-built laser cutter. The team is building the product as a way to fund the research of a laser cutter they hope to build themselves.

116

5 years ago

This startup is building a system that would allow customers to send a text message to multiple retailers and have the purchase executed seamlessly.

116

5 years ago

This app is built to make it easy for business leaders to stay in touch with the people who make their businesses work, allowing executives to communicate with their teams via text.

113

5 years ago

A mobile app that allows customers to directly order products online from brands, with the retailer taking a cut of the sale.

113

4 years ago

Smart contracts are basically pieces of code that will execute conditions set by the maker of the contract when the contract is broken.

113

5 years ago

A startup that gives users an easy way to make a donation to a cause of their choice. The startup is looking to increase the number of causes a person can donate to by cutting down on the number of steps required to do so.

112

5 years ago

A startup that cuts banks out of the process of opening a checking account by building its own app. The startup has a mobile app that would allow customers to log in to their bank, make savings and investment plans, and keep track of their spending.

110

4 years ago

A company that helps hospitals and other medical facilities cut down on expensive paper records.

110

4 years ago

A way for companies to manage their brand’s social media accounts. The company wants to partner with big brands and tell them how to use the platform, then get a cut when they do so.

109

5 years ago

A Boston startup that aims to make it easier for people to start a business by cutting out the middlemen that currently profit from them. It offers a suite of services that allow companies to set up a website in 15 minutes.

108

5 years ago

A platform that allows companies to “reduce pain points and improve employee productivity by automatically executing and tracking processes.”

108

5 years ago

Founded by a former Google executive, the company is looking to bring AI to the design business. The startup’s first product is a tool that helps designers prototype a product with a drawing tool.

107

4 years ago

A platform for selling and buying your car or truck, financed with a monthly payment. The startup sold its first loan in May with former GM executive, Mark St. Pierre, leading the company.

107

3 years ago

This is an “integrated supply chain management” system for home building and remodeling that hopes to cut down on wasted materials, lower construction costs, and improve customer satisfaction.

107

3 years ago

A global payments network for the $50 trillion global remittance market. Announced on April 1, the company is expected to raise a $100 million round of funding at a $2 billion valuation. The company is led by Lakhvinder Singh, a former senior executive at MasterCard and PayPal.

105

5 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used items and goods. The company is using a technology called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to allow consumers to scan an item and find out what they’re worth on the platform, which they say is a cheaper way to buy used goods, and helps sellers by cutting out the middleman.

104

5 years ago

A SaaS that serves as a “commercial intranet” for companies, developed by a former Microsoft executive. The company says it has nearly 1,000 customers and has raised $30 million in funding.

104

5 years ago

A tool for web developers to build custom fonts, cutting down on the time it takes to get a font approved for use on a website.

103

3 years ago

A startup that helps banks make more money by cutting out unnecessary fees.

103

5 years ago

This startup is building a platform for small businesses to create pricing structures and track their revenue, giving them a tool that will allow them to understand their revenue streams, cut costs, and increase revenues.

101

5 years ago

A software stack for claims processing. The company, founded by a former legal executive, aims to reduce the cost of claims processing by 10-20%. It has raised $5.1 million in funding.

100

5 years ago

An on-demand, on-the-go learning platform for executives that helps them quickly learn anything from marketing to HR to finance to sales. The company recently raised $1.5 million in venture capital.

99

3 years ago

A stylist who can do men’s hair, with a focus on short cuts and beard trims.

99

4 years ago

Companies can use Made.io to upload and store their files in the cloud, so that they can easily be accessed when needed. The company then provides its own hosting and security, and then takes a small cut of the revenue.

97

4 years ago

A startup that wants to cut down on the “excess” of onboarding customers, and help companies automate the onboarding process through clear use of the right tools.

97

5 years ago

Wrapping up our list of the best startups in Y Combinator’s class of 2020, we've selected 5 startups from the batch that had the best business ideas and the best execution. (If you're curious, we'd recommend checking out the list of the top Y Combinator startups of 2019 here .)

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2 years ago

A startup that wants to help large companies cut down on the time it takes to build apps. It wants to bring a SaaS-only tool to the table that will allow companies to build apps in a few weeks, compared to the months it takes now.

94

3 years ago

About a dozen startups are working on a shared infrastructure to help companies reduce their energy bills. Sustainable Energy Utility (SEU) is designed to help companies cut their energy bills by 30%.

92

5 years ago

A platform that lets you streamline your workflow in terms of how you share assets/assets between different parties. So, for example, if you’re an artist and you’re working with a director, you can upload your artwork to a cloud-based platform that allows you to share it with the director, who can then use it in the final cut without having to work directly with you.

91

5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps recruiters and hiring managers find and manage top talent. The startup is backed by Sound Ventures, the venture capital arm of Pandora, and is led by former Googler and Facebook executive David Fischer.

91

4 years ago

The startup founded by a former General Electric executive, wants to use AI and a custom-designed nanotechnology solution to make drinking water taste better.

91

4 years ago

A new way of paying artists, based on a kind of marketplace model. The major difference is that the company doesn’t take any commission from the artists. The startup instead takes a 30% cut as a fee for the use of the platform.

90

4 years ago

This New York City startup is building a subscription service for the restaurant industry. The founders behind the company believe that the industry is plagued by high costs and a lack of execution.

90

4 years ago

Track is building a new way to track our expenses and savings, offering recaps of how we spent our money and automated suggestions on how to cut back.

90

2 years ago

A “sanctuary city” for marijuana users in California. The startup wants to set up places where people can smoke pot without fear of prosecution.

90

2 years ago

A tech company that helps automate software testing, and makes tools for managing testing. The company is currently executing on a $2.5 million seed round, with an additional $1 million from the founders.

90

4 years ago

A platform for students to request tutoring, with the company taking a 20% cut from tutors’ earnings.

89

4 years ago

A cloud-based software as a service platform for supply chain execution.

89

4 years ago

A new way to pay for parking, that cuts out the need to pay with a credit card, and lets you pay online.

88

4 years ago

A startup that helps you plan and execute a custom charity campaign for a cause of your choosing.

86

4 years ago

The startup’s target is high-level executives, and they want to help them stay on top of their job description and responsibilities.

86

4 years ago

This startup’s product lets small businesses manage their employees’ paperwork. It was founded in 2014 by two former BBVA executives.

86

4 years ago

This company makes a “cute,” AI-powered tool that allows developers to translate a website into a number of other languages.

85

4 years ago

A platform which aims to cut the cost of organizing and managing events by making it easy to book riders and vendors, and to collect payments.

85

4 years ago

The company was founded in 2012 by Joshua Granick, a former entrepreneur and executive at a number of startups including Twitter and Uber.

85

4 years ago

A startup that allows companies to cut down on employee telephone usage by using an app to auto-reject calls to certain numbers based on location.

85

4 years ago

When you buy a TV on Amazon, the company takes a big cut of your money. You can buy a Roku and use a third-party app to stream Amazon content.

84

3 years ago

A company that’s building a tool to help the fashion industry cut down on their carbon footprint.

84

4 years ago

A sales automation product that claims to help account executives automate the entire sales process.

83

4 years ago

A company that lets you find and book the right stylist for your next haircut, without having to leave your desk.

82

4 years ago

A SaaS offering that helps you cut down on the number of times you dig out your phone to make sure you’ve logged out of your social media accounts. The system is meant to make the account management process faster, more reliable, and less work.

81

3 years ago

A company that makes an app for people to find and book haircuts and spas. The app is free and it pays its users when a client uses the app.

81

4 years ago

A new way to pay bills that cuts the cost of paper and the need to use a credit card.

80

4 years ago

A startup that allows companies to build and manage their own apps, shipping software as executable code on a USB drive.

80

3 years ago

A “video platform for companies and brands to keep up with the latest trends and news”. It’s a video sharing network for salespeople, executives, and other professionals.

80

4 years ago

LendingClub is a peer-to-peer (P2P) lending company that aims to cut out the middleman lending market by allowing borrowers to connect with each other directly. The company’s P2P model is based on an algorithm designed to match borrowers with lenders. P2P loans were responsible for $2.7 billion in loans in 2017.

79

4 years ago

The startup helps businesses streamline their operations, process payments, and cut down on errors by using AI-powered chatbots.

79

4 years ago

A company developing a device that cuts the cord on the ties that attach laptops to desks.

79

4 years ago

A company building a platform to automate the process of executing large-scale acquisition deals.

79

4 years ago

A platform for selling and buying fixed-rate loans. The company is developed by former Citi, UBS, KKR and S&P executives.

78

4 years ago

A company that helps people get on the path to financial independence by saving money, cutting costs, and investing. It plans to disrupt the current financial planning industry by offering services at a fraction of the cost of traditional financial planning.

78

4 years ago

This startup is aimed at manufacturers, selling them automation equipment that can cut down on labor costs.

78

4 years ago

A company that helps small businesses get started on social networks. The startup funds small businesses to build their social media presence in exchange for a cut of their sales.

78

4 years ago

A company that helps executives in the real estate industry innovate by bringing in new business.

78

4 years ago

This company is building an AI bot for executives to give daily guidance to employees via anonymous text messages.

77

4 years ago

A startup that cuts fees for employers by allowing them to use their existing employee data (things like their social security number, for instance,) to verify who’s legally allowed to work in the US.

77

4 years ago

A tool for creating and executing ads for Instagram and Facebook.

77

4 years ago

A tool for corporate recruiters to pitch job candidates to companies directly, cutting down on the time spent managing the process.

76

4 years ago

A system that helps healthcare providers cut down on costly billing mistakes.

76

4 years ago 1 views

A 3D printing service that uses a laser to cut and engrave images, with a focus on customizing products.

76

3 years ago

A startup that connects customers with businesses by way of the phone. The startup is building an API for companies to send messages to customers on their behalf, cutting out the involvement of humans.

76

3 years ago

$1,000 non-refundable application fee to offset the cost of processing a credit application and notifying creditors of the loan. The company takes a 5% cut of the amount borrowed and a 1% fee on the total amount borrowed.

76

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a digital library platform for museums and libraries. The startup aims to cut out the middleman, by allowing users to create, curate, manage and share museum exhibit collections with no programing needed.

76

4 years ago

A credit card that pays you back when you pay it back. Cardlytics uses mobile technology to help people manage their credit cards, with a unique feature that helps you monitor your spending and cuts down on the number of times you have to pay off a credit card.

75

3 years ago

A company that provides a cloud-based platform that simplifies the process of planning, executing, and tracking campaigns.

75

3 years ago

A startup that catches errors in production and cuts them out before you deliver the finished product.

75

3 years ago

This startup has built a platform that helps people earn money by sharing their photos with brands in exchange for a cut of the earnings.

75

4 years ago

A flexible budgeting app that makes it easy to budget at the moment and see how much you can free up by cutting back your expenses.

74

4 years ago

It is a drop-in-a-bucket startup incubator in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles. The company was founded in 2017 by former Google executive Brian Wieser. The company's mission is to foster entrepreneurship in the city of Los Angeles.

74

3 years ago

A solution for small businesses to automate their bookkeeping, invoicing, and accounting. The startup is looking to partner with other companies in exchange for a cut of their profits.

74

3 years ago

A technology that allows businesses to track their supply chain and cut down on logistics costs.

74

4 years ago

An upstart that wants to build a “smart” watch for heavy users of fitness trackers, claiming it can cut the time it takes to get to the gym from 30 minutes to 10.

73

4 years ago

A platform for retailers and brands to sell directly to customers from their website, with the goal of cutting out the middle man.

73

3 years ago

A company that makes the process of creating and managing bulk orders of microchips much easier. It’s building software that allows manufacturers to print out microchips, rather than cutting them up, and has customers like Micron, Broadcom, and Renesas.

73

4 years ago

A web-based platform for executing and checking off tasks from a single dashboard, built for project managers.

72

4 years ago

A platform that lets C-level executives and other employees post, edit, and remove information from their LinkedIn profile.

72

4 years ago

A startup that helps busy executives get the most out of their time, with an emphasis on prioritizing tasks based on their leverage.

71

4 years ago 1 views

A new approach to software development that promises to help companies deploy code faster and cut costs.

71

4 years ago

A platform that helps small business owners book affordable group reservations, cutting their cost from 25% to 10%.

71

3 years ago

A way to cut down on the cost and energy of doing data collection by allowing users to send their data into an automated system.

71

4 years ago

The startup is building a mobile app to help people find and connect with local barbers in their area, including how to book a haircut, and even how to book a haircut online.

70

3 years ago

A digital platform that makes it easy for people to initiate and complete medical treatments, providing insurance companies with a way to cut costs and lower the barriers to care.

70

2 years ago

A company that wants to create a marketplace for the sharing of on-demand personal grooming services, such as a manicure, haircut, or pedicure. The startup already has $1.3 million in angel funding and is headquartered in San Francisco.

70

4 years ago

A startup that aims to help people save money on airline tickets with a service that shows you how much money you’re spending on each ticket and tells you which tickets you can cut or cancel.

69

4 years ago

Nonprofits are often the ones using the most outdated technology, which can lead to cost overruns, delays, and ultimately poor results. Eloken helps nonprofits modernize their IT infrastructure by providing them with a cloud-based platform that cuts their costs while providing them with the tools they need to keep their programs running smoothly.

69

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies make more efficient use of the cloud by using machine learning and artificial intelligence to monitor usage and predict when to cut costs.

69

3 years ago

The startup was started by a group of ex-IKEA designers and engineers after they saw the retail giant’s ability to sell furniture online cut into their ability to sell products. It’s available in the US and UK markets, with plans to expand to other countries soon.

69

3 years ago

A “Facebook for people,” players can connect with their friends, see pictures and videos posted by their friends, and can post their own. The startup was started by a former Facebook executive, who wanted to build on the platform’s growth.

69

3 years ago

A startup that helps local restaurants optimize their restaurants and cut costs. The startup gives restaurants a mobile POS system, a payment gateway, and a mobile ordering system that allows customers to order and pay for their food right from the app.

69

2 years ago

A tool that helps you find your dream job by identifying skills and experience you have. The startup says it cuts about the same costs as a traditional job search without the headaches.

69

4 years ago 1 views

An API for healthcare providers to manage patient data. The startup, founded by a former Amazon executive, is building a new API for healthcare providers to manage patient data.

68

4 years ago

This startup is building a platform that helps consumers cut down on unnecessary roaming costs by giving them access to the “best rates for international calls,” including the ability to call to other countries for just 5 cents per minute.

68

3 years ago

A company that provides data to help businesses make decisions. They’re particularly interested in the insurance sector, and are targeting “insurance executives who are looking to make data-based decisions in a cost-effective way”.

68

4 years ago

A company that helps companies bring their HR and payroll in-house, to cut down on the time it takes to hire new employees and the time it takes to pay them.

67

4 years ago

On July 29, 2018, Y Combinator announced that it is working with the United States Department of Defense on a $120 million Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) grant. DIUx is a new unit within DoD that is focused on bringing together startups and the military to develop cutting-edge technologies that the military can adopt for use in the war and defense arenas.

67

4 years ago

An employee-owned insurance company. The startup wants to build a marketplace of insurance products for businesses, where employees can buy coverage to meet their specific needs and where the startup takes a cut of the premiums.

67

3 years ago

A startup that lets users pay for their parking via a mobile app. The company says it’s currently working with over 1,000 parking lots and is profitable, in part because it cuts out the

67

3 years ago

An online tool for cutting down on costs and monitoring labor costs for companies.

67

3 years ago

The company wants to help the world cut down on food waste. The startup’s name is a play on the word ‘re-up’, which is what people say when they have to re-order their favorite food

67

3 years ago

A tool for C-level executives to track their travel and expenses, built on the idea of an “Uber for business travel”.

67

3 years ago

The Chief Executive of an Israeli company meets with Israeli startups for six months every year. He’s also been on a mission to improve Israel’s startup ecosystem and recruit more startups to Israel.

67

4 years ago

A company that uses a personalized approach to help a person change a habit by writing a custom program to help an individual cut down on a certain behavior.

66

4 years ago

This startup wants to help students pay for college by cutting out the middleman. With EnrollMe, students can set up online accounts at their schools, then buy the school's textbooks, pay for the school's dorms and student meal plans, and then transfer those funds directly to their school.

66

4 years ago

This startup wants to be the Uber of weddings – a group of wedding planners that work with couples to plan and execute their weddings.

66

4 years ago

A food delivery app for restaurants and food trucks, with the goal of helping them cut down on wasted food by bringing it right to the front door.

65

4 years ago

The best ideas are usually the simplest. And in the startup world, simplicity and finding a way to solve a problem is not easy to execute. We’ve selected the best ideas from the last two months to help you jumpstart your next idea. We’ve grouped them by market.

65

3 years ago

A startup that buys and sells real estate, leveraging digital to make those transactions faster and easier to execute.

65

4 years ago

A software startup that aims to cut out the need for data entry by allowing users to upload their own data. The startup’s web app allows users to upload data, which is then used to make recommendations and “tell you what to do next”. The startup is currently in beta.

64

4 years ago

This startup wants to take the rigmarole out of paying bills. The company aims to be the “Uber for payments”, the startup says it processes over $200 million in payments per month. It hopes to take a 15% cut of each transaction.

63

4 years ago

A startup that is creating an app that allows people to identify and book haircuts, color treatments, and other hairstyling services in their home or office. The startup is also partnering with salons to offer financing options for salon services.

63

3 years ago

A startup that connects customers with their local locksmiths via text message, with the startup taking a cut of each transaction.

63

3 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies establish customized policies that are automatically executed for employees based on their usage of the company’s software.

63

4 years ago

a startup that wants to help people understand how they are spending their money. The startup wants to provide an easy-to-use dashboard of monthly spending to help people decide where to cut back.

62

4 years ago

A software platform that helps large companies track and manage their supplier risk. Aids in the planning and execution of supplier audits, risk mitigation strategies and supplier management programs.

62

3 years ago

This startup aims to teach people how to save and invest money by building a tool that makes it easy to create and execute a plan.

62

3 years ago

A home energy provider to customers who want to cut their bills. The company wants to make the process of switching energy providers as easy as changing your phone plan.

62

3 years ago

A startup that helps law firms cut down on large legal expenses, building customized legal services for clients.

62

3 years ago

A company that provides companies with their own custom branded credit card that they can use to pay for goods and services in the US. It’s a way to cut out the middleman and save on additional fees.

62

3 years ago

The startup, whose name is a reference to the “Trump tax cut”, is building a tool that helps people reclaim their money from the IRS that they may have claimed back in the past.

62

4 years ago

A ride-hailing service for medical patients to help alleviate the demand for rideshare services and cut down on the time and money spent trying to find a ride.

61

3 years ago

A platform that helps businesses plan, organize, and execute their sales campaigns.

61

3 years ago

A startup that helps businesses cut down on the cost of managing their rental properties by building a customizable database.

61

3 years ago

When a user clicks a link to a website, it’s often followed by a URL shortener being used to shorten the link to keep it from being found. It’s a tool used by SEO companies to rank websites. Sovereign wants to cut out the middleman and allow users to use the URL shortener directly on its platform.

60

2 years ago

A video sharing platform that offers all creators a revenue share with the platform. The startup was founded by former Netflix executives.

60

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a tool that allows marketers to cut through the noise from all the ads on the web by picking out the “chosen” ads.

59

3 years ago

A company that makes it as easy to find local housing and roommates as it is to find a date. The startup aims to cut down on the frustration of finding a place to live.

59

3 years ago

A data visualization platform that aims to provide the most accurate and complete reports for credit risk. The idea is to provide a dashboard for banks to track risk, allowing them to make better lending decisions and cut down on bad loans.

59

3 years ago

A platform for businesses in the UK to “take a cut” off the top when selling products and services to other companies in the UK.

59

3 years ago

A portfolio manager for the modern market. Opporto is a startup that wants to take a more active approach to portfolio management, cutting out the “passive” aspect of asset allocation and focusing on the more active management of portfolios. The startup aims to make money by charging a percentage of the assets in an investor’s portfolio, based on how they’re managed.

59

3 years ago

A brand new payment platform for small businesses that don’t want to give credit card companies a cut. Instead of taking a percentage, the payment is split up between the merchant and the customer.

59

4 years ago

This startup helps save money by letting commuters access value-added features for free on their commute. The startup takes a cut, but the idea is that it will be a better business model than other ride-hailing companies.

58

3 years ago

A secure, encrypted store that allows users to sell their old smartphones through a mobile app, and then get a cut of the cash.

58

3 years ago

This startup helps retailers get more data from their customers and better schedule deliveries, cutting costs, and increasing profits.

58

3 years ago

A credit card that cuts fees and interest payments by transferring the balance to a peer-to-peer loan program.

58

4 years ago

A startup whose mission is to help people who have lost jobs or had their hours cut to find other work.

57

3 years ago

A platform for planning out and executing on a monthly sales plan — with a built-in shopping app to help customers make their purchases.

57

3 years ago

The app wants to help people hire a cleaning crew. The startup is different from others in the space in that it doesn’t just do cleaning, but also handles administration to help cut costs.

57

3 years ago

A tool for marketing executives to generate, track and report on marketing budgets.

57

2 years ago

A machine learning platform for the finance industry to predict suspicious transactions. The company claims to help banks cut down on fraud, but its pitch is a bit more vague. It aims to make machine learning data available to other startups to use to build a similar service.

57

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to replace your wallet with a digital payments card, with one card that works everywhere. They charge a fee for the card, and also receive a cut of the fees merchants pay for the transaction.

56

4 years 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.

56

3 years ago

A free service that helps companies plan and execute their business in the most time-efficient manner possible. The company today is focused on using machine learning to find the best timewise schedule for a project.

56

3 years ago

A digital distribution platform for publishers. The startup houses ad inventory for publishers who want to sell ads on their website, and pays publishers a cut of the revenue each month based on how many ads the publisher sells

56

3 years ago

A company that builds software for businesses to design, manage and execute security tests.

56

2 years ago

A startup for reporting that connects reporters with lawyers, marketing agencies and other businesses that need to create documents such as contracts and leases. The startup is also looking to use predictive analytics to help businesses cut down the time they spend on tedious work.

56

2 years ago

A startup that wants to be the Uber of the meat industry, connecting butchers to customers and cutting down on waste.

55

4 years ago

A collaboration platform for senior executives and other high-level professionals. The startup is creating a platform where users can share documents, plans, ideas and other content with other users, while leaving the original author’s name associated with it.

54

3 years ago

A tool to help developers create, test, and launch software more quickly. The startup, which launched in June, uses a system of libraries to help developers cut down on code maintenance and writing.

54

3 years ago

A startup that’s trying to build a system for helping farmers get paid for their crops. The company says that for every 100 lbs of crops, farmers need to pay between $50 and $300 to intermediaries. In the future, it’s looking to automate the process of matching farmers to buyers, cutting out the middlemen.

54

3 years ago

A system that helps municipalities identify and monitor fraud from public utilities and utilities in their area. It’s designed to help governments cut costs and provide transparency.

54

3 years ago

“The Go-To-Market for Growth” is a tool that helps small businesses execute a “Sell-Out Strategy.”

54

3 years ago

A platform that helps HR teams plan and execute a company’s onboarding process. It’s a platform that helps employees and managers plan, train, and track the onboarding process.

54

3 years ago

A mobile-first payments alternative that focuses on micropayments. The startup aims to take a cut of each transaction and hopes to revolutionize the way small businesses pay for goods and services.

53

3 years ago

This startup is developing a new way to manage calls. The company wants to provide a way for call center representatives to manage their job while they’re on the phone with customers, and cut down the amount of time they spend away from the desk.

53

3 years ago

A platform for college students to sell and trade textbooks, with an emphasis on supporting students who want to cut costs and get the book right away.

53

3 years ago

A company that helps you buy anything from a store using a digital shopping cart. The startup wants to use a digital currency to cut out the middleman and make micropayments for a wide variety of services and goods.

53

3 years ago

A data platform for companies to see what financial products their customers are using and get insights about their spending habits. The company was founded by a former Wells Fargo executive.

53

3 years ago

This is a real-time marketplace for barbers, similar to services such as Uber and Lyft. The startup wants to make getting a haircut as easy as ordering a ride, but with the added benefit of being able to share photos of the finished product.

53

2 years ago

A tool for tracking employee performance and providing feedback to management, with a goal of cutting down on HR complaints.

53

2 years ago

Royalty takes a piece of content from a creator, pays them for each time it’s viewed, and then gives them a cut of the proceeds from the ads that come with it.

53

3 years ago

This startup is building an app that helps people and businesses sell or rent their vehicles in a more direct way. Users can post cars online, and Uber can take a cut, while people looking to buy or rent out a car can contact and find the cars available.

51

3 years ago

A toolset for building and maintaining your own custom keyboard shortcuts.

51

3 years ago

A startup prepping to launch in the fall of 2020 that aims to help identify the biggest expenses for a business before it signs a lease, helping with the process of choosing a location for your company. They heard about this need from top executives at the “billion dollar startups”.

51

3 years ago

A platform for corporate and institutional investors to buy, sell and trade open-end mutual funds. The startup is partnering with Money Management International to create a trade execution platform for brokers and institutional investors.

51

2 years ago

A startup that allows employers to pay employees in cash or via direct deposit, cutting down on wait times.

51

5 years ago

Idea: A new way to execute smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain that’s meant to be more secure and less expensive

50

3 years ago

A company that provides a way to sell counterfeit products on eBay, with a twist. The startup takes a cut of the sales it helps secure for the counterfeiters.

50

3 years ago

A startup that aims to create a universal app store for third-party hardware hardware modules. The idea is to cut down on the hardware fragmentation that plagues the tech industry.

50

3 years ago

A startup that brings Asian payments to the US. The company partners with American banks and takes a cut of the transactions for credit cards and other payments.

50

3 years ago

A cloud-based, automated payment processing service for small and medium-sized businesses with the goal of cutting business costs, while also improving customer satisfaction.

50

3 years ago

A SaaS solution for employers to help their employees better understand their needs and make a more informed decision about benefits. Its goal is to help companies cut down on expensive employee turnover.

50

2 years ago

The VCs have been called out for valuing companies based on the idea rather than the execution. They’ve also been criticized for the size of the checks they write - instead of the usual $1-5M checks, they’re going bigger — more than $20M at times.

50

2 years ago

A digital platform for managing the supply chain of gourmet foods. Its goal is to help restaurants, grocery stores, and other food-related businesses buy directly from farmers, cutting out a lot of middlemen.

50

3 years ago

A hot dog startup focused on improving the beef supply chain using artificial intelligence and computer vision. The startup is building a “beef-improvement protocol,” designed to be a “clever self-learning system” that can identify the best cuts of meat.

49

3 years ago

A software company that helps retail clients to manage their supply chains, by tracking and understanding their inventory, creating supply plans and offering predictive analytics to route the right product to the right person at the right time. The startup says it can help a retailer cut costs by 25%.

49

3 years ago

Founded by former Viacom executive and a former Google sales exec, this startup is building a suite of tools that help companies manage their influencer marketing, although their own website says they’re better suited for “large enterprises”.

49

3 years ago

A software company that aims to “help brands execute on their digital transformation”. The startup wants to help customers find the right digital platform for their business and help them integrate different tools like marketing automation.

49

3 years ago

The startup is building a tool that helps people setup their own crowdfunding campaigns. The company helps them raise money by giving the pledgers a cut of the funds. The startup is currently a YC company.

49

2 years ago

A tool for creating and executing online advertising campaigns.

49

3 years ago

A startup that brokers beauty partnerships between brands and influencers. Brands will pay a monthly fee, though the influencers will get a cut of the money.

48

3 years ago

A startup that’s aiming to “cut out the middleman and make it easy to buy and sell cars,” by bypassing dealerships and dealers. It’s a startup that wants to let you sell your car and buy a new one from a variety of dealers in your area, with a quick appointment to test drive and a seamless payment process.

48

3 years ago

A SaaS solution to help companies track the money they spend online, letting them see the data that matters most, and which ones they can cut out.

48

3 years ago

A shared home-sharing economy website for small apartments. Rental prices vary based on demand, and the startup wants to take a cut of the rental income.

48

3 years ago

This startup is building a virtual assistant that’s powered by AI to help answer questions and execute commands on Slack. It’s currently in private beta.

47

3 years ago

The startup, which was founded in May, wants to become the de facto “productivity companion” for people who want to do their own research and stay on the cutting edge of tech.

47

3 years ago

A startup that wants to sell solar-powered air-conditioners that cut energy costs by 70%, and are made out of recycled materials.

45

3 years ago

The CEO of the company is a former tech executive at Facebook who says their product lets small businesses easily create email marketing campaigns. They’re building a product for small businesses to send out email marketing campaigns.

45

3 years ago

This startup is building a video making tool that empowers users to create and share videos. The app’s early users include Shonda Rhimes, the Netflix executive who wrote Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder.

45

2 years ago

A money transfer app with an auto-spend feature. The startup is currently in an early-stage venture, and has already been used by some executives in Vietnam.

45

2 years ago

A company that sends food home to people who are sick, in home delivery for hospitalized patients. The startup cuts costs for hospitals and patients by delivering food on the patient’s behalf.

45

3 years ago

A tool that allows people to create shortcuts to files and apps and pull them up quickly. The startup also has a Chrome extension.

44

2 years ago

A startup that helps parents track their children’s daily progress through a phone app. “Parents can snap pictures of their children in the morning, at lunch and after school to capture milestones such as the first steps, first words, first hair cut,” CEO Michael Foust told VentureBeat.

44

2 years ago

A local real-time search engine for the US which aims to cut out the middleman and help people decide where to eat, go out or get an Uber when they’re in a hurry.

44

2 years ago

A platform that helps companies reduce their energy usage by up to 40 percent and cut their carbon footprint by 20 percent. The startup does this by pushing out energy monitoring and usage data to home appliances, which will then adjust their operation and usage to reduce energy consumption.

43

2 years ago

A personal finance app that uses machine learning to show you the best financial decisions for your life. The app uses data from your credit cards, loan, and debit cards to build financial reports that show you which of your expenses you can cut off for higher returns.

43

2 years ago

A platform to help people save money by focusing on the expenses they can control. Previously known as Quest2, the startup is based in Philadelphia and wants to build a product that will help people cut their spending and put their money to work for them.

43

3 years ago

A company that makes laser-cut wood and laser-cut metal components for DJI drones.

42

3 years ago

This is a SaaS system that allows retailers to automatically execute marketing campaigns based on the customer’s purchasing history. The startup says it has already signed up 50 retailers and is looking to expand.

42

3 years ago

An on-demand marketplace for home healthcare workers. It helps consumers choose a caretaker and book them, and the caretaker gets a cut of the money they make.

42

3 years ago

This startup wants to help users track the environmental impact of their food choices. The company says it can help people cut their food waste by 20% and their carbon footprint by 30%.

42

2 years ago

A B2B platform for business executives that helps them manage their monthly expenses and budget for travel.

40

3 years ago

A startup that helps consumers manage a company’s benefits for them by tracking them on an app. The startup was built by a former Googler and another executive from Facebook.

36

2 years ago

A startup that wants to let companies pay contractors directly through their bank accounts, cutting out payment processors and other middlemen.

36

3 years ago

A startup that helps you save money by taking a 15% cut of your sales and passing it on to your customers.

35

2 years ago

A blockchain platform for the global construction industry, that aims to cut the cost of construction by 20%.

35

3 years ago

A software platform for HR executives to manage their agencies.

34

2 years ago

The startup’s platform helps discover, book and pay for local services, including for things like haircuts, massages and housekeeping.

34

2 years ago

A startup that connects consumer-facing brands to events, and helps them plan, execute, and measure.

34

2 years ago

A startup that allows users to register a product in their name and then receive a “credit card” by simply scanning a QR code off the product. It’s a peer-to-peer marketplace, so the startup takes a cut, but it’s meant to be an easier, cheaper alternative to going through a bank.

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2 years ago

The company, founded by a former senior executive of Google and Amazon, wants to make it easier and cheaper for companies to bring their data products to market for consumers. The company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Salesforce Ventures.

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3 years ago

A startup that hopes to help small businesses create their own credit card processing systems, cutting out the banks and credit card processors.

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2 years ago

A startup that plans on using AI and robotics to help employees and companies assess, plan and execute an entire warehouse or retail space.

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3 years ago

Bonobos was founded in New York City in 2007 by Andy Dunn, a former executive vice president at Target and former director of product at Yahoo. Bonobos is a men's clothing retailer.

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2 years ago

A startup that lets you book your favorite apps on demand. The idea is you can book a video call with a friend, a ride with Uber, a haircut from Costco, etc.

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2 years ago

The startup wants to help people control their expenses, and its newest features help people cut down on expense fraud.

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3 years ago

A free mobile app that helps users cut down on their spending by making it easier to calculate the cost of their items, track expenses and monitor their spending.

29

2 years ago

A startup that makes household cleaning supplies like scouring pads and sponges. The founders realized that they could cut down on the amount of plastic waste they were producing by making their own cleaning supplies.

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3 years ago

The startup is building a platform that allows a company to send commands to a group of workers to execute an order or specific task. This means that a company can send the same command to hundreds of workers at once.

28

2 years ago

The brainchild of two former Google executives, Eventbrite is a SaaS platform for selling tickets online. The company’s financials are not disclosed, but its users say they have thousands of events every day.

27

2 years ago

A platform that connects gig workers to customers through an app. Findo lets its users post gigs on a public marketplace for customers to find, and it takes a 30% cut.

27

2 years ago

A 3D printer that prints a layer-by-layer model of a structure, with support structures that can be cut with a laser. The startup says that their first product is the world’s first 3D printed bridge.

26

2 years ago

A platform for “re-shipping” used items, with an emphasis on used furniture. It helps you sell your stuff, and they want to help people cut back on price tags by buying used items.

26

2 years ago

This application is a “financial aid” platform for students, and is looking to take a cut of what students pay back in loans.

25

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to get their taxes done. The company’s target are tax preparers and CPAs, who can cut their fees in half.

25

2 years ago

A self-service payroll platform that aims to cut labor costs and simplify payroll

25

2 years ago

Articulate is a startup that helps companies with sales, marketing, and product teams with tools for building, executing, and tracking marketing campaigns on their websites.

24

2 years ago

A company that is building a platform for online businesses to sell their products to merchants in a new way that cuts out the middleman and helps them reach shoppers more efficiently.

24

2 years ago

A new ad platform that helps companies find the right people to run their ads, in exchange for a cut of the revenue.

24

2 years ago

An artificial intelligence app that uses deep learning to help you cut down on your grocery bill by predicting what you’ll buy at the store.

24

2 years ago

This startup helps financial institutions get more out of their data by cutting out the noise.

24

2 years ago

A tool for the home improvement industry to help contractors and suppliers communicate with one another to complete projects on time and on budget. The company says it can cut up to 30% off projects.

23

2 years ago

A “shortcut method for tackling problems”. It’s designed to help developers get to the root of a problem quickly.

23

2 years ago

A smart contract platform for sellers and buyers of real estate, designed to streamline transactions, cut costs and reduce risk. They have $1.3 million in funding to date.

21

2 years ago

A platform for online events, designed to cut down on long distance travel and make it easier for event organizers to communicate with attendees.

21

2 years ago

A startup that helps food trucks in the US sell their food online, eliminating the need for long hours on-foot. The company takes a 20% cut of each order.

21

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that connects pro developers to people looking for help building apps, with the developer taking a cut of the project.

20

2 years ago

Pionyr is building a cloud-based service for executives working on projects. It aims to give them visibility and accountability for their projects.

20

2 years ago

Cutting out the middle man in the insurance industry, this startup is building a platform that lets people shop for insurance via their smart phones. The company is charging $9.99 USD for insurance plans.

20

2 years ago

A company that helps improve the speed and quality of internet-enabled traffic. The startup works with cities to optimize traffic with software that can cut speeds in half.

20

2 years ago

A startup for barbers in the UK to sell cut hair to other barbers, giving them a cut of each sale.

19

2 years ago

Automating the review process for loan originations, or other loan documents to cut down on paperwork and make the process faster and more efficient.

19

2 years ago

"Idea" magazine is an executive magazine for the global tech, digital and startup entrepreneurship community. The magazine is based in San Francisco, California. The core mission and focus of the magazine is to support and promote entrepreneurship and the exceptional growth of entrepreneurs and startups.

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2 years ago

"The world’s first free, no-cost, no-commitment, user-friendly, no-nonsense, no-hassle platform for finding and hiring top talent, managers, executives and CEOs for your business."

17

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps users schedule and pay for haircuts with the convenience of being in a barber shop. The company wants to take the barber shop model and apply it to skincare and styling.

17

2 years ago

A dating app taking a swipe at the dating industry’s older, more traditional approach. By scraping data from Facebook, it can help users find their “type” of potential dates. So, if you’re looking for a “cute girl”, you can find that on the app. The startup is based in New York and has six new employees.

17

2 years ago

A startup that is building an app that uses a point of sale system to help grocery stores fight back against price cutting by big chains. Supermarket prices are now set by the customer, so the app helps local stores fight back against the big guys by taking orders through their own point of sale system.

16

2 years ago

"Idea" magazine organizes bi-annual events that bring together innovators, thought leaders, entrepreneurs and industry executives. Events include the "Idea" Awards, the Idea Fest, the Idea Awards Gala Dinner and Idea Pitch Nights.

16

2 years ago

A company that helps companies cut down on the time and costs of dealing with multiple payroll systems. The startup offers a single platform that allows employers to pay all their employees and manage all their payroll in one go, removing the need to deal with multiple systems.

16

2 years ago

A startup focused on helping companies in the credit card industry understand how their customers are using their cards. The startup’s founder is a former Bank of America executive.

16

2 years ago

A startup that gives you the option to “cash out” your Amazon Prime subscription. The startup wants to undercut the “ongoing subscription” model that Amazon has in place, essentially allowing you to sell your membership.

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14 days ago 16 views

A startup that delivers farm-fresh meal kits using drone drops to rural households, cutting delivery times and costs while partnering with local farmers for hyper-fresh ingredients.

14

2 years ago

We’ve all been there: you’re leaving a message on a voice message system, and you’re cut off, because you’ve used up your allotted number of minutes. Time to Call helps you to cancel those messages entirely.

13

2 years ago

A food-tracking app for weight loss. The app uses data from an algorithm to estimate how many calories someone is eating and help them cut down by delivering healthy meal options to their door.

12

2 years ago

A platform that helps companies hire c-level executives, based on a profile of the type of executive the company is looking for, and what they are looking for in a candidate.

11

2 years ago

A new-age train ticketing agency, founded by some ex-Strava executives. The startup aims to build a platform that lets you buy train tickets and pay with any major credit card.

11

2 years ago

A startup that helps people send money to friends and family in Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya, giving them a cut each time a transfer happens.

11

2 years ago

A company that uses a mathematical model to analyze the effectiveness of content marketing, helping companies cut through the noise and determine what works best.

8

16 days ago 2 views

SaaS for neighborhood groups to coordinate bulk grocery buys from wholesalers, cutting costs and waste.

3

21 days ago 2 views

B2B tool for restaurants aggregating supplier invoices from fragmented vendors into a single dashboard with predictive inventory ordering to cut food waste by 30%.

1

5 days ago

A B2B service delivering modular, AI-optimized cooling systems for data centers using recycled materials to cut energy costs by 40%.

1

15 hours ago

SymphonyAI builds AI-powered meal planners that scan your fridge via phone camera and generate recipes from expiring ingredients to cut food waste.

0

1 hour ago

A startup matching retired executives with early-stage startups for 1-hour virtual mentorship sessions, billed per session with instant scheduling.

0

5 years ago

Idea: Cut down on fraud at the point of sale

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Data-driven software for prosecutors and public defenders that aims to reduce incarceration and recidivism

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A software company that’s helping the big four accounting firms and financial services companies cut down on the time it takes to onboard new hires

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that allows users to create and sell their own video courses. The service is free, and it makes money by taking a cut of any courses that users sell.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for turning your apartment into a hotel. It allows hosts to rent out rooms via a smartphone app, and comes with features like cleaning, check-in, and flexible cancellations. It’s currently free for hosts, and makes money through a 7% cut from bookings.

-1

4 days ago

A B2B tool that uses computer vision to analyze factory assembly lines in real-time, predicting equipment failures and optimizing worker schedules to cut downtime by 30%.

-1

4 days ago

A B2B service creating personalized "digital twins" of factory machines from IoT data, predicting failures and optimizing maintenance schedules to cut downtime.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A new way to order a steak. Instead of receiving an entire side of beef, customers can order individual cuts to their specifications.

-2

6 days ago

A B2B service delivering modular, pre-assembled vertical farms for restaurants to grow fresh herbs and greens on-site, cutting supply chain costs.

-2

5 days ago

A B2B service for small farms to sell "imperfect" produce directly to consumers through subscription boxes, reducing food waste and cutting out grocery store middlemen.

-2

13 hours ago

A platform that uses computer vision to analyze warehouse shelf photos from smartphones, automating inventory audits for e-commerce sellers and cutting manual counting by 90%.

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20 days ago 1 views

A startup delivering customizable meal kits made from upcycled food waste, reducing grocery bills by 30% while cutting landfill emissions.

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9 days ago 1 views

A B2B platform helping small farms connect directly with urban grocery chains via blockchain-tracked supply chains to cut out middlemen.

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5 days ago

B2B service delivering farm-fresh ingredients in bulk to urban restaurants via drone drops, cutting costs and ensuring peak freshness in high-density cities.

-5

19 days ago 1 views

A B2B platform helping e-commerce brands predict and automate inventory restocking across multiple suppliers to cut waste and stockouts.

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18 days ago 4 views

A startup delivering farm-fresh salad kits with customizable recipes via drone in suburban areas, partnering with local farmers to cut costs and emissions.

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7 days ago 2 views

SaaS tool for remote teams that automates personalized onboarding sequences via Slack and email, using employee data to cut ramp-up time by 50%.

-6

3 days ago

An AI service that audits enterprise software licenses in real-time, reclaiming unused seats to cut cloud spending by up to 40%.

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14 days ago

B2B tool for remote teams that generates personalized onboarding videos from text templates, cutting HR training time by 70% for new hires.

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8 days ago

B2B tool that uses AI to scan enterprise Slack channels and generate weekly summaries of key decisions, action items, and sentiment trends for executives.

-7

11 days ago

A platform for creators to host live, interactive coding workshops with real-time collaboration, code execution, and audience participation features.

-8

8 days ago

SaaS for neighborhood co-ops that automates bulk grocery buying from wholesalers, splits costs via app, and schedules shared pickup or delivery to cut food expenses by 30%.

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11 days ago 8 views

Voice-first podcast editing tool that lets creators upload raw audio, then uses AI to auto-transcribe, cut filler words, add music beds, and export polished episodes in minutes.

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18 days ago 2 views

A startup delivering zero-waste meal kits tailored for solo urban dwellers, using modular packaging that composts fully and AI-optimized portioning to cut food waste by 50%.

-11

16 days ago

Voice-first podcast editing software that auto-transcribes, cuts filler words, adds music, and generates show notes for indie creators.

-11

15 days ago 2 views

A platform that turns shipping container data into predictive analytics for e-commerce brands to optimize global logistics and cut delivery delays by 30%.

-11

17 days ago 1 views

A startup that connects freelance writers with busy executives to ghostwrite personalized thank-you notes and client emails using AI-tuned voices.

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14 days ago

This startup builds AI-powered wearables for farm animals that monitor health in real-time, alerting ranchers to diseases via app to cut veterinary costs by 40%.

-12

13 days ago

A startup for remote teams to co-create 3D product prototypes in VR, streamlining design reviews and cutting physical mockup costs for hardware startups.

-12

26 days ago 2 views

SaaS for small farms to predict crop yields and automate drone-based pest detection using satellite imagery and AI, cutting waste by 30%.

-14

14 days ago

A B2B service providing on-demand 3D printing of custom dental aligners directly to clinics, cutting turnaround from weeks to days.

-16

23 days ago 10 views

A startup that deploys drone swarms for precision agriculture in small farms, monitoring soil health and spraying targeted treatments to cut costs for farmers in developing regions.

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25 days ago 5 views

A startup that turns idle parking spaces in urban garages into pop-up EV charging stations, matching drivers with hosts via an app and taking a cut of each session.

-93

25 days ago 1 views

FarmFlow is creating AI-driven software for small farms to predict crop yields and automate irrigation, helping growers cut water use by 30% and boost profits through data dashboards.

-94

25 days ago 1 views

A B2B platform that uses AI to simulate supply chain disruptions for manufacturers, helping them preemptively reroute logistics and cut downtime costs by 40%.

-114

23 days ago 10 views

A platform that connects rural farmers in Southeast Asia with urban buyers via AI-powered crop forecasting and direct drone delivery, cutting out middlemen.

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25 days ago 2 views

A startup for neighborhood groups to pool resources and book shared electric vehicles for errands, optimizing routes and charging to cut urban transport costs.

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