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4 years ago

A hospitality company that provides standardized guest rooms in a hotel, either customized to the needs of a customer or a group of customers.

245

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4 years ago

A set of tools for businesses to manage their online reputation. Reputation.com was a well-known startup that has been acquired by a large corporation, and is either relaunching as a separate company or being absorbed into that.

202

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5 years ago

A tool to help you do a better job of selling. You can either search for people to sell to, or build a list of your own contacts. The company charges $3 per lead, $10 per contact, and $10 per sale.

171

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3 years ago

There are a lot of options for managing your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, but most are either paid or expensive. The startup aims to be the first in that space.

151

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5 years ago

The following companies are either currently bootstrapped or plan to bootstrap in the next year.

144

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5 years ago

The app makes it possible to do your workouts at your own pace, either on their app or their website.

142

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5 years ago

A platform for managing and building websites, using either HTML or CSS. They work with clients to build out the theme, menu, and navigation, and they then deploy it to the client.

136

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5 years ago

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

130

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5 years ago

A company that will help you “re-purpose your technology,” where you can take old tech and either sell it to someone else, or build something new out of it.

126

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5 years ago

This startup is building an app that helps people save money, either by pairing them with institutional investors or automated investing services.

113

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5 years ago

A photo app for capturing and sharing memories that includes a suite of features like either a video or still image capture, an audio track, and even a filter that lets you add music.

113

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5 years ago

A tool for managing the data on a small to medium sized business. It’s a white label product that is available to be customized by either a third party or a business owner.

109

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5 years ago

The coworking space is part of a larger effort to help women get into technology, either by connecting them to mentors or allowing them to work at an office without the need for a co-founder.

108

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4 years ago

This startup is building a platform that makes it easier for restaurants to manage staff schedules, getting them up-to-date with their shifts and either reducing the number of wasted hours between shifts or giving employees more hours.

88

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4 years ago

A platform for “micro-farmers” to sell crops in bulk, either in person or online.

85

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3 years ago

ikube is a start-up in San Francisco that’s offering a free service (that’s also free to use) that allows people to securely store their files of any kind—photos, documents, music, video, podcasts, etc. And the startup has no qualms about storing people’s most intimate files, either.

79

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2 years ago

The companies featured above have either been accepted into YC or are in the application process. Other companies on the list below have not been accepted into YC, but are still in the running.

76

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3 years ago

This company is trying to make it easier for people to get a loan (either short-term or long term) at a lower interest rate.

73

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3 years ago

An online marketplace that allows users to auction off their unused stuff on the platform, either as a one-time donation or a recurring monthly subscription.

69

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4 years ago

The startup helps businesses find and vet contractors, either with a mobile app or through an online portal.

67

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4 years ago

The startup aims to replace the outdated process of manually sending invoices to clients with an automated process that allows clients to request more information to either pay or dispute an invoice.

67

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3 years ago

Startups can either use a SaaS service or build their own website, but the latter typically takes longer and costs more. The company makes it easy for startups to deploy a fully-functional website within 48 hours for $1,000

67

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3 years ago

A company that sells a software development kit for creating AI apps in either Python or Go.

66

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3 years ago

People who have trouble remembering passwords have a hard time finding them, either because they’re buried in a cluttered desktop or because they’ve been changed by a hacker. Passwords is a new service that aims to make passwords easier to find by condensing and organizing them into one account.

64

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3 years ago

The startup is built around an ad-hoc infrastructure for sharing small jobs (up to $100) between companies. Previously, small businesses have to either go through the pain of setting up their own internal app or use their own separate contractor management platform (like TaskRabbit). The startup uses its API to help companies manage their workforces, with a platform that allows for bid and project management.

62

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4 years ago

A company that provides a way for small businesses to run their business from anywhere — either from the cloud or from a web app

61

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4 years ago

A platform that allows a business to rent space in their storefront for shoppers to use to do their own shopping. This is done either by the business itself or by a third party that acts as an agent.

59

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3 years ago

BillionGraves is an online resource where you can look up the names of people in all sorts of records, and either view the images of their tombstones or read their obituaries.

59

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3 years ago

A company that helps companies reduce their carbon footprint. The company is either a carbon offset provider or a software provider that helps companies calculate their carbon footprint.

52

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2 years ago

A transportation company that plans to disrupt the way we get around by providing on-demand transit. The app will let riders “rent” a car by the hour and either drive it or have it driven by a professional chauffeur.

50

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4 years ago

A hosting service for companies that want to use their own servers for infrastructure. The host can either set up their own servers and manage them, or hook into the infrastructure of a shared hosting provider.

45

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3 years ago

A startup that’s building an online marketplace for people to buy used goods. They want to create a global marketplace for used goods where users can buy and sell their goods, either online or in person.

44

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3 years ago

An online platform that helps professionals give presentations online, either in front of a group or to a single person, who can then edit those presentations and share them via email or other services. They also claim that their platform has a higher percentage of “live” presentations than competitors like Slideshare.

44

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2 years ago

A dating app for people who are either in a long-term relationship or aren’t ready to have a relationship.

39

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2 years ago

Is a platform that allows people to rent out their spare rooms for extra cash, either while they’re away on vacation, or after they move out of the house.

27

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2 years ago

A startup that provides a platform for people to give skills and expertise to each other, either by hiring a freelancer or by volunteering their skills and expertise.

20

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2 years ago

A startup that lets you order pizza through your smartphone, with a delivery system that can be integrated into your delivery service (either through a marketplace or directly with the company.)

11

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5 years ago

Idea: A platform that helps people start a business and access funding (either from investors or through a loan program)

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Either Startup Ideas

A hospitality company that provides standardized guest rooms in a hotel, either customized to the needs of a customer or a group of customers.

A set of tools for businesses to manage their online reputation. Reputation.com was a well-known startup that has been acquired by a large corporation, and is either relaunching as a separate company or being absorbed into that.

A tool to help you do a better job of selling. You can either search for people to sell to, or build a list of your own contacts. The company charges $3 per lead, $10 per contact, and $10 per sale.

There are a lot of options for managing your LinkedIn and Facebook profiles, but most are either paid or expensive. The startup aims to be the first in that space.

The following companies are either currently bootstrapped or plan to bootstrap in the next year.

The app makes it possible to do your workouts at your own pace, either on their app or their website.

A platform for managing and building websites, using either HTML or CSS. They work with clients to build out the theme, menu, and navigation, and they then deploy it to the client.

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

A company that will help you “re-purpose your technology,” where you can take old tech and either sell it to someone else, or build something new out of it.

This startup is building an app that helps people save money, either by pairing them with institutional investors or automated investing services.

A photo app for capturing and sharing memories that includes a suite of features like either a video or still image capture, an audio track, and even a filter that lets you add music.

A tool for managing the data on a small to medium sized business. It’s a white label product that is available to be customized by either a third party or a business owner.

The coworking space is part of a larger effort to help women get into technology, either by connecting them to mentors or allowing them to work at an office without the need for a co-founder.

This startup is building a platform that makes it easier for restaurants to manage staff schedules, getting them up-to-date with their shifts and either reducing the number of wasted hours between shifts or giving employees more hours.

A platform for “micro-farmers” to sell crops in bulk, either in person or online.

ikube is a start-up in San Francisco that’s offering a free service (that’s also free to use) that allows people to securely store their files of any kind—photos, documents, music, video, podcasts, etc. And the startup has no qualms about storing people’s most intimate files, either.

The companies featured above have either been accepted into YC or are in the application process. Other companies on the list below have not been accepted into YC, but are still in the running.

This company is trying to make it easier for people to get a loan (either short-term or long term) at a lower interest rate.

An online marketplace that allows users to auction off their unused stuff on the platform, either as a one-time donation or a recurring monthly subscription.

The startup helps businesses find and vet contractors, either with a mobile app or through an online portal.

The startup aims to replace the outdated process of manually sending invoices to clients with an automated process that allows clients to request more information to either pay or dispute an invoice.

Startups can either use a SaaS service or build their own website, but the latter typically takes longer and costs more. The company makes it easy for startups to deploy a fully-functional website within 48 hours for $1,000

A company that sells a software development kit for creating AI apps in either Python or Go.

People who have trouble remembering passwords have a hard time finding them, either because they’re buried in a cluttered desktop or because they’ve been changed by a hacker. Passwords is a new service that aims to make passwords easier to find by condensing and organizing them into one account.

A company that provides a way for small businesses to run their business from anywhere — either from the cloud or from a web app

A platform that allows a business to rent space in their storefront for shoppers to use to do their own shopping. This is done either by the business itself or by a third party that acts as an agent.

BillionGraves is an online resource where you can look up the names of people in all sorts of records, and either view the images of their tombstones or read their obituaries.

A company that helps companies reduce their carbon footprint. The company is either a carbon offset provider or a software provider that helps companies calculate their carbon footprint.

A transportation company that plans to disrupt the way we get around by providing on-demand transit. The app will let riders “rent” a car by the hour and either drive it or have it driven by a professional chauffeur.

A hosting service for companies that want to use their own servers for infrastructure. The host can either set up their own servers and manage them, or hook into the infrastructure of a shared hosting provider.

A startup that’s building an online marketplace for people to buy used goods. They want to create a global marketplace for used goods where users can buy and sell their goods, either online or in person.

A dating app for people who are either in a long-term relationship or aren’t ready to have a relationship.

Is a platform that allows people to rent out their spare rooms for extra cash, either while they’re away on vacation, or after they move out of the house.

A startup that provides a platform for people to give skills and expertise to each other, either by hiring a freelancer or by volunteering their skills and expertise.

A startup that lets you order pizza through your smartphone, with a delivery system that can be integrated into your delivery service (either through a marketplace or directly with the company.)

Idea: A platform that helps people start a business and access funding (either from investors or through a loan program)