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3 months ago

A software platform that helps people find the right mental-health resources. The company has received over $2.5 million in funding to date.

606

1 year ago

This startup is building a tool to help brands find the best influencers for their products. They have $1.5 million in seed funding.

299

2 years ago

A seed round was raised in 2015 to fund development of the company. The company is now looking to expand into India.

290

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs. The company is working with the Stars Foundation, which helps invest in startups in developing countries, to create an online platform to help entrepreneurs raise funds.

271

1 year ago

A startup that lets users “check-in” to any retail location and receive a discount or free gift. The company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

267

1 year ago

A crowdfunding platform specifically for beginner producers and small businesses.

248

2 years ago

A micro-funding platform for entrepreneurs, reducing the cost of startup capital for high growth startups by providing a mechanism for investors to match their own funds with the startups they care about. The goal is to save startups money on the front end while generating real returns on the back end.

236

1 year ago

A startup that’s building an AI-enabled chatbot for legal services. The company has $1 million in seed funding.

236

1 year ago

This is a product-tracking app for restaurants, allowing them to track all their orders, send notifications to employees, and manage payments. It’s currently only available in the US but has recently secured seed funding.

235

1 year ago

A food delivery startup that wants to take on Uber Eats. The company is currently only available in Seattle and has $3 million in funding.

220

2 years ago

A company that helps retailers manage product returns and make refunds faster, more efficiently, and cheaper.

216

2 years ago

A company that helps you get your tax refund faster.

213

2 years ago

A credit card that is funded by users rather than banks, with a cap on monthly spending.

203

12 days ago

A business that connects people with houses they can rent through a website. The startup has already secured over $1 million in funding.

198

2 years ago

A product that helps users organize and find their files. The startup has raised $1.6 million in seed funding from investors including Y Combinator partner Ryan Dunn, and is now seeking to raise a Series A.

195

1 year ago

Y Combinator has funded a wide variety of companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, and Reddit.

195

1 year ago

A "smart home monitoring" startup focused on energy efficiency. It's currently in a pre-launch stage, with a device that allows users to remotely turn off lights and lock doors with a smartphone, and the company says it has acquired $2.4 million in seed funding

195

2 years ago

They want to build a platform where employers and freelance workers can “communicate, connect and collaborate”. They have raised $1.1M in seed funding as of September 2019.

191

2 years ago

A startup building a software platform for retail that automates product returns, credit, and refunds on all e-commerce sites

189

2 years ago

A tool for automating and streamlining the many steps it takes to launch a startup. Currently focused on the US, they want to help companies “bootstrap faster, raise better and get funded more easily.”

186

1 year ago

An investment platform for early stage startups composed of a distributed network of partners who provide seed funding and advice.

183

2 years ago

Wheelchair-mounted fans to cool you down while you’re sitting in a wheelchair. The startup is among the first contestants into a new category for Kickstarter called “Mobility” that the company says is meant to help bring people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to take part in crowdfunding to the platform.

182

1 year ago

A tool to help non-profits raise money with an online crowdfunding campaign

178

1 year ago

A tool that helps people create and share their own GIFs. The startup has raised $200K in seed funding from AngelPad, Kapor Capital, and others.

177

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a platform to help companies manage call center operations. The startup says it has $1.5 million in funding from investors including Birchmere Ventures.

176

1 year ago

This startup wants to make it easy for real estate agents to manage their online marketing. The startup has $1.6 million in funding.

173

2 years ago

A group of four-hour-old startups that are still around from Demo Day in June. The goal is to help early stage founders get funding and grow their businesses.

171

2 years ago

A tool for managing and scaling social media campaigns. The startup is based in the UK and has raised $4 million in funding.

171

2 years ago

A startup that helps you find a ride share for a trip by using a variety of technology to help you choose a car that’s right for you. The startup has raised $3.5 million in two rounds of funding.

171

2 years ago

A startup that connects restaurants with home delivery services, so that customers can order food that’s ready when they get it. The startup has already raised $2.4 million in funding.

169

1 year ago

A startup that helps small businesses take advantage of a new type of insurance: self-funded insurance.

169

2 years ago

A digital platform that helps make purchasing music more convenient. A user can choose a song and buy it in a few clicks, or use its app for group buying. The company has raised $3.2 million in funding.

168

2 years ago

A consumer credit card that’s crowd-funded

167

2 years ago

A marketing tool that lets you track your social media interactions, and see which customers are most engaged, most likely to buy, or engaged at all. The company has raised $2 million in funding.

166

2 years ago

A white-label SaaS for managing real estate, which includes a CRM to help companies manage their tenants and clients. The startup has raised $1.5 million in funding.

164

1 year ago

Codeacademy is a web-based learning platform that allows users to complete online courses. The company raised $1.4 million in Series A funding in July 2015.

163

2 years ago

A startup that helps people on crowd-funding platforms avoid scammers

162

1 year ago

A toolkit to help non-profits build and manage websites. Its pre-built themes include a person-powered fundraising site, an environmental website, and a donation-based site.

161

1 year ago

The startup is looking to “help people make the switch from their personal funds to a workplace 401(k) retirement plan”, by allowing employers to build automated 401(k) plans for their employees, and giving employees the ability to move their 401(k) funds to their own bank accounts.

161

2 years ago

A startup for home buyers and sellers to find and hire contractors to do things like paint or tile their homes. The company is currently in an early stage of fundraising.

160

1 year ago

A platform that brings the benefits of crowdfunding to the traditional credit card industry.

159

1 year ago

A startup using crowd funding to raise money for a home automation platform.

157

2 years ago

A company focused on corporate software for the cannabis industry. The founders say they’ve already secured $2m in funding.

154

2 years ago

Ideas are submitted in the form of a “challenge” to an existing startup. The startup picks the best idea, and then tries to bring it to life using their own funds.

154

2 years ago

A crowdfunded service that helps people get their photos on the TV screen with their voice.

153

2 years ago

A company that lets consumers sell pre-owned goods. The company is currently in an early stage of fundraising.

153

2 years ago

A startup that’s bringing equity crowdfunding to the US.

152

2 years ago

A company that helps retailers grow their online sales by selling them on Amazon.com. The startup has $2.5 million in funding.

152

1 year ago

A SaaS platform for investors who want to track the performance of their funds.

152

2 years ago

Find and book a personal chef, who then delivers food to your home. The startup has raised $1.4 million in seed funding.

151

2 years ago

Startup founders are being more aggressive in the US, with a few companies in the last year getting VCs to fund them at seed or Series A-level, when they may have previously been too early.

150

2 years ago

A web-based platform that helps you start and manage your own investment fund

150

2 years ago

A fundraising platform that helps investors and fundraisers raise money more quickly.

150

1 year ago

A startup that delivers expert advice to help you make the right investments, such as mutual funds or stocks.

150

2 years ago

A marketing tool for crowdfunding platforms that helps founders and project managers track projects and keep track of fundraising progress.

149

2 years ago

A platform for employees to communicate with each other, share files, and review client work. The company uses Slack as a communications platform, and has raised $1.5 million in funding to date.

149

1 year ago

They’re building an app for crowdfunding microloans to SMEs in India.

148

6 months ago

Humaniq wants to provide a system for users to buy and sell cryptocurrency, using mobile phones. The startup is building a mobile banking app that allows users to buy, sell, trade, and hold funds in cryptocurrency.

148

2 years ago

A video and virtual reality game where you play as a character from the universe of "My Little Pony" and create an avatar. The startup is looking for a partner to help fund its effort to create a game, which started in November.

147

2 years ago

Zuji is building a platform that lets users create and share virtual reality experiences with friends. It has raised $5 million in seed funding.

147

2 years ago

This startup is building a self-learning platform to help teach people the fundamentals of coding. The startup’s founders say that the product they have built is already powering over 20,000 students in 300 schools.

147

2 years ago

A system that helps connect people across the world who are interested in doing freelance work, such as writing, editing, and design. The startup was founded in March and is looking to raise seed funding.

147

2 years ago

A startup that lets you take a selfie and choose where you want it to appear – like Facebook’s ‘Camera Effects’ – in an Instagram-like interface that’s meant to show you how you look, not what you look like. The company has raised $2 million in seed funding.

145

2 years ago

A tool to help broadcast companies understand how their content is being consumed. The company is currently seeking $5 million in funding, and is looking for a $2 million seed round.

145

2 years ago

A tool that allows you to create and manage your own variety of financial instruments. Think of it as a Pinterest and Facebook for financial funds, with a focus on helping people raise money from friends and family.

144

2 years ago

A platform that helps businesses share their data and information with other businesses by sending out data feeds. The startup says it has taken in $1.5 million in funding to date.

144

2 years ago

A platform to make it easier to run fundraisers.

144

2 years ago

Newfund is building a platform that uses big data to make it easier for companies to raise capital from investors.

143

2 years ago

The company is looking to raise a round of funding that values the company at $1.3 billion. The round is expected to close in February 2019.

143

2 years ago

A platform that helps writer’s sell their work, producing a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

142

2 years ago

A startup that makes it possible for anyone to use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as a customer service call center without having to re-enter their information. The company has already secured funding from Y Combinator, AngelList, and Techstars.

142

2 years ago

A tool to help startups with the cost of raising seed funding, that seeks to integrate the big four of Kickstarter, AngelList, DigitalTilt, and SeedInvest in one platform.

142

2 years ago

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to more than 200 companies that have received a total of more than $80 billion in venture capital funding as of Q3 2017.

141

2 years ago

In 2018, the company raised $1.5 million in funding.

141

1 year ago

Seed funding for a free online course on investing in Chinese stock markets and investing in Chinese businesses.

141

2 years ago

Helps users sell to the right people at the right price. The startup says it has already secured $1 million in funding from investors.

140

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps users save money by suggesting the right balance for their credit cards. The startup has raised $1 million in seed funding.

140

2 years ago

A way to help people share their calendars with family and friends and collaborate on events. The company has already raised $2.5 million in seed funding.

140

2 years ago

A funding platform that offers loans to startups

140

1 year ago

The startup’s pitch is that “we help people save money by visiting restaurants that are good, but not the best.” The app now has 100,000 users in the UK, and its founders say they’ll be able to expand globally if their funding round meets its goal.

140

1 year ago

An on-demand software development shop meant to help companies build, maintain, and grow their apps. The company has worked with companies like Uber, Warby Parker, and GoFundMe.

140

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for artists and musicians looking to live off their art after record sales dry up.

139

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform that aims to help startups get their products to market.

139

1 year ago

A fundraising platform for startups in the Philippines.

139

2 years ago

A secure, automated email-based system for handling sensitive transactions. They’ve built a tool that uses the public keys of people’s email accounts to take payments and even file taxes. The founders tell us they have $6 million in funding from participants in Y Combinator and have received an undisclosed amount of seed funding from YC.

138

1 year ago

A company that provides paid mobile data for people on limited data plans, which it says is the only one in the US. The startup has raised $2.3 million in funding from investors including Y Combinator.

138

1 year ago

A tool that helps manage grants and contributions for non-profits. The company has been funded by YC and the National Endowment for the Arts.

138

2 years ago

A company that aims to connect B2B companies with service providers and allow people to view, request, and rate those service providers. They’ve raised $10 million in funding and are a Y Combinator alumni.

137

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a way to help people get their gas cheaper. The company is now in the process of raising funds to launch its platform.

136

1 year ago

A startup that helps hedge funds and investment managers make better decisions. The startup is based in Silicon Valley, but is also working in China and the UK.

136

2 years ago

A tool for stores to sell goods online, funded by an angel investor.

135

2 years ago

A way to hook up with a freelance designer for in-house design, build a site, and then manage it all from one app. The company says it has $6 million in funding and has been profitable since 2014.

135

2 years ago

A company that provides global data analysts with insights into consumer trends in real time. The startup is growing its team and expanding globally. It has raised $2 million to date from O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures and CrunchFund. It will be based in San Francisco.

135

2 years ago

A subsidiary of Bowery Capital that helps companies raise capital from private investors. Bowery Capital and its parent company Bowery Labs have raised $32M across six rounds of funding.

134

2 years ago

A platform that lets companies and organizations create and manage a portfolio of video shows. The platform makes it easy for anyone to create a show and for it to be consumed, including viewers on mobile devices. The company is in seed funding, and planning to launch in Q4 2019

134

2 years ago

This is a startup that helps start-ups and entrepreneurs get funding from family offices and institutions.

134

2 years ago

The startup pitches its platform as the “one-stop shop for all things HR”. It will offer HR software, payroll, and benefits management. It also recently raised $1.5M in seed funding.

134

2 years ago

A startup with a $50 million-plus funding round, which makes networking events and events for startups much easier – with a central platform for event organizers and attendees.

134

2 years ago

A “Mobile-first enterprise” platform that offers “one-to-many communication” for companies. It’s meant for companies with a “live, real-time workforce.” The startup has raised $150MM in venture funding.

134

2 years ago

Helping fund startups by allowing anyone to invest in a startup’s venture fund.

134

1 year ago

A startup that allows nonprofits to fundraise online and sell merchandise. The startup matches donors with nonprofits that need money, and allows users to also donate money to certain causes.

134

1 year ago

Yolt is building a credit card without interest that refunds customers’ purchases if they make a payment within a year of making them. It’s a credit card for the unbanked, but it’s currently only in the United States.

134

2 years ago

A platform to pay bills, make payments, and send money internationally. The company says it can save money for consumers and businesses by making it easier to pay bills, send money internationally and transfer funds overseas more easily.

133

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make decentralized identity management that’s cheaper and more secure. It’s highly ambitious, and the company has raised $2 million in seed funding.

133

2 years ago

Bizion is a network of companies that provide more than $1 million in annual revenue. Bizion enables companies to have a single point of contact for funding (usually a bank) for their entire business, saving a lot of time and money.

132

2 years ago

A platform for organizations, including universities and non-profits, to raise money through crowdfunding.

132

2 years ago

A startup that helps automate the "gifting" of funds to people with special needs.

132

2 years ago

A cloud-based service allowing customers to track their shipments in real-time. The startup says it has already signed up around 500 customers, and has raised $1.6 million in funding.

132

2 years ago

A platform that allows people to invest in the stock market in a more transparent manner. The company has over $30 million in funding and is the first company to offer a cryptocurrency fund to their users.

131

2 years ago

Simplifying the process of getting an investor on board. The company offers $2 million in funding to companies that have $20,000 in annual revenue plus have a proven track record of revenue growth.

131

2 years ago

A venture-funded mobile app that helps users book hair and makeup services.

131

2 years ago

This company is building a stock market for real estate, which it says is worth $1.4 trillion. The startup says they have $100 million in seed funding from investors like Accel, Greylock, and Andreessen Horowitz, as well as a $50 million Series A round led by Sapphire Ventures.

131

2 years ago

A tool that helps you find the best interest rates for your credit card. The startup says they have more than 1,000 users and are growing by 100 users a month. The founders say they’ve raised $1.3 million in funding from angel investors.

131

2 years ago

A tool that allows employees to manage their expenses so they can take accounting to the next level (and hold their bosses accountable for it). The team has raised $500,000 in seed funding and is based in NYC.

131

1 year ago

TinyDesk is an online service that lets remote workers have “a desk in their pocket”. This is a product that helps employers manage their remote workers’ desks, and allows employees to take their work with them. The startup is funded by Y Combinator and CRV.

131

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help nonprofits better track donations, gain more funding, and convert their biggest donors.

130

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make last-mile delivery more efficient by using GPS on your phone to find the nearest delivery vans. It currently has $10 million in funding and has raised $20 million in total funding.

130

2 years ago

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

130

2 years ago

A live video app that allows you to broadcast and watch live video from your smartphone. Wibson has already raised over $14 million in venture funding.

130

2 years ago

A company that wants to fund and manage the creation of new content in the form of online videos or podcasts. It is backed by former CNN president Jonathan Klein and has raised $7 million from investors and is already active in several markets, including the UK.

130

2 years ago

A crowd-funded project to bring the benefits of underfloor heating and cooling to the underdeveloped world. The startup’s founders came up with the concept for a client-focused project as a way to combine the technology with other humanitarian efforts.

130

2 years ago

A tool that helps companies manage their employees’ vacation time. The startup currently has $750,000 in funding from investors including Allen & Company, SV Angel and 500 Startups.

130

2 years ago

A startup that promises to improve the reliability of your WiFi, by giving you a constant connection to the internet even when you’re in an area with weak signals. The idea is pretty simple — by bouncing a signal off of a cell tower, the startup is able to provide a stronger signal to the device. At the moment, it’s in a sort of alpha stage — the company will be launching a Kickstarter in early 2016 to help fund a smartphone app, which will then be released for the general public.

130

2 years ago

A clean water startup that wants to help rural areas access their own clean water. The startup currently has a beta version of their product in the Amazon rain forest and plans to launch a crowdfunding campaign for their water technology in 2021.

130

2 years ago

A startup for nonprofits to support their membership, fundraising, and communications via an API.

130

2 years ago

A platform that lets people raise money for crowdfunding campaigns via their mobile phones.

129

2 years ago

The startup recently raised $800,000 in seed funding, and has been using this to build a platform for people to tell stories and create video content in a “curated, structured, and safe environment”.

129

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform that aims to help entrepreneurs pitch their projects on a more intimate level. It’s a tool to help founders speak directly to the crowd without the need for a large team of people. It’s currently in private beta.

129

1 year ago

A California-based startup that makes a low-cost, low-power, solar powered charger for phones and other devices. It’s a rival to the crowd-funded Fission, which offers a similar product.

129

2 years ago

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

128

2 years ago

A self-funded, fast-growing accelerator for retail ventures and consumer brands.

128

2 years ago

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

128

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people sign up for and manage their health insurance through their phone. The startup recently raised $1.5 million in seed funding from NY Health Investment Funds.

128

2 years ago

Part of a $100 million venture fund that’s investing in food technology startups, including a company that’s building a delivery service for food, and another that’s building a delivery network for food.

128

2 years ago

A team of three has raised $1.4 million from investors including First Round Capital, HLM Ventures, and Mayfield Fund. The company is building an AI-based software platform to help businesses optimize their supply chain operations.

128

1 year ago

The fund focuses on two themes: 1) creating new tools to enable better access to financial services (including micro-credit, financial products, and payment systems) and 2) creating new technologies for improving the quality of health care.

128

2 years ago

A startup that provides software for people who want to create crowdfunding campaigns for their own startup

127

2 years ago

A mobile app that uses crowdsourced data and AI to improve real-time messaging on messaging apps. The startup has raised $6M in funding to date.

127

2 years ago

This startup helps people track the status of their favorite charitable causes. They helped raise $50,000 from the Center for Global Development and the Connected Ventures Fund in NYC.

126

2 years ago

A team of fundraisers that want to help companies with their fundraising needs by offering free fundraising services. They charge companies based on the time spent on fundraising, with a maximum of $500 per month.

126

2 years ago

A “Kiva for the world”, allowing investors to crowdfund for loans to entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

126

2 years ago

An artificial intelligence-powered system that lets businesses see how their employees are performing. The underlying AI platform is able to understand the inner-workings of a company. The company recently closed a $4 million Series A funding.

126

2 years ago

A platform for independent contractors to build apps and have them approved by investors. The startup wants to help the more than 5 million independent contractors in the US get funding.

126

2 years ago

A company that helps non-profits with online fundraising.

126

2 years ago

A way to sell products with limited supply through Kickstarter and other crowdfunding websites.

126

2 years ago

A tool for setting up radio stations, which is self-funded, but a side-project.

126

2 years ago

Zapier wants to help small businesses automate physical tasks using web tools. It’s currently in private beta with a few thousand users, and the startup is seeking to raise funding to grow it.

126

2 years ago

A startup that provides remote workers with the tools to efficiently monitor, report, and communicate their team’s progress, with the goal of giving managers the ability to manage teams, with less need for face time. The company has raised $1.2 million in funding, and has customers in the UK, Canada, and Australia.

126

1 year ago

A startup that “aims to help entrepreneurs build products that are fit for the mainstream market” with their software as a service platform. They have $4.5 million in funding.

126

1 year ago

a service that facilitates a mutual fund for a specific goal, such as retirement or a down payment

126

1 year ago

A startup for crowdfunding for nonprofits

126

1 year ago

A company that helps people who live in countries with no access to capital raise funds online.

126

2 years ago

A tool that raises money from investors from your current bank account, and then converts it into a hedge fund.

125

2 years ago

This is a startup that lets you raise and manage funds for your startup, as well as make personal loans at 0% interest

125

2 years ago

A free chat app for developers. The company has already raised $5.5M in funding from some of the largest VCs in the world, including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and more.

125

2 years ago

Cofound.it is a platform for fundraising, with a $50 million fund to invest in startups. It has already distributed over $40 million to startups.

125

2 years ago

A company that helps high net worth individuals invest their money into private equity funds, using their own data and assets.

125

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps runners find races and the closest running paths. The startup has raised $4.5 million in funding and is based in Chicago.

125

2 years ago

A SaaS-based email marketing tool with an emphasis on design. The startup’s founders have raised nearly $500,000 in seed funding, including from Y Combinator, and have been named as YC’s top-ranked summer 2019 company.

125

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for companies to build, test, and deploy software. They have raised $8 million in funding from investors, including Y Combinator.

125

1 year ago

A tool for managing crowdfunded products, focusing on the last mile of crowdfunding, helping scalability and distribution.

125

2 years ago

A company hoping to make it easier for companies to own and manage their IP, bringing a digital licensing alternative to the enterprise. The company is based in NYC, has raised $1.5 million, and is looking to use the funding to expand.

124

2 years ago

This is a non-profit that gives "micro-loans" to entrepreneurs in Laos so they can start businesses. The startup has raised $50,000 in seed funding.

124

2 years ago

Tech that helps build companies in the US that are startups in other countries. The startup’s founders say that over $500 million is being raised in new funds in the US, but only $10 million is being raised in these other countries.

124

2 years ago

What’s a startup to do when they’ve secured $500,000 in funding and they don’t know what to build Unity is a tool that helps founders go from idea to prototype to product, all in a matter of weeks.

124

2 years ago

A “a service that helps users learn about their health and wellbeing by connecting them to a network of health professionals”. The startup recently raised $1.8 million in seed funding.

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1 year ago

A company that provides software that helps small businesses to operate better, faster, and more efficiently. It’s a cloud-based service that helps small businesses staff sales, accounting, and other functions. The startup has raised over $4.6 million in funding, and found itself in the news recently for an employee lawsuit.

124

2 years ago

A free digital interface for app developers, allowing them to create virtual machines for testing. It was crowdfunded by the company’s own customers.

123

2 years ago

A startup that helps people get their hands on a shorter-term loan without having to go through the hassle of getting a credit card. They recently raised $600,000 in seed funding.

123

2 years ago

This is a company that wants to help companies keep an eye on their employees. The company launched in late May and has already taken over $100,000 in seed funding.

123

2 years ago

A platform that allows financial advisors to provide their clients with a mobile app that helps them save more money. The startup has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

123

2 years ago

A messaging app, with a mobile web client to allow for SMS-based communication without a smartphone. The company is working on a browser-based client for non-mobile devices and has raised $3.5M in funding from Y Combinator.

123

2 years ago

The following are the companies that Y Combinator has funded.

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2 years ago

This startup is building a student loan calculator for borrowers, to help them understand how much they will need to borrow in order to fund their degree.

123

2 years ago

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

122

2 years ago

A web-based collaboration platform that helps people brainstorm and write down ideas. The company just closed $1.1M in seed funding from investors like Fidelity Investments and Bain Capital Ventures.

122

2 years ago

A startup that helps online retailers manage transactions and inventory transactions on its platform. It handles payments, verification, tax, and refunds for its customers.

122

2 years ago

is a new startup that wants to help HR departments keep track of employee performance. The company has raised $7 million in Series A funding from investors like Accel, Founders Co-op, The Battery Ventures, and others.

122

2 years ago

A new startup that aims to fund, develop and launch new startups through a crowdfunding platform.

122

2 years ago

A startup that wants to process the world’s raw materials into finished products. The startup currently has $8.5M in funding.

122

2 years ago

A startup that helps SMBs in the US and UK hire and manage their employees. The startup has raised $1.1 million in funding.

121

2 years ago

A cloud-based company that helps fund managers build portfolios based on algorithms that match the risk and return of specific types of bonds.

121

2 years ago

“Ask.fm for the Enterprise” is a chat app for enterprises that lets employees be more productive, and more importantly, more social. The company has raised $150,000 in seed funding and aims to launch in April.

121

2 years ago

A tool that enables anyone to set up a crowdfunding campaign for their startup or product.

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1 year ago

A tool for finding the right contractor to fix a job, and making sure they’re getting paid for it. It’s currently working with 500 clients and funding 500 jobs per month.

121

2 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies manage their insurance policies and costs. The company is currently in the process of raising a new round of funding.

120

2 years ago

An online book-buying service that manages to sell books at a 25% discount, then refunds money to customers if the book doesn’t arrive on time.

120

2 years ago

The startup is looking to help independent restaurants compete with the larger chains. It’s currently in closed beta and is looking for a round of funding.

120

2 years ago

A new way to make small investments in companies via a traditional stock exchange, where a fund manager buys shares in a private company and sells them to public investors. A good example of a startup that is trying to bring the benefits of high-frequency trading to a more traditional model.

120

2 years ago

A new startup that wants to provide a way for investors to connect with companies in the early stages of development, with a focus on B2B companies. The founder said it has around $24 million in funding so far, and has already worked with companies like TaskRabbit, Instacart, and Stripe.

120

9 months ago

A startup that aims to bring together the entire supply chain of a product to help manufacturers sell more. The startup is working with a sample of 50 companies and says they have secured $1 million in funding from investors.

120

2 years ago

A startup that is building a tool to help non-profit organizations raise funds. It’s an SBI platform that allows donors to donate in their own currency and for donors to specify how much they’d like to donate.

119

2 years ago

A smartphone-based navigation app that can read your GPS data and build a map of where you’ve been. The startup has raised $2 million in seed funding.

119

1 year ago

A platform for employers to manage benefits and payroll. The company has $13.6 million in funding and 1,000 employers on board.

119

2 years ago

A peer-to-peer money transfer service for friends, families, or businesses. The startup plans to fund the business via a $1.5 million seed round, and is building a mobile app to help its members send money internationally.

118

2 years ago

A startup meant to let sellers manage their online listings, the company is building an automated platform to help sellers manage their listings. The team raised $5 million in funding in 2014.

118

2 years ago

A tool for brokers to help sellers find properties. It’s first product is an apartment finder in San Francisco. The company has raised $5.5 million in funding.

118

2 years ago

This is a startup that makes hardware that makes it easier to pick up and carry your coffee without scalding yourself. The company is currently only selling to the US, but they’re looking to expand internationally, and have raised $1.3M in funding from DFJ.

118

2 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used goods. The startup has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

118

2 years ago

A free app for connecting with your friends outside of Facebook. It’s a platform where people can create digital walls and a platform to share photos and videos. They have a team of 30 people and have raised $3.5M funding.

118

2 years ago

A student-driven airline that’s been in operation for less than a month. Its founders are trying to get the airline off the ground by asking students to fund the startup, but now they’re asking for $25,000 to accelerate growth.

118

2 years ago

A tool meant to help companies and startups get funding and raise money from investors.

117

2 years ago

The company is a funding-and-dissemination platform for science projects. It’s funded by Y Combinator, and has raised $2.6M in seed funding.

117

2 years ago

Founded in 2015, Y Combinator is a Silicon Valley-based startup incubator and seed fund. Y Combinator has invested in several companies that have gone on to raise hundreds of millions of dollars. It has also had several companies drop out of its program.

117

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies manage their supply chains by automatically matching products in inventory to orders. The founders have raised $1M in seed funding, with plans to expand to Europe.

117

2 years ago

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

116

2 years ago

The company is interested in building a new type of crowdfunding platform for businesses and non-profits.

116

2 years ago

A crowdfunded loans startup that helps credit unions offer small business loans to their members. It partners with Fiserv and its lending platform.

116

2 years ago

A startup that enables businesses to create a custom work product for their employees. The company has only run early stage trials, but has already attracted more than $3 million in funding from investors like 500 Startups.

116

2 years ago

This is a toolset that makes it easy to integrate artificial intelligence into customer service interactions. They’re close to launching and have raised $12k in seed funding.

116

2 years ago

A text messaging service that uses automated language translation to translate the words of a conversation between two people in real time. It was started in 2012 by a group of PhD students and has raised just under $5 million in funding.

116

2 years ago

A startup that helps people who are self-employed or in small businesses understand their taxes. It’s building a better tax calculator and tax software for small businesses, with some initial funding from Accel Partners.

116

2 years ago

This is an application for trading 2nd, 3rd, and 4th mortgages. The startup has raised $1.4 million from investors like Alphabet’s GV and Comcast’s NBCUniversal Ventures. Prior to YC, the company raised $1.2 million in seed funding from investors like Cowboy Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Social Starts and Social Finance.

115

2 years ago

Software that provides a “personal assistant” for customers using the company’s software to perform tasks. The startup has raised $4.5 million in seed funding.

115

2 years ago

A platform that allows teachers to create interactive class lessons and distribute them to their students. The startup has raised $9.6 million in funding to date.

114

2 years ago

A company that makes tools for the non-profit and humanitarian space. It recently raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

114

2 years ago

A company that is building an app that helps people find other people to go out and have fun with. They already have a team of over 250 people and raised $50 million in their first funding round.

114

2 years ago

The startup, which has raised $15 million in funding, aims to help consumers save on energy by acting as middleman between big energy providers and consumers.

114

2 years ago

The summer school is for students interested in learning programming and fundamental knowledge in computer science, with the intent of helping them be successful in college.

114

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for equity-based projects

113

2 years ago

A secure messaging service for websites, allowing companies to communicate securely over the internet without having to worry about eavesdroppers. The startup has raised $9.5M in funding so far, with a $20M valuation.

113

2 years ago

A platform that helps developers get paid in cryptocurrency. The company also wants to tackle the problem of freelancers not being able to get paid in cryptocurrency. The company currently has 10 employees and has raised $500,000 in seed funding.

112

2 years ago

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

112

2 years ago

A web-based tool meant to help teachers connect with parents of their students. The startup has $1.8 million in funding and a $5 million valuation.

112

2 years ago

A team of entrepreneurs is building a platform that helps people with disabilities complete simple tasks, like filling out online forms, paying bills, or making restaurant reservations. The startup has raised $500,000 in seed funding, and is targeting a launch date of mid-October.

111

2 years ago

This is a SaaS platform that helps companies manage their “data lake”, or data that’s not readily available to analysts. The company raised $2.1 million in seed funding.

111

2 years ago

A platform for selling, buying, and shipping drugs online. The startup is now profitable and has a $2.5 million round of funding.

111

2 years ago

A company that makes business software for small businesses. In February 2017, Infusionsoft closed a Series B funding round led by Greylock Partners that raises the company’s valuation to $200 million.

111

2 years ago

A file sharing and collaboration tool for veterinarians, with a focus on recording and sharing patient data. They’ve already secured $3.2 million in funding.

111

10 months ago

A platform for remote workers where they can share their workspace, access to tools and other resources, and can build the work environment they need. The company recently received $1.75 million in seed funding.

111

2 years ago

Designed to help clients define and measure their social impact, Consequence is a software company helping nonprofits and for-profits better track their impact. It helps clients measure the effectiveness of their programs and measure employees’ impact, too. The company has a $10 million Series A, with $1 million raised in its first round of VC funding.

110

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people make money off their pets. It’s in early stages, but has already raised $145,000 in seed funding from AngelList.

110

2 years ago

The company’s product is the same thing as the company itself — a platform for "instant" test-driven development. They’ve raised $25 million in funding to date.

110

2 years ago

A digital time machine, building on the seed money of $20 million in funding from investors. The company wants to get to the year 2045, “one hundred years from now” with every product, every service, and every interaction being digitally recorded and stored for posterity.

110

2 years ago

A startup formed by former partners of the crowdfunding site Kickstarter.

110

1 year ago

A platform for large-scale crowd-funding of startups.

110

11 months ago

"• "September 2014 - $200,000 in seed funding"

110

2 years ago

A platform that helps brands get social media engagement from their customers. The company is developing a micro-blogging platform for brands, with a focus on its “Brand Advocates”, who are Instagrammers who are paid to share and promote the brands with their followers. The company is nearing $2 million in funding after raising $800,000 in seed capital.

109

2 years ago

A startup that sells customer acquisition services for B2B companies. They’re focused on funding growth for their clients by providing free, one-time services such as marketing and customer support.

109

2 years ago

A crowdfunding website with a different twist. Currently popular in the UK, the platform allows users to use online loans for funding instead of just credit cards.

109

2 years ago

Personal assistant software for Android and iOS that helps people keep track of their finances. The startup has raised $1 million in seed funding from investors including 500 Startups.

108

2 years ago

A tool for investors to track down private funding for their companies.

108

2 years ago

A software platform that allows users to crowdfund for products, service, or ideas.

108

2 years ago

A web-based platform that offers customized reports and analytics for projects that are funded or in progress.

108

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for healthcare startups. The company is pitching an app that helps prompt patients to schedule appointments and get lab results.

108

2 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.

108

1 year ago

A startup that helps small businesses manage their inventory and sales, and the sales and inventory of the stores they sell to. The business has $2.2M in funding.

108

1 year ago

A clever way of connecting e-commerce orders to the physical goods they are for by using a “touch and pay” system. The startup’s system is built for vending machines, and it works in a similar way to Square or PayPal. The startup says it has closed $5 million in funding.

108

2 years ago

Managed software to help HR professionals manage employee relationships. Works like a personal assistant, handles everything from HR processes to employee benefits. The startup has raised $1.25 million in seed funding from the likes of Alexis Ohanian and Garry Tan.

107

2 years ago

The company’s founders have raised over $400,000 in funding to date, making it one of the fastest-growing startups in the space.

107

2 years ago

This startup is building a custom, AI-intelligence bot that will help users track and manage their own investments. The startup currently has more than $1 million in funding.

107

1 year ago

A startup that’s raised $300,000 in seed funding. No details on product yet.

107

1 year ago

A startup that aims to build a “digital bank vault” for mobile consumers in India. The startup plans to allow mobile users to store funds in their phones in the form of mobile wallets, with secure storage in escrow.

107

2 years ago

This is an ongoing list of startups that have raised funding. This list is compiled from Crunchbase and other news sources.

106

2 years ago

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

106

2 years ago

A startup that helps students with their college funding by letting them save for it in a way that’s much easier than applying for a loan.

106

2 years ago

A 4-year-old company that makes a programmable, connected-home appliance that can be programmed to do things from turning the AC off and on to turning lights on and off to listening to music and turning the TV on and off. The company has raised $7.3 million in funding.

106

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help doctors and nurses make the best decisions about patient health. The company has raised $1.5 million A round of funding and plans to do its first trial in Texas.

106

2 years ago

A new startup that wants to create a platform for the sharing of knowledge, data, and expertise in the global marketplace. The startup is also planning a crowdfunding campaign to help build out their platform.

106

1 year ago

A platform to help patients with diabetes manage their condition and track the progress of their condition. The startup has raised $2 million in seed funding from venture capitalists from Union Square Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz.

106

1 year ago

A platform that connects brokerage firms with mutual fund investors. It uses machine learning to provide portfolio recommendations based on a minimum of 15 years of historical data.

106

2 years ago

A startup that wants to be the “Yelp for small businesses”, helping them connect to customers and other local businesses in their area, and help them grow and engage with their customers. Currently has $100,000 in seed funding.

105

2 years ago

A new way for entrepreneurs to get funding. The startup, which launches today, wants to give entrepreneurs access to a “constant stream of regular, predictable investments”.

105

2 years ago

A real estate tech company that automates the process of entering and compiling data for a house’s sale. They’ve raised more than $500,000 in seed funding.

105

2 years ago

A company that makes it easier for developers to build apps for every device they can imagine: phone, tablet, tv, car, etc. The business is bootstrapped and has had a $1.3M in seed funding.

104

2 years ago

The Y Combinator summer school is a four-week program that teaches computer science fundamentals to top-tier high school students. The program was launched in 2010 by Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator.

104

1 year ago

The startup wants to make it easier for investors to invest in early stage companies. It wants to make it easier for angel investors to back startups and give them information about startups they’re interested in. The startup wants to put money into startups in a way that’s similar to how a hedge fund would, but also make it possible for retail investors to put money into startups like they would an IPO.

104

2 years ago

A fundraiser app for the music industry

103

2 years ago

The startup’s platform aims to help people mitigate the risk of receiving bad credit and loans. It has already secured $5 million in funding.

103

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to obtain pension funds for small businesses in India.

103

2 years ago

A startup that aims to connect investors to mutual funds. The company wants to make investing more accessible to people who don’t have a lot of assets.

102

2 years ago

A startup for running crowdfunding campaigns, granting donors access to exclusive perks and early access to the product.

102

2 years ago

A startup building a new way to manage email and marketing efforts for companies. In May, the company raised $7 million in seed funding from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator.

102

2 years ago

UnionX is a platform that can be used to organize a union or similar group for a group of employees. The startup has seen interest from unions in private companies, like Uber, and recently secured $1 million in seed funding.

102

2 years ago

The A16Z crypto hedge fund has a startup incubator called Alight Labs, which is building a machine learning platform to detect fraud in the industry.

102

1 year ago

A company that makes a low-cost, high-capacity drone that can drop off packets of goods in a package attached to an airplane. The drone can then land at the destination, drop off its payload and return to the airport. The startup has already secured $1.2 million in funding.

102

4 months ago

A platform for social impact investment (a funding model that invests in companies that benefit the world) that focuses on early stage startups and entrepreneurs.

102

2 years ago

A mobility platform that connects businesses with the right tools to make it easier for drivers to earn income by delivering packages and other items. The startup’s co-founder, Alex Boussard, says they’ve already seen interest from a number of major companies and has even managed to raise a few million dollars in funding.

101

2 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.

101

2 years ago

The startup’s name is an acronym for “SeedMe,” which is a wordplay on “seed funding,” as it looks to “seed” equity financing for startups.

101

2 years ago

The equity crowdfunding platform for startups, which is working on a financial services platform for small businesses.

101

11 months ago

A new venture capital fund that will invest in early-stage companies that are building products to make the process of shopping for life insurance easier.

101

2 years ago

A financial services startup that helps companies and employees track their cash flow and financial status. The company is building a software platform that says can help companies manage their funds, from paying employees and issuing paychecks to buying inventory.

100

11 months ago

In the past year, the startup has funded a bunch of startups, including the one above, and has been the largest VC in Philadelphia since coming to the city in 2014.

100

2 years ago

A startup aimed at employers. The startup has raised $2.5 million in funding to date. It helps employers manage employees on the fly and quickly generate reports.

99

2 years ago

A credit card linked to your bank account, like a debit card with your bank’s approval. The card can be used everywhere the bank accepts credit cards. The startup has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from a single investor, Andreessen Horowitz.

99

2 years ago

"This list of startups is a non-exhaustive collection of the best companies funded by YC. It's not intended to be a comprehensive list of all startups funded by YC. Regardless, we'll be publishing additional startups funded by YC at a later date."

99

2 years ago

A platform that helps people make music together using the tools they’re already using. The startup has raised $1.6 million in seed funding from investors including Union Square Ventures, SV Angel, ZipCar founder Robin Chase, and Dropbox founder Drew Houston.

99

2 years ago

The startup is developing a new product in the self-serve kiosk market and is looking for seed funding

99

1 year ago

A company that wants to help people store medical records. Medtronic shares the same vision, but has been unable to land deals with hospitals and doctors. Medtronic has raised $1.7 million in funding from investors including GE Ventures and the National Academy of Medicine.

99

1 year ago

A crowdfunded fundraising platform for startups. The startup wants to help startups get better funding, and wants to do it by bringing together investors and startups.

99

4 months ago

A company providing a platform for crowdfunding of events, from concerts and conferences to art shows, performances and classes.

99

2 years ago

This is an app that allows people to pay their taxes with bitcoin, in a program that’s funded by Coinbase.

98

2 years ago

SaveUp is a one-stop shop for college savings plans in the US, Canada, and the UK. It works to save people money with a tool that automatically sends pre-tax contributions from employer to student's 529. The company has raised $1.5M in funding.

98

2 years ago

This startup’s business is taking the laborious process of logging in to a website and making it more streamlined. Sola does this by creating what it calls a “lazy login” which says, “If you’re not logged in, you don’t need to log in.” Sola has raised $500,000 in seed funding.

98

2 years ago

A startup that helps people make “life-saving” decisions by using data and AI to guide them. The startup has already raised $2.3 million in funding.

98

2 years ago

A startup that wants to use blockchain technology to create an alternative to Wall Street. The company wants to connect investors with funds and manage risk.

98

8 months ago

“Surveillance” is a startup that wants to use data to help law enforcement fight crime. The startup has already secured $1.5M in funding.

98

2 years ago

A tool for vets that makes it easier to track and manage vet bills. They’ve secured $3 million in funding.

97

2 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses in India build their websites, they were bootstrapped with seed funding from Y Combinator.

97

2 years ago

An investment platform to help startups from the seed stage through growth. The company wants to help startups raise funds and make pitch decks quickly and easily.

97

1 year ago

A $100 million investment fund for startups.

97

2 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits do their fundraising. By taking in donations and giving them out to their clients in a direct, transparent manner, the startup wants to help nonprofits grow their donor bases and improve their bottom line.

96

2 years ago

A fintech startup that provides a service that let’s users fund their bank accounts with cryptocurrencies. The startup has raised $18 million in seed funding to date.

96

2 years ago

A health management software platform that helps health plans manage their members’ data. The company has raised $8.1 million in funding.

96

1 year ago

Fostr is a marketplace where people sell their unused clothes. The company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding and says they’ve sold over 30,000 items in the last two years.

96

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for groceries, with a twist. The startup has built a technology that allows customers to scan the barcode of a product and order it for pickup at a grocery store, then pay via the platform.

95

2 years ago

This startup is building a service that helps you find and schedule your home doctor appointments online. It’s currently in the pilot stage, but has raised seed funding from a group of investors.

95

2 years ago

A product that allows people to share their ideas with the world, giving the idea a vote of confidence and possibly even funding.

95

1 year ago

A cloud-based review platform for dating apps, with a funding round that was reportedly led by Facebook

95

1 year ago

In 2015, a total of 9,615 seed-stage deals in the US were led by women with 108 companies, a 2% increase from 2014. A total of 1,906 companies from women-led startups raised a total of $1.1 billion in funding.

95

2 years ago

A platform that makes it easier to sell and ship products online. CEO Jairaj Habbal has raised $100,000 in seed funding and says he wants the company to be the eBay of the e-commerce world.

94

2 years ago

A retail solution that allows customers to order groceries from a variety of retailers and have their goods delivered to their doorsteps within a few hours. In the first year of operations they had 10,000 customers and raised $1 million in seed funding.

94

2 years ago

A business that wants to create a bank that runs on the Ethereum blockchain. It’s planning to use revenue from that bank to fund the company’s own blockchain development.

94

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for people to share their experience of buying a home. The startup (now with $750,000 in funding) wants to leverage its existing platform to be a broker for homebuyers, selling the service to other realtors.

94

2 years ago

A way for publishers to advertise a collection of content, not just one article. The startup has raised $1.6 million in seed funding.

93

2 years ago

Everyone has a friend or acquaintance that they’d like to loan money to, but they have no way to do so. MoneyBroker does just that, pairing people with other people in need of cash with those who have funds to give. The startup has already raised $2.5 million and is currently on-boarding more than 2,000 users a month.

93

10 months ago

This company is building an “automated” ERP system for grocers. The software will allow grocers to maintain and sell their products, and manage their inventory and customer accounts. The startup is currently seeking funding on Seedr.

93

2 years ago

The Startup Grind Philly Meetup is a group of local entrepreneurs, investors, and other startup enthusiasts who regularly gather to talk about entrepreneurship, funding, and startups in Philadelphia. The event is organized by a variety of organizations including the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business, The Foundry and the Philadelphia Technology Alliance.

92

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for companies to launch crowdfunding campaigns, with tools like interactive video and a toolkit that helps people run their campaigns.

92

2 years ago

This company is building a platform that helps people manage and grow their wealth for retirement. It’s a robo-advisor that works with both individual investors and large investment funds.

92

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for cities and countries that want to fund infrastructure like clean water, sewer, and roads.

92

1 year ago

A startup that launched in 2009, The Ophelia Project is the original "crowdfunding for women" platform, meaning it enables female entrepreneurs to raise money from female investors. It has raised $133 million since its inception.

92

2 years ago

The team is building a platform for independent contractors, freelancers and consultants to find clients. The company says it has already raised $5 million in funding.

91

2 years ago

A startup that built an app that enables people to create custom messaging channels on WhatsApp. The startup, which has already raised funding from Y Combinator and other investors, is currently working with WhatsApp to enable its customers to sell premium products in their chat channels.

91

2 years ago

A travel-service platform that aims to help you book flights, hotels, car rentals, and tours with a single login. And it has over $2 million in funding from investors that included Y Combinator and Union Square Ventures.

91

2 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.

91

2 years ago

The startup is looking to build a platform that will allow organizations to “build, launch and track a new app within minutes”. The startup built a demo app, called “the app builder”, that allows users to build and launch an app within minutes. The startup has raised $2.7M in seed funding as of September 2019.

91

1 year ago

The startup, which is raised $2.5 million in seed funding, provides an integrated digital library that lets you keep track of your books, movies and music.

91

1 year ago

A platform that makes it quick and easy for anyone to start a crowdfunding campaign.

91

4 months ago

An innovative way to help companies launch a crowdfunding campaign.

91

2 years ago

A group of “startup veterans” that want to build a platform for startups to raise capital. It aims to help startups raise $500,000 in seed funding, as well as $1 million in Series A funding and $5 million in a Series B. The startup is in pre-launch mode, with a staff of 15 that includes YC alumni.

90

2 years ago

A “digital bookshelf” where people can collect and share their favorite books. The company has received $1.25 million in seed funding.

90

2 years ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell stocks and mutual funds.

90

2 years ago

A digital marketing agency for mobile app developers, focused on helping them to grow their businesses. The startup is a spin-off from a digital marketing agency, and has raised $1.1M in seed funding so far.

90

2 years ago

A company building a “personal assistant” for home. The startup, based in New York, has raised $1.2 million in seed funding from investors like Sam Altman and Garry Tan.

90

2 years ago

A startup for hiring refurbished items. The company’s CEO, who is also CEO of a shipping company, has been refurbishing old shipping containers and reselling them on the site. The company has raised $1.5 million in funding.

90

2 years ago

A platform for launching new companies, and for helping investors find the right fund to back.

90

1 year ago

An agency that was founded in 2016 and has raised $4.7M. The company has raised $500k in seed funding. It was selected as a Gartner Cool Vendors in Healthcare CSP in 2017.

90

2 years ago

A company that aims to help people who don’t have money invest in mutual funds. It’s based in New York City.

89

2 years ago

A company that promises to make travel booking and finding flights as easy as posting a free, ad-supported message on Facebook. The startup has raised $40 million in funding.

89

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a service to help hedge fund clients make better decisions by providing active asset allocation models.

89

2 years ago

A new startup that’s looking to use artificial intelligence to help companies develop and test new products and services. They’re looking to build a platform to pull together all of the publicly available data about products and consumers and teach a neural network to help companies predict how people will interact with their products, which they believe is the key to increasing product adoption. Currently, the startup has $2.5 million in seed funding.

89

2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for crypto projects looking to raise funds. It’s an “all-in-one” platform that allows investors to participate in ICOs and other forms of crowdfunding. The company has raised $34 million to date.

89

2 years ago

A way to help businesses manage their energy consumption. The startup has over $2 million in funding and a number of pilot programs in the works.

89

2 years ago

A tool that lets neighborhoods around the world participate in a mobile barter system, where a group of neighbors can trade items like furniture they no longer use or tools they no longer use. The startup has raised $8 million in funding to date.

89

2 years ago

A platform that allows teams to collaborate on their code without ever needing to leave Slack. The company has already raised $3 million in funding.

89

1 year ago

A platform that allows users to create events and sell tickets online, now in the third round of funding.

89

1 year ago

A startup that wants to help you manage your money by automating your investing and investing in index funds.

89

7 months ago

A company that helps non-profits raise funds by inviting contributions from people who care about the cause.

89

2 years ago

A company that allows businesses to fundraise, and invest in pre-seed deals.

88

2 years ago

A company that helps filmmakers to create and distribute videos. The startup has raised $2.5 million in funding and has 10 customers on board, including Filmora.

88

2 years ago

A financial literacy app for students. The startup is in the final stages of funding and gearing up to release its product.

88

2 years ago

A venture fund and incubator for startups working with AI.

88

1 year ago

A crowdfunding platform that allows app developers to get funding from users.

88

2 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.

87

2 years ago

A company that creates a bot that helps you find the best deals on flights. The startup is in stealth mode, but is looking to raise $3 million in seed funding.

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2 years ago

A digital wallet for people who need to make international transfers. The startup, which has raised $7.5 million to date, says that customers can now use their accounts to transfer funds to other countries while paying lower fees.

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2 years ago

An educational video platform that funds new educational videos through a non-profit membership model.

86

2 years ago

A way to track and communicate with homeowner associations that manage common areas like pool, parking and landscaping. The startup has raised $40,000 in seed funding from angel investors.

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2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for new startups to get funded by providing an online platform for finding investors.

86

2 years ago

A SaaS app for U.S. non-profits. The startup says it helps “non-profits and donor-advised funds” keep track of their donors.

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2 years ago

Provides a way to identify, and then communicate with, identified individuals who are in the process of going through a government program. The startup is currently in the process of raising funding.

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2 years ago

Seed funding was provided by First Round Capital and AngelList.

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4 months 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.

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2 years ago

A funding platform where a company can take a “drip” approach to fundraising, instead of a full-on “spray”. It allows a company to get funding without all the hassle of pitching, negotiating, and offering equity, while still getting the full equity portion.

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2 years ago

A set of tools to help build out a mobile app without having to know a lot about how to code. The startup’s founder, Sam Om, has been working on the startup for over a year, and says they’ve already secured $300,000 in funding.

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1 year ago

A startup for ordering local delivery food from restaurants, with delivery promised in under 30 minutes. The startup has raised $1.6 million in pre-seed funding.

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1 year ago

What if the internet let you check on your stocks, find a doctor, and pay your bills The company’s app connects users to the information they need, from financial news to local restaurant reviews. The company has raised $6.4 million in funding.

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4 months ago

This startup is all about payments to healthcare providers. It offers a free phone service that allows patients to easily transfer funds to their doctors.

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2 years ago

A way to streamline the process of getting a loan for a startup (or other company in need of financing). The company provides a marketplace for financing and a loan application, with providers ranging from big banks to crowdlending sites. They’re currently in the process of raising Series A funding.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps fundraising professionals send real-time messages to donors using Facebook Messenger.

84

2 years ago

A wearable device meant to help people with visual impairments navigate the world. The startup is looking to deploy its product in the US and UK, and has raised $2.5 million in seed funding so far.

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2 years ago

A digital HR solution for companies that want to access information about their employees from anywhere. The startup currently has $300,000 in funding.

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2 years ago

The startup is building a platform for online poll creators. It’s a company that’s already in early-stage talks with buyout funds.

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1 year ago

This company is making it easier for small businesses to invest in their own ventures, by providing them an online platform for managing investments. The seed round has already been funded, and the company is looking to the next round to help it scale.

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1 year ago

A platform connecting founders with investors for seed-stage funding.

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1 year ago

A $40 Bluetooth Smart speaker. The startup has raised $1.6 million in seed funding from Play Ventures.

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2 years ago

Thoughtful home services that provide concierge services, cleaning, and other household issues. The company has $10 million in funding from investors including Michael Moritz.

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2 years ago

A subscription-based service that provides remote employees with a $1,000 emergency fund.

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1 year ago

A self-funded startup that’s looking to solve the problem of acquiring large amounts of data without having to pay a lot for it: they sell data as a service.

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1 year ago

A platform for makers to connect with people who want to make their products. The company is funded by Maker’s Mark and Breyer’s among others.

83

1 year ago

A medical records app that lets patients access their medical records from their phone. The startup has raised $2 million in seed funding.

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1 year ago

A crowdfunding app that helps raise money for popular movies.

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2 years ago

A startup that makes a 3D printer designed for makers that’s affordable for schools and other startups. It also offers a crowdfunding platform for projects that need a 3D printer.

82

2 years ago

GoPayroll is a payroll software platform that allows small businesses to self-fund their payroll. The company is also building a freelance marketplace.

82

4 months ago

A startup to help big businesses manage their legal contracts from anywhere in the world. Hubdoc takes legal contracts, translates them into natural language, and then translates them back into legal language for the user. Hubdoc says it has $1.6 million in funding.

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2 years ago

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

81

2 years ago

A platform that helps you track down the best C-suite candidates among your employees. It’s a recruiting platform that uses a combination of algorithms and social media for finding top candidates for specific roles. It’s currently being used by YC and other startups including FundingPost and Foodspotting.

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2 years ago

Helping small businesses manage all of their IT needs. The startup has 100 clients already and is looking for $1 million in seed funding.

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1 year ago

A software platform that helps companies manage the customer data and retention process. The startup says it’s been customer-funded for 2 years and raised seed funding for another 6 months.

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1 year ago

A web and mobile app that helps small businesses manage their entire back end, including accounting, payroll, and e-commerce. It’s backed by a bunch of VCs, including Andreessen Horowitz, and has raised $10 million in funding.

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1 year ago

A startup that pulls live market data into a dashboard for investment and trading. The startup says it has $1.2 million in funding and has worked with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq.

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2 years ago

Y Combinator is not a startup accelerator in the traditional sense, as it does not provide capital, mentorship, or other startup-specific services. Instead, Y Combinator provides seed funding and office space for startups that have already been bootstrapped for over a year and a half. Y Combinator has five cohorts a year, each of which lasts for 14 weeks. Participants are required to pay for their own flights and housing, which are taken care of by Y Combinator.

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2 years ago

Non-profits in the U.S. and abroad rely on donors and volunteers to get their work done. Unfortunately, they aren’t always able to rely on these people to do what they promise. BitGive is a platform for non-profits that operates on the Ethereum blockchain. The platform lets non-profits raise money through cryptocurrency and use those funds to make donations to the causes they care about.

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2 years ago

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

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2 years ago

A tool for social entrepreneurs that tracks fundraising milestones and goals, preventing over-promising.

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2 years ago

A startup in the health space is building a new device that connects people with a local doctor on demand, allowing them to get diagnoses and prescription refills on the spot. The startup has raised $3.1 million in funding.

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2 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for startups to raise money and scale. It wants to provide a “one-stop shop” for digital fundraising.

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1 year ago

The startup is building a “social tool” that helps millennials find and connect with one another to “help them grow their social capital”. The social platform has already built a $1.2 million round of funding and has raised another $3 million in a seed round.

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1 year ago

A group of investors who want to help new companies find funding.

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1 year ago

A mobile app that helps individual teachers track and manage their students. The company is headquartered in New York and has over $5 million in funding.

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1 year ago

A platform that helps fund your first 100,000 dollars in your business.

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10 months ago

A start up that’s building a system for crowd-funding that doesn’t require a credit card.

79

2 years ago

A virtual assistant with a chatbot-like interface to help schedule meetings, find flights and help with transfers. The startup doesn’t have any funding yet, but has a strong technical team.

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2 years ago

A digital platform that offers storage, sharing, and analysis of all of its client’s social media content. The company has raised $21 million in funding to build out its public beta product, which went live in May.

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1 year ago

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

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1 year ago

A payment processor for local Malaysian online sellers. It serves as a gateway between sellers and local banks, allowing sellers to deposit funds or make payments into their accounts.

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1 year ago

A food delivery platform for small businesses that is focused on reducing the financial burden of running a brick and mortar restaurant. It aims to lower the cost of running a restaurant by providing the owner with the tools to order their own food and have it delivered. The company has raised $10 million in funding.

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2 years ago

A video analytics platform for measuring video quality and engagement. The company recently raised $3 million in Series A funding and has 40 employees.

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2 years ago

This startup wants to help people manage their finances by allowing them to invest their money in index funds that are managed by a team of professionals.

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2 years ago

A B2B company that connects startups to investors, providing them with funding and other services.

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1 year ago

A platform that helps with the creation of products, such as through crowdfunding.

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1 year ago

A crowdfunding platform for people who have been denied loans from banks.

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1 year ago

A job site for freelancers and small businesses. They’ve raised $500k in funding from 500 Startups.

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8 months ago

Taking a very different approach to the app idea, Crowdbucks is a crowdsourcing app for business owners that wants to help them get funded, with a credit card-based payment system and payment feature.

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7 months ago

A startup that makes it easier to do remote work. The company says it has 2,000 paying customers and $1.5M in total funding, with 100 employees.

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2 years ago

A startup that offers investors access to startups looking for funding. The company has raised $500,000 from investors such as Y Combinator, SV Angel, and Second Home Ventures.

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1 year ago

A startup founded in 2014 in Tel Aviv, which has since raised $4 million in funding.

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1 year ago

A SaaS platform that helps companies create, manage, and get feedback on their campaigns. It’s currently being used for over 100 campaigns, raised over $30 million in funding, and the founders have spent over a year building it.

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1 year ago

A crowdfunding platform that specializes in helping startups and small businesses get off the ground by lending them money and by providing them with a platform to raise money.

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4 months ago

A streaming platform that provides all the funding a business needs by encouraging investors to give them money in return for rewards.

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1 year ago

This startup wants to build “a new form of healthcare,” specifically for elderly people in the US. The startup has already raised $14 million in funding.

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1 year ago

A startup with a $25,000 prize fund focused on the development of an app that could help you optimize your sleep.

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1 year ago

A SaaS platform that helps companies raise capital more easily. It’s like the Uber of the fundraising world.

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4 months ago

The Startup Battlefield has also been judged by the number of companies that have been funded by YC alumni, who are the most successful of the Y Combinator alumni. In the first year of the event, Y Combinator provided around $240,000 in funding to the winning companies in the Battlefield. In later years, that number has climbed to around $700,000.

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2 years ago

This company markets what it calls a "virtual assistant" to serve restaurant owners. The software helps manage the workflow of ordering, food prep, and more, allowing cashiers to focus on other tasks. The startup has raised $400,000 in funding to date.

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2 years ago

A three-way partnership between a university, a local government, and a private company that connects local governments and non-profits that want to find funding to their projects in a more efficient way.

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1 year ago

A platform that connects people with big dreams with the capital to make them come true. It’s an investment platform, and a crowdfunding site at the same time.

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1 year ago

The company wants to solve the startup funding process. They are currently in talks with investors.

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1 year ago

An API for funding startups from the world’s largest banks.

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4 months ago

This startup wants to be an alternative to the SEC. It wants to be a way to invest in private companies with SEC-approved funds.

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2 years ago

A system that can provide a refund or credit to a customer for services not rendered by their doctor.

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2 years ago

A community-based crowdfunding platform for artists

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1 year ago

Cryptocurrency exchange where users can send funds to one of their own accounts and then exchange currencies at a lower price.

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1 year ago

A connected home solution that is a white label version of the Eufy smart light bulbs. The startup is building an IoT developer platform for other brands to create connected devices. It has a very early version of the app and is looking to raise funding to continue development.

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1 year ago

A web-based software to keep track of all your investments (stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, etc.).

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1 year ago

The startup has built a software platform that lets its customers create, manage, and publish road-side signs in multiple languages. The company, which was founded in 2012, has raised $4.5 million in funding, including a $1.5 million investment from Digital Garage in August 2017.

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1 year ago

A business that provides custom-designed shirts to customers by local artists, using Kickstarter to fund production.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps insurance companies offer customers the ability to track their claims, allowing them to see the status of their claim and get a refund faster.

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4 months ago

A startup for peer-to-peer lending for small business loans, currently funded by Y Combinator.

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4 months ago

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

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4 months ago

A crowdfunding platform that helps non-profits raise money by giving them a way to crowdsource donations from donors.

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2 years ago

The following is a list of notable consumer product startups in North America that have raised venture funding, according to Crunchbase and its sources.

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1 year ago

The story of how the founder of a company that makes protective filters for mobile devices moved to China, raised funding, and founded a rival company.

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1 year ago

A company that helps small businesses with credit, lending them funding in exchange for a percentage of the business.

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1 year ago

A B2B company that helps companies manage their ticket inventory. After being founded in March, the startup is already has raised $4.6 million in Series A funding.

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1 year ago

A company that wants to make it easier for high schools to pay for science instruments. It’s raised $1.3 million in seed funding.

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1 year ago

A company that helps companies incorporate as S-Corps. In October, the company raised $10 million in funding.

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1 year ago

A startup that lets location-based businesses — like car wash and coffee shops — personalize their promotions. The startup has raised $1.5M in funding.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps you learn how to do things like sign a contract, write a thesis, and fundraise on Kickstarter.

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1 year ago

The startup’s app helps smartphone users to make the most of their conversations with a local by providing a database of local restaurants, hotels, and attractions. The startup says it has $6 million in sales, and $500,000 in cash, and recently closed a $3.5 million seed round led by the European Investment Fund.

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10 months ago

A startup that helps fund education for kids in low-income communities through crowdfunding.

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8 months ago

Visionary Enterprise has received funding from Y Combinator since 2009

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4 months ago

A digital file that can be printed in minutes. The startup was funded in September.

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2 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help crowdfunds make decisions about which crowdfunding projects they should support.

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1 year ago

LIFX, a light bulb company, raised $20 million in its Series A funding round.

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1 year ago

The following companies have received funding from 500 Startups, a venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley with over $1 billion in funded companies:

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1 year ago

A startup that connects startups with funding from experienced angel and venture capital investors.

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1 year ago

A "B2B" platform for small businesses to connect with other businesses for materials, services, or funding.

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1 year ago

A software company that makes it easier for crowdfunding campaigns to get verified by the SEC.

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1 year ago

A startup that can be used to track and facilitate the transfer of funds from one party to another

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1 year ago

A platform that connects startups with local investors, who provide funds and advice as the startup grows.

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1 year ago

A platform for trading cryptocurrencies. The company has raised $1.3 million from investors including Y Combinator, Foundation Capital and Founders Fund. The company has raised $2.2 million total.

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1 year ago

A facial recognition service that the founders say is “unparalleled”, and that has raised over $1 million in funding. The company is currently hiring, but declined to disclose numbers.

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1 year ago

A location-based entertainment platform that allows for 100% pay-as-you-go consumption of music, video, and TV. The startup says it has over one million users and has raised $20 million in funding.

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1 year ago

Innovation in the US has become a flashpoint for the rest of the world. From its inception in 2010, the French government has invested in French Tech. In France, startups have received €4.5 billion in funding in recent years, according to INSEAD.

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1 year ago

A “crowd-funded credit card” for people with bad credit.

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1 year ago

A new way to crowdfund for a startup. The company raised $1 million in Series A funding in July.

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1 year ago

A startup building tools for companies to manage short-term contracts. The company said it has already raised $14 million in funding.

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1 year ago

A company that helps companies refund customers money when they don’t get the product they were promised.

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1 month ago

A startup that’s building a venture funding app for startups, allowing business owners to connect with investors and raise money.

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6 days ago

A crowdfunding platform for startups, where investors can back a company they’ve found interesting.

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1 year ago

This startup wants to make it easy for people to set up and manage their business in the cloud, but with the security of a physical office. They currently have over $100,000 in seed funding.

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1 year ago

An engineering staffing startup that partners with companies to bring in new talent. After a company does a demo, Minimum runs a search for top candidates using its proprietary algorithm. The company says they’ve so far found candidates at top engineering schools, raised $1.4 million in VC funding, and secured over a dozen jobs.

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1 year ago

A company that wants to build a platform that allows users to run their own autonomous transportation service. The startup has raised $2 million in seed funding. Their first product is the Dragon Ride, a micro electric vehicle that can carry up to 40 pounds of cargo.

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1 year ago

A web-based service that helps small businesses manage their people and payroll. The company has $1 million in funding and has been serving 35,000 employers in the US and Canada for the last three years.

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1 year ago

This startup is building a platform for developers to ship apps faster and make them more successful. They have $3.3M in funding.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps fund civic infrastructure projects like bridge repairs and solar panels.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps companies create business plans to help them attract funding, with a dashboard that helps them track progress, and a direct sales model that helps them increase leads and close deals.

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3 months ago

A Kickstarter-style platform that helps to fund small independent artists and filmmakers

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1 year ago

A solution for companies to hire, manage, and train remote employees, who can then do their work from anywhere. They’ve raised $1.5M in seed funding.

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1 year ago

A project-based funding program that lets companies quickly raise money when they need it.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps individuals and small businesses get funds easily and cheaply through peer-to-peer lending.

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10 months ago

A tool for people to manage and share the items they have in their house. The company recently received $2.5 million in Series A funding.

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6 months ago

A company that wants to help fund the growth of companies with a $1,000 monthly subscription fee.

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4 months 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.

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4 months ago

The company wants to be a financial services company that allows people to invest in startups in the way they invest in mutual funds.

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2 years ago

This startup is building software for businesses to keep track of their expensive items, which they can then take to their local jeweler instead of paying a check out fee. They also plan to expand to offer an app that allows customers to track the location of their purchases, so they can get a full refund if the item is lost or stolen.

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A software platform that helps people find the right mental-health resources. The company has received over $2.5 million in funding to date.

This startup is building a tool to help brands find the best influencers for their products. They have $1.5 million in seed funding.

A seed round was raised in 2015 to fund development of the company. The company is now looking to expand into India.

A startup that’s building a crowdfunding platform for entrepreneurs. The company is working with the Stars Foundation, which helps invest in startups in developing countries, to create an online platform to help entrepreneurs raise funds.

A startup that lets users “check-in” to any retail location and receive a discount or free gift. The company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

A crowdfunding platform specifically for beginner producers and small businesses.

A startup that’s building an AI-enabled chatbot for legal services. The company has $1 million in seed funding.

This is a product-tracking app for restaurants, allowing them to track all their orders, send notifications to employees, and manage payments. It’s currently only available in the US but has recently secured seed funding.

A food delivery startup that wants to take on Uber Eats. The company is currently only available in Seattle and has $3 million in funding.

A company that helps retailers manage product returns and make refunds faster, more efficiently, and cheaper.

A company that helps you get your tax refund faster.

A credit card that is funded by users rather than banks, with a cap on monthly spending.

A business that connects people with houses they can rent through a website. The startup has already secured over $1 million in funding.

A product that helps users organize and find their files. The startup has raised $1.6 million in seed funding from investors including Y Combinator partner Ryan Dunn, and is now seeking to raise a Series A.

Y Combinator has funded a wide variety of companies such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, and Reddit.

A "smart home monitoring" startup focused on energy efficiency. It's currently in a pre-launch stage, with a device that allows users to remotely turn off lights and lock doors with a smartphone, and the company says it has acquired $2.4 million in seed funding

They want to build a platform where employers and freelance workers can “communicate, connect and collaborate”. They have raised $1.1M in seed funding as of September 2019.

A startup building a software platform for retail that automates product returns, credit, and refunds on all e-commerce sites

A tool for automating and streamlining the many steps it takes to launch a startup. Currently focused on the US, they want to help companies “bootstrap faster, raise better and get funded more easily.”

An investment platform for early stage startups composed of a distributed network of partners who provide seed funding and advice.

A tool to help non-profits raise money with an online crowdfunding campaign

A tool that helps people create and share their own GIFs. The startup has raised $200K in seed funding from AngelPad, Kapor Capital, and others.

A startup that’s building a platform to help companies manage call center operations. The startup says it has $1.5 million in funding from investors including Birchmere Ventures.

This startup wants to make it easy for real estate agents to manage their online marketing. The startup has $1.6 million in funding.

A group of four-hour-old startups that are still around from Demo Day in June. The goal is to help early stage founders get funding and grow their businesses.

A tool for managing and scaling social media campaigns. The startup is based in the UK and has raised $4 million in funding.

A startup that helps you find a ride share for a trip by using a variety of technology to help you choose a car that’s right for you. The startup has raised $3.5 million in two rounds of funding.

A startup that connects restaurants with home delivery services, so that customers can order food that’s ready when they get it. The startup has already raised $2.4 million in funding.

A startup that helps small businesses take advantage of a new type of insurance: self-funded insurance.

A digital platform that helps make purchasing music more convenient. A user can choose a song and buy it in a few clicks, or use its app for group buying. The company has raised $3.2 million in funding.

A consumer credit card that’s crowd-funded

A marketing tool that lets you track your social media interactions, and see which customers are most engaged, most likely to buy, or engaged at all. The company has raised $2 million in funding.

A white-label SaaS for managing real estate, which includes a CRM to help companies manage their tenants and clients. The startup has raised $1.5 million in funding.

Codeacademy is a web-based learning platform that allows users to complete online courses. The company raised $1.4 million in Series A funding in July 2015.

A startup that helps people on crowd-funding platforms avoid scammers

A toolkit to help non-profits build and manage websites. Its pre-built themes include a person-powered fundraising site, an environmental website, and a donation-based site.

The startup is looking to “help people make the switch from their personal funds to a workplace 401(k) retirement plan”, by allowing employers to build automated 401(k) plans for their employees, and giving employees the ability to move their 401(k) funds to their own bank accounts.

A startup for home buyers and sellers to find and hire contractors to do things like paint or tile their homes. The company is currently in an early stage of fundraising.

A platform that brings the benefits of crowdfunding to the traditional credit card industry.

A startup using crowd funding to raise money for a home automation platform.

A company focused on corporate software for the cannabis industry. The founders say they’ve already secured $2m in funding.

Ideas are submitted in the form of a “challenge” to an existing startup. The startup picks the best idea, and then tries to bring it to life using their own funds.

A crowdfunded service that helps people get their photos on the TV screen with their voice.

A company that lets consumers sell pre-owned goods. The company is currently in an early stage of fundraising.

A startup that’s bringing equity crowdfunding to the US.

A company that helps retailers grow their online sales by selling them on Amazon.com. The startup has $2.5 million in funding.

A SaaS platform for investors who want to track the performance of their funds.

Find and book a personal chef, who then delivers food to your home. The startup has raised $1.4 million in seed funding.

Startup founders are being more aggressive in the US, with a few companies in the last year getting VCs to fund them at seed or Series A-level, when they may have previously been too early.

A web-based platform that helps you start and manage your own investment fund

A fundraising platform that helps investors and fundraisers raise money more quickly.

A startup that delivers expert advice to help you make the right investments, such as mutual funds or stocks.

A marketing tool for crowdfunding platforms that helps founders and project managers track projects and keep track of fundraising progress.

A platform for employees to communicate with each other, share files, and review client work. The company uses Slack as a communications platform, and has raised $1.5 million in funding to date.

They’re building an app for crowdfunding microloans to SMEs in India.

Humaniq wants to provide a system for users to buy and sell cryptocurrency, using mobile phones. The startup is building a mobile banking app that allows users to buy, sell, trade, and hold funds in cryptocurrency.

A video and virtual reality game where you play as a character from the universe of "My Little Pony" and create an avatar. The startup is looking for a partner to help fund its effort to create a game, which started in November.

Zuji is building a platform that lets users create and share virtual reality experiences with friends. It has raised $5 million in seed funding.

This startup is building a self-learning platform to help teach people the fundamentals of coding. The startup’s founders say that the product they have built is already powering over 20,000 students in 300 schools.

A system that helps connect people across the world who are interested in doing freelance work, such as writing, editing, and design. The startup was founded in March and is looking to raise seed funding.

A startup that lets you take a selfie and choose where you want it to appear – like Facebook’s ‘Camera Effects’ – in an Instagram-like interface that’s meant to show you how you look, not what you look like. The company has raised $2 million in seed funding.

A tool to help broadcast companies understand how their content is being consumed. The company is currently seeking $5 million in funding, and is looking for a $2 million seed round.

A tool that allows you to create and manage your own variety of financial instruments. Think of it as a Pinterest and Facebook for financial funds, with a focus on helping people raise money from friends and family.

A platform that helps businesses share their data and information with other businesses by sending out data feeds. The startup says it has taken in $1.5 million in funding to date.

A platform to make it easier to run fundraisers.

Newfund is building a platform that uses big data to make it easier for companies to raise capital from investors.

The company is looking to raise a round of funding that values the company at $1.3 billion. The round is expected to close in February 2019.

A platform that helps writer’s sell their work, producing a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter.

A startup that makes it possible for anyone to use Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as a customer service call center without having to re-enter their information. The company has already secured funding from Y Combinator, AngelList, and Techstars.

A tool to help startups with the cost of raising seed funding, that seeks to integrate the big four of Kickstarter, AngelList, DigitalTilt, and SeedInvest in one platform.

The San Francisco Bay Area is home to more than 200 companies that have received a total of more than $80 billion in venture capital funding as of Q3 2017.

In 2018, the company raised $1.5 million in funding.

Seed funding for a free online course on investing in Chinese stock markets and investing in Chinese businesses.

Helps users sell to the right people at the right price. The startup says it has already secured $1 million in funding from investors.

A mobile app that helps users save money by suggesting the right balance for their credit cards. The startup has raised $1 million in seed funding.

A way to help people share their calendars with family and friends and collaborate on events. The company has already raised $2.5 million in seed funding.

A funding platform that offers loans to startups