Industry Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A startup that wants to use technology to help retailers manage wasted food. The founders of the company say it’s a $200 billion industry that is growing.

781

2 years ago

A company that will work with companies in the travel industry, including hotels, airlines, and rental cars, to offer discounts for elite customers and loyalty programs that reward customers who purchase particular brands.

531

3 years ago

A tool for helping those in the restaurant industry manage the financial, administrative, and HR aspects of the business.

504

4 years ago

Aspiring to be like Amazon, this startup wants to be the Amazon of the $3.5 trillion retail industry. They say they’re currently focused on a core product that will eventually be able to make recommendations for products to customers, and have already signed up a number of retailers.

402

4 years ago

Pitchbook, a media company that covers the venture industry, has released a list of the top Y Combinator companies to watch. It includes several companies from the summer batch, including the following:

378

5 years ago

A platform for the healthcare industry, offering a way for patients to get a diagnosis and treatment based on their symptoms.

351

3 years ago

An online marketplace for selling used textbooks — a business that’s the only profitable part of the textbook industry.

348

5 years ago

Vertex is building an online marketplace for the construction industry, providing a way for contractors to sell their services through a web portal.

312

2 years ago

A platform for the real estate industry in Brazil that lets agents collaborate on leads and deals.

276

5 years ago

A startup that plans to disrupt the $20 billion handbag industry with a new line of handbags by using 3D printing. The startup is teaming with luxury fashion brand Michael Kors for the launch of the first products.

275

4 years ago

In addition to making new sodas, this startup is looking to take on the soda industry as a whole by introducing healthier alternatives to soda, such as carbonated teas and fruit-flavored water.

273

3 years ago

A startup that’s looking to disrupt the trucking industry

262

5 years ago

A startup that sells 3D printing services to the medical industry

258

5 years ago

An AI-powered solution for the construction industry. It’s a predictive maintenance platform that helps maintenance staff fix machines before they break down.

256

4 years ago

A supply chain management platform for restaurants and other food-related businesses. Growth is strong and the founders say they’re trying to make a dent in the $8.5 trillion food and beverage industry.

252

4 years ago

A startup focused on developing new materials and technologies for the 3D printing industry. The startup is building a 3D printing machine that prints metal, glass, ceramic and plastic materials.

250

4 years ago

A platform that helps the restaurant industry grow and scale.

245

5 years ago

A software platform that aims to facilitate the development of a “predictive model” for the Indian auto industry.

238

4 years ago

A platform for the real estate industry to offer a better user experience for consumers.

237

4 years ago

A tool for the agriculture industry (including farmers) to manage products, expenses, and profit on a day-to-day basis. The startup is working with farms to improve efficiency.

233

4 years ago

A SaaS company that helps other companies in the health industry get and keep medical and dental insurance. The startup is only available in the United States.

230

4 years ago

A startup that strives to be the Google of the health care industry by helping doctors get the information they need to make the best medical decisions.

227

2 years ago

A healthcare startup that wants to help the mental health industry scale.

220

4 years ago

A startup with a focus on the beauty and grooming industry, aimed at consumers and retailers.

219

4 years ago

A tool that helps small businesses, specifically those in the restaurant industry, manage and pay all of their in-house expenses, from utilities to payroll. In the US, their core customers are restaurants.

218

4 years ago

This startup aims to help meet the demand in the IT service industry for IT professionals.

213

4 years ago

A company that offers career services to people in the fashion industry. The startup wants to help people get job interviews, find mentors, and improve their careers.

209

2 years ago

A platform for finding and buying the best deals on flights, hotels and rental cars. The startup hopes to bring the same type of transparency to the industry as sites like Priceline and Hotwire have brought to the travel space.

208

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people who are in the hospitality industry can find temporary housing if they are traveling for work

206

5 years ago

A startup focusing on the supply chain and logistics for the cannabis industry

202

4 years ago

A startup that connects companies with people who want to enter the service industry. The startup says they have $1 million in monthly revenue and have hired several staff since YC.

202

5 years ago

A news aggregator for the legal industry, using a combination of legal news, blogs, and a Wikipedia-like reference library to stay on top of legal news.

200

4 years ago

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

199

4 years ago

A tool to help you find and share free music online, with the help of music industry insiders

198

4 years ago

A startup that sells an automated work order system for the construction industry.

197

4 years ago

A startup that aims to solve the problem of long-distance relationships between people who are both working in the tech industry. The app takes advantage of voice and video chat to help people remain connected to one another.

192

4 years ago

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

191

4 years ago

An e-commerce platform for the fashion industry. They say that their technology can help fashion brands save billions of dollars in handling admin tasks.

190

5 years ago

Microfinancing platform that uses a machine learning algorithm to do credit checks and a risk assessment in order to make sure the capital they lend is actually utilized. Microfinance is a $2.6 trillion industry where millions of people lack access to loans, and that’s where the startup wants to come in and help.

189

4 years ago

A company that makes software for the hospitality industry, helping operations work more efficiently.

188

4 years ago

A tool for the fashion industry to help brands save money on fabric and make their own samples.

186

4 years ago

Smart contracts for the energy industry. The startup wants to use smart contracts to allow energy producers and consumers to negotiate and transact energy independently of the power grid.

184

4 years ago

One of the most well-known startups in YC, ZestFinance is working on a suite of financial products for the cannabis industry. The company is working to build a platform that will help dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses better manage their cash flow.

183

5 years ago

Idea: A virtual reality startup for the e-commerce industry It wants to help online retailers build VR ads and other virtual experiences

182

3 years ago

This startup is building artificial intelligence for the financial services industry, using machine learning and natural language processing to perform complex tasks.

182

4 years ago

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

180

4 years ago

A company that helps companies use the power of their social networks to promote their offerings online. They say they are the second largest influencer marketing agency in the industry, with clients like Dove and Nestle.

180

3 years ago

A startup looking to bridge the gap between the financial industry and the cryptocurrency industry by providing a way for banks to offer bitcoin-based financial products.

180

4 years ago

A company that helps companies with employee benefit management. It fits with the financial services industry, which is already using it.

179

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service to people who are looking to make a significant career change and want to do a 6 month stint to get a taste of what it’s like to be in a new industry

178

5 years ago

A startup building a Facebook-style social network for the fashion industry

178

4 years ago

A health data platform aimed at hospitals. The startup wants to use the platform to bring innovation to the hospital industry.

178

4 years ago

A search engine for the cannabis industry, focused on companies and events

178

5 years ago

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

177

5 years ago

A digital health startup working with the health insurance industry. They’ve been doing R&D in Canada for a year and have a healthy $1.4 million seed round.

176

5 years ago

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

175

5 years ago

A tool for handling legal and regulatory filings in the cannabis industry.

175

5 years ago

A security startup that’s building a platform to automatically detect and prevent fraud in the payments industry.

175

4 years ago

An “Uber for dog walking”, which the founders say is “like the Uber of dog walking”. The company is planning to bridge the gap between the gig economy and the traditional dog-walking industry.

175

5 years ago

A data science startup focused on building machine learning solutions for the shipping and logistics industry. The company helps companies identify patterns in their data and build predictive models to improve operational efficiency.

174

5 years ago

A platform for the self-storage industry that allows customers to share photos of their storage units, enabling renters to get in touch with customers and find out about the facilities.

174

5 years ago

A company that’s building a social network for the $1.4 trillion dry cleaning industry

173

4 years ago

A wearable technology company, based in San Francisco, that makes apparel and accessories that measure in real time and track your activity. It has some of the lowest prices in the industry, and is a contender with the other big players.

172

3 years ago

Seeking to bring alternative dispute resolution to the legal industry, the startup helps companies to hire arbitrators and mediators in a way that they say is faster, cheaper, and more transparent than traditional law firms.

172

2 years ago

A digital service platform for the healthcare industry that allows patients to see their providers, get prescription refills, and schedule tests online.

172

5 years ago

A tool that helps developers build apps for the fitness and health industries. The company aims to build a platform that helps all the different parts of the industry work together.

171

3 years ago

A social platform for the food industry. The startup wants to be the platform for all of your meal prep activities, from shopping to cooking to shopping for ingredients.

171

5 years ago

This startup takes a unique approach to the software industry, building a platform to help customers manage their accounting.

170

4 years ago

A platform to help consumers get the best return on their money in their financial accounts. The startup wants to take on a large part of the financial industry and make it more transparent to consumers.

169

3 years ago

A toolkit to help the ad industry identify ads that convert to sales or keep consumers engaged.

169

3 years ago

The BusinessBold is an online directory of B2B startups. The directory allows members to search for businesses based on location, industry, and size. The directory is updated weekly.

169

5 years ago

They help connect foreign workers with U.S. companies in the manufacturing industry. Their platform helps companies with the process of hiring foreign workers after they’ve arrived in the U.S.

168

5 years ago

A digital document management platform for the legal industry.

167

5 years ago

A new startup that aims to modernize the payments industry for businesses, making it faster, cheaper, and more secure.

167

4 years ago

A startup that helps brands and retailers manage their inventory. It’s currently focused on the grocery industry, and hopes to expand to other industries.

167

5 years ago

This startup is building a “sugar factory” that will use a patented process to turn sugar beet waste from the food industry into ethanol.

166

5 years ago

Adams, Tim (2017, August 7). "The Changing Tech Industry’s Labor Crisis", The New York Times, .

166

4 years ago

A tool for talent acquisition, actively seeking to disrupt the $1.25 billion recruitment industry.

166

5 years ago

A team of bitcoin and blockchain-savvy developers building a software suite for the financial services industry.

165

5 years ago

A New York-based startup that claims to be the first in the world to offer a virtual reality-based storytelling course designed for the music industry.

164

5 years ago

A company that offers data and analysis for the cannabis industry.

164

5 years ago

Builds high-end VR content for the fashion industry. The startup, which was founded in May, wants to rapidly iterate on a VR experience before its peers.

161

5 years ago

A 3D-printed eyewear company that’s looking to disrupt the eyewear industry with a direct-to-consumer approach.

161

5 years ago

Built for a “very different industry”, this startup is helping people manage their credit cards.

160

5 years ago

A company that makes both low-cost and premium products for the fashion industry. The premium products include the T-shirt, the slim-fit denim, and the leather jacket. The company is also manufacturing a line of eyewear, and it recently launched a line of knitwear for women.

160

3 years ago

A startup that’s building software for the cannabis industry. The company’s software allows growers to track and manage their sales, look for patterns in their data, and get real-time insights into the market.

160

5 years ago

A company that is building a model to predict food allergies that can be used by the food industry to help them produce more nutritious, less allergenic food.

159

3 years ago

A search engine for the real estate industry. The company aims to make it easier for buyers and sellers to find each other, in an industry that’s often tough to navigate.

159

5 years ago

The startup is looking to disrupt the $2.8 trillion consumer credit industry, which it says is ripe for disruption by building a better credit scoring system for micro and small businesses using data from a company called Credit Karma.

158

5 years ago

Hoping to use the same playbook as the coffee industry to grow their subscriptions to their platform, Hopin.

158

5 years ago

A platform that aims to bring transparency in the consumer data industry with a set of tools that help customers understand what data is being collected about them

158

5 years ago

A maker space for startups that helps teach users how to do 3D printing, with an initial focus on 3D printing in the oil and gas industry.

158

3 years ago

A platform that simplifies testing in the security industry

158

5 years ago

A B2B software platform (for the legal industry) for small businesses that helps them manage contracts and warranties, manage their legal teams, and access multiple legal systems.

157

5 years ago

A digital assistant for the wine industry, helping professionals like sommeliers and winemakers learn from the data they have without having to manually track it.

157

5 years ago

Videos of people in the industry explaining their jobs

156

4 years ago

An AI platform for the pharmaceutical industry

156

4 years ago

A startup that’s targeting the financial services industry with the idea of developing a platform for people to sign up for payday loans. The startup has already built the back end for this app and is now working on the front end.

156

5 years ago

A startup that is an aggregator for people in the real estate industry to find new business

155

5 years ago

Amira is helping the restaurant industry automate its back-of-house operations. Amira currently works with a few hundred restaurants.

155

4 years ago

A platform that sells data to insurers. They want to act as a middleman between the insurance industry and the data they use to calculate risk, and they want to do it in a way that’s transparent and easy to understand.

155

5 years ago

An online tool for the restaurant industry that enables companies to manage inventory, control orders, and order supplies from a single dashboard.

154

5 years ago

A payment app for new-age businesses, such as the "backyard cottage" industry that Node is building.

154

5 years ago

Services for the insurance industry, like a SaaS tool to help insurance companies automate claims processes.

153

5 years ago

Each week, the startup curates a list of 3-10 new books, videos, podcasts, and articles from the industry and the web that it thinks are worth reading and listening to. The startup also curates a weekly newsletter.

153

3 years ago

A business intelligence platform for the legal and health industry, connecting law firms and physicians with their clients, providing insights into risk, costs and revenues.

153

4 years ago

A chatbot for the fashion industry, which helps clients find samples, find stockists, and query fabric.

152

3 years ago

A bid management tool for the hospitality industry to help hotels, event venues and attractions manage their bids to attract customers.

152

5 years ago

A startup in the hospitality industry that helps people do business travel (IE A startup that helps people find a place to stay when they travel to a different city for business)

151

5 years ago

This company’s founders were previously in the gaming industry, and want to help make that industry more inclusive. The startup is building a platform to help game developers with user acquisition and retention by building in features for “people of color, women, and LGBTQ people.”

151

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses manage their membership programs. The startup is currently focusing on the restaurant industry.

151

5 years ago

A B2B travel-insurance startup that sells to the travel industry

151

5 years ago

Recruiting a new generation of workers for the tech industry by creating an online platform where college students can learn how to code and get jobs.

151

5 years ago

This is a tool for the music industry that automatically alerts you when someone you’re following releases a new song. The B2C startup is working with music companies and artists to make the feature happen.

150

4 years ago

A startup for the finance industry that lets companies lend to each other.

150

5 years ago

A music-sharing platform that wants to take the middle man out of the music industry. The startup wants to make it easy for artists and labels to sell their music direct to fans, and also want to create a brand new revenue stream for artists in the process.

149

5 years ago

A startup that promises to be the next Uber for the taxi industry. Instead of incentivizing drivers by paying them directly, they’ll pay the driver’s customer base.

149

5 years ago

AI-powered machine learning platform for the fashion industry that helps brands measure product fit and recommend products for different sizes and styles.

149

5 years ago

A startup that helps folks in the fashion industry source products, make purchases, and have their purchases delivered.

149

5 years ago

A web-based tool that makes it easier for employees to find and request rides from the private transportation industry.

148

5 years ago

A B2B service for the financial industry that helps banks identify potential customers and understand their spending habits.

148

5 years ago

Builds software for the retail industry that monitors security cameras in stores, then tags and collects data about those customers, whether they spend money, who they are, and what they’re looking at.

148

5 years ago

Poynt is building an identity verification service for the cannabis industry, based on the Ethereum blockchain.

147

5 years ago

A startup that’s building an ecommerce platform for the toy industry, targeting a market that’s worth $100 billion by 2025.

147

4 years ago

A startup that helps users book Airbnb-style rentals, which is still a very new industry in the U.S.

146

5 years ago

A company that provides apps for the healthcare industry, to help doctors and nurses be more efficient. The platform includes apps like digital medical records, electronic health records, patient education, and clinical documentation.

145

5 years ago

A platform meant to help companies in the wholesale apparel industry better manage their inventory.

145

4 years ago

A startup that wants to use AI to create a more natural color palette in fashion. The company’s founder says that the color palette industry is “a $20 billion market, and it has been a very low touch market.”

145

5 years ago

A startup that is developing an integrated software platform for the cannabis industry. This is a very large, very hot market.

144

5 years ago

A “fintech for the legal industry”. It wants to make legal contracts easier to understand and fill out, so they don’t need lawyers to review them.

144

5 years ago

A parking management startup that wants to disrupt the parking industry by providing a digital dashboard for parking garages and lots.

144

3 years ago

A platform for the online videogames industry, where gamers can sell and buy game items.

144

5 years ago

A company that helps automate supply chain processes for companies in the food and beverage industry. The startup’s software allows manufacturers to build a single, dynamic, supply chain plan, and it can adjust based on changes in demand and supply.

143

5 years ago

This startup is looking to bring the on-demand delivery model to the pharmaceutical industry.

143

5 years ago

A fintech startup built for natural gas industry. It allows users to collect and monitor their natural gas usage, and allows companies to monitor over their entire natural gas network.

143

5 years ago

A market research and recruiting tool for the beauty industry. The startup’s founders say they have already worked with brands like Revlon and L’Oréal.

142

2 years ago

This startup wants to build a machine learning platform for the construction industry, helping construction companies figure out the best material for a job, or estimating how long it will take.

142

5 years ago

An insurance company focused on the life-sciences industry. It’s currently starting a pilot in the San Francisco Bay Area.

141

5 years ago

The startup is looking to digitize the process of back-office data entry. Based in San Francisco, the startup is currently focused on the insurance industry, though it's looking to expand into the retail and hospitality markets.

141

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help the fashion industry eliminate the middleman. The company is developing a platform that lets fashion brands list their merchandise directly to consumers through their websites and apps, eliminating the need for a stockist.

141

5 years ago

A company that helps people understand how their salary compares to others in their industry.

140

5 years ago

Personalized medicine is a massive area of interest in the healthcare industry. With the help of AI, the startup is trying to create a way for pharmacies to recommend the most effective medications to patients.

139

4 years ago

The founders walked away from their jobs in the technology industry to focus on food, and built a tech app that makes it easier and cheaper for restaurants to source from local farmers.

139

5 years ago

A coffee delivery service in San Francisco that is “delivering a new experience” to the coffee industry. The startup is a joint venture between a coffee roaster and a delivery service like Postmates.

138

5 years ago

This startup is building a digital library of sorts for the music industry. It hopes to replace the print-only distribution models with a digital distribution platform that allows users to sell music with minimal friction and low overhead.

138

5 years ago

A tool for the legal cannabis industry to help dispensaries track and manage their inventory. The startup is also developing a web application for dispensaries to manage patient data.

138

5 years ago

A company that wants to connect businesses to each other that are in the same industry, allowing them to “push” deals to each other.

138

5 years ago

A startup aiming to “disrupt the security industry by providing an end-to-end solution for the enterprise”. The startup offers a platform for businesses to help protect their data against malware.

138

4 years ago

A seed-stage startup that’s building a software platform for the pipe industry. They’ll be able to manage schedules, track equipment and provide an interface to the general public.

138

5 years ago

Recruiting software for the travel industry and alternative work arrangements.

137

5 years ago

Startup #7 is a marketplace for student housing. The company aims to transform the student housing industry, which is currently dominated by a small number of large corporations.

137

3 years ago

A tool for the hospitality industry that helps hospitality outlets streamline operations

136

5 years ago

A startup that makes software for the healthcare industry

135

5 years ago

Helping companies in the legal industry to digitize and automate tasks that are currently done by hand, such as routine tasks like document searching and rights management.

135

5 years ago

An on-demand transport service for the U.S. trucking industry.

134

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies build special-purpose blockchains for their use cases, eliminating the need to create an entirely new blockchain. The startup is currently focusing on the health industry, with an emphasis on micropayments.

134

5 years ago

The startup is currently in stealth mode, but it’s building a venture backed company that’s making a “set of automation services” for enterprise customers in the financial services industry.

133

5 years ago

A collaboration and messaging app for the music industry. The startup has built a service where musicians can share edits and production notes with each other.

133

3 years ago

Helps professionals in the art and design industry sell their work online.

133

5 years ago

A search engine for things that have been read. The company’s co-founder was a former search engine developer who was frustrated with the state of the industry.

132

5 years ago

A new platform that allows big companies to help their employees get better at sales by offering real-time feedback on their pitches, and to see how they compare to others who are similar in their industry.

132

5 years ago

A company that creates a system for connecting restaurants with service industry workers.

132

5 years ago

This is a SaaS startup that aims to help small businesses with their marketing and branding needs. The company says it has over 700 customers, with the majority of those customers coming from the tech industry.

131

5 years ago

One of the original investors in OpenTable raised a $1 million seed round to help “Bring the magic back to the restaurant industry.”

131

5 years ago

idea: The company is an NYC based company trying to help people get involved in the fashion industry.

131

5 years ago

A startup that takes on the issues facing small and medium sized companies in the industry with a cloud-based platform they say is “built for the employee experience”. The platform hopes to give employees more time and flexibility to be productive, with features like the ability to manage and access workers from any device, a “private” chat room, and an inbox for all communication.

131

5 years ago

A B2B Internet of Things platform for the construction industry that offers a platform for construction companies to make products that can be automated, from construction vehicles to buildings. The company is building a “smart factory” that offers a low-cost manufacturing model that can be automated, allowing construction companies to run on lean manufacturing principles.

130

4 years ago

A startup that plans to decentralize the media industry, making it more democratic and giving users more control. The company wants to allow creators to be paid by their fans.

130

5 years ago

A company building an on-demand system for the real estate industry. The startup is in the process of developing a web-based platform that allows customers to book appointments with mortgage brokers and appraisers.

129

5 years ago

The startup is trying to build a kind of big data database that can be used by the financial services industry to make better business and investment decisions.

129

5 years ago

A startup that helps the construction industry build faster and more efficiently.

129

5 years ago

Loft, a startup that collects and compiles a range of industry data about startups, has named YC as one of the top three organizations in the world that are "helping to produce the next generation of startups."

129

2 years ago

A company that builds a “tech-powered assistant” for the fashion industry, enabling brands to manage their inventories and keep track of sales. It’s already partnered with brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Forever 21.

129

5 years ago

A startup that wants to be the middleman between the growing number of small-scale contractors and the big-contractor industry

128

3 years ago

A platform, which provides a platform for the transportation industry.

128

5 years ago

A startup building a platform for the healthcare industry to store and share patient information.

127

5 years ago

A startup that wants to bring digital design tools for clothing to the masses. Clothe is a service that helps customers create a unique design for a single item of clothing using a photo, or from a library of templates. Users can design items like dresses for $19, or can also sell items they’ve designed on Clothe. The startup says they’re targeting the women’s fashion industry, which is worth $500 billion in the US alone.

127

5 years ago

A startup, built for the construction industry, that helps manage suppliers’ payment terms

127

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform for online consumer engagement campaigns. It also aims to bring more transparency to the online advertising industry.

127

5 years ago

A platform for the entertainment industry to showcase talent, with a focus on both live events and social media stars. The company is looking to build out a 20,000-person network for talent.

126

5 years ago

A company that wants to bring more transparency and accountability to financial services. Vantage is looking to disrupt the private equity industry. The company is building a platform that will allow investors to track and analyze investment performance.

126

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a unique product for the retail industry, an online marketplace for bringing in contractors to remodel your home or help you get around town.

125

5 years ago

A home cleaning service that aims to be the Uber of its industry, connecting customers to local cleaners

125

5 years ago

A startup that builds value-added solutions for the e-commerce industry, helping online retailers optimize customer experience and build better sales.

125

3 years ago

The software industry is just one part of the broader tech industry, but it is a big

125

3 years ago

A data platform for the music industry. The company, which was founded in 2014, is building out a platform that connects artists and labels with data about their fans and allows them to create customized playlists, from which they can then sell song downloads.

125

5 years ago

This company builds a virtual assistant for the health care industry to improve the efficiency and quality of patient interactions, from scheduling to documentation to making phone calls.

124

5 years ago

This startup wants to disrupt the insurance industry by creating a platform that connects users directly with experts and their claims.

124

5 years ago

The soft-spoken CEO of Young Living believes that as the industry gains more attention, it will lose the stigma it once had — and that “the stigma will fall like a rock”.

124

5 years ago

This startup is building a platform for the fintech industry that aims to help banks manage their lending, investments, and risk. The platform was built to sit alongside the CapitalOne API.

124

3 years ago

A platform for automating data quality testing for the financial services industry.

124

5 years ago

A startup that builds an e-commerce platform for the cannabis industry. The team has been operating in the Asian market for the past three years.

123

5 years ago

A startup that works with the insurance industry to help streamline claims procedures, saving companies from having to send thousands of paper denial letters every year.

123

5 years ago

A content incentive platform that rewards employees for sharing and spreading content. It’s currently targeting the hospitality industry.

123

3 years ago

A company developing a decentralized platform for the $2.2 trillion global real estate industry.

123

5 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.

122

5 years ago

A collection of partnerships from the food industry, including:

122

3 years ago

A job search engine that lets you search for jobs and companies by location, job title, and industry.

122

4 years ago

A platform that curates and tracks news and events relevant to a company or industry, with a focus on India.

121

5 years ago

A company that is building a “digital proof of concept” for the drug industry. The company is developing a platform that will allow pharmaceutical companies to test the safety of their clinical trial drugs and track the performance of their products, data that would be of great value to the FDA.

120

5 years ago

A fundraiser app for the music industry

120

5 years ago

A platform that connects people to the products and services they need related to their industry. The company offers services like:

119

5 years ago

A medical device startup that’s trying to simplify the medical industry by tracking and improving on the performance of injectable drugs.

119

5 years ago

America’s digital magazine is a digital magazine that is central to its mission is to cover the changing landscape of the media industry, and how technology is affecting it. Since February 2014, it has published a new issue every other Thursday and has a print-on-demand model, so subscribers receive their copy directly.

118

4 years ago

Built for the fashion industry, the startup is trying to help companies manage the extensive paperwork of their operations and inventory.

118

5 years ago

A shop where you can buy custom-designed fashion. It comes from a team that worked on the biggest startups in the fashion industry, including Rachel Zoe, Rag & Bone, and Tory Burch.

117

5 years ago

A tool for the hospitality industry to manage attendee profiles. One of the founders previously worked at Airbnb.

117

4 years ago

This startup is building an enterprise-grade CRM for the legal industry.

117

4 years ago

A startup that has built an automated rail system focused on the trucking industry. The rail system is connected to the trucking fleet, allowing drivers to scale back to a more leisurely pace and still maintain a safe route.

115

3 years ago

The startup wants to be the Uber for the legal industry, charging a $10 monthly subscription fee to connect you with a lawyer and a paralegal.

115

5 years ago

A startup focusing on retail space management, with specific knowledge of the restaurant industry. They want to build a system that can help restaurants to manage their space and inventory more efficiently.

114

5 years ago

Build a business that brings the customer service model to the cannabis industry, and helps the industry better serve their customers by creating a network that supports the needs of both the consumer and the industry.

114

5 years ago

Cofounder of the company, a former commercial real estate agent, says she knew nothing about the fintech industry until she started researching it in 2017.

113

3 years ago

A startup that offers concierge services for the hospitality industry, focused on helping hosts at top-tier hotels book the right people at the right time.

113

2 years ago

A company that helps people in the creative industry track and manage their time in real-time. It’s similar to time-tracking apps like Asana, but it’s designed for creatives.

113

2 years ago

A new company that builds cardboard boxes for the shipping industry.

111

4 years ago

A tool that aims to help companies manage contract negotiations, especially in the tech industry.

110

3 years ago

Buildnoise wants to build an online marketplace for building materials and services, solving a problem that’s plagued the industry for years.

110

5 years ago

This startup helps identify fraud in the ecommerce industry by identifying network traffic patterns that indicate a high level of fraud.

109

4 years ago

Filling the gap between the limited-access industry conferences it hosts and the online conferences that don’t have as much of a barrier to entry.

109

3 years ago

A platform for asset-backed loans for the global apparel industry.

109

4 years ago

A real estate technology company which provides a technology platform to the home-selling industry.

108

3 years ago

A platform for the e-commerce industry, which has 4 million sellers in the US. The company is building a platform for the e-commerce industry and has launched with a product that helps small retailers sync their sales data with their accounting programs.

108

4 years ago

A startup for professional foreign exchange (forex) traders. The startup wants to disrupt the industry’s outdated, fragmented approach to trading, and provide a platform for trading 24/7.

107

5 years ago

A startup creating a new patent system for the fashion industry, similar to how patents work on music. It wants to prevent knock-offs, but also be used by brands for protection of their business models.

106

4 years ago

A platform for farmers that wants to take on the backend of lending for the agriculture industry.

106

3 years ago

“[A]s one of the largest and most comprehensive digital marketing agencies in India, we’re all about solving problems for businesses and brands,” the company wrote on their website. “We approach each engagement in an equally hands-on and consultative manner, bringing in a unique blend of experience and expertise. We’re building on a solid foundation built by our founding team and have a great culture, which is what sets us apart from our peers in the industry.”

106

4 years ago

A tool to help people in the healthcare industry collaboratively create and edit their healthcare records in a secure, HIPAA-compliant way.

105

3 years ago

A company that’s building an analytics dashboard for the cannabis industry that allows users to see everything from production data to sales figures.

105

4 years ago

A company that helps the real estate industry make more money by helping people rent their homes from the comfort of their phones

104

2 years ago

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

104

3 years ago

A brand-new music industry startup that wants to help unpaid musicians get paid through royalties and stream their music live.

103

3 years ago

A B2B platform for the insurance industry allowing businesses to get quotes and pay insurance premiums.

103

5 years ago

A startup looking to gain a foothold in business software for the real estate industry. The startup’s platform aims to help brokers, agents and developers collaborate on the back-end of their work.

102

4 years ago

A company that aims to solve “the unmet needs of the SaaS industry”

102

3 years ago

This startup provides a set of tools for the logistics industry with an app that helps ease the process of moving goods. The startup wants to help companies and individuals save time and money with their existing infrastructure.

102

4 years ago

A startup that aims to create a more transparent and secure supply chain for the fashion industry, using blockchain technology.

101

4 years ago

A fraud detection platform for the Indian insurance industry.

101

4 years ago

This is a startup that builds financial products for the European travel industry, with a focus on the global student market. It offers a student loan re-finance product in the UK, as well as a personal loans product in the UK, Germany, and Ireland.

100

5 years ago

A project to help health care professionals gain experience with industry standard health IT tools.

99

5 years ago

A startup focused on the health care industry that’s building a system to make it easier for patients to get the medical care they need.

98

5 years ago

A startup that wants to bring the benefits of automation to the legal industry, helping legal firms reduce costs and increase efficiency.

97

5 years ago

Once a year, the company hosts a conference to educate its customers about the latest technology and trends in the industry.

97

4 years ago

A new way to hire talent in the media industry that connects companies with freelancers and connects companies with talent agencies.

97

4 years ago

A startup that helps companies in the financial services industry integrate data from multiple systems through one API.

97

3 years ago

A 3D-printing startup with a focus on the cannabis industry.

97

5 years ago

A tool for the finance industry to track and report on customer payment history.

96

5 years ago

This startup wants to replace the inefficient and often criminally-run trucking industry with a new way to move freight that’s better for consumers, the environment, and the economy as a whole, by using autonomous vehicles.

96

5 years ago

A startup focused on the healthcare industry that partners with pharmaceutical companies to build data products to make drug development more efficient.

94

4 years ago

The startup is in the process of building a network of personal chefs. Its current focus is on the restaurant industry.

94

4 years ago

A mobile messaging platform for workers in the oil and gas industry.

93

4 years ago

A program that helps small business owners and freelancers find jobs, with a focus on the healthcare industry.

93

4 years ago

A startup that “builds large scale social media campaigns for brands and agencies”, but focuses mostly on the beauty and retail industry.

93

5 years ago

The startup is building a platform that allows users to share their favorite stories in a space that’s similar to Instagram but for the automotive industry.

92

5 years ago

A startup building a platform for the food industry to track food safety data. It’s a way for food producers to stay in touch with their customers and keep a finger on the pulse of the industry.

91

4 years ago

A company that wants to be the Uber of the cannabis industry by decreasing the time between delivery and consumption.

91

3 years ago

A sales software platform for the florist industry. Sellers use the platform to quickly and easily manage their sales. The company says it has $1.7 million in revenue.

91

3 years ago

A startup tackling the problem of “fake news” and misinformation, which it says is a growing problem that is costing the industry billions of dollars. It’s a “quality control service” that allows news publishers to verify sources, and is currently being tested in the UK.

91

3 years ago

Marketing software for the beauty industry that helps by making the customer experience easier for both customers and beauty brands. The beauty industry is growing at a 40% rate, but is plagued by archaic processes. For example, the industry is split into about a dozen different channels, each with its own customer service department and customer support teams.

91

5 years ago

Profile’s founders say it’s like Pinterest, but for the fashion industry.

90

4 years ago

A startup that is building a service that highlights the best of the media industry, rather than the best of YouTube.

90

4 years ago

To help the fresh produce industry, which is worth $100 billion in the US, Farmako hopes to build a “smart warehouse” that uses artificial intelligence to track when and where fruit and vegetables are grown, to help ensure they’re grown locally.

90

4 years ago

A search engine for the professional clean up and disposal industry

90

4 years ago

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

90

4 years ago

A blockchain company that’s building the “first cryptocurrency for the adult industry”.

90

3 years ago

This startup is building a SaaS platform that trains people from various backgrounds in the tech industry to teach others on Slack.

90

3 years ago

A company that’s building an API for the cyber security industry. The startup claims to be able to see what attacks are ongoing against your company, and how to stop them.

90

4 years ago

An AI app that helps music producers and multi-taskers in the music industry.

89

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a real-time streaming video platform for the news industry. It wants to help news organizations deal with the trend of short attention spans and a shortened news cycle.

89

4 years ago

They’re building a platform that helps companies across the supply chain create global partnerships, with a focus on the fashion industry.

89

4 years ago

This startup wants to be the Airbnb of the hotel industry. Its mission: to make corporate events a lot more social.

89

4 years ago

A social network for fashion industry buyers, which creates a central location where buyers can find and interact with designers for fashion shows and trade shows.

89

4 years ago

A startup looking to help companies in the telecom industry expand their businesses into new countries. The company is building a platform that allows companies to easily explore new markets.

88

4 years ago

A social networking tool for the fashion industry. The company says the platform will allow the fashion world to make more informed decisions about buying, selling and marketing.

88

5 years ago

A tool built for the hospitality industry that allows them to better manage the labor they have on-hand. The tool can track labor in real-time, and when it’s time to restock the fridge or refill the coffee machine, the software can alert the staff to take action.

87

4 years ago

A cloud-based peer-to-peer insurance platform, which is already in use in the automotive industry. The startup wants to be the only place where clients can buy insurance online, in person, or on the phone.

87

4 years ago

Blogging software that helps coaches and other industry pros manage their blogs, tracking social media growth and other metrics.

87

4 years ago

A travel and hospitality booking and management software for the hospitality and travel industry.

87

4 years ago

A company that’s building a “worldwide”, “unified” payments system for the oil and gas industry.

86

2 years ago

A platform for sales, marketing, and support for the cannabis industry.

86

5 years ago

Cofounder of the company, a former financial industry analyst, began researching the fintech industry in 2017. She found a dearth of female founders in the space. In her startup’s pitch deck, she highlights several female founders as part of the company’s advisory board.

85

5 years ago

The startup's founders say they help companies in the $50B+ technology industry find top technical talent and make sure they spend the right amount of time and money on the right people.

85

4 years ago

“Our mission is to provide profitability to the drone industry.”

85

4 years ago

A new kind of digital currency for the healthcare industry. It’s aimed at allowing treatment plans to be set up for a patient, which can be adjusted at a later date based on their progress.

85

4 years ago

A company that focuses on the needs of the global entertainment industry, by helping to manage the licensing process for music, films, and TV.

85

4 years ago

A startup looking to build a custom hardware-based software platform for the hotel industry.

84

4 years ago

The CEO of the company is a veteran of the automotive industry, and the startup is building a platform to help auto dealers use technology to help them better serve their customers.

84

4 years ago

The idea is that a user builds a profile of pre-made designs for their logo that they can then sell or share with other users who can purchase them. The startup is focused on the design industry, and allows you to buy and sell your own designs.

84

4 years ago

A platform that helps combat counterfeit products, with an API that merchants can integrate into their own e-commerce platforms. It’s mostly for the fashion industry, although it may expand to other markets.

84

4 years ago

A startup that wants to replace the ad-tech industry by building a self-serve platform for advertisers to create and manage their own ads and campaigns.

84

3 years ago

This company is building an AI chatbot platform for restaurants, retail, and hospitality. The startup is focusing on hospitality, a huge industry for chatbots.

84

3 years ago

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

84

4 years ago

Designing clothing for the fashion industry, providing a way to create and share designs with customers.

83

4 years ago

A clothing brand that uses blockchain to help build trust in the fashion industry.

83

4 years ago

A startup that will allow users to order a ride on demand, for a flat rate. The company is one of the startups in a new, large-scale industry that wants to change the way that people move around the city and get around places in their downtime.

83

4 years ago

A startup looking to automate the process of scanning and converting hundreds of thousands of documents into a searchable database for the legal industry. The company hopes to be the go-to resource for legal teams, with their proprietary technology that allows for text-searching and intelligent summarizing.

83

3 years ago

This startup is building an app for the insurance industry to help manage claim data, both claims-related and data-related.

83

4 years ago

Smart contracts for the real estate industry, which are built on top of Ethereum, allowing parties to create smart contracts for leases, escrows and home sales.

82

4 years ago

A platform for hiring in the restaurant industry, connecting restaurant owners to workers and making it easier for restaurants to get their staff and pay them.

82

4 years ago

A way to connect with local models and agencies on the street via a mobile app, which could help with exposure for models who want to be seen in the industry.

81

4 years ago

“The Uber of the wine industry”, a wine delivery service for people who don’t have time to sit at a bar and wait for wine to be delivered. It’s currently only in San Francisco, but is planning to expand nationwide later this year.

81

4 years ago

A startup that wants to disrupt the global shipping industry by building a platform that allows anyone to send packages directly to a customer. The startup’s founders say that the company has already built a beta product and has started a pilot program with USPS.

81

3 years ago

A $10-20 billion industry that’s undergoing a massive shift in the way it’s being made. The startup wants to be a large part of that change.

81

4 years ago

Zujaa is building a machine learning-powered platform that helps those in the freight industry manage their freight.

80

4 years ago

An on-demand pest control service for homeowners that finds pests, estimates how much it will cost to remove them, and then, in a few days, sends the homeowner a text message to let them know a technician is on its way. It’s a $500 million industry in the US.

80

4 years ago

Built for the entertainment industry, the startup wants to create a universal currency for the industry. The currency is meant to be used in software and streamlining payments.

80

4 years ago

A platform that’s like LinkedIn for the legal industry. It allows attorneys to connect with one another and find new clients.

80

4 years ago

A bio-cyber security company that provides cyber security services to the global healthcare industry.

80

4 years ago

Anti-fraud for the travel industry, which relies on the transportation of travelers’ luggage and documents.

80

2 years ago

The company’s founders are veterans of the music industry, having worked for Sony, Warner, and EMI, and they’re building an artist-management platform.

80

2 years ago

A startup that builds real-time real estate data for the real estate industry. It’s working with a diverse group of real estate companies, and says it has $200,000 in monthly recurring revenue.

80

4 years ago

A new way to sell and manage mortgage loans. The company wants to disrupt the industry by using artificial intelligence to manage home loans and lower cost by removing the middleman.

79

4 years ago

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

79

4 years ago

This startup tries to help the pharmaceutical industry with the integration of new technologies into clinical trials.

79

4 years ago

The startup is working with industry partners to establish a next-generation digital payments platform.

79

4 years ago

A toolset for companies to set up a custom, easy-to-use digital product. Rely on a team of consultants who are literate in your industry and can build a custom product within 48 hours.

78

4 years ago

A platform to help talented people find jobs in the tech industry. Its founder, Aaron Jaffe, says he’s working with a number of the Valley’s most prominent startups.

78

4 years ago

The startup has a novel approach to tackling the problem of a lack of transparency in the oil industry. It’s a tool that allows users to track the source of their oil, and take it from there.

78

4 years ago

The startup is focused on the online dating industry, which is, according to CEO Ryan Feit, “one of the most archaic industries in tech.”

78

4 years ago

A startup that helps the cannabis industry manage its supply chain, maximizing cannabis quality and minimizing waste.

78

4 years ago

The startup is building a suite of software for the supply chain, specifically for the pharmaceutical industry.

78

4 years ago

A SaaS platform that helps companies in the taxi industry gain greater control over their own operations.

78

4 years ago

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

78

4 years ago

A $2.5 billion a year market for the healthcare industry to move from paper to digital, but the current player, a paper based system, is not scalable. This startup is building a digital system that promises to get patients faster, cheaper, and more secure information for everything from appointments to lab results.

78

3 years ago

A coffee subscription service for the food industry, where the coffee is made from beans from the farm to cup by the service.

78

2 years ago

A company that’s building applications for the cannabis industry. Their first app is called “TopShelf”, a tool that lets users find and book cannabis-related events, purchase cannabis products, and share their cannabis experiences with friends.

78

4 years ago

A platform for the entertainment industry to create, manage, and monetize its content. The startup says it will help artists “pivot to new business models, stay profitable, and expand their business”.

77

4 years ago

Has launched in the past year in the US, in areas in which cannabis has been legalized in the past year in states like Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, and California. The company’s founders say they can apply their technology to any state/state-regulated cannabis industry, and are already in business in the US.

77

4 years ago

A mobile-first platform for small and medium businesses to connect with local and global marketing. The platform is the brainchild of veterans of the mobile payments industry.

77

3 years ago

Data-mining software for the auto industry. AutoMiner is a company that does the same thing, just for cars.

77

3 years ago

A self-driving platform for the automotive industry, the startup claims to allow car manufacturers to build cars that can be steered by a human driver, but that can also navigate on their own in the case of an accident.

77

3 years ago

A startup that was founded in May, a company that helps the financial industry with compliance and regulatory compliance.

77

3 years ago

A supply chain management service with a focus on the food industry, enabling customers to track and manage the movement of goods from farmer to table. The startup was founded in April, and has been growing rapidly.

77

2 years ago

An online language school that’s aiming to give people a way to learn a new language. The startup is a B2B company with a specific focus on language training for the tech industry.

77

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a solution to address the need for early-stage investment in the medical device industry The company wants to help hardware startups run more efficient clinical trials

76

4 years ago

A company that takes on the role of the “Google of the trucking industry,” iCars is building an app that will allow truck drivers to make payments, track their expenses, and connect with others like them.

76

4 years ago

A digital platform for women, who are often underrepresented in the tech industry, to access and develop their ideas.

76

3 years ago

A startup that builds applications for the new agriculture industry in Latin America.

76

3 years ago

This startup is building a tool for scheduling and tracking mobile phone repairs, with a focus on the auto industry

76

2 years ago

In the past year, the amount of money spent on online dating has doubled. But about 50% of the users are being charged at least $50 per month despite the industry’s low margins.

76

4 years ago

A company that brings transparency to the healthcare industry, helping patients organize their medical records.

75

4 years ago

Dedicated to helping businesses in the medical device industry, the startup helps manufacturers understand the regulatory landscape for selling medical devices in the US, Canada, and Europe.

75

4 years ago

A company that wants to disrupt the $100 billion legal industry, by helping lawyers and law firms bring their services to the web and compete on quality and cost.

75

4 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for businesses to enter the insurance industry, by allowing clients to create their own insurance plans.

75

4 years ago

The startup is building a Slack-like team communication platform aimed at the healthcare industry.

75

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a digital platform to help marketers make their ads more effective. The startup wants to make their platform the industry standard for delivering video ads.

75

4 years ago

A digital concierge for the food industry, providing recommendations for restaurants, and ordering for you.

75

4 years ago

A company that helps companies manage the design and production of their videos. Video creation is a $200 billion global industry and the startup wants to help companies in getting more creative and efficient.

75

3 years ago

A tool for creating a customized report on any keyword or set of keywords, for use by small businesses, marketing teams, and anyone else who needs to know what’s going on in their industry.

75

3 years ago

This is a platform that manages your data, allowing you to make all of your data available to your customers. Currently in beta, the company is focusing on the healthcare industry.

75

3 years ago

A company that wants to provide the capital that is missing from the lending industry — a more traditional intermediary. The startup takes a better interest rate on deposits, with individual investments capped at $50,000.

75

2 years ago

A SaaS that help businesses measure their customer satisfaction levels. The startup is offering a platform that allows companies to see how satisfied they are with their current customers and how that compares to other businesses in their industry.

75

4 years ago

A mapping platform for managing locations and properties. The company is focused on the $250B real estate industry and wants to use data to help people find the best places to live and rent.

74

4 years ago

The company is building software for the health care industry, aiming to be the Amazon of healthcare.

74

4 years ago

A tool that allows software engineers to “guess” how their code will run in production. This company is looking to disrupt the “Frankenstien” industry of enterprise-level testing.

74

4 years ago

A company that wants to help people in the real estate industry easily share their listings online. It currently has 1,000 listings on its site, and is looking for other real estate agents to join them.

74

4 years ago

A social network for people of color in the beauty industry to network, share resources, and promote their businesses.

74

3 years ago

This is a real estate brokerage that will handle all payments and escrow for the home-buyer, which the company says is a first in the industry.

74

3 years ago

In-home health care is a $100 billion industry in the US and $5 trillion worldwide. Startups like Health2Go and TeleCare are trying to make it easier for health care workers to provide medical services at home.

74

4 years ago

A software development company that wants to fix the “diversity gap” in Silicon Valley. The company’s co-founder says that men make up around 80% of the tech workforce, and women only 4% (and that the industry is even worse in other parts of the world).

73

4 years ago

A utility token for the global ride-sharing and car-sharing sector. The startup wants to bring a new level of transparency and collaboration to the industry, by creating a platform for drivers and riders to manage all their accounts on one platform.

73

4 years ago

This is a startup focusing on machine learning for the financial services industry. Its platform helps banks build predictions about how customers will act, and help inform decisions.

73

3 years ago

This startup aims to make it easier for people to buy high-quality, custom-designed and custom-made wedding rings. The company wants to disrupt the traditional diamond industry and take a day-to-day approach to helping couples design their rings.

73

3 years ago

A company that builds out the infrastructure for building a new car. They work directly with the auto manufacturing industry, which they say is the only industry in the world that doesn’t have a good online way for customers to assemble the car they’ve bought.

73

4 years ago

An AI-powered chatbot that helps with financial planning. The startup wants to bring AI to the financial planning industry, which has historically been dominated by humans, who can be biased and inefficient.

72

4 years ago

A company that wants to help the legal cannabis industry navigate the maze of regulations.

72

4 years ago

A company that’s in charge of making sure all the companies in the same industry are using the same product, to make it easier for companies to make decisions and get support.

72

3 years ago

A custom software application that helps the construction industry automate processes like sales order and invoice management, project management, and cost control.

72

3 years ago

This is a startup that wants to transform the financial industry, with a new way to invest in real estate. They’re using technology and a decentralized protocol to give investors more control over their investments and make it easier to invest in real estate.

72

3 years ago

A company that offers a software solution for the hospitality industry, allowing hotel chains to keep track of customers and guests, and provide them with a seamless experience.

72

4 years ago

The startup has developed a way to bring the flexibility, speed, and cost-efficiency of digital printing to the printing industry. The company is building a digital printing platform for professional print jobs, with the goal of replacing traditional printing services. They’re currently in the YC Winter 2019 batch.

71

4 years ago

A startup that’s working to solve a problem in the credit card industry is using a partnership with PNC Bank to bring a check deposit service to 100,000 customers.

71

4 years ago

A digital platform for the organic food industry to sell directly to customers, with its current focus on e-commerce fulfillment. The founders envision a future where they can send one of the world’s most trusted brands of food directly to your doorstep.

71

4 years ago

A messaging and referral app designed for healthcare and medical professionals. It’s a sort of Yelp for the healthcare industry, helping patients find nearby doctors and other medical services.

71

4 years ago

A product for people with a laundry list of complaints about the finance industry

71

4 years ago

A platform for sharing and connecting with other people in the industry.

71

4 years ago

A content management platform for the media industry, with a focus on social media.

71

4 years ago

An ad network for the ad tech industry. The startup is working to make the industry more efficient and more profitable. They’re hoping it will work with publishers as well as advertisers.

71

4 years ago

A mobile-first, chat-based payment platform for the hospitality industry.

71

4 years ago

A startup that’s building an app for the “smart agriculture hardware” industry.

71

3 years ago

A startup that helps you stay in shape and lead a healthy lifestyle, using data science and all the latest trends in the industry.

71

3 years ago

A startup that helps people find and book the best deals on flights and hotels. The startup wants to provide users with a way to find and book flights and hotels that are discounted, and has already disrupted the travel industry.

71

4 years ago

Focusing on the production side of the cannabis industry, Vite helps growers track their crop through harvest, packaging, labeling, shipping, and aging. Co-founder Pravin Patel says they built the software for half a million dollars in seed funding, and are working with other cannabis companies to deliver their software.

70

4 years ago

A SaaS company that provides the tools for the financial industry to keep employees up to date on their financial health.

70

4 years ago

A digital platform for the legal industry to manage workflows, such as contracts, and for attorneys to generate new content and manage the work of others.

70

4 years ago

A startup that provides a workflow for salespeople in the auto insurance industry, automating the process of filling out and uploading claims.

70

3 years ago

A document-sharing platform built for the legal industry. Lawyers and law firms can have their documents stored and shared in a secure manner, with the company handling the storage, storage, and sharing.

70

3 years ago

A company that makes software for the oil and gas industry to help it “make price forecasts and manage risks”.

70

3 years ago

A platform for paying health care providers. The company is focused on providing compliance and automation services to the health care industry.

70

4 years ago

A tool that helps small businesses, often in the food industry, track inventory and track store sales.

69

4 years ago

A composite-materials startup working on a product for the automotive industry.

69

3 years ago

The founders of this startup are veterans of the tech industry, and they want to help veterans get jobs in tech, using their network of connections who know companies looking for talent.

69

3 years ago

A place where people can shop for high-end, cheap, and secondhand sunglasses. The startup’s founders are a pair of optics industry veterans with an idea for a pair of industry-focused sunglasses, and a desire to sell them directly to consumers.

69

3 years ago

A startup that wants to bridge the gap between technology and the manufacturing industry, with a focus on 3D printing and the industrial IoT.

69

3 years ago

A company that works like a freelancer for the insurance industry, with a focus on claims and claims handling.

69

3 years ago

A startup that wants to make the cannabis industry more transparent by reducing the amount of time and money companies spend on marketing.

69

3 years ago

A non-profit that aims to empower women to enter the tech industry through mentorship and networking.

69

4 years ago

A company that allows people to find and rent out their unused furniture and appliances. The startup wants to upend the industry by offering a way to sell the stuff you own while making money on the stuff you don't.

68

4 years ago

A company that provides a new way to get into the food industry, aka “foodtainment”. The startup helps people learn how to cook and develop their own food businesses.

68

4 years ago

This startup is building a platform for AI-powered chatbots. Their system can be used to power chatbots for any industry or vertical, but they’re currently focused on businesses that are doing customer service.

68

4 years ago

We’re used to hearing about billion dollar startups, but none are aiming to create a unique operating system to process data like this one. A startup that wants to entirely re-invent industry standards and create a new “standard” for data-driven industries like the medical industry.

68

4 years ago

A blockchain-based platform that helps automate the financial industry

68

3 years ago

A digital dashboard for the transportation industry, with a dashboard for each car that measures things like fuel efficiency, emissions and maintenance costs.

68

3 years ago

A software company that helps identify fraud in the financial services industry by using machine learning to scan billions of financial transactions and identify patterns that exist because of fraud.

68

3 years ago

A tool that helps streamline the process of creating news stories, with a focus on the media industry.

68

3 years ago

Tapping into the underutilized expertise of the hotel industry, a startup is building software that helps hotels find and hire the right employees, from housekeeping to front desk to maintenance. The software aggregates online listings from local job sites, and then works with a candidate’s information to determine the best fit for the opening. The startup is also working with the hotel to get the word out about the opening to their customers.

68

2 years ago

This is a startup that wants to take on the oil industry. It’s developing a system that uses algae to power fuel cells to create electricity and chemical reactions that can be used to clean up oil spills.

68

2 years ago

A startup that aims to disrupt the recruitment industry. The company wants to make it easier for companies to find qualified candidates, and to make hiring decisions based on objective data.

68

5 years ago

Idea: A software business that is building software products for the oil and gas industry

67

3 years ago

This startup is building a professional networking platform for the wedding planning industry.

67

3 years ago

A startup that helps Russian companies in the manufacturing industry source materials and negotiate deals.

67

3 years ago

An invitation-only startup that helps restaurants and bars find and pool bartenders, kitchen staff, and more through a specialized job aggregator. The company wants to improve the bar industry experience.

67

3 years ago

Another online-to-offline ordering platform for the restaurant industry. The company allows restaurant operators to use their own brands and menus in their apps.

67

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a custom mobile app for the food industry, which they say will help restaurants run more smoothly.

67

3 years ago

A startup that is building data tools for the financial industry that helps them make sense of the flood of data they’re now collecting.

67

2 years ago

A social network designed specifically for the medical industry by a medical student.

67

4 years ago

A data scientist-powered machine learning platform for the retail industry, enabling retailers to serve customers with personalized, real-time recommendations for their shopping trips.

66

4 years ago

A payroll system for freelance workers, primarily in the creative industry. The startup is a bit like a freelance equivalent to a temp agency, but it’s helping freelancers avoid the large fees that the average temp agency charges.

66

4 years ago

A data platform for customers in the healthcare industry to see a single view of all their medical records in a single platform.

66

4 years ago

A startup that aims to fix the lack of data that exists on small businesses, particularly those in the food industry.

66

4 years ago

The average age of the industry is around 30 years old, and that’s not because they’re getting older. It’s because the industry is so new that there aren’t a lot of established veterans.

66

4 years ago

A product that provides a service that helps hotels and other organizations create, manage and deliver a single, centralized event and event registration platform, with a focus on the hospitality industry.

66

3 years ago

Cattle is a platform for building products for the dairy industry.

66

3 years ago

A tool for hiring freelancers, including a way to find hourly rate quotes in a specific industry

66

3 years ago

A three-year-old startup that offers a social networking platform for people who are underrepresented in the tech industry — women and minorities.

66

3 years ago

A startup that helps health care professionals and other professionals with client management and billing. The startup says they have 100,000 customers, including specialists in the health industry, medical practices, and dental practices.

66

3 years ago

A $100 credit card for food services in the US. It’s designed to help those who work in the food industry feed their families on low wages.

66

2 years ago

A catering service that aims to be the Uber of the food industry, connecting brands with caterers, allowing them to offer their catering services to their customers.

66

4 years ago

This startup is building a platform that connects companies in the food industry with people who are gluten free. Users can use the platform to create a grocery list or order groceries, or to buy items from a local restaurant or bakery.

65

4 years ago

A tool that helps customers in the energy industry better manage energy consumption by providing energy-saving tips and suggestions.

65

3 years ago

A system for wedding planning and management, with a focus on the wedding industry.

65

3 years ago

A company that helps vendors in the hospitality industry create a digital booking platform for their clients. It’s not set up to start selling directly, but it’s meant to help hoteliers sell through the platform.

65

3 years ago

A startup that makes learning a game in which you get to learn about an industry

65

3 years ago

A “Uber for your cat” that aims to make the pet travel industry more humane and efficient. Cats can be booked in advance, and the startup aims to make transporting them less of a burden for the owner.

65

3 years ago

A B2B company that aims to help companies with their regulatory compliance: the startup provides tools so that businesses can “check” their compliance with a lot of the new industry rules, and is working with a lot of large companies.

65

2 years ago

A company that wants to bring precision medicine to the X-ray industry

65

4 years ago

A tech startup focused on improving the industry of tech and tech journalism and tech media. The organization aims to “promote tech as a force for good, and tech innovation as a key factor in improving people’s lives.”

64

4 years ago

A company that builds software for the insurance industry that allows agents to provide quotes and capture policy details.

64

3 years ago

A startup that provides advice on how to ride a bike. The people behind the startup are veterans of the bike industry, and they want to move away from a background that is focused on the bike industry to one that is focused on consumers.

64

3 years ago

A startup in the travel industry that offers a new way to book hotels through a single app. The company, which was founded in May, is now live in over 40 cities and has over 4,000 hotel rooms booked.

64

3 years ago

The startup is disrupting the delivery and service industry, and wants to be an end-to-end logistics company.

64

3 years ago

A startup that’s bringing a new type of insurance to the real estate industry. The startup is building a platform that will allow people to insure their homes in the event of a fire.

64

3 years ago

This startup is building software for the private security industry to streamline the process of conducting background checks on private investigators and employees.

64

2 years ago

This startup is a tool for teams to use to track and share travel expenses. It has a large business in the music industry, which it aims to penetrate into the travel industry.

64

4 years ago

Starting with the forest industry, a startup is developing machines that can read and process the wood of a tree to make it more economical and sustainable.

63

4 years ago

A startup that provides accounting and finance services for the cannabis industry. The startup has partners in Colorado and Massachusetts.

63

3 years ago

Looking to supplement the lack of diversity in the tech industry with a website that aims to help those in the industry manage their career growth.

63

5 years ago

Idea: A small business that is building a platform for the service industry, helping companies like cleaning services coordinate their operations.

62

4 years ago

A platform that helps companies find the best people for jobs in their industry, and then helps them to find candidates and communicate with them.

62

3 years ago

This startup is building a digital platform for the financial services industry. The startup wants to help companies collect, verify and store financial data, so they can make sure they’re getting paid for the right thing.

62

3 years ago

A platform for the home care industry to grow, demand, and manage their services.

62

3 years ago

A “crowdsourcing platform for the creative industry.” Their goal is to eventually make creative collaboration easier, using some of the same tools as Kickstarter.

62

3 years ago

A digital reporting platform for the hospitality industry. This startup is helping businesses streamline their operations, including the billing process.

62

3 years ago

A company building a platform that draws on previous experience in the music industry to help artists distribute the rights to their work.

62

3 years ago

A social networking app for hairdressers focused on the beauty industry. The pitch is that hairdressers are already meeting customers socially in salons, offering them a way to do the same thing online.

62

2 years ago

A “loyalty program for the hospitality industry”. The startup is basically a loyalty program for hotel guests, and is currently in private beta.

62

4 years ago

The startup’s goal is to democratize the industry of television, allowing anyone to create their own show without having to be a producer or actor.

61

4 years ago

A company that provides software for the financial services industry that aims to reduce the cost of complying with regulations.

61

3 years ago

A startup that claims to be building a decentralized blockchain for the global insurance industry. The startup is building a global insurance blockchain to provide payment transparency and data sharing for insurance companies, which can verify and clear payments without the need for middlemen.

61

3 years ago

A temporary staffing platform that allows companies to hire “high quality” temporary workers. The company says over 40% of their users are industry professionals.

61

3 years ago

A new approach to the financial industry using a mobile app. The startup wants to help companies get paid faster.

61

3 years ago

A company that provides a mobile app that helps people in the hospitality industry, from bartenders to waiters and bartenders, get paid for every drink they sell.

61

3 years ago

A web-based tool for scheduling and tracking meetings. The startup is focused on the hospitality industry and wants to help companies and event planners better manage meetings across a variety of areas like food, entertainment, and travel.

61

2 years ago

A startup whose goal is to become the Uber of the moving industry.

61

4 years ago

A 3D printing service for the travel industry, with a focus on “bringing the benefits of manufacturing to the global travel industry”, with a focus on the hospitality and tourism sector.

60

3 years ago

An enterprise platform for the pharmaceutical industry, helping companies manage and secure their supply chains

60

3 years ago

A platform for enterprise software developers to build apps for the finance industry. The company is building a suite of tools for distributed companies, like banks and credit card companies, to build enterprise software with.

60

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “full-stack” digital platform for solar facilities, including sales and finance. The company is focused on the solar industry, though their website says the company is “looking for the companies that will put us on the map” in other verticals such as batteries and energy storage.

60

3 years ago

A startup that helps people in the real estate industry manage their clients’ assets with a single app.

60

3 years ago

A digital payments platform for the restaurant industry, building tools to help restaurants manage cash flow and optimize sales.

60

3 years ago

Idea, one of the startups in the first cohort of the YC Fellowship, is building a tool to help the tech industry manage diversity and inclusion.

60

3 years ago

A virtual assistant that’s designed to understand the nuances of a particular business or industry and help customers find the right product or service.

60

5 years ago

Idea: A social network for the food service industry. The startup wants to connect chefs and restaurants with new employees and customers.

59

4 years ago

A startup for the intellectual property management industry.

59

3 years ago

A startup developer targeting the education industry, with a focus on the construction industry.

59

3 years ago

A startup building a set of tools for the legal marijuana industry in the US. The startup aims to automate the process of banking and financing marijuana, while also making it easier for legal marijuana businesses to pay their monthly bills.

59

3 years ago

A startups platform for the cannabis industry that aims to make it easier for companies to create digital kiosks for consuming cannabis in the space.

59

3 years ago

A company that wants to remove inefficiency from the supply chain by allowing everyone on a supply chain to manage inventory together. It’s currently focused on the hospitality industry, with its app launching in June.

59

3 years ago

A job finder for the hospitality and real estate industry. The startup wants to help agents find and onboard new employees on their websites.

59

3 years ago

A company that allows people to link their Netflix, Amazon, Spotify and other streaming accounts into a single interface, and then automatically pays a share of their spending to the music and film industry.

59

3 years ago

The impact of the tech industry on San Francisco is notable, and often it is not positive.

59

3 years ago

A startup that’s built an online marketplace for escrow services, an industry that’s been abandoned by banks.

59

4 years ago

A startup that allows businesses to buy and sell goods online, with a focus on e-commerce in the food industry.

58

3 years ago

A platform for managing people in the tech industry, including finding jobs and getting paid well for them.

58

3 years ago

This company is looking to disrupt the marketing and sales industry by connecting companies with people interested in working for them. It’s a tool for recruiting, and connects the two parties so recruiters can find people interested in the companies they represent.

58

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build smart manufacturing products for the auto industry. The company is building sensors into cars to monitor parts and produce a report of each car’s performance.

58

3 years ago

A new social network for the fashion industry that uses a gamification engine to help users track their own fashion style.

58

3 years ago

A B2B software company that helps advance teams and businesses in the construction industry. The startup sells software that tracks and preempts the construction industry’s most common delays.

58

3 years ago

A platform for managing employees in the $250 billion food delivery industry. The startup is building the backend of an on-demand delivery app, and is working with the likes of Seamless, GrubHub, and DoorDash.

58

2 years ago

A new type of network for companies in the legal industry.

58

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a data company specifically for the marijuana industry, in the hopes of providing a better experience for both consumers and producers.

58

2 years ago

A startup building a platform for the construction industry that automatically pulls in all of the data necessary to construct a building and let’s companies bid on it.

58

2 years ago

A startup working to help companies in the pharmaceutical industry align their manufacturing, supply chains, and billing systems.

58

5 years ago

Idea: Building a platform for the logistics industry to manage their fleets and drivers.

57

3 years ago

This startup solves problems for the for-profit education industry by making it easier for students to file complaints, gain access to records and seek out new teachers.

57

3 years ago

The startup is developing a fully-integrated set of tools for the wine industry, from winemakers to salespeople. The company wants to help wineries scale, grow in sales, and manage inventory.

57

3 years ago

A tool for the legal cannabis industry to track and manage cannabis transactions.

57

3 years ago

The company’s CEO, Will Clark, is a former member of the U.S. Air Force and a former personal trainer, and the company’s co-founders are also experienced entrepreneurs. The company, which launched in 2013, is looking to address a major issue in the fitness industry: it’s difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to get fit.

57

3 years ago

A B2B startup working on a solution for managing the health and safety of people working in construction, building materials, and heavy industry.

57

3 years ago

A group of developers in Seattle who wanted to create a tool that would help them manage their workflows, and save time and money. The business is a “workflow management tool” with a suite of features geared towards the software development industry.

57

3 years ago

A platform for restaurants to find and hire cooks. The platform connects restaurants to cooks who want to work in the restaurant industry, but have trouble finding work.

57

2 years ago

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

57

2 years ago

A storytelling platform for the creative industry. Storybricks helps creative teams create and share digital stories.

57

2 years ago

A company that is creating an open source platform for the legal cannabis industry to share information, boost marketing, and reduce the costs of compliance.

57

3 years ago

The startup aims to create a more reliable way to check on the accuracy of data from polls and surveys. Right now, the polling industry is rife with inaccuracies: misreported data, false positives, and false negatives.

56

3 years ago

A company that’s building a blockchain-based alternative to the healthcare industry’s online health records.

56

3 years ago

This startup is building a tech platform for the food industry to allow for automated, real-time ordering and tracking of food from local restaurants. The goal is to make ordering food more efficient and reduce food waste.

56

3 years ago

A company that helps companies find and manage their professional network of vendors, service providers, and other professionals. The B2B business is focused on finding industry professionals and giving them tools to stay connected and in touch with their network.

56

2 years ago

A visual feedback system for the food truck industry.

56

4 years ago

A tokenized economy for the music industry, using blockchain to reward artists and creators for promoting and sharing their work.

55

3 years ago

A set of tools for the financial services industry, which includes a portfolio tool, a loan calculator, and a credit analysis tool.

55

3 years ago

A startup that has built a platform that helps brands manage the production of their own merchandise. The startup works with major brands to create new product lines, bringing a level of scale not seen at the moment in the apparel industry.

55

3 years ago

A startup that helps people create, distribute, and sell music online. According to its founders, there’s a $30 billion music industry in the US, but it’s almost entirely untapped in the digital space.

55

3 years ago

A cloud-based tool for tracking progress in the legal field. It’s part of a growing industry of tools for law firms looking to automate and automate.

55

3 years ago

An employee productivity and time tracking app for the retail industry.

55

3 years ago

A startup about video games, written by a video game industry veteran.

55

2 years ago

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

55

4 years ago

Focusing on the healthcare industry, this startup wants to take the pain out of securing data on the blockchain.

54

3 years ago

A startup that aims to offer a new way for restaurant and entertainment venues to charge an app-based membership system that allows customers to buy tickets to in-demand events at lower prices than tickets would be otherwise. The startup is currently building a test platform for the Los Angeles concert industry.

54

3 years ago

A media company created by people who’ve been burned by the time, energy, and money they’ve spent on traditional content-management tools. The company is working to build a new type of content management platform for the podcast industry.

54

3 years ago

A marketing platform for the legal industry that wants to use AI to automate many of the low-value tasks associated with the industry such as correspondence management.

54

3 years ago

A B2B platform for the legal cannabis industry in Canada. The company is trying to help companies with the “complex web of regulations” that govern legal cannabis.

54

3 years ago

The startup wants to become the “Yelp of the Bikesharing industry,” connecting bikers to their favorite local spots.

54

2 years ago

A startup that’s building an enterprise-grade video conferencing solution. They say they’re all about offering “the highest quality video in the industry” at a price point that’s “competitive with Skype but still affordable for business.”

54

4 years ago

A company that tracks the weather for farmers and ranchers in the agriculture industry. The startup wants to bring farmers and ranchers back from the margins of the agriculture industry by using technology to let them monitor weather conditions and optimize their operations.

53

3 years ago

A tool that allows workers to get paid for their work on the side. The app is for small businesses, especially those in the creative or tech industry where cash flow can be challenged.

53

3 years ago

The startup is building a complete container shipping solution, using technology that was originally designed to support a mine-to-rail system in the mining industry. The startup plans to use this technology to build an end-to-end solution for shipping all international goods, from the moment products are picked up from manufacturers to the moment they reach the customer.

53

3 years ago

A platform for the digital advertising industry to connect the people who bid on media space with the ones who need to buy it.

53

3 years ago

This startup wants to bring the same transparency that’s made credit scores a consumer product to the finance industry. Instead of having to go to your bank every time you want to see how your credit is doing, you can keep track online. The company is privately held.

53

3 years ago

A messaging app for the health industry. The startup is building a tool that allows health care workers to better communicate with patients, from doctors to nurses.

53

2 years ago

The startup is looking to develop a “tech-enabled career center” for students, with an app that connects students to employers, giving students an opportunity to learn about the industry before they start their first jobs. They currently have $1.3M in funding.

53

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to be the Open Table of the cannabis industry, creating an online directory of marijuana dispensaries and delivery services.

52

3 years ago

This is an automation platform for the digital marketing industry. It helps companies automate the creation of content and its distribution.

52

3 years ago

A startup that is building a commerce platform for the world’s $2 trillion restaurant industry. It helps restaurants create, manage and sell their menu.

52

3 years ago

A payment processing platform for the cannabis industry that brings in more than $3 billion per year. It’s able to process the massive volume of payments without slowing the checkout process.

52

3 years ago

A data-driven marketing company that focuses on the health care industry, using analytics to provide a more holistic picture of a customer’s health.

52

3 years ago

An alternative to the email marketing industry, which is facing the threat of email overload. The company is building an email marketing solution that helps business send fewer but more targeted campaigns.

52

3 years ago

Cannabook is a blockchain-based platform connecting students to the medicinal cannabis industry by building a network of students, educators and cannabis professionals. The startup is building a network that connects students with cannabis professionals, helping them make connections and learn more about the industry.

52

3 years ago

This startup is building a platform for the medical industry to communicate with each other. The company has processed about $20,000 in medical records for cancer patients, who often can’t afford to travel to a specialist to see a doctor.

52

3 years ago

idea: A B2B company that wants to digitize the processes and data of the wine industry. The company wants to “make the wine industry efficient, transparent and transparently efficient.”

52

2 years ago

A company that creates a “benefits platform for the coffee industry”, connecting employers with employees and benefits professionals.

52

2 years ago

A company that specializes in helping singers launch their career in the music industry.

52

2 years ago

A platform for the global pharma industry that allows them to quickly create, test, and upload clinical trials using blockchain technology.

52

3 years ago

A startup launching in the US and Canada that aims to disrupt the recruitment industry through machine learning and data science.

51

3 years ago

Focusing on the health insurance industry, the startup says it will help provide “highly personalized care” through artificial intelligence.

51

3 years ago

A company that’s built an “app for the pet sitting industry”, allowing customers to place orders for pets and even sign up for a pet-sitting service.

51

3 years ago

A hardware company that wants to build a hardware-based receipt printer that can produce receipts on demand. The company wants to use the same materials as the paper industry, which is more sustainable than inkjet.

51

3 years ago

A software company aimed at the auto industry, building a platform to help auto manufacturers and dealerships communicate with each other on the same platform.

51

3 years ago

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

51

3 years ago

A platform for energy workers. The startup is focused on people who build, maintain and repair energy systems, with a focus on the oil and gas industry.

51

2 years ago

A startup that helps trainees decide what skills they need to develop to enter a given industry.

51

2 years ago

A machine that makes plastic bottles from coconut shells. The startup wants to make coconut shell a new raw material in the plastics industry.

51

2 years ago

The startup is creating a “social network for the general public to get behind the scenes of the fashion industry,” with a focus on the work of emerging artists

51

3 years ago

A cloud-based platform for manufacturers to manage their supply chain and collaborate with their suppliers. It’s first use case is for the automotive industry.

50

3 years ago

A startup that helps the software industry get up to speed with the newest trends. The startup provides a platform for companies to build and publish app prototypes, with a focus on business use cases.

50

3 years ago

A startup that operates in the music industry and allows artists to get paid while they sleep and lets them build a brand while they’re recording.

50

3 years ago

A tool for finding external funding that’s not tied to your domain. Clique is a competitor to AngelList, a site where individuals can post up their startup and ask for funding. The advantage is that it’s not tied to a specific domain, allowing it to work for any industry.

50

3 years ago

A startup that aims to improve the insurance industry by giving consumers more transparency into the claims process and a better way to comparison shop, improving satisfaction rates.

50

3 years ago

A company that’s building a tool for the insurance industry to help companies manage the risk of their own employees.

50

3 years ago

CEO Kevin Fong founded the company with a mission to build a menswear brand that would make well-made suits at a low cost. The startup is looking to disrupt the menswear industry by offering a more accessible product and a more accessible price point.

50

3 years ago

A startup in the biotech space that’s trying to disrupt the whole pharma industry by providing a cheaper, more user-friendly alternative to biotech drugs.

50

3 years ago

A platform that connects the healthcare industry with patient data to provide predictive care.

49

3 years ago

A platform for sharing food recipes. The startup wants to disrupt the food-recipe industry by allowing anyone to create a recipe and share it with others.

49

3 years ago

This B2B company is helping the hospitality industry track the organization of a room, project or event.

49

3 years ago

A platform for managing rental and credit card payments, with help for real estate agents. The startup is pitched as a general ledger for the real estate industry.

49

3 years ago

A big data platform for the cannabis industry, focusing on data visualization and dashboarding.

49

3 years ago

A startup for hiring. They are still building the MVP, but they say they are working with a lot of different companies in the industry.

49

3 years ago

A social network for people in the legal industry that lets them discover and connect with each other, build profiles, and share information. The startup’s founders say it’s the “LinkedIn for the legal industry”.

49

3 years ago

A financial services startup that wants to try to bring some of the best practices we see in the investment industry to the world of fintech.

49

3 years ago

This is a startup that wants to help the legal industry manage the ever-growing volume of litigation, and to do so by using AI technology to understand the law and churn out legal documents to customers.

49

3 years ago

A "disposable" product that can be used once and then disposed of. By supplementing the current garbage system, this startup aims to save the waste disposal industry $3.3 billion per year.

49

2 years ago

A startup that helps you find a warm place to sleep when your hotel room is cold. The startup is led by 20-year hospitality industry veterans.

49

2 years ago

CineSynth is building a tool for the film industry that allows animators to create a computer-generated character from scratch, using an animation program. The app is designed to give animators and 3D modelers the ability to create characters and sets themselves without using a third party.

49

3 years ago

The startup, which launched in November 2015, is developing a search engine for the legal cannabis industry. It’s a market worth $10 billion, according to a study from ArcView.

48

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a platform to handle the logistics of overnights, with a focus on the hospitality industry. The startup currently has over 500 hotels as customers, and has processed over $2M worth of laundry.

47

5 years ago

Idea: A software for the legal industry that helps companies automate legal tasks like tracking court documents

46

3 years ago

A B2B sales platform for the hotel industry, connecting hotel companies and hotel customers.

46

3 years ago

This company designs and builds special equipment for the oil and gas industry. It also has a couple of projects in the works to create customized equipment for other industries.

46

2 years ago

is a software company that uses machine learning and data science to help customers better manage the sales they make. In the US, they’re selling to small businesses that service the restaurant industry.

46

3 years ago

A data-analytics platform for the cannabis industry. It’s a cloud service that helps marijuana dispensaries run their businesses more efficiently. The startup’s makers say it’s hosted by The ArcView Group, one of the nation’s largest cannabis consulting firms.

45

2 years ago

A music platform that channels your music preferences, then helps to streamline the music industry by making it easier for people to find and purchase music.

45

2 years ago

A B2B company that builds software for the real estate industry, including listing agents, appraisers and underwriting companies.

45

2 years ago

A mobile payments company looking to disrupt the payments industry

45

5 years ago

Idea: A platform meant to link up advertisers with influencers in the cannabis industry.

44

3 years ago

This is a startup building a platform for crowdsourced data for the cannabis industry. Current users include a company that develops cancer treatments, and a company that does research on how cannabis interacts with other drugs. It’s also working with a company that’s trying to build a regulatory compliance system for the cannabis industry.

44

2 years ago

A “professional networking platform for people in the same industry” that finds and organizes events for its users through its app.

44

2 years ago

A solution for small businesses with more than a few locations to track and manage their data, with a focus on the $2 trillion restaurant industry.

44

2 years ago

The most frequent use of the term “blockchain” in the world is in the healthcare industry. This startup wants to use blockchain to help improve the entire process of care. It’s built on the assumption that the current system is broken, and that blockchain will help provide a more transparent and secure solution.

44

2 years ago

A San Francisco-based startup that’s building software for the cannabis industry. The startup’s app “Seed Snap” allows users to customize their pot products before they go to dispensaries.

43

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a messaging system for the agricultural industry. It’s meant to help farmers communicate with each other and the larger agricultural industry, and the startup is currently testing its product in California.

42

3 years ago

A company that wants to help companies create better software by creating a platform to help companies learn from the mistakes made by others in the same industry.

42

3 years ago

A toolset that helps streamline process in the hospitality industry, including hospitality agencies, hotels, and restaurants.

42

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a marketplace for insurance for the cannabis industry

42

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find a job in Canada’s oil and gas industry, which is full of remote job opportunities.

42

3 years ago

A subreddit with 3,000 subscribers that discusses the best and worst of the emerging tech industry, and the companies that they’re working for.

41

2 years ago

This startup is building a full-stack CRM for the financial services industry. The company currently counts 10 customers, including American Express and JPMorgan.

41

3 years ago

A financial software startup that helps businesses organize and reconcile their finances. For example, the company’s software works with small and medium-sized businesses to make sure they’re following the rules and regulations that apply to their industry, and using their money properly.

39

2 years ago

Useful digital tools for people in the health care industry, especially doctors, hospitals, and clinics, including remote monitoring.

39

2 years ago

Fintech startup that wants to make the payments and investments in the $2 trillion wealth management industry more transparent and accessible.

39

2 years ago

A luxury travel company, which is looking to expand its international business. The startup is seeking to become the “Airbnb of the hotel industry” and currently has operations in Canada, the US and Australia.

39

2 years ago

A startup for ordering tickets to concerts and other live events. The startup is hoping to help make the live event industry more efficient for artists.

39

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that aims to be “the Uber for trucking”, claiming that the transportation industry is a $7 trillion sector ripe for disruption. It has a similar pitch to Uber Freight, which focuses on helping smaller trucking companies compete with big shippers.

38

3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for people in the legal industry. Its platform provides law firms with a way to communicate with clients and other law firms, as well as a way for clients to communicate with law firms about their cases.

38

3 years ago

A new startup that aims to disrupt the real estate industry by allowing anyone to rent out spare rooms in their houses and apartments.

38

2 years ago

A designer and developer of hardware and software for the automotive industry.

38

2 years ago

A payments and e-commerce platform for the social media industry. The startup wants to help people set up a new business from scratch, from entrepreneurial training to a legal contract.

38

2 years ago

The founders of this startup have been working in the tech industry for decades, however they have had no success starting companies. Some of their friends on LinkedIn have noticed that they have a lot of business cards and they don’t have a company. They wanted to build a company that helps other entrepreneurs — not just friends and family — to get off the ground.

38

2 years ago

A startup designed to help companies in the transportation industry keep track of driver hours.

38

2 years ago

A global technology solutions provider for the building and construction industry.

38

2 years ago

This is a web-based network for real estate agents to share listings and view properties, which is a growing trend in the industry.

38

2 years ago

A startup that aims to be a kind of LinkedIn for the healthcare industry, allowing doctors to collaborate with patients to build case studies and other documents.

38

5 years ago

A platform for the construction industry that helps contractors communicate and source and track materials

37

3 years ago

Expanding on their existing work in the digital advertising industry, this startup wants to help brands increase their ROI on digital advertising by helping them maximize the leads generated from different ad formats. They’re working with brands like Macy’s, Nissan, and Allergan to increase their online sales.

37

3 years ago

A startup working on an automated “planning and scheduling” platform for the construction industry. They have a demo and have been working on the platform since 2017.

37

3 years ago

The startup is building a platform for building digital products from a set of templates that can be tailored to any industry

37

3 years ago

A platform that helps companies run events in-house. This is a company built on the premise that the event industry has been the victim of commoditization from companies like Eventbrite and Ticketmaster, and that event producers who work with companies skimp on costs to try to compete. Instead, Eventbrite should be able to offer a more powerful and flexible platform for people to book events.

37

2 years ago

This startup is trying to fix the broken foundation of the automobile industry by building an autonomous driving platform to help other automakers build better cars.

37

2 years ago

A project-management app for the food-service industry, utilizing team dynamics and the visual nature of a project to streamline large-scale operations.

37

2 years ago

A company that wants to be the Amazon Prime of the food delivery industry, offering customers access to a curated list of goods and services, with a focus on curbside pickup.

37

2 years ago

Wish is a “Netflix for gift cards”, allowing users to buy gift cards for physical stores and online services. The startup is aiming to bring an “online marketplace” to the physical gift card industry.

37

2 years ago

A team of developers building a tool for the real estate industry.

36

2 years ago

A fitness app that lets people track their workouts through a “gym-in-a-box”. It was built by a team of three who, after years of working in the fitness industry, were frustrated by fitness tracking technology.

36

2 years ago

A startup that helps brands and retailers build brand voice campaigns that resonate with their audiences. The platform is built for the fashion industry, and the backend is built on a GraphQL API.

36

2 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses track a wide variety of metrics, from their business to employees. They currently have several clients inside the pet industry.

36

2 years ago

This tech company is building a credit bureau for the cannabis industry. The startup is licensing out data from its sister company, CreditSafer, that has over $1.5 billion in credit and has been used by over 300,000 customers.

36

2 years ago

A platform for the legal industry that connects lawyers with clients so they can track cases and expenses easily.

36

2 years ago

A platform for connecting contractors and real estate agents in the home services industry.

36

3 years ago

A group of four companies that are all still in stealth mode, all of which are looking to provide encrypted messaging and blockchain technology to the healthcare industry, including pharmaceuticals.

35

2 years ago

Sealed Air is a startup that wants to use 3D printing to make food packaging from food-grade materials. The startup is backed by $7.5 million from a raft of food industry types, including Tyson Foods and the Hershey Company.

35

2 years ago

A hi-tech, all-in-one for the cannabis industry. The product comes with a suite of products from a CO2 extraction pen to a security package.

35

2 years ago

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

35

3 years ago

A software company building software to “bring the power of machine learning to the cannabis industry”, with an app that makes it easier for consumers to track where their cannabis is coming from.

34

3 years ago

A tool that allows you to “learn the micro-skills you need to be successful in a new field” by writing a series of texts and emails to a tutoring service. The startup wants to help people get up to speed on a new skill or industry.

34

2 years ago

A payment platform for the cannabis industry, allowing businesses to accept payments from customers via a digital wallet.

34

2 years ago

A company that builds tools for the insurance industry. The company hopes to build everything from a single platform to help insurers develop and manage customer relationships to a marketplace for claims.

34

2 years ago

A startup for people to get premium access to fitness and workout programs. The company’s founders say it’s a $2 billion industry.

33

2 years ago

Building a supply chain platform for the global fashion industry.

33

2 years ago

an AI-powered digital assistant for the legal industry.

33

2 years ago

A company that looks to serve as a middleman in the travel industry.

33

2 years ago

A tool to allow employers to see what employees are doing on the job, and give them a little bit of info about the product and what’s going on in the industry.

33

3 years ago

A software startup that wants to disrupt the insurance industry by allowing people to choose an insurance company based on their price and the experience they’ve had with that company in the past.

32

3 years ago

A startup launched in March 2017 that is making a universal API and SDK for developers to build smart-device software. The company is currently focused on building an API for the fitness industry, but will expand to other industries in the future.

32

2 years ago

A content management system for the legal industry that combines predictive analytics with AI and machine learning.

32

2 years ago

This is a startup that says it is “building the first decentralized, cross-border payment solution for the $2 trillion global e-commerce industry”.

32

2 years ago

A social network for the book industry, which is currently in beta. It’s only accessible to members of the Independent Author’s Guild.

32

2 years ago

A platform for the $1.5 trillion payments industry, with a focus on the billions of credit cards that are not linked to a bank account in the US.

32

3 years ago

Platform utilities for the building industry, allowing companies to easily and efficiently track and manage construction projects.

31

2 years ago

An insurance company for the rapidly growing digital currency industry.

31

2 years ago

A piece of software that helps companies in the fashion industry collaborate on designs.

31

2 years ago

A risk management platform for the food industry, designed to make it easier to track and manage food safety.

31

2 years ago

A tool for optimizing the design of websites, based on a technique called Page-Per-View, a technique that’s long been used in the TV industry.

31

2 years ago

This is an open-source framework for creating custom hardware startups with the help of industry mentors and a state-of-the-art prototyping lab.

31

2 years ago

A company that uses artificial intelligence to make decisions in the health care industry. Their data science team is led by a former MIT student who specializes in AI.

30

2 years ago

This startup is building a loyalty rewards platform for the cannabis industry. The company already has several customers in the cannabis industry, including the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.

30

2 years ago

An ecommerce platform focused on the furniture industry, made for designers and retailers to sell their products online.

30

2 years ago

Latin America’s tech industry is also bolstered by the region’s sheer population size. The region has more than 100 million tech-savvy people in the region, and the number of people who have Internet access is expected to reach 4.7 billion by the end of 2020. Increasing Internet penetration and smartphone usage are also drawing more entrepreneurs to the region.

30

3 years ago

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

29

2 years ago

The startup wants to create a bespoke payment system for the hospitality industry. It operates a registry of hotels where users can schedule appointments with hotels and book rooms via a smartphone app.

29

2 years ago

A company to build software for the online casino industry, which is currently dominated by a few giant companies like Betfair and 888. The startup wants to build a platform that allows players to bet on games across different sites.

29

2 years ago

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

29

2 years ago

A startup that says that it’s building the Uber of the household product industry.

29

2 years ago

A company that builds out web-based applications for retail and the hospitality industry.

28

2 years ago

A company that generates business intelligence from its customers' data, focused on the construction industry.

28

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help the fashion industry by giving fashion designers a way to create, store and share their designs in real time.

27

2 years ago

A company that helps people find and buy homes in the United States. It’s a similar idea to Trulia but is looking to figure out how to make it cheaper by avoiding the middlemen in the real estate industry.

27

2 years ago

A massive distributed database for companies that require lots of data processing, like the mortgage industry.

27

2 years ago

A platform for connecting workers with employers who need them in the US, with a focus on the hospitality industry.

27

2 years ago

A startup that says it wants to be the Uber of the semi-trucking industry. Their platform has already been used to get a truckload of ingredients to a restaurant 100 miles away in just 8 hours.

27

2 years ago

A B2B ticketing marketplace that focuses on the hospitality industry, which is expected to boom in the next few years in the US. In the US, the hospitality industry is expected to grow by 5.5% over the next 2 years.

26

2 years ago

The startup’s website says it’s focused on providing “software and services to the financial industry”.

26

2 years ago

A company that helps the athletic industry manage sponsorships and partnerships.

26

2 years ago

The startup builds software for managing the supply chain in the cannabis industry. They’re part of the fast-growing cannabis ecosystem in Washington state.

26

2 years ago

A startup that’s creating a platform for people to give feedback on products. The startup gives customers the tools to create and share reviews, and is already working with a number of companies in the apparel industry.

25

2 years ago

A customer-centric delivery solution for the beauty industry.

25

2 years ago

A startup that helps people in the legal marijuana industry get loans from lenders that bankroll projects in states that have legalized the drug.

24

2 years ago

A startup that helps consumers decide which products to buy based on how much their friends have bought in the past. The company is targeting the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry, looking to create a tool that lets companies measure the sales impact of their social media and e-mail campaigns.

24

2 years ago

Builds software infrastructure for the manufacturing industry.

24

2 years ago

This company helps people find a new job by matching them with a hiring manager based on their job experience and skills. The platform is for people looking to switch to a new industry or industry altogether.

24

2 years ago

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

23

2 years ago

A personal finance app for students that allows them to track and manage their own finances. The startup says they are looking to build a platform that supports more than just the student loan industry.

23

2 years ago

A startup that is building a platform to allow businesses to reach out to consumers to promote their services. The startup is targeting the travel industry.

22

2 years ago

Bringing a “Bloomberg for data” to the agriculture industry. The startup is looking to provide farmers with analytics on their farms, from soil composition to plant health to crop yields.

22

2 years ago

A “mobile-first” venture that seeks to bring the next wave of car companies to the US with a startup they call the “Tesla of the auto industry.” They’re building a self-driving, electric, and fully autonomous vehicle that can be sold to people at a rate they can afford.

22

2 years ago

A startup that builds a tool to aggregate and analyze data on a specific industry for a specific purpose. The founders say they built the company with the intention they’d raise a round of funding to grow the team, but they never found a buyer.

22

2 years ago

A peer-to-peer marketplace that matches buyers with sellers of used equipment. The company seeks to disrupt the retail industry by offering a lower-cost alternative to buying used equipment.

22

2 years ago

This startup is building a mobile messaging app for the fashion industry, with a focus on finding new designers and helping them upload their designs and get feedback.

22

2 years ago

A social network based in Brazil and aimed at the hospitality industry. The marketshare of the company is growing fast with thousands of members.

22

2 years ago

A company building a platform for the co-living industry, allowing travelers to book with hosts and see ratings and reviews.

21

2 years ago

This is an online magazine that covers news and trends in the tech industry. The startup is looking to create a more programmatic approach to the news industry, which they say has lacked thoughtful curation.

21

2 years ago

Social networking for the wine industry, with a platform for wineries and sommeliers to meet each other, learn about each other’s wines, and connect. A few dozen wineries already use the platform, and its user base is growing.

21

2 years ago

An analytics platform for small businesses, similar to Google Analytics but focused exclusively on the product and services industry.

21

2 years ago

A software company that develops enterprise software for the financial services industry, like banks, insurance companies and brokerage firms. They have a small team in India and plan to launch in three different geographies by 2020.

21

2 years ago

A tool for the photo industry to help companies better manage their stock of photos.

21

2 years ago

A company that wants to make software that helps the fashion industry design and track fashion trends.

21

2 years ago

A company that wants to build a virtual assistant for the hospitality industry. It will be a bot for answering questions about hotel rates, deals and things like that.

21

2 years ago

A startup that wants to improve the efficiency of the real estate industry. RealEstateX is a software platform that helps seamless real estate agents with various tasks, such as signing documents and managing their clients’ relationships, and is available in beta in the Bay Area.

20

2 years ago

A newsfeed for business, a tool that provides a weekly overview of the news that can impact your business and industry.

20

2 years ago

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

20

2 years ago

A “new kind of intelligence” that aims to catch a new kind of fraud, such as in the home health industry.

20

2 years ago

A company that’s looking to provide equipment for the media industry, and an API for 3rd party developers to build specialized devices for their own purposes.

20

2 years ago

A tool for scheduling all sorts of workspaces, from yoga classes to massage appointments, with a focus on the wellness industry.

19

2 years ago

A platform for the legal cannabis industry, which serves as a marketplace for dispensaries to accept credit cards, as well as a payment processor for vendors.

19

2 years ago

Helping the industry digitize and simplify its invoicing processes.

19

2 years ago

This startup is targeting the restaurant and hospitality industry, offering a “pay-as-you-go” model for ordering food from an app.

19

5 years ago

Idea: A SaaS CRM for the hospitality industry The company started with $20k in the bank, and by the end of 2015 had $33,000 in recurring revenue

18

2 years ago

A startup that seeks to “bring greater transparency to the pharmacy industry” by helping pharmacies accurately fill prescriptions. The business is growing quickly as the business solves for a real pain point in an industry that’s historically been difficult to track.

18

2 years ago

A startup that wants to build a platform for automating the design of gadgets. It’s aiming to disrupt the 3D printing industry, which is already well on its way to becoming a mature market.

17

2 years ago

A startup that enables the banking industry to convert payments from credit cards into bitcoin and back.

17

2 years ago

This startup is an online marketplace for the legal marijuana industry. The company is looking to bridge the gap between suppliers and dispensaries, creating a faster and more efficient system for customers to receive orders from dispensaries.

17

2 years ago

The startup is building a financial management app for individuals with a focus on investors in the cannabis industry.

17

2 years ago

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

17

2 years ago

A startup looking to build an e-commerce platform for the cannabis industry. The company is working to build a virtual marketplace where consumers can purchase everything from cannabis accessories to bongs.

16

2 years ago

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

16

2 years ago

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

16

2 years ago

A software platform that uses the blockchain to solve the problem of tracking the provenance of wine. The wine industry has a lot of documentation and bureaucracy, and they’re trying to build a way for wineries to keep track of, say, where a specific wine is from, but also to decentralize the process.

16

2 years ago

The restaurant and bar industry is highly fragmented. Bodega is a startup that’s working to bring all of the small businesses under one umbrella.

16

2 years ago

A workplace solution for the hospitality industry, allowing employers to provide food, beverages, and overall perks to their employees.

16

2 years ago

A company that wants to help the fashion industry with its supply chain and tracking problems. According to the startup, the fashion industry is the most opaque industry in the world.

15

2 years ago

A way to provide cryptographically secure checks and invoices for the real estate industry

14

2 years ago

A data feed for the Crepe suzette industry, which uses CRS to track the price of ingredients and volumes sold.

14

2 years ago

An online scheduling platform for beauty and wellness professionals. The startup is the first in an industry to make the necessary changes to be compliant with the US’s new Fiduciary Rule, where the service provider must act in the best interest of the client.

14

2 years ago

A trade-only app for the coffee industry. It’s like a barista on speed.

14

5 years ago

Idea: A Marketing Platform for the Cannabis Industry

13

2 years ago

A startup that allows users to virtually try on glasses before buying. The startup’s founders believe that the industry is ripe for disruption, and that customers are tired of being taken advantage of.

13

2 years ago

This startup is looking to build software and services to help businesses deliver food orders to customers through the app. It is looking to work with a variety of restaurants, including those in the food delivery industry.

13

2 years ago

The startup is building a data management system for the construction industry, in which construction sites can be described, tagged, and followed in a way that makes it easier for contractors to understand where materials are coming from and how they’re getting to the job site.

12

5 years ago

A startup that provides affordable vehicle insurance to people under 25. The startup wants to become the go-to resource for young drivers and disrupt the current auto insurance industry which targets only the high-risk demographic.

11

2 years ago

A consulting firm for the retail real estate industry, focused on addressing the intersection of real estate and technology.

11

2 years ago

A cryptocurrency for the music industry that doesn’t have to go through a central party to be spent.

11

2 years ago

A set of apps that make it easier for those in the entertainment industry to collect and manage their royalties. Currently working with 2,100 artists across the world.

11

2 years ago

A platform that offers data science, predictive analysis and decision making for corporate clients. The platform offers analysis on market trends, industry, and consumer research data and trends.

11

2 years ago

Open unit is a front-end management platform to help self-storage facilities manage processes and deliver an industry-leading customer experience.

10

2 years ago

A platform for digital communications that has been working with agencies like Coca-Cola and PepsiCo. It allows brands to communicate with their customers in a personalized way, and is the “first truly digital communications platform for the hospitality industry.”

10

2 years ago

A tool that helps the self-storage industry better understand its customers to make them more profitable.

9

2 years ago

A tool that improves transparency and safety for the construction industry.

9

2 years ago

A startup providing data and insights for the food industry to help food makers make better choices.

8

2 years ago

Ideas are created by Y Combinator alumni. Many of the ideas are specific to a company or industry, or are specific to a single city or country. The ideas are shared here to give an idea of the breadth of innovation being pursued by Y Combinator startups.

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5 years ago

Idea: A system for managing and tracking payments in the insurance industry

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5 years ago

Idea: On-demand delivery for the marijuana industry

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5 years ago

Idea: A SaaS startup for the legal industry It helps lawyers take documents, apply AI, and send them to the right people

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5 years ago

Idea: Software-as-a-Service for the real estate industry

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5 years ago

Idea: A business that helps companies build and manage lists of users who are interested in a particular product The company has a subscription model, and its largest customer is in the pharmaceutical industry

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5 years ago

Idea: A company that helps people who work in the wine industry — vineyard owners, distributors, and merchants — manage their operations.

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5 years ago

Idea: A professional network for the service industry, meant to help service professionals find jobs and work together.

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Industry Startup Ideas

A startup that wants to use technology to help retailers manage wasted food. The founders of the company say it’s a $200 billion industry that is growing.

A company that will work with companies in the travel industry, including hotels, airlines, and rental cars, to offer discounts for elite customers and loyalty programs that reward customers who purchase particular brands.

A tool for helping those in the restaurant industry manage the financial, administrative, and HR aspects of the business.

Aspiring to be like Amazon, this startup wants to be the Amazon of the $3.5 trillion retail industry. They say they’re currently focused on a core product that will eventually be able to make recommendations for products to customers, and have already signed up a number of retailers.

Pitchbook, a media company that covers the venture industry, has released a list of the top Y Combinator companies to watch. It includes several companies from the summer batch, including the following:

A platform for the healthcare industry, offering a way for patients to get a diagnosis and treatment based on their symptoms.

An online marketplace for selling used textbooks — a business that’s the only profitable part of the textbook industry.

Vertex is building an online marketplace for the construction industry, providing a way for contractors to sell their services through a web portal.

A platform for the real estate industry in Brazil that lets agents collaborate on leads and deals.

A startup that plans to disrupt the $20 billion handbag industry with a new line of handbags by using 3D printing. The startup is teaming with luxury fashion brand Michael Kors for the launch of the first products.

In addition to making new sodas, this startup is looking to take on the soda industry as a whole by introducing healthier alternatives to soda, such as carbonated teas and fruit-flavored water.

A startup that’s looking to disrupt the trucking industry

A startup that sells 3D printing services to the medical industry

An AI-powered solution for the construction industry. It’s a predictive maintenance platform that helps maintenance staff fix machines before they break down.

A supply chain management platform for restaurants and other food-related businesses. Growth is strong and the founders say they’re trying to make a dent in the $8.5 trillion food and beverage industry.

A startup focused on developing new materials and technologies for the 3D printing industry. The startup is building a 3D printing machine that prints metal, glass, ceramic and plastic materials.

A platform that helps the restaurant industry grow and scale.

A software platform that aims to facilitate the development of a “predictive model” for the Indian auto industry.

A platform for the real estate industry to offer a better user experience for consumers.

A tool for the agriculture industry (including farmers) to manage products, expenses, and profit on a day-to-day basis. The startup is working with farms to improve efficiency.

A SaaS company that helps other companies in the health industry get and keep medical and dental insurance. The startup is only available in the United States.

A startup that strives to be the Google of the health care industry by helping doctors get the information they need to make the best medical decisions.

A healthcare startup that wants to help the mental health industry scale.

A startup with a focus on the beauty and grooming industry, aimed at consumers and retailers.

A tool that helps small businesses, specifically those in the restaurant industry, manage and pay all of their in-house expenses, from utilities to payroll. In the US, their core customers are restaurants.

This startup aims to help meet the demand in the IT service industry for IT professionals.

A company that offers career services to people in the fashion industry. The startup wants to help people get job interviews, find mentors, and improve their careers.

A platform for finding and buying the best deals on flights, hotels and rental cars. The startup hopes to bring the same type of transparency to the industry as sites like Priceline and Hotwire have brought to the travel space.

A startup that provides a service where people who are in the hospitality industry can find temporary housing if they are traveling for work

A startup focusing on the supply chain and logistics for the cannabis industry

A startup that connects companies with people who want to enter the service industry. The startup says they have $1 million in monthly revenue and have hired several staff since YC.

A news aggregator for the legal industry, using a combination of legal news, blogs, and a Wikipedia-like reference library to stay on top of legal news.

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

A tool to help you find and share free music online, with the help of music industry insiders

A startup that sells an automated work order system for the construction industry.

A startup that aims to solve the problem of long-distance relationships between people who are both working in the tech industry. The app takes advantage of voice and video chat to help people remain connected to one another.

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

An e-commerce platform for the fashion industry. They say that their technology can help fashion brands save billions of dollars in handling admin tasks.

A company that makes software for the hospitality industry, helping operations work more efficiently.

A tool for the fashion industry to help brands save money on fabric and make their own samples.

Smart contracts for the energy industry. The startup wants to use smart contracts to allow energy producers and consumers to negotiate and transact energy independently of the power grid.

One of the most well-known startups in YC, ZestFinance is working on a suite of financial products for the cannabis industry. The company is working to build a platform that will help dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses better manage their cash flow.

Idea: A virtual reality startup for the e-commerce industry It wants to help online retailers build VR ads and other virtual experiences

This startup is building artificial intelligence for the financial services industry, using machine learning and natural language processing to perform complex tasks.

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

A company that helps companies use the power of their social networks to promote their offerings online. They say they are the second largest influencer marketing agency in the industry, with clients like Dove and Nestle.

A startup looking to bridge the gap between the financial industry and the cryptocurrency industry by providing a way for banks to offer bitcoin-based financial products.

A company that helps companies with employee benefit management. It fits with the financial services industry, which is already using it.

A startup that provides a service to people who are looking to make a significant career change and want to do a 6 month stint to get a taste of what it’s like to be in a new industry

A startup building a Facebook-style social network for the fashion industry

A health data platform aimed at hospitals. The startup wants to use the platform to bring innovation to the hospital industry.

A search engine for the cannabis industry, focused on companies and events

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

A digital health startup working with the health insurance industry. They’ve been doing R&D in Canada for a year and have a healthy $1.4 million seed round.

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

A tool for handling legal and regulatory filings in the cannabis industry.

A security startup that’s building a platform to automatically detect and prevent fraud in the payments industry.

An “Uber for dog walking”, which the founders say is “like the Uber of dog walking”. The company is planning to bridge the gap between the gig economy and the traditional dog-walking industry.

A data science startup focused on building machine learning solutions for the shipping and logistics industry. The company helps companies identify patterns in their data and build predictive models to improve operational efficiency.

A platform for the self-storage industry that allows customers to share photos of their storage units, enabling renters to get in touch with customers and find out about the facilities.

A company that’s building a social network for the $1.4 trillion dry cleaning industry

A wearable technology company, based in San Francisco, that makes apparel and accessories that measure in real time and track your activity. It has some of the lowest prices in the industry, and is a contender with the other big players.

Seeking to bring alternative dispute resolution to the legal industry, the startup helps companies to hire arbitrators and mediators in a way that they say is faster, cheaper, and more transparent than traditional law firms.

A digital service platform for the healthcare industry that allows patients to see their providers, get prescription refills, and schedule tests online.

A tool that helps developers build apps for the fitness and health industries. The company aims to build a platform that helps all the different parts of the industry work together.

A social platform for the food industry. The startup wants to be the platform for all of your meal prep activities, from shopping to cooking to shopping for ingredients.

This startup takes a unique approach to the software industry, building a platform to help customers manage their accounting.

A platform to help consumers get the best return on their money in their financial accounts. The startup wants to take on a large part of the financial industry and make it more transparent to consumers.

A toolkit to help the ad industry identify ads that convert to sales or keep consumers engaged.

The BusinessBold is an online directory of B2B startups. The directory allows members to search for businesses based on location, industry, and size. The directory is updated weekly.

They help connect foreign workers with U.S. companies in the manufacturing industry. Their platform helps companies with the process of hiring foreign workers after they’ve arrived in the U.S.

A digital document management platform for the legal industry.

A new startup that aims to modernize the payments industry for businesses, making it faster, cheaper, and more secure.

A startup that helps brands and retailers manage their inventory. It’s currently focused on the grocery industry, and hopes to expand to other industries.

This startup is building a “sugar factory” that will use a patented process to turn sugar beet waste from the food industry into ethanol.

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A tool for talent acquisition, actively seeking to disrupt the $1.25 billion recruitment industry.