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2 years ago

 A startup for women to track their periods and plan for it, launched in India in partnership with a doctor.

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2 years ago

M-KOPA is a tool allowing developers to create their own specialized hardware. The founders say the company has sold $4M worth of hardware over the last two years, though they’ve only launched on Kickstarter today.

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3 years ago

A monthly subscription service that sends you an e-book on a topic you’ve selected every month. The company launched in December, and is signing up more than 50,000 new subscribers every month, the founder tells me.

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2 years ago

In May, the startup launched its first version, a $300 PC that it said could run as much as 40% faster than similarly priced machines. The company’s second version is a $1,000 PC that it says is twice as fast as its first version.

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2 years ago

In January 2018, Instagram launched IGTV, an app designed to let people watch longer videos.

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2 years ago

Indeed.com launched in 2003, but has since grown into a market leader. Indeed.com has also been acquired by The Walt Disney Company in December 2018.

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2 years ago

Launched in July, this startup is building a network of fitness centers that work with local gyms, and can charge you less at each location.

210
3 years ago

A food delivery service that uses a network of personal chefs to create a personalized meal based on the order. The startup has also launched a restaurant-delivery service that provides delivery 24/7.

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2 years ago

The company is working on making the Starbucks app more like the Fandango app, and is working on building a social network for moviegoers. It currently has a few contracts, and has raised $6.2 million since it launched in the summer of 2019.

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1 year ago

A B2C startup that aims to help users better identify the right tool for a given task. Resolve is a feature-rich, chrome-based extension that can be added to any website. Since Resolve launched, over 100,000 people have installed it, and they’ve already been able to make around $1,000,000 from the app.

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3 years ago

In August 2019 they launched, a “natural hair care line for black women”.

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3 years ago

In the summer of 2016, the Y Combinator Summer School launched a $100,000 scholarship for students who attend the program. The scholarship is awarded to graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds.

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3 years ago

These are companies that have raised money from Y Combinator, but haven’t yet launched on the platform.

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3 years ago

An AI-powered bot that helps people find and stay in touch with their friends. The bot, which launched in beta in May, has over 100,000 users and is being tested with some of the biggest social media companies.

162
3 years ago

A mobile first video messaging app. Launched in July and already has over 1 million users.

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1 year ago

A group of four co-founders who launched the software for digital assistants in February, who then later launched a hardware startup.

159
3 years ago

A platform that helps music artists with marketing, merchandising, and tour management. They have also launched a new app, PressPlay, that’s a digital music locker.

157
3 years ago

An online marketplace for local services and products. It launched in June 2018 with a focus on renovations and childcare.

157
3 years ago

A startup that helps e-commerce businesses expand globally. The company says it has helped over 1,000 merchants expand into more than 60 new countries. The company has already launched its first product, a global e-commerce marketplace, to the public and has launched in six countries.

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1 year ago

The startup helps companies build their own online communities. It launched in the UK, and has a small number of users.

155
3 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.

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1 year ago

Bot Camp is a platform for building bots for Slack or Facebook Messenger. The company, which launched in May, is backed by Abraaj Group, a global investment firm whose portfolio includes e-commerce startup Shopify.

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1 year ago

A ticketing platform for small business. The startup was launched in June 2016.

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3 years ago

This’s the second time around for the company, which previously launched a version of its product in China in 2017, and lost most of its customers after the Chinese government blocked its service.

151
3 years ago

A platform where users can create virtual islands for multiplayer gaming. It launched in 2014, with the founders saying that it’s on track to reach $1.5 million in annual revenue.

151
3 years ago

The startup behind Pachube has expanded into the market for connected devices that allow users to collect and share data. The company has launched two other products since the acquisition: the Pachube Watch, which is a customizable wristband that can be paired with smart devices to collect fitness data and share data with other devices, and the Pachube Photo, which is a way for users to capture and share their photos with other users.

149
3 years ago

A do-it-yourself insurance company for self-employed people. The company, which launched a year ago, is using tech to help people underwrite their own risks.

149
3 years ago

This list does not include every startup that has accepted into YC, but only the startups that have launched since the program started.

147
3 years ago

A platform for sharing and tracking all of your fitness activities. The company developed a stand-alone iOS app called MyFitnessPal in 2011, which has over 150 million users worldwide. In 2017, they launched the fitness tracking and calorie logging platform Fitbit.

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1 year ago

A startup making an AI-enabled digital assistant. They recently launched an AI chatbot that can help you set up video calls on Slack and has plans to launch it on other chat platforms.

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3 years ago

A startup that provides accounting software to small businesses. They started in late 2017 and have already launched in Brazil and the Philippines.

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3 years ago

Launched in August, this is an open-source chatbot that can handle both finance and consumer-facing business.

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3 years ago

A Facebook Messenger bot to order groceries from local stores and deliver them to your home. The company launched in 2017 as a way to increase delivery speeds, with the goal being to make deliveries within 30 minutes of the order being placed.

143
3 years ago

A software suite for managing medical billing and collections. It was launched in July and is offered in the US.

143
3 years ago

A travel booking app that uses AI to create itineraries for users based on their preferences. It launched in early July.

142
3 years ago

A company building a platform for employers to offer flexible work arrangements to their employees. The company, which was launched in August, is already working with over 500 companies.

141
3 years ago

A tool for financial advisors that brings together data to help them make more informed financial decisions. It was launched as a beta in October.

141
3 years ago

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

139
3 years ago

A startup that launched in March 2019 that provides real-time fraud protection for transactions on Apple Pay, Android Pay, and Samsung Pay.

138
3 years ago

A cloud-based telemedicine platform, which launched in May and claims to help doctors and patients bridge the gap that currently exists between in person and remote diagnosis and treatment.

137
3 years ago

The founder of a company that re-skins the Windows operating system has launched a company that wants to make it possible to put Windows 10 on your phone.

135
3 years ago

A startup that helps you manage your morning routine. The app, which was launched in October, allows users to set daily routines that they can then share with friends or colleagues. With a daily routine, users can plan their day based on when they will be most productive, helping to keep their productivity levels up.

135
3 years ago

A startup that launched a few years back that provides remote workers with instant access to their team. It’s now in beta with a few Fortune 500 companies.

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1 year ago

We can’t get enough of these: more than $500,000 in investment has come in since they launched. They’re building software to help companies run their data centers more efficiently, as well as a professional network for data center workers.

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3 years ago

A startup that launched in May, Empowered Launchpad is a marketplace for a variety of services including legal, accounting, and engineering, with the goal of making it easier for startups to get off the ground. They’re already working with 100 companies around the world.

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3 years ago

This company builds technology that allows people to securely and easily send money to and from the Philippines. Their service, which launched in May of 2018, allows Filipinos to send money to family and friends without having to deal with the high fees associated with traditional remittance services.

132
3 years ago

A startup to help people find a doctor with a doctor in their neighborhood. The San Francisco-based startup, which was launched in May, is a crowd-sourced network of doctors and patients that offers a list of doctors who accept Medicaid.

132
3 years ago

A platform for customers to customize the fit and feel of their clothing, the startup was founded in October of 2018 and has an iOS app that launched in November of 2018

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1 year ago

A company that helps companies that operate in a surge capacity — those that operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week — manage their power usage and energy costs. It’s a 15 person company that launched in New York City in May, and is profitable.

132
3 years ago

A startup whose product is a service that "lets users create an avatar for their email addresses It then uses that avatar to send email" The startup launched in October 2018 and received a seed round of $17M in February 2019

131
3 years ago

A platform to help employers find and hire remote workers. The startup has launched in the UK, and is looking to expand to other countries.

131
3 years ago

A new app that allows users to “virtually” connect with a well-known psychologist. The app was launched in April and is being used by students and their parents to help them better understand their experiences with mental illness.

131
3 years ago

The startup wants to help smaller businesses get a loan through peer-to-peer lending, and has already closed more than $50 million in loans in an eight month period since it launched.

129
3 years ago

A weather app that shows the color-coded forecast for the next 2, 3, or 4 days for your city, added to your iPhone’s weather app. This startup is in the space currently, but differs in that it recently launched as a standalone iOS app.

129
3 years ago

A chat app for the former French colony in West Africa, the Ivory Coast. It was launched in August 2015 and has already built up a following among young people.

129
3 years ago

A mobile payment app for the Philippines. The startup, which launched its app last month, is targeting the country’s growing middle class.

128
2 years ago

A bike-sharing startup that has raised $5 million and launched in Seattle. The company bills itself as the Uber of bikes, and promises bikes that arrive within five minutes of being requested.

128
1 year ago

Just launched in August 2019, this is a platform for machine learning chatbots. The company uses the messaging platform for large-scale online shopping and is backed by a group of investors including Dropbox and Salesforce.

128
3 years ago

A tiny startup with a big mission: it wants to find out what happens to coral reefs when they are threatened by climate change. The company has launched a stand up paddleboard to see how much pollution and sediment a reef can handle, and wants to combine this with data from satellites and drones.  The startup also wants to restore coral reefs and is building a drone to do this.  It plans to use this data to create predictive models of how reefs could react to climate change.

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3 years ago

A startup that helps employers hire and manage employees. The company is looking to get into the $1 billion contract staffing market. It is currently in closed beta. The company launched in 2016.

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3 years ago

A digital assistant that helps users book doctors' appointments and communicate with doctors. The startup launched in May in the US, with plans to expand to the UK, India, and Mexico.

121
3 years ago

A startup that compares the costs of different lenders, which is what launched a year ago. The company aims to be a one-stop shop for people looking for loans, saving them time and money.

120
1 year ago

A startup that connects users with people who are willing to buy their used items in the US. The startup will connect you with buyers in your area and help facilitate payments. It launched in San Francisco in July 2015.

120
3 years ago

A platform that uses artificial intelligence to let companies hire professional services firms to complete work. The company combines P&L data with its own data to help companies hire the right professionals. It only launched in August and is looking to grow its client base.

119
3 years ago

The company launched an online tool to help local governments manage payroll and other administrative functions.

117
3 years ago

A digital platform that helps people take exams for jobs, and that then prepares them for the job. It launched in June, and after a few weeks of beta testing, is now up and running.

116
3 years ago

A startup for people to sell stuff, and a way to help the buyers and sellers find each other. A similar marketplace exists today called eCohort, which launched in March of 2019.

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3 years ago

A startup that connects business owners with moms who want to use their space for parties. The startup, which launched in June, is working with over 20 local businesses to help owners find moms to host dinner, bake sales, lunch meetings, and much more.

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2 years ago

The founders of this startup are former execs from major media companies including Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. They’ve built a tool to help brands and agencies keep up with the news, and have launched in over 2,000 companies.

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3 years ago

The digital home improvement store, HomeDepot, is still trying to figure out where to go next. It launched a new website in late 2016, but it felt more like a home services site than a home improvement one.

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3 years ago

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

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3 years ago

 A company that gathers data from 10 million office spaces around the world and uses AI to predict how offices will be used in the future. The startup, which launched in May, will use this data to help companies with building out spaces in the future, by using it to determine which workspaces are most needed.

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2 years ago

A tech startup whose product is a home-based network of technicians that fixes your home’s issues or installs equipment. The company says that since it launched in early 2019 it has already had several million dollars worth of work.

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3 years ago

In mid-2016, the US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics launched a data-driven blog, “The BLS Blog”, to provide updates and analysis of the state of the American economy. The blog is written by an editorial team of BLS economists and content managers.

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2 years ago

A digital health system that connects people with health professionals in their home country. The startup just launched in Brazil in May.

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2 years ago

Some of these startups are still in Y Combinator, but most have graduated and launched.

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3 years ago

A startup that sends flowers to a person's phone. The startup, which launched in May, has partnered with over 50 retailers and plans to expand into more.

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2 years ago

Launch is a period of intense growth and expansion, and the companies listed above are just a drop in the bucket. As the startup ecosystem continues to grow, a lot more startups will have good ideas. Here are the top startups that have launched in 2019, according to TechCrunch.

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2 years ago

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

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10 months ago

A gamified way to manage time and resources. The startup, which launched in June, wants to help sales reps be more efficient by breaking down the time it takes them to close a deal and using that data to create a game-like experience where they can track their progress.

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2 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help small businesses find the right staff for their specific needs. The startup said that they have now launched in Boston and New York.

102
3 years ago

A platform that allows users to sign in to various apps, and then track and monitor their health and fitness through their device. The startup, which launched in 2017, is now in over 30 countries across the world and has over 100,000 members.

101
3 years ago

The product is a hardware device that uses machine learning to help you take the best shot of a face. The startup uses AI to learn faces and pair them with photos of them taken by users. It’s the company's first product, which was launched in June, and was a finalist in the class of 2018.

99
3 years ago

Smart contracts platform for business ideas, with a focus on the B2B space (think legal contracts). The company is backed by Digital Garage, and has launched a program that offers $1k in credit to startups for signing up.

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2 years ago

A “crowdsourced business intelligence platform”. The startup wants to help businesses predict and manage their growth. It launched in May with 1000 customers.

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10 months ago

A messaging app that allows users to interact in real-time with voice, video and text. The company launched in 2014, but is now pivoting to private messaging, said co-founder and CEO, who has a background in robotics and robotics technology.

98
3 years ago

A new version of an online virtual-reality gaming platform that launched a year ago.

96
2 years ago

A car-sharing service with a fleet of cars based on demand. The startup recently launched in Washington D.C.

96
2 years ago

In January, the team at this startup launched a video-editing application that looks to improve the quality of videos with a focus on face detection and video stabilization. The startup claims to have gained 1,000 users since its launch.

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9 months ago

A company that helps people get their digital goods from Amazon in a single click. It’s a startup that launched in April, building a marketplace for digital goods like games, apps, and e-books.

96
3 years ago

A company that launched a Kickstarter campaign to find a team to help companies get better at implementing agile processes. They think they've found a winning formula, and want to hire people to help ten companies to adapt their processes to the lean startup model.

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2 years ago

In April, the company launched a new product: a platform that allows you to create, edit, and host videos.

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3 years ago

A simple tool that gives people a way to track their finances, with a focus on building a community. It’s just launched in beta and says it’s already gaining traction in the SF Bay Area.

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2 years ago

Launched in May, the startup is working with the FCC and other agencies to build a new framework for monitoring and certifying mobile devices in a more transparent and decentralized fashion. The startup is developing an app that uses AI to monitor the data and use it to provide performance and security information.

93
1 year ago

There are many more we could list, but these are some of the bigger startups that have launched in the last few months.

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10 months ago

Launched by former Googler Ricardo Baeza-Yates, who led Google’s mobilefirst, responsive web initiative, this startup is building a search engine for everyone, with a focus on helping users find great content from the world’s most trusted sources.

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9 months ago

A free food delivery service in Toronto and Ottawa, with an opt-in subscription service for a monthly fee. The startup has just launched as of May 2019.

93
2 years ago

A health insurance app which allows users to submit their medical claims and payment information with a couple of taps on their phone. The startup is a bit of an interesting case study for the healthcare sector. They launched in March and have over 1,000 customers already. They're profitable for the first time.

91
2 years ago

A company that provides Google Drive-like productivity tools to manage work. The company has just launched.

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10 months ago

A company that has already launched 5 products (one of which is a hiring platform), Seer is focused on building products that allow companies to quickly and easily collect and store data about their customers and employees.

88
2 years ago

A cloud-based service for connecting healthcare providers with their patients. The company launched in March and is part of the NYU health IT incubator.

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1 year ago

Health AI is building a digital health platform for the chronically ill and people in the early stages of developing diseases. The company launched in Boston in early 2017. The startup is building an AI-enabled doctor system that will read and interpret patient medical records and send the data to an online health doctor.

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1 year ago

A startup that wants to help in-home care providers track patients’ needs, be it in the form of groceries or home medical equipment. The startup launched in Brazil, and plans to expand to other countries.

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1 year ago

A company looking to re-invent the voice-activated assistant. The company, which launched in May, has built an API that integrates with any hardware.

83
1 year ago

In the past year some over 500 new startups have launched in Seattle’s startup scene and the number of new startups in the city has increased by a factor of 10 since 2013. We’ll be looking at some of the most exciting startups in the city in the coming weeks.

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2 years ago

A startup that will be launched by Ben Horowitz, which will be the first project of his new Horowitz Center for Entrepreneurship. The company will create a social network for network engineers to receive and give feedback on code.

82
2 years ago

A personal finance site that helps users keep track of their spending and budget. The company launched in April 2018 and claims over 10,000 users.

82
1 year ago

A “global” coffee delivery service, launched in New York.

82
9 months ago

The startup is working on a platform that will let users create, edit, and distribute videos, and it's already launched a beta version of its product.

82
7 months ago

A messaging app for the deaf and hard of hearing that makes it possible for deaf people to get phone calls, video calls, and video chats. In May 2019 the company launched a product that lets deaf people hear their friends through a device to communicate.

82
2 years ago

A startup that lets companies and teams track how they spend money and how much they’re saving, for tax purposes. The startup was founded by two former PayPal employees and launched in May 2019.

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2 years ago

A platform meant to make it easier for small businesses to manage their inventory. The startup launched in early 2019, saying it has already signed up 1,000 businesses.

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11 months 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.

80
2 years ago

A startup that launched in January that aims to add augmented reality to the world of dating. The startup plans to take things further than just showing potential dates using AR to hang out, and give users the ability to see what the one other person is seeing in the real world.

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4 months ago

In late 2013, Y Combinator launched a course in the field of web development. The course is taught by Sam Altman, founder and president of Y Combinator. Some of the instructors are Sam Altman, Paul Graham, Chris Dixon, Michael Seibel, and Jared Friedman.

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4 months ago

Launched in May, the company’s mission is to bring the benefits of public transportation to the Indian market in a way that’s affordable and fun.

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1 year ago

A startup that makes a camera that works in underwater settings and can take 1080p video underwater. The startup has launched a $50,000 Kickstarter campaign for a “Nemo” camera.

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1 year ago

A startup building a distributed, decentralized exchange for digital currency. They’re a small team that’s launched on a low-budget.

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2 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.

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2 years ago

A real-time article curation tool for people who work remotely. The startup, which launched in May, allows people to find similar stories and add a brief summary of their own, or to simply read and learn from others.

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1 year ago

In addition to being a founder, Zebra has also built and launched eight startups in the past.

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2 years ago

The startup launched in March, and has since focused on getting its holistic health and wellness app into the hands of people in the U.S.. The startup is currently working with more than 100 health providers across the country.

73
2 years ago

A credit reporting platform designed to make it easier for borrowers to understand their credit scores and learn from their spending. It was built by a team of three grad students from MIT and TWC Labs, and was launched in July.

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1 year ago

A startup for the exchange of goods and services in developing economies. The startup has launched in Bolivia and plans to expand to other countries.

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7 months ago

is a group of Indian business owners that help one another improve their operations, as well as provide education and guidance. Founded in early 2019, the company has just launched its first product, an automated program that helps owners of small businesses track and pay their employees.

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2 years ago

A startup that lets people sell their old smartphones for cash. It has processed over 10,000 phones since it launched in April.

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1 year ago

An online platform that connects companies with a shared mission, where they can pool funds, create a common goal, and help each other. Startup is based in Silicon Valley and has launched in San Francisco.

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1 year ago

A tool for helping people manage their medical bills. The startup, which launched in June, wants to help people manage their medical debt by setting up a payment plan with their credit card company.

72
10 months ago

On the heels of their recently-launched $24 million Series A, this startup wants to make it easy for educators to organize lesson plans and track student progress.

72
2 years ago

A startup that uses AI to tailor your work environment by taking the psychology of your job and the company you work for into account. TRACE, which launched in early 2019, has found that when you work in a “high-energy” job, your brain feels more alert and focused, but that when you’re in a “low-energy” job, your brain feels more relaxed and unfocused.

71
2 years ago

A digital agency that helps companies like Facebook, Google and Apple with communications needs in China. They launched around the same time as startups like Bird and Paper City.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps hotels manage their inventory. The startup, which launched in May, wants to help hotels manage their inventory, ensure the right product is in front of their guests, and ensure that they’re tracking their inventory accurately.

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10 months ago

A tool for companies to manage their HR processes, and help employees provide feedback to the company. The company says they’ve been profitable since they launched in March.

71
2 years ago

J.P. Morgan recently launched a drone delivery service that delivers medical supplies to the roof of a building.

70
2 years ago

Cofound.it is a Swiss startup that launched a year ago with a goal of helping seed-stage companies raise funding. It has a platform that helps investors only invest in startups that it has vetted, and a “crowd” that can help vet companies.

70
2 years ago

An AI-based startup that lets you listen to your favorite songs without any advertising. However, the company has not yet launched any products or services.

70
2 years ago

An online database of marine retailers. "Yachters" can find other yachties from all over the world by rating their experiences. The startup launched last month.

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1 year ago

A software developer that works with companies to help them design and build self-service sales and lead management systems. The startup, which launched in 2018, has 150 clients.

70
1 year ago

A platform for management and reporting of sales and expenses for small businesses. The company launched its first product in 2018 and is currently in a private beta.

70
1 year ago

The company, which recently launched in the US, is creating a platform that allows users to upload, share, and monetize their content for free. The company also has offices in New York.

70
10 months ago

A software package to help content creators produce and distribute their work over the web. The startup launched in July, is looking to empower creators to upload, track, and manage their series online.

70
2 years ago

This startup, which launched in May, is building a tool that allows people to take on the role of a travel agent by offering to book their trips online.

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1 year ago

This startup wants to help small businesses manage their social media accounts. The startup, which launched in May, has customers in the UK and US, with plans to expand to Europe.

69
2 years ago

A community of digital creators and a marketplace for their projects, helping them monetize their work. It’s currently in private beta and has just launched a new $5 monthly plan.

68
2 years ago

The company wants to make it easier for consumers to pay bills. The startup, which launched in June, has partnered with about 200 companies, including ADT, Best Buy, and Etsy, to offer bill payments via text message.

68
2 years ago

A platform to help small businesses with their digital presence and marketing. The startup is still in development, and only recently launched its website.

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1 year ago

Launched in April, a company that helps restaurants streamline their food ordering and payroll process.

68
1 year ago

A business-to-business education startup that teaches companies how to run their own operations. The startup has already launched in the UK and Europe, and is planning to launch in North America in August 2020.

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1 year ago

A platform to create, operate, and scale an online survey to gather information on a topic. The Startup has launched a beta in Boston and plans to launch in NYC for the fall.

67
1 year ago

A company that recently launched in India is building a platform to help medical practices connect with patients, and is aiming to move into the US next.

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1 year ago

A startup that launched with a $1.2 million seed round in 2014. The startup aims to build a “local living search” app that helps a user find a place to live based on the user’s location data.

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2 years ago

A company that makes AI-based apps to help companies track their users' whereabouts. The startup launched in June, saying it has clients in the US and UK. The startup has raised $2.5 million to date.

66
2 years ago

In 2014, Y Combinator’s summer program accepted 14 companies, with four eventually being launched as companies. In 2015, Y Combinator saw 20% more applicants than 2014, with the startups 35% more likely to succeed. In 2016, the number of companies accepted has been set at 14 by Y Combinator.

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1 year ago

A platform for sharing and tracking new music, launched in January 2019 and just announced a $10 million Series C round. The company wants to be the Spotify for new music.

66
1 year ago

A startup that launched in India wants to help small businesses create a sales funnel, and their technology is already being used by brands like Urban Decay and Yakult.

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1 year ago

A distributed worldwide network of unsung heroes, who can perform tasks in the name of the US government, like an Uber for the US military. First launched in 2016, it’s already deployed on more than 100 bases and is partnered with more than 100 federal agencies, including the US Department of Defense, NASA, and the Department of State.

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10 months ago

A “smart” mic launched in September 2019 that can wirelessly connect to a phone and act as a speakerphone or a speaker. The device is meant to improve call quality and reduce missed calls.

65
2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier to find and monitor the data you’re paying for in all your online accounts. The company has launched in NYC, San Francisco, and Los Angeles markets.

64
1 year ago

A tool for building and selling websites. The startup is focused on making it easier for developers to create websites on the web. The company has just launched its beta version, which is limited to 500 people, and offering an invite-only experience in exchange for a $40 monthly subscription.

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1 year ago

A chatbot that helps people learn Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The startup wants to build a tool that helps people learn Spanish by chatting with a bot. It’s already built out a prototype and has launched a pilot with Canvas.

64
2 years ago

A company that just launched in August, is building a service that enables brands to sell their products on Instagram.

63
1 year ago

A platform that helps users find and book appointments across the web and mobile apps. The startup, which launched in May, has already signed up over 1,300 professionals in its first few months of launch.

63
1 year ago

A text marketing tool that helps users to create text campaigns that are sent to their audiences at a per-click rate. The startup launched in January but has only been used by 22 people.

63
11 months ago

A company that helps people buy and sell homes amongst like-minded people on a social network. It has just launched in the UK, and has just launched in the USA .

63
7 months ago

This is an app to help people track and remember their daily physical activity. The startup has already launched in the UK.

63
2 years ago

The startup, which launched in December, is building an API that allows companies to design their own “gunmetal” color palettes for their apps. The startup wants to deliver a service that allows designers to create color palettes through a set of “gunmetal” swatches.

62
9 months ago

A business that helps people who are in professional roles in different markets connect over video. Its founders say that their product, which launched in May, already has more than 1,000 paying customers.

62
4 months ago

A tool for companies to have a single data center and server where they can manage a bunch of virtual machines. The company, which launched in July, has partnerships with companies like United Airlines.

62
2 years ago

This company started as an internal tool to help small businesses manage their social media accounts, but has now launched its own social media app that helps small businesses manage their social media accounts. The startup says they have $250,000 in monthly active users.

61
2 years ago

A startup that wants to move from the “iPhone to the iPhone”. Instead of building apps for the iPhone itself, they’re building specialized apps for all of the things you can do with an iPhone. For example, they recently launched an app that lets you control your Nest thermostat with your iPhone and use it as a webcam.

61
1 year ago

Workplace software that aims to make teams and companies more productive. The company, which launched in May, says it’s already working with over 1,000 companies and has grown its team from 14 to 30 in just four months of launch.

61
1 year ago

A directory for finding the nearest dry cleaner, restaurant, and other types of businesses. The company launched in Boston with the goal of landing in New York and Los Angeles by December.

61
10 months ago

A product launched by the founder of the popular Foodspotting app, which aims to make it easier for people to find and share tasty food photos.

61
7 months ago

A startup that wants to help people open and manage multiple bank accounts from the same device. The business is focused on the unbanked and offers services in the US and India and has seen $500,000 in revenue since it launched at YC Summer.

61
2 years ago

Sellout is a collaborative video editing platform that aims to build on the more popular iOS app Procreate. In addition to the apps, the team behind the app has launched a website and a community forum to promote and discuss the project.

60
1 year ago

Periscope is a video hosting platform, popular with people who want to broadcast a live video stream from an iOS device. They launched in July and have been growing quickly, hosting over 20 million videos to date.

60
9 months ago

A father-son team of developers who want to do something big with technology and education. They launched a free website for K-12 students to learn about programming.

60
9 months ago

A startup that helps you track down and co-host a movie or event with others, using a set of APIs. The startup has launched in 4 countries and is looking to expand.

60
3 months ago

A company that helps employers create a culture that’s “pro-inclusion”. The startup launched in early august, and the founders say they’ve already been contacted by organizations looking to use the tool.

59
1 year ago

A platform to help retailers sell their products. The startup recently launched a “marketplace” where it displays products from different retailers that it has teamed up with on a branded storefront.

58
1 year ago

A tool that helps you map out a game plan when you’re on the road. The company’s software, which was launched in May, helps travelers manage their itineraries, organizing daily activities around the places they want to go.

58
1 year ago

A “food-delivery-as-a-service” startup that has launched in LA, San Francisco and New York. It’s a Web-based ordering system for restaurant kitchens, letting them order food for pickup or delivery and track delivery times.

58
2 years ago

A real estate startup in Spain and Mexico that provides a sign up and lease management platform for sharing vacation homes. The startup launched in January with 100 properties in Mexico and 100 in Spain, and is still in beta mode.

57
1 year ago

A real-time payments system that collects transactions as they occur in order to clear them instantly. The company launched in June.

57
2 years ago

A “cloud-based platform” allowing companies to “streamline their feedback loops”. This is a relatively new startup, having only launched in February of 2019.

56
1 year ago

Self-contained organizations that can be easily launched or dissolved on short notice.

56
11 months ago

The startup is building an AI-powered assistant that helps Millennials manage their finances. The app will first be launched in the U.S., and then roll out to other markets like Brazil, Canada and the U.K.

56
8 months ago

A product that helps restaurants manage the supply chain and menus of their delivery services. Once launched, the startup plans to expand to other industries.

56
1 year ago

A company that allows you to easily create and manage your digital marketing campaigns from one platform. The startup, which was founded in May, has just launched its beta

55
1 year ago

The San Jose, California-based startup offers an introduction to basic accounting, billing, and invoicing. The startup launched in San Francisco in December and was one of 10 finalists in the TechStars New York program.

55
1 year ago

A startup that helps businesses with building products that can be launched on Shopify.

55
9 months ago

A company that builds data visualizations for the media market. Launched in December 2016, the startup was founded by a former Google product manager.

55
2 years ago

 This startup launched in March in the UK and is planning to expand to the US. The company is building a phone app that connects people to someone who can perform home inspections for them, and is currently running a pilot in the UK.

53
1 year ago

A startup that partners with local stores to make a delivery service that can get food to people within an hour. In the past month the company has already launched in London, and is planning to expand to the US.

53
1 year ago

A platform that helps parents manage their children’s everything from school and extracurricular activities to college visits and birthdays. The founders say they’ve launched a beta version of the platform that lets parents order and schedule activities, and set rules around cancelling and rescheduling. The founders also have a personal story about how their startup led them to discover their company’s mission.

53
1 year ago

Launched in May, this startup wants to make it easier to manage and order a single-source supply chain of everything from merchandise to raw materials.

53
1 year ago

A Y Combinator alum building a platform that allows healthcare professionals to book appointments online. The startup has launched in the UK and Ireland, and is looking to expand to other European markets.

53
1 year ago

JukePop is a startup that was launched in June 2019, designed to make video games more accessible. It’s an Android app that transforms smartphones into TV controllers.

53
11 months ago

The team launched a new version of their app that enables users to get credit cards with no need of a bank account.

53
1 year ago

A company that helps small businesses and companies of all sizes create “lean-forward” websites and apps. The company has a number of products aimed at helping this process, including an earlier app that lets you create templates and prototype a mobile app. This week they launched a new product called Twig, which is a platform that lets you create a prototype of your product in a matter of minutes.

52
1 year ago

In the US, over 80% of food produced never ends up in a human stomach. The startup launched in early 2014, and is a food-tracking and -shipping platform for local farmers.

52
1 year ago

The team behind E-commerce Startup Factory is pitching to help businesses that have grown but need to scale their operations. They are looking for startups that have launched a business, but are not yet ready for expansion.

52
11 months ago

A platform that helps companies in their marketing and sales efforts. The startup recently launched a new tool to help with the hiring process. It allows companies to search for and vet candidates in the same place.

52
3 years ago

Idea: A startup helping businesses in emerging markets manage inventory and orders using a mobile app and a desktop dashboard. The founders say they’ve already signed more than 50 customers in the past month (and have been accepted to Y Combinator,) and that the business has been profitable since it launched at the end of May.

51
1 year ago

A calendar app for iOS, launched in early 2017, that enables users to share notes and other information about their day with their friends. It’s said to have over 500,000 users.

51
1 year ago

A company that helps people find the most affordable healthcare options. The startup, which launched out of Harvard, is trying to convince the insurance and healthcare industries to include more transparency into their services.

51
1 year ago

A startup that’s launched in the U.S. and Australia and is launching in the UK, Singapore and Singapore. The startup, which has over 10 employees, is meant to replace the hiring process with a more efficient “hiring in a box” model. The startup also aims to provide a more complete and detailed profile for candidates, as well as be able to match people to jobs based on their skills and experience.

51
1 year 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.

51
8 months ago

A startup that helps users brainstorm and organize their ideas. It promises a place where users can sort out their ideas, make connections, and share insights. It launched in early summer in San Francisco and is planning a global rollout.

51
1 year ago

A platform for distributing video for online dating services, allowing people to find and date people in their area. The startup launched in January and is already working with 10 clients.

50
1 year ago

This Atlanta-based startup has launched two products in under two years. The first is a “credit score simulator” that helps users see how they might fare in a credit crunch. The second is a mobile app that gamifies the process of paying bills.

50
1 year ago

A social network for men, which launched in the UK in January and claims to be the largest in the world.

50
1 year ago

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

48
1 year ago

In the spring of 2015, Y Combinator launched a branch in San Francisco as its first outside of Silicon Valley. It also expanded its new branch to Berlin, London, Toronto, and Madrid. By 2017, Y Combinator said it had over 150 active startups on its program.

48
9 months ago

The startup, which launched in May, is building an app for companies selling products online to help them manage the complicated process of selling and shipping.

48
9 months ago

A toolset to help crowdfunding campaigns implement “native advertising”. Launched in December 2015.

48
8 months ago

This startup is looking to build a platform that connects credit unions in Latin America. The company says that it already has over 50,000 credit union members, and has launched in Brazil.

48
10 months ago

An AI app that helps people plan their workout routines and get them to stick to them. The startup, which is aiming to launch in Q3 2019, has already had over $70,000 in funding and has already launched in the UK.

47
1 year ago

A group of friends launched a startup racing to build a go-anywhere, accessible, and affordable modular electric car. The car is a lightweight, urban electrical vehicle, with a range of about 500 miles, a top speed of about 70 mph, and a starting cost of $10,000.

46
1 year ago

A platform for small and medium sized business to upload, manage, and distribute all of their marketing materials, from invoices to marketing collateral to employee handouts. The startup launched in the summer with $1.5 million in seed funding from investors including Bumble and Rocket Internet.

46
1 year ago

A student loan refinancing platform from Y Combinator alum Brick Road, launched in August with $10 million in venture funding. Brick Road talks about helping borrowers get lower rates than the ones offered by banks, and promising a “low-cost, low-equity” funding source.

45
7 months ago

To be launched in the third quarter of 2019, that the startup says is already the most-funded startup in the U.S.

45
1 year ago

Since the economic crisis, companies have been struggling to find the best way to track their internal performance. HR software company TheWorkPlace has launched a new product that turns spreadsheets into actionable information, presenting managers with data on employee performance in real-time.

44
1 year ago

A startup that wants to “help brands connect with influencers on Instagram,” with a dashboard that lets brands create content, track posts, and even buy followers. It’s also recently launched a targeting tool that allows brands to send messages to certain parts of the Instagram user base, like hip hop fans, people in the 18-24 age range, and so on.

44
1 year ago

A company that acts as a “voice of the customer” to help businesses improve the quality of their products. The startup, which launched in July, is funded by Foundry Group, and has a team of experienced consultants.

44
11 months ago

A startup that helps people make money from their car. The company’s first product, a ride-sharing platform, launched in the UK in April.

44
8 months ago

The startup, which was launched in March, offers a way to help people create and find the right food for their specific needs. The company has said that it’s already in talks with the biggest food companies in the US.

44
3 months ago

Canary is a service that aims to help people who are competing in the startup world, by giving them an opportunity to try out an app before it's fully launched.

44
2 months ago

A tool to make it easier for people to get food delivered to their homes. The startup hasn’t launched yet, and is still looking for angel investors.

44
1 year ago

A bitcoin wallet for iOS users, with a built-in trading app for making trades in and out of bitcoin. Launched on iOS in July.

43
1 year ago

Built to help companies create, share, and use dashboards in minutes, not hours. It was launched in early 2019 and is building a small but growing team.

43
1 year ago

A startup that has been in stealth mode since February and has just now launched their beta version. It’s a piece of software that helps teams build and scale predictive models using machine learning.

42
1 year ago

A startup that connects people looking for Asian exchange students to those looking to make a move overseas. The startup, which was founded in May, launched with a $300,000 seed round in June.

41
1 year ago

A company that launched in the UK in June 2019, with plans to expand to the US and Europe later in 2019. Their goal is to help “commercial real estate professionals” manage and optimize their buildings.

41
1 year 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.

41
1 year ago

An online service that connects families with a shared passion for genealogy. The startup, which is based in Santa Monica and was launched in January, is expected to close a $500,000 seed round this month.

41
5 months ago

A company that plans a self-driving electric car for the masses, building on a platform launched by the Chinese auto giant Chery.

41
5 months ago

This startup is building a platform that allows social media influencers to build a brand using video. The company has already launched a free advertising service that helps influencers make money through ad revenue shared with the platform.

41
1 year ago

Startup that provides a platform to help companies identify and correct racially biased hiring practices, and a tool to help companies avoid them. The company, which launched in February of 2019, was founded by the chief diversity officer of Barclays.

40
1 year ago

A virtual assistant for B2B companies, built by a team that’s been building virtual assistants since the early 2000s. The startup launched in May 2019 and currently has 15 customers.

39
1 year ago

Traders Pte. Singapore wants to make it easier for small- and medium-sized enterprises to invest in cryptocurrency. The company launched in May, and has already signed up over 80 customers.

39
1 year ago

We’ve talked before about Airtable, an app that lets you organize your data and share it with teams. They’ve recently launched a new feature that lets you share spreadsheets with a link for copying and pasting.

39
11 months ago

A platform for selling travel products, like airline tickets and hotel reservations, to tourists. It’s already launched in Japan and is planning to launch in the US in 2015.

38
7 months ago

A bitcoin-powered online marketplace and exchange. The company is focused on the underbanked in Latin America as well as on international transfers. It’s also working on a way to let users pay savings and loans with bitcoin. Launched in Brazil and Argentina.

38
7 months ago

A tool for creating, managing, and marketing social media campaigns. It’s building on the foundation of its first app, Pinch, which launched in early 2016.

36
5 months ago

The founder of The Modern Monk, a startup that sells clothing for people who like to live an ascetic lifestyle, launched a clothing line for women.

36
5 months ago

A social network for small businesses. The company has launched a platform that allows business owners to schedule tasks, track tasks, and get alerts about completed tasks.

33
1 year ago

This is a company that is building an online, decentralized marketplace for the sharing economy. The startup has already launched, allowing users to split household tasks like cleaning, yard work, and dog walking among a group of users.

32
7 months ago

The startup, which launched in August, is a service that allows organizations to track their time and expenses against a project or project breakdown.

32
7 months ago

Asana was already a great place for teams to organize and keep track of their stuff, but it suffered from a lack of new features. The company has now launched a new product, “Asana Enterprise”, which aims to do the same thing for larger businesses.

31
6 months ago

Why do people buy a car from someone they’ve never talked to before BizBox aims to be a communications tool between car dealers and consumers, with a marketplace for sellers. There’s a lot of money to be made in this, and BizBox has already launched a product for the German market.

31
7 months ago

The startup, which launched in May, offers a service for companies to bring remote workers into their office space, giving them access to the same technology as their in-office colleagues. The service aims to help remote workers stay productive by bringing them into daily collaboration, and reducing the strain on their remote team.

30
1 year ago

 A global software company that generates software for startups, including mobile health startups, AI startups, and online courses. They also recently launched an online startup mentoring service.

29
7 months ago

A startup that lets users sign up to receive the latest news, reports, and analysis on blockchain technology and cryptocurrency. The site was launched in late 2017 and has attracted a small following of blockchain enthusiasts and investors.

29
6 months ago

A mobile arcade game designed to teach kids about the history of the United States. The startup launched a Kickstarter in July that it failed to reach its goal of $250k.

29
7 months ago

A web-based tool for artists to crowdsource the production of their music. The startup launched in August, after a year of working with a musician to create a tool that would allow his fans to produce songs with him.

28
8 months 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.

27
7 months ago

A startup that helps people to incorporate in the UK. The company’s founders say there are around 100,000 new companies incorporated in the UK every year, but there’s no good way to keep track of them. So they launched a platform that lets people keep track of their companies’ incorporation histories in one place.

27
1 month ago

The startup helps companies manage their hardware inventory, and in August launched a new version of their product, now called “MegaStore”, that can manage up to 4,000 individual items.

27
6 months ago

A B2B company that helps users manage their business expenses. They launched in August 2018 with a pilot program in San Diego and plan to use the funds to expand to other cities.

26
2 months ago

A data-driven content platform that helps retailers target and optimise the content they share on their websites. The startup, which launched in early 2015 and is based in New York, is backed by Verizon Ventures and Fidelity.

26
1 month ago

An on-demand service for those who want to purchase a domain name that they can then use for their own business. The service was first launched in March, and the team has had 50 early adopters.

26
1 month ago

A software company that helps users collaborate on a project. The startup has been around since 2013, but only launched its first product in 2019.

25
5 months ago

a sleek way to keep track of your data, by compiling it in a single dashboard. The company launched in March and is now building a community of users.

24
3 months ago

The startup is building a “Netflix for education”. It’s a subscription service that allows people to learn things at their own pace from a library of thousands of video lessons. It launched a $US1 million seed round in January, and has partnerships with 3,000 schools and plans to expand beyond education.

24
4 months ago

A secure, easy-to-use digital wallet and account for the developing world. The startup, which launched in March, says it has over $1 million in monthly transactions.

23
6 months ago

This startup was launched in 2016 and is focused on helping retailers create and promote their own discount codes. The startup uses tools to help retailers create their own discount codes and promote them to customers.

22
5 months ago

In the past, the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics has run a number of initiatives to support startups in the city, including a grant program and a series of hackathons. Now the office has launched a pilot program to provide startups with a $2,000 grant to help them get off the ground. The program is run through the Mayor's Office of Innovation, and is specifically meant for startups that provide new or novel solutions to the city's biggest problems.

21
2 months ago

In February 2018 the startup launched a website that lets users submit a request for a lawyer without having to intervene. Lawyers can accept the case with no obligation.

21
2 months ago

A startup that makes it easy for freelancers to get paid with a 24-hour time window, so freelance workers can invoice clients and get paid within hours. The company launched in early August, and has already onboarded over 2,000 people.

21
5 months ago

A startup that allows users to create a “digital DNA” that can be used to verify their identity online. The startup, which was launched in June, is working on a mobile app that will work with iOS, Android and Windows 10 devices. It wants to use a “DNA API” to securely authenticate users and identify them online.

20
5 months ago

A company that allows users to pay for content a la carte on Youtube without having to watch commercials. It was first launched in Turkey and is now expanding to other markets.

20
4 months ago

A startup that provides a free mobile service for people who want to receive a ride from a human driver. The company launched in San Francisco and is now expanding across the US.

20
2 months ago

A personal finance software that helps you manage your credit, loans, and debt. The company launched in early August, and has already onboarded over 2,000 people.

20
7 months ago

A startup building a mobile video editing tool that auto-crops short videos into a single, longer one. The startup launched in May and is based in Tel Aviv, Israel.

19
2 months ago

Dock.io is building a dock for your phone that you can dock your phone to and it will charge while you are away. It also includes a camera, so you can take pictures while your phone is juiced up. The company launched last week with a crowdfunding campaign

19
2 months ago

The app that helps people stick to their fitness goals. The company has been profitable since it launched in March 2018 and has plans for a public offering.

18
1 month ago

 A platform that allows teams to track and share feedback on a project in real time. The company launched in early 2019 and has built a platform for hundreds of customers.

17
12 days ago

Wealth is the founder of the app Wealthify, which was recently acquired by Citigroup. They’ve also recently launched a new financial platform called , which helps people manage their wealth.

17
5 months ago

One of the most popular places people turn to for tips on how to get a job or career is Glassdoor. The startup, which was launched in April, is building a website where people can share their side hustle, review their employers, and find mentors.

16
1 month ago

A company that wants to help small businesses get their products to market faster. The company, which was launched in October, wants to help businesses reduce lead times, by connecting them with manufacturers which will produce their products.

12
7 days ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell used transit tickets, along with a way to find out about nearby events. The company is based in New York City and launched in June of 2019.

8
9 days ago

An open source project for building a personal chef, launched by Y Combinator in February 2018.

7
3 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to help people who work from home manage the logistical and administrative side of it. The platform, which launched its beta in May, has already signed up hundreds of users.

6
5 days ago

Open source, network-enabled home automation system which allows users to control multiple devices using a single app. The company has launched two separate products: One for fans of Hue, Philips and other brands of smart lights, and one for smart home enthusiasts.

6
22 days ago

A marketing platform for events, including concerts, conferences, and festivals. It has launched in seven cities so far and counts YC as one of its clients.

5
6 days ago

A tool for product teams that allows them to manage their product roadmap, prioritize features, and lay out the plan for release dates. They’ve launched in early beta and are now working to get a product ready for launch.

5
2 days ago

A data analytics company that helps businesses understand their customers better. The startup has launched a new, lower-cost product that works with AdWords.

3
3 years ago

Idea: A B2B company that helps banks and insurance companies clean up their data The startup launched in March 2019 and has already made $2,500 in recurring revenue

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3 years ago

Idea: A social network for fantasy sports enthusiasts, with a “Play Money” currency that allows users to play for fun and for cash. The company launched in Australia in September and has since launched on Facebook in the US.

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