Local Startup Ideas

5 years ago

SITU is building a messaging app to help people connect with their local government. It’s meant to make government more approachable and transparent to the public.

4,174

2 years ago

A travel site that connects travelers with locals for personal tours, activities, language lessons, and more.

785

4 years ago

Advertise your business online in 20 different languages, for free, in your local market.

650

3 years ago

A company that connects people with local handymen, who can perform repairs for them for a percentage of the cost.

467

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find local people with similar interests. It has about 25,000 users, and has been a part of several YC startups.

466

4 years ago

A social platform for people to connect with local businesses. The app works as a “local discovery app” that helps people discover places to eat and shop, and connects them with local businesses.

358

4 years ago

Localization software that helps companies hire workers who can speak, read, and write in multiple languages.

340

4 years ago

A company that helps brands do email marketing by making it painless for them to set up a local mailing list.

301

4 years ago

A global marketplace for local goods that requires zero inventory or storage costs. The startup says it can deliver goods from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world within 48 hours.

299

5 years ago

A platform that enables local retailers to accept payments from shoppers using mobile phones.

294

4 years ago

A new way to find great local coffee.

288

3 years ago

A startup that helps customers find and hire local plumbers, electricians, and other handymen.

285

2 years ago

A “social network for local businesses” that gives companies a way to pay suppliers.

276

5 years ago

In the past year, there have been a few notable exits from Indian startups and their founders. Vani Kola, co-founder of Zomato, sold her company to local rival Swiggy for an estimated $50 million.

275

3 years ago

A company that connects users with different skill sets and interests with local professionals.

272

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform to help citizens learn about and get involved in local issues.

237

3 years ago

A tool to help local governments prepare for hurricanes and other natural disasters, from looting to gas shortages

237

5 years ago

An aggregator of local content apps for restaurants, retailers, travel, beauty, and more.

236

5 years ago

A hotel booking app for the Middle East, powered by a social network of travelers and a marketplace of local and international hotel partners.

232

5 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.

232

4 years ago

This startup is building a global network of local legal aid attorneys to help low income people in the US access legal aid, from free legal clinics to pro bono legal services.

225

2 years ago

This startup is building a way for merchants to connect with local contractors to handle big projects.

223

5 years ago

A startup for city-dwellers to browse, buy and sell locally produced goods.

221

4 years ago

A tool for finding the highest-rated local restaurants, bars, or retail locations.

221

4 years ago

A pizza app that allows you to order delivery from local pizzerias.

218

4 years ago

A new online service for monitoring food safety by connecting restaurants to their city’s local health department, so they can get regular reminders about things like food safety.

217

4 years ago

An AI-powered search engine that learns from your searches to create personalized content. It’s meant to serve as a search engine for all things like local events, weather, news, and sports, with a focus on the “people-centric” aspects of the internet.

217

4 years ago

A platform that connects local businesses to kids' camps and other activities for kids

215

4 years ago

This SaaS startup is a “peer to peer platform for small and medium sized businesses” that helps small businesses connect with each other, allowing them to find the best local businesses for different needs.

212

5 years ago

A startup that creates a directory of local home repair experts so people can find someone to do small home repairs

211

4 years ago

A partnership with a local entrepreneur to help them get their product to market.

209

4 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses connect with local merchants in a similar way that Zumper and other real estate startups connect landlords. It counts a pair of YC startups among clients.

204

5 years ago

A startup for local service providers to offer their services to customers in online or offline formats through a combination of chat and text messaging

203

4 years ago

A company that is working with local governments to help them use the power of social media to bring transparency to city hall.

203

4 years ago

The startup is building a service that helps companies like consumer goods companies like L’Oreal, Unilever and Nestle create products that can be customized for local tastes. The startup works with companies to create their own version of the company’s product that is customized for the consumer by taking it to market.

201

5 years ago

A startup that helps people who are buying or selling real estate to find local contractors to do work on their home

198

4 years ago

A way for people to invest in their communities and learn about local businesses

197

4 years ago

This startup is building a “cloud” of data centers around the world, so that the data center closest to the user is the most reliable. It’s similar to Amazon Web Services, but more localized.

196

5 years ago

A startup that will allow people to build websites for their local community, and then charge a monthly fee for that service.

195

4 years ago

A company that’s building a framework for a fully decentralized digital banking network, a system that would be made up of a network of independent, local banks.

195

2 years ago

This is an app that helps riders find the best local street parking spots to avoid tickets and fees.

193

4 years ago

A startup for local services like dry cleaning, delivery or house cleaning.

192

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can pay a monthly fee to have a local sitter take care of your pet

189

5 years ago

A digital currency for the global market. It’s first product is a stablecoin for local currency payments in the US and across the world.

189

4 years ago

A mobile app that connects users to the best local organic food, and helps them pay for it with their credit card

189

4 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for consumers to order pickup and delivery from local restaurants and businesses.

189

5 years ago

A company that helps companies and individuals find the best local plumbers for renovations and repairs.

188

4 years ago

A B2B platform for local businesses that helps them find and choose the right contractors for the job.

188

4 years ago

A social network to help people find local businesses.

186

4 years ago

A startup that allows you to rent kayaks and other water sports equipment in your local area

185

3 years ago

Connecting users with local farmers and food producers

185

2 years ago

A platform for businesses to find local talent. The startup helps businesses find talent in their area with a simple interface that looks like LinkedIn.

185

4 years ago

An online marketplace for local service providers. The startup wants to help small businesses advertise their services and reach new customers.

184

2 years ago

An online tool for pairing customers with local plumbers and handymen.

181

5 years ago

A startup that provides an online directory of local services (ie car mechanics, painters, etc)

174

5 years ago

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides customers with weekly deliveries of fresh produce and other items from local farmers. Customers pay for their weekly deliveries of local fruits and vegetables through a subscription model.

172

5 years ago

A social media platform that brings brand power to the local community. It works by giving brands a platform on which they can interact with consumers and promote their products.

172

4 years ago

A startup that wanted to combine the ease of Instacart and the ability to order from local stores on the web. The app lets you order groceries from local stores, but also from a list of your favorite local restaurants.

172

4 years ago

This startup is developing a software platform to help local food producers and farmers grow and distribute their crops and foods.

171

5 years ago

A company that builds a network of local SMEs to share pricing information for their services.

170

4 years ago

A platform that aims to help people connect with a small group of local businesses to find the best deals and lowest prices on local goods and services.

170

4 years ago

A simple solution for localizing your website. Localize is an easy way to translate content into multiple languages without needing a developer.

170

5 years ago

Aspiring to be a Tinder for food delivery, this startup is building a mobile app that helps users find food from local restaurants.

169

2 years ago

A local service that gives kids and families access to language classes, homeschooling, and tutoring through video and computer screen time. The startup is based in Austin, Texas and has 4 employees.

169

5 years ago

A company that makes customized, local, dog treat recipes. The startup is making a recipe book for pet owners.

168

4 years ago

A Tinder-like app for finding local businesses. Founded by two former Coinbase employees, it has a basic but growing user base.

167

5 years ago

The startup is an online marketplace for local services. Currently it’s focused on New York City.

166

5 years ago

A startup that helps you find a local moving company

165

5 years ago

This app helps people connect with their local breweries

165

5 years ago

A company that helps with home repairs and renovations, letting customers research and book local contractors

165

5 years ago

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

164

3 years ago

A startup for people to find, book and review local services for things like travel, booking a table at a restaurant, pet sitting, childcare, plumbing, and more.

164

5 years ago

An idea that would let anyone be a coder or designer for local versions of the web. Google is interested.

163

4 years ago

The company is building a platform for managing citizen dialog on local issues. The cofounders say that more than $6 billion is spent on lobbying each year, and the platform would make it easier for citizens to have their voices heard in government.

163

5 years ago

A company that pairs with local taxi drivers to make group rides more affordable.

162

5 years ago

This startup is building an app that connects farmers with their local food bank. The farmers will use the app to schedule deliveries of food, and the food bank will use the app to get the food delivered to their warehouse. The startup is building the platform with the help of a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

162

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help people find and hire home cleaners who are local, and who have the right experience. They want to help the market for home cleaning, which often lacks liquidity, by bringing order and transparency to the market.

161

5 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find local cafes and restaurants. The startup, based in San Francisco, is pitching its app as a Yelp for food.

161

5 years ago

This is a company that is teaming up with a local restaurant to help you order food from a menu directly online. The idea is that you can then order a meal to be ready in the same spot that you want to pick it up from.

161

5 years ago

A company that helps people easily find local, personal tax preparers. It’s a bit like TaxJar, which helps make tax season less painful.

160

5 years ago

A startup for managing knowledge management tasks for local government, such as data governance, mission management and knowledge management.

160

5 years ago

This startup is building an app that connects big companies with local small businesses in order to take advantage of the buying power of the millions of small business owners in the US.

160

4 years ago

A startup that connects users with local services. The company claims to organize services by proximity, and to have a network of over 20,000 service providers.

160

5 years ago

A company that lets you find a local attorney and pay via credit card.

159

4 years ago

Online platform that helps small businesses access business loans and credit cards from local banks. The startup has raised $2 million from a range of investors.

159

5 years ago

A startup that helps people explore the world around them by allowing them to connect with those who live near them and share their local knowledge

158

5 years ago

A startup that plans to build a “platform for sharing and trading of local expertise”

158

5 years ago

A company that helps nonprofits and local governments hire digital marketing agencies that are more targeted to their needs. They’re currently offering 5 hours of consulting and digital marketing services for $200.

158

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for people who are visiting a new city, to help them get a feel for the local culture

157

5 years ago

Connecting the bike-sharing market in China to the local electric vehicle market. The Startup offers a low cost electric car battery that can be swapped into an electric bike.

157

3 years ago

A company that’s building a platform for local web developers to create the eCommerce websites for their clients.

157

5 years ago

A startup that connects businesses with local people to help them do things that require a lot of hands-on labor, like construction or gardening.

156

5 years ago

A new way for people to connect with a local author, connecting publishers and authors in order to help local authors earn more.

156

5 years ago

This startup is building an app that lets you make appointments for a medical doctor at your local hospital.

156

5 years ago

A simple tool for cafes and restaurants to manage and track the flow of their daily payments, with the ability to see trends and gain insights. The team came up with the idea while working at a local cafe in San Francisco.

155

3 years ago

A standalone Chrome extension that helps people find the best local photo-sharing service, with a built-in map to help users discover new services.

155

5 years ago

A way to find local help when you’re running a service-based business. The service tries to find contractors and other types of work that you need done, then match you with the right person to perform the work.

154

5 years ago

A way to build and test websites locally - without leaving your local machine, using a browser-based editor.

154

5 years ago

A startup that allows you to order take-out from a local restaurant and pay for it with your phone.

154

5 years ago

One of several startups that are building alternative work schedules that let people swap out their hours for the week. They all basically pair an employer with a local worker who can come in for extra hours in exchange for a small fee or a flat rate.

154

5 years ago

A text-messaging app that allows people to pay businesses via text message. The startup wants to replace the cashier at your local store.

153

5 years ago

A virtual reality startup that enables “hyper-local beer tasting”.

153

5 years ago

a startup that wants to help you find an electrician or plumber from a group of local pros. All you have to do is plug in the city and zip code.

153

5 years ago

This startup is building a payment platform to help rural local businesses accept credit cards. The startup is based in the Philippines and has been working with both credit cards and bank-issued debit cards in the country.

152

5 years ago

A platform that connects local shops with brands looking for wholesale deals through a one-stop shop.

152

5 years ago

A platform for volunteer-powered projects that allows citizens to crowdsource solutions to local problems. It helps cities and nonprofits connect with volunteers to solve challenges like pollution, hunger, homelessness.

152

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a way for people to test ride the Tesla Model S at their local Tesla store before they buy one.

152

2 years ago

A free service that connects travelers to local hairdressers who can give them a scalp massage and style.

152

5 years ago

In the past year, the startup has grown to have over 500 media outlets and over 1,000 reporters and editors, covering everything from sports to politics, and local to international. They’re aiming to grow that to 10,000 members and double the number of journalists that cover the news.

151

5 years ago

A startup that lets people write to their local news outlets and broadcast their thoughts and ideas to the public, akin to what the Snapchat Discover platform does for millennials. The twist, of course, is that these broadcasts are live and recorded.

151

5 years ago

A startup that helps people buy and sell things locally through the app. Pricy is hoping to compete with services like Carousell and OLX, which have been operating in the same niche for years.

150

5 years ago

A startup that sells local marketplaces for food, alcohol, and other goods to consumers. It’s been in the works for over a year, though they haven’t yet been able to launch their app.

149

5 years ago

This startup is building a better way to find local services. The company is taking a data-driven approach to finding services for residents in a given city and helping them find what they are looking for.

149

5 years ago

Localized and hand-curated content for small businesses, such as a website’s homepage, blog, and store.

149

5 years ago

A virtual assistant platform that connects customers with local car repair professionals.

149

5 years ago

A local rideshare company with a focus on Latin America.

149

5 years ago

The app is meant to help people feel connected to their communities and to learn about local government, news, and weather. It’s being built by the tech team of a Philly-based newsroom and has been in the works since 2013.

148

5 years ago

Helps members of a school community get access to free local yoga.

148

5 years ago

A new way for restaurants to sell their wares, working with local farmers and restaurants to offer a new way to buy local food.

148

5 years ago

A startup that connects you with a local trainer for a one-on-one workout.

148

5 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.

147

3 years ago

A startup that helps local governments manage their payroll and human resources on their own.

147

5 years ago

A startup that provides a directory for people to find local restaurants with vegan options

146

5 years ago

A startup that connects users with local experts to help with everything from home projects to personal finance.

146

5 years ago

A startup that lets users order flowers on the go, then have them delivered from a local florist, all made possible via a phone number the user can text. The app is currently free, but a paid version is in the works.

145

5 years ago

The online marketplace where used cars can be bought from sellers and sold to buyers. The startup is private and hasn’t released much information on its model, but it’s looking to build a local network of auto sellers and buyers who make purchases through a mobile app.

145

5 years ago

A free app that helps users find local restaurants, which uses Yelp data. It’s currently in closed beta.

145

5 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to get into clean energy. It wants to provide customers with the option to buy certified clean energy and provide assistance with using local solar panels.

145

5 years ago

A local delivery service that uses the power of group buying to bring the price of a meal down to a single total cost per person.

145

5 years ago

A chatbot that helps people connect with local small businesses that sell items on eBay.

145

5 years ago

Webpage software for local non-profits. The company wants to help non-profits to reach more people with the tools they need to build their mission-critical websites.

143

5 years ago

A company that wants to re-create the good old days of the local neighborhood hardware store for modern consumers. They want to build a modern version of the mobile app that lets people buy and sell their stuff in a local community.

143

5 years ago

This is a startup that wants to help small and medium-size companies connect with local communities. The company provides an online platform to help companies find local talent, and has a built-in business development tool to help build relationships between companies and local businesses.

143

5 years ago

A local delivery service for restaurants to deliver lunch to people who are out and about.

143

5 years ago

A startup that wants to be a digital platform that helps clients navigate the tax benefits of charitable donations. The startup is building an app that works with local charities and nonprofits that helps donors navigate the complexities of taxation. After its successful Kickstarter campaign, the startup raised $248,000 from angel investors.

142

3 years ago

A smartphone application that finds you a local babysitter, or a group of friends to go to a concert, or a ride home. The startup is planning on soft launching in the second half of 2020.

142

5 years ago

A startup to help people find and support local charities.

141

5 years ago

Postmates is a delivery service for local goods. Postmates is trying to build out a delivery-only service for people who have a car or bike, and don’t want to own a car or bike themselves, but don’t have anybody to give their stuff to.

141

5 years ago

Hopper is a way for people to find, discover, and share local events.

141

5 years ago

A startup for home services, featuring local contractors and service providers.

141

3 years ago

The startup is building a map to help people find local, independent, ethics-conscious physicians and surgeons.

141

5 years ago

A startup that helps to ensure that you’re not being cheated by local taxi drivers. The startup offers a database of pre-vetted taxi drivers, helping to ensure that you’re taken to the right place, and not taken to a dodgy place.

140

5 years ago

A small, locally-owned business in the Twin Cities that sells and rents space to small nonprofits and non-profits.

140

5 years ago

A startup that allows you to create an “Airbnb for Food”, allowing you to find and discover local restaurants that also allow you to book tables in advance. The company says it has already helped to book a hundred tables in New York City.

140

5 years ago

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

140

5 years ago

A platform for recruiting tech talent for local startups

140

5 years ago

A platform for creating and sharing content related to the local community, such as local guides and news.

139

5 years ago

This startup wants to make a better platform for finding local business in your area by combining location data from your phone and the location data of your contacts.

139

5 years ago

A platform for selling and buying things on your phone, similar to eBay and Craigslist, but with more personalization and a focus on local finds. In beta as of July, the company is not yet profitable, but has already signed up over 500 beta testers.

139

5 years ago

This startup is building a “smart” card that runs on a local RFID (radio frequency identification) chip. The card is intended for use in vending machines and retail stores where sales occur, but the company is also looking to use it in other contexts like credit/debit cards and membership cards.

139

5 years ago

A career search platform that helps employers find local talent.

139

5 years ago

A food delivery service that delivers meals from local restaurants to users' homes

139

4 years ago

A platform that helps companies find new recruits. It’s a version of LinkedIn for job seekers, with a focus on the needs of local companies.

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 platform for small business owners to rent their property out. The company is a joint venture between a local business incubator and the co-founder of Airbnb.

138

4 years ago

This startup is building a company to help local businesses in the UK with their bookkeeping and accounting needs.

138

5 years ago

A platform for delivering information about local jobs to job seekers. The startup is currently operating in NYC, Chicago, and Portland.

137

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can get a house cleaned for you and then get a certificate to get a discount at a local store

136

5 years ago

Young startup that’s building a self-driving, electric semi-truck. Traveling 80 miles on one charge, the truck is meant to be used for local deliveries.

136

5 years ago

A mobile app that allows users to easily send and receive money. The startup was founded in July and is focused on working with local banks in the US. It aims to get users to use the app to send money directly to their local bank accounts or other people’s bank accounts.

136

5 years ago

A consumer-facing app that allows users to make online purchases of items from their local grocery store, like milk and bread.

136

5 years ago

A booking app for millennials, featuring curated events from a local partner.

136

5 years ago

A business that connects customers to local businesses and events.

135

5 years ago

A mobile platform that connects customers with local businesses via SMS, via text message. The texting platform is free for customers, and businesses pay a monthly fee ($6.95/month) to use the service.

135

5 years ago

A startup that wants to replace the need for cashiers at your local grocery store. It’s a kiosk with a full-sized grocery store inside, with plans to expand to more locations in the future. They’re currently in beta in Philadelphia.

135

5 years ago

A restaurant-like space in a building that lets local entrepreneurs run a curated collection of food businesses — a quick-service restaurant, a coffee shop, an ice cream parlor, a bakery, etc. — in a single location. The space also offers shared office space and has a private chef who can cook for customers.

134

5 years ago

A mobile app that allows users to find the exact product they want at a local store, making it easier to shop for groceries by location.

134

5 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for local governments to take bids for public works projects.

134

5 years ago

UrbanClap specializes in helping local businesses find customers through their mobile app. It’s building a tool that helps people book appointments at local businesses from their phones directly.

133

5 years ago

This startup is building a photo-sharing app that helps users organize and share photos. It’s like Pinterest but for local events and places.

133

5 years ago

A startup that connects users with local businesses, so they can find services and goods to buy and use. It also generates revenue by helping consumers save money on things like groceries, dry cleaning, and layaway.

132

5 years ago

An enterprise software company that works with local governments and educations systems, pitching its product as “the one app for everything.”

132

3 years ago

This app connects users with local barbershops and salons. These are user-managed shops that the startup connects with through its own app.

132

5 years ago

This is an app that helps users find and get into classes at local dance studios.

131

5 years ago

A travel booking service for customers who prefer to stay in a more local or independent hotel. The company wants to make the whole booking process faster and more intuitive.

131

3 years ago

A platform that allows people to book, pay for, and schedule local services with a third party. It was co-founded by two people from Kiwi.co and Zirtual.

131

5 years ago

Foodway is a startup whose goal is to make it easier for people to eat healthy food. It’s building a subscription service that connects restaurants with local food suppliers and curates food for its users.

130

5 years ago

A company that connects large retailers with local farmers, allowing them to buy produce directly from them and have it delivered to their store locally.

130

4 years ago

A platform that allows users to find and book service from any local service provider. The startup just raised $3.4 million.

130

3 years ago

A B2B food delivery business that prioritizes fresh, local ingredients to help restaurants avoid food waste.

130

5 years ago

This startup’s utility is powered by the sharing economy. The app allows people to connect with local drivers and couriers to take care of what can be a labor-intensive activity, like moving a couch to a new apartment or delivering art to a new home.

129

5 years ago

A startup that’s building an app to allow people to buy and sell products from one another who are local to each other, with the goal of making local commerce easier.

129

5 years ago

A small loan marketplace that allows anyone to lend and borrow locally, in person, with no credit score required.

129

5 years ago

A startup that wants to be the Amazon for home services, making it easier for customers to buy a service without having to rely on a retail retailer. The company has already signed up a number of local hardware stores.

129

3 years ago

A logistics company that helps small businesses get more repeat business from their customers by pairing them with a local merchant to handle delivery and pick-up of the goods.

129

5 years ago

A company that is building a new kind of search engine that helps you find the best vendors in a given local market. It’s part of the idea that government services should be made more efficient and easy to use.

128

5 years ago

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

127

4 years ago

A digital currency for local commerce that can be used in the UK and Europe.

127

5 years ago

A social platform for a new generation of sports fans. The company wants to attract the casual sports fan who never watches their local teams on TV, but enjoys following them online. The startup is currently in YC Summer 2019.

126

5 years ago

A product meant to help people find a local company to service their car/truck.

126

5 years ago

A platform that helps local governments make decisions about vacant properties. It's similar to other services like Airbnb, but for rentals.

126

5 years ago

SaaS business that connects classifieds sites with local businesses. The startup is looking to build a platform that allows for the seamless, customized discovery of local businesses.

125

5 years ago

A travel booking platform that connects consumers with local businesses to offer services like free airport parking, meal discounts, or access to free Wi-Fi.

125

5 years ago

A startup that wants to take the pain out of international travel booking by creating a marketplace where travelers can find last-minute deals from local vendors.

125

5 years ago

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

125

3 years ago

A mobile app that allows you to search for and buy local products at brick-and-mortar stores

124

5 years ago

A startup that wants to provide on-demand errands to local residents. The startup wants to compete against services like DoorDash and Postmates.

123

5 years ago

A tool that helps companies source and communicate with local contractors.

123

5 years ago

A company that offers product-design services to local businesses.

123

5 years ago

A platform that brings together the local food community, including farmers, chefs and restaurants.

123

5 years ago

A global payments platform that connects businesses to their local community.

123

3 years ago

This company is trying to build a new way of converting data into money, by partnering with local farmers to provide them with the information they need to grow their business.

123

2 years ago

A platform for connecting international health clinics and clinics in low-income countries with local doctors and patients.

123

5 years ago

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

122

3 years ago

A food delivery startup from San Francisco, offering delivery from local restaurants to San Francisco residents.

122

5 years ago

This startup is building an app that allows users to buy and sell local goods to each other directly in person, without going through a middleman.

121

3 years ago

A platform to help companies identify and hire tech talent locally, rather than from a national pool.

121

5 years ago

A startup that connects travelers to locals who want to hang out

120

2 years ago

A tool that helps small businesses in India to import and export goods to their local markets.

120

5 years ago

Notion is a platform that aims to simplify the purchase process for small businesses. Rather than buying products online, you can link their local brick-and-mortar store to the website and have the products delivered to you.

119

3 years ago

We’re big fans of Y Combinator and have been for a long time. The startup wants to help restaurants manage their food waste and make it easy for customers to donate excess food to local shelters.

119

5 years ago

A startup that sells high-quality, locally made clothes for men who want something more stylish than what you can find at Old Navy

118

5 years ago

An online shopping portal that displays local deals in real time and lets users filter deals by category, price, time and distance or set up deal alerts.

118

4 years ago

A platform connecting customers with their favorite local restaurants and markets, enabling them to access a wide selection of local products and services.

118

3 years ago

A tool for learning about the local lifestyle, culture, and politics of a country before traveling there.

118

5 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.

117

5 years ago

A company that builds software that helps local governments and non-profit organizations use data to build better services for their communities. The startup wants to build a cloud-based platform that acts as a repository for all local government data.

117

5 years ago

A company that’s building a library catalog for libraries. It’s a “meta-library” that’s meant to help libraries keep track of collections and allow users to find books by library, author, or keyword. It’s a local library solution, though it can also be integrated with Amazon and other online libraries.

117

5 years ago

A tool tasked with helping local governments and non-profits collaborate through digital tools.

116

5 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find the best deals on local flights. The startup is already seeing 1,000 downloads every week and is expanding nationally with a $500,000 investment.

116

3 years ago

A platform that connects people to local service professionals in their area. The startup wants to be a marketplace for local services.

116

5 years ago

A company that helps connect businesses with local suppliers and help them manage inventory better

115

5 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies oversee employees who are abroad, allowing them to keep tabs on how employees are using their tools, and providing them with detailed and localized customer service.

115

5 years ago

A company that wants to build a local dating app in the US for people in the LGBTQ community.

115

5 years ago

A company that connects stores’ cashiers with our grocery delivery apps. Express Grocer lets customers order groceries from a local store and have them delivered to their door step.

115

5 years ago

An online publisher for local news, Newburgh Free Press has been around since 2014.

115

5 years ago

A startup that builds communities around local events and share content.

114

5 years ago

This is a startup that wants to make it easier for people to make products in multiple languages. It currently offers a single language editor, aimed at creating text-based localizations for a single language, and plans to launch a tool for generating voiceover scripts.

114

5 years ago

A blockchain-based platform to help hyper-local vendors make online sales.

114

4 years ago

DesiRad is a college group for Indian students in the US that makes it easier to find events and connect with others in the local community.

114

5 years ago

A grocery delivery service that works with local farmers in the US. The startup wants to create a local food system for cities with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and food miles. The company is currently in the process of getting its first pilot partners.

113

4 years ago

An online lending platform that provides loans to local businesses. The startup says they have “tripled their revenue as we scale to help more businesses grow.”

113

5 years ago

Shoppers are no longer satisfied with the bulky, slow, and expensive payment options available today. Shift wants to provide the option of paying with cash at local stores.

112

3 years ago

The company is building a startup in Ghana, where the startup says it’s found a lack of transparency and accountability in the local media.

112

5 years ago

A startup that wants to reduce the amount of time it takes to travel around local cities.

111

5 years ago

A company that aims to help people find the best local plumbers for their needs. It’s a service that lets people in the US and Canada search for local plumbers on a list of vetted pros.

111

4 years ago

A smartphone case that stores a business card, works as a stylus, and can charge your phone. The case is developed by a local craftsman in Taiwan.

111

2 years ago

A web-based service that helps restaurant owners manage their cash flow, including bills, bank accounts, and inventory. It’s also an accounting app that offers local inventory lookup and payment acceptance.

111

5 years ago

A tool for mobile, web, and desktop developers to build mobile and desktop apps that can be accessed locally or remotely.

110

5 years ago

An online directory of local hairstyling and beauty products.

110

5 years ago

A startup that helps users find and book local services like house cleaning or pet sitting.

110

5 years ago

A platform that facilitates local sales of used clothing. It allows users to post their items, and then lets a user who is looking to purchase an item find an appropriate buyer.

110

3 years ago

A network of brick-and-mortar stores and online retail sites that brings together consumers with consumers who are looking for products that aren’t in stock locally.

110

5 years ago

This startup has a software-as-a-service that helps homeowners build custom products online, which they sell to their local brick-and-mortar stores through an e-commerce platform.

109

5 years ago

The startup is initially focused on the US, but plans to expand into Europe in the future. It’s a “one-stop shop” for local food, covering restaurants, grocery stores, and specialty shops.

109

5 years ago

A company that helps people find and hire local contractors and tradespeople.

109

2 years ago

A peer-to-peer marketplace where people can buy and sell things locally without going through a middleman. Currently, it works with people in New York City, but the startup plans to expand to other cities soon.

109

5 years ago

Local delivery of food, groceries, and other perishables to residences and offices. They aim to solve the problem of not being able to get food on time because of busy schedules.

108

4 years ago

A company that will pay you to take pictures of your local community.

108

4 years ago

A mobile app that connects you to the best local restaurants based on your search results.

108

5 years ago

A mobile platform that allows people to provide information about local events, or to check-in to events. The company has been in stealth for a year, and was recently accepted into Y Combinator's Summer 2019 class.

107

5 years ago

A startup that helps users find local businesses to buy their products from, and allows businesses to ask users to review their products.

107

4 years ago

A business that aims to help small-time beer makers have a better shot at getting a traditional distributor, by building a network of distributors and collectors who can help local brewers sell and promote their beers.

107

5 years ago

Solair is building an open network for connecting local businesses and the people who shop within them. Its engine is based upon the idea of a “sharing economy”, in which people are rewarded for their contributions.

106

3 years ago

Enter a city’s zip code, the app will give you a list of local LGBTQ-friendly businesses, including restaurants, bars and bathhouses.

106

2 years ago

A network of over 80,000 household journalists who work for free in China to report on local government, events, and news.

106

5 years ago

A “local” marketplace for students to find tutors and classes.

105

5 years ago

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

105

5 years ago

A platform for hiring and managing employees at the city level, connecting businesses to local workers, and also to city governments for help.

105

5 years ago

A platform that connects businesses with the communities that surround them, allowing them to connect with their local customers, suppliers, and employees.

105

5 years ago

A startup that provides all-in-one software for shoppers who want to compare prices on goods. It’s an Amazon-style price-comparison engine, but with a focus on regional stores and local prices.

105

4 years ago

A platform that helps users find great deals from local businesses, but don’t have to go to the store. The startup sees itself competing with Groupon, although it hopes to target smaller businesses and compete with Groupon’s recent move to focus on higher-margin, bigger deals.

104

3 years ago

The startup is launching a B2B LinkedIn for suppliers for restaurants and other food-related businesses. It will connect them with investors, customers, and other local vendors.

104

5 years ago

The BLS blog provides a daily newsletter, typically written by an economist, that summarizes recent changes in labor market conditions locally and nationally, and features summaries of research findings.

103

5 years ago

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

103

4 years ago

The company is building an app that will allow users to search for, and then pay for, movie tickets at local movie theaters.

103

4 years ago

A platform to help companies and individuals connect with local talent communities and tap into a pool of skilled talent to fill their open positions.

103

5 years ago

A B2B specialist that connects global buyers with local manufacturers. The company is building a supply chain management platform for businesses that is meant to be faster and cheaper than traditional methods.

102

5 years ago

Expat startups that sell local products and services to expats in their new location.

102

5 years ago

A small business-to-business startup that aims to be Uber for local services.

101

5 years ago

A platform for connecting local businesses with local talent at the point of need.

101

4 years ago

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

101

4 years ago

An on-demand courier service that works with local companies to help them deliver their goods.

101

4 years ago

A tool that helps people find local services that they need, including things like dog walking, cleaners, and plumbers.

101

5 years ago

A “street level” mobile app that helps users select a local driver to take them to their destination, and pay for the trip via the app.

100

5 years ago

A startup that is building a mobile app to help drivers avoid parking tickets. They’re also looking to partner with local governments.

100

4 years ago

A platform that connects local businesses with customers, and helps them deliver packages directly to the customer’s door.

100

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a mobile app to help vetted local and international job seekers find employment in the US.

100

5 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses by organising and managing all their local events, from local meetups to trade shows.

99

4 years ago

A startup that allows people to make local videos, and then sell them to advertisers, essentially turning them into a YouTube-style video creator.

99

3 years ago

Local startup that uses AI to help consumers find real estate listings and make offers.

99

3 years ago

A global marketplace that allows people to buy and sell products online, in their local market. The startup will help manufacturers reach new markets and increase sales.

99

5 years ago

A user-interactive tool to help local governments communicate with citizens about issues

98

4 years ago

A company that makes it easier for companies to sell products in the Philippines through a local market.

98

4 years ago

A trip app, built to connect travelers with local hosts to get them a place to stay.

98

3 years ago

A daily deals site, similar to Groupon, but with a focus on smaller, local deals.

98

5 years ago

The startup wants to build a way for people to manage their digital assets via their mobile device. The startup says they’ve built a mobile app that can be used to create a digital presence for local businesses and brands. Co-founders say they’ve been doing extensive research on the best way to adopt blockchain technology.

97

5 years ago

A product that aims to use machine learning to predict when things like a bag of chips or a soda will go bad and sell it to local grocers at a lower price to keep fresh foods on the shelves.

97

5 years ago

A startup that partners with local retailers to curate a handful of in-store activities for users to enjoy. These “experiences” are curated by the user’s location and can be anything from a free cup of coffee to a free library book.

96

4 years ago

A way to get food delivered from the market to your doorstep. Founder Josh Wilson says he’s already signed a deal with a local deli to deliver.

96

5 years ago

A digital platform that helps retailers predict demand in local markets for holiday products.

95

4 years ago

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

95

4 years ago

A local grocery store that lets you order and pay for groceries remotely. The startup has raised $1.6 million.

95

4 years ago

A platform for on-demand delivery, and for local businesses to offer delivery.

95

4 years ago

A startup that allows people to connect with local services in their area, including handyman, repairmen, and the like.

95

5 years ago

A startup that provides on-demand access to a local barista. The concept is similar to Uber Eats, except these “district kitchens” are meant to be in neighborhoods that don’t have their own cafes. The service is currently only available in one city, but plans to expand to others in the near future.

94

4 years ago

Building software to help with the process of finding new local talent.

94

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help students in the United Kingdom study abroad through a program that pairs them with a local student.

94

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a “social climate index” for cities, tracking climate change’s effect on the environment and the local economy.

94

4 years ago

The problem with a lot of online shopping apps is that they are difficult to find, with users sometimes having to search for it. They want to change that by building a one-stop shopping app for finding anything from a local store to a nearby restaurant.

94

3 years ago

A way to gather data about local businesses, making it easier for customers to find local businesses and make them better known.

94

4 years ago

A global network of local markets, with local farmers who are able to sell their produce directly to consumers. The company’s customers are typically top-tier restaurants and grocery stores.

93

3 years ago

A personalized shopping service for people who want to get customized recipes for their local grocery store.

93

4 years ago

SaaS service that helps anyone in the US get access to a local attorney. The startup currently has $5,000 monthly recurring revenue for a plan that includes a regular subscription, support and a network of attorneys.

92

4 years ago

A tool for local SEO, which helps marketplaces like Etsy, Airbnb, and Shopify promote their products on the local level.

92

4 years ago

A company that helps local businesses accept payments via the blockchain, using the Stellar blockchain.

92

3 years ago

Building a digital service that supports local community centers and government agencies to create and share printable, searchable digital maps.

92

5 years ago

An online marketplace for products and services, with an emphasis on local food and services.

91

5 years ago

A startup that creates apps for restaurants, choosing to partner with restaurants that have a “local” feel. The startup is currently focusing on the US and UK, but plans to expand to other countries.

91

4 years ago

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

91

4 years ago

A platform that helps local governments and organizations work with volunteers to reach people who might not otherwise be reached.

91

4 years ago

A way to allow people to make money off their old clothes or other items they no longer use. They take these items to local companies that refurbish them.

91

4 years ago

The company is now offering a free version of its software that handles data collection to help the public understand the safety of local honey.

91

4 years ago

A mobile app that lets you search for local entrepreneurs in your city to connect with and request help.

91

4 years ago

A mobile payment processing platform for mobile-only retailers. It connects local retail businesses to millions of consumers, who can then pay for over 200,000 items at over 3,000 merchants through the app.

91

3 years ago

A live-streaming platform for music performances, with a focus on local bands.

91

3 years ago

A property search engine with a strong emphasis on local search. It’s currently in beta.

91

5 years ago

A company that wants to help people make their own cocktails, and add them to the bar menu at their local businesses. The company is selling bottles with the name of their cocktail already printed on them.

90

4 years ago

The startup is building its own 2-way messaging service for local groups in the U.S., which it says will help groups organize their events and events organizers get in touch with people.

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

San Francisco-based startups, the city is famous for being “the capital of startups.” However, in recent years, the city has begun to lose its startup scene to other locales in the Bay Area, particularly Oakland, San Jose and San Francisco itself.

89

4 years ago

The startup is building a “mesh” of a microgrid. Microgrids are local electricity grids that can re-route power, and as such are an effective tool for disaster recovery.

89

4 years ago

A local Chinese startup building a food delivery app. Currently operating in the Beijing market, it wants to go global in 4 years.

89

3 years ago

A startup that aggregates local deals from a variety of sources to help you find cheap or free stuff in your city.

89

3 years ago

A platform that makes it easy for businesses to get paid in their local currency. Currently focused on Southeast Asia.

89

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses find a local contractor and reserve time with them for maintenance and repairs.

88

4 years ago

A global payments company that wants to reduce the friction of international money transfers and make them easy and seamless for consumers. The startup’s product is a platform that uses “local currency bias” to make international transactions as easy as possible.

88

4 years ago

A system for managing payments and inventory for restaurants, including a point of sale system. It’s also a local marketplace with delivery services. It currently has 14 employees.

87

4 years ago

This tool aims to help people connect with local tradespeople, like painters, carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and more.

87

4 years ago

Postmates is a food-delivery service similar to UberEats. But Postmates focuses on delivering food from local restaurants rather than order-in restaurants.

87

4 years ago

A startup that helps users find a local barber or stylist. The app has a “Hot Spots” feature that lets users find a barber in their neighborhood by searching for “barber” in the app and then selecting “hot spots” from a map.

87

3 years ago

A way to comply with local laws and regulations

87

5 years ago

Startups with a focus on the small business market are a regular feature of Y Combinator, and this one is a real game-changer. EnviroFinder collects data from multiple sources and makes it easy for businesses to see how they rank in their local market, then take that information and “re-market” it to their customers on websites they’ve built. The idea is to help entrepreneurs win at the local level in a way that doesn’t rely on expensive and time-consuming in-person events.

86

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people save money on medical bills by connecting them with local doctors and hospitals. The company charges a monthly fee to provide the service.

86

3 years ago

A social app that helps users find restaurants, bars and other local businesses on their phone, with a list organized by category like food and drink or nightlife.

86

2 years ago

A company that empowers local community leaders to make a difference in their community.

86

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps you to search for nearby events, and also provides a link to the ticketing page. It’s similar to Eventbrite, but focuses on local events.

85

5 years ago

A French startup that wants to bring a more accessible way to access financial services to the unbanked in developing countries. The startup is building a mobile app that connects to the bank account of the unbanked, and then allows them to make international transfers and even cash out to a local currency.

85

4 years ago

A startup that’s partnering with local restaurant brands to deliver their food via drone.

85

4 years ago

A platform that connects homeowners with local contractors to provide home maintenance and repairs. The startup is currently focusing on Chicago.

85

4 years ago

The company wants to do the same thing that Groupon did for local deals, except for flights.

85

4 years ago

A meal kit delivery service that is 100% plant-based, free of sugar, gluten, soy and GMOs, and sourced from local farms and farmers’ coops.

85

3 years ago

A startup that helps users find and review local health specialists by allowing them to search by location, specialty and more.

85

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that allows local musicians to advertise their music by paying with cryptocurrency

84

5 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier to get fresh produce from a local farm. The startup wants to use data from the farm to help shoppers pick out the best varieties of produce in the store.

84

4 years ago

A SaaS tool that connects users to local freelance writers.

84

4 years ago

Woven is a marketplace for people who want to hire local contractors, but don’t know how to find them.

84

4 years ago

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

84

4 years ago

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

84

4 years ago

A company that makes an app that lets you order a real-time pickup of groceries from a local grocery store — for when you don’t have time to go out and pick up your food.

84

4 years ago

A startup that helps customers identify, match and engage with local businesses.

84

3 years ago

This startup is building a connection between developers and local governments to help them build projects faster. They’ve had a great response so far, and the city of San Francisco is using them to build projects like the “people’s hub” on Market Street.

84

3 years ago

A company that helps local governments and other organizations plan and manage their campaigns on social media.

84

4 years ago

A product-focused company that helps companies in the developing world get products manufactured locally.

83

4 years ago

A platform that connects small farmers to buyers. The platform’s mission is to eliminate the middlemen in global trade by making it easier and more cost effective to purchase local produce.

83

4 years ago

A peer-to-peer marketplace to help people find loans from each other. The company is looking to partner with local banks in India to help bring the startup to market.

83

4 years ago

A business that connects people with local caretakers and property managers

83

4 years ago

A tool for businesses looking to make international payments, publicizing that their business has a presence in a foreign country and helping them find a local bank account.

83

3 years ago

A “local sales app” that helps brick-and-mortar retailers track sales in real time, and shares that data with other businesses.

83

4 years ago

Helping local restaurants get better access to food delivery services, with the goal of scaling delivery to a national level

82

4 years ago

A digital concierge service that connects users directly to local service providers for personalized service.

82

4 years ago

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

82

4 years ago

Builds websites for local businesses, with a focus on Philly

82

4 years ago

An online marketplace for local household goods that allows you to buy anything from a couch to a crib. Its currently run in 20 cities across the US.

82

2 years ago

A platform that helps local farmers sell excess crops to companies and consumers. The company also provides analytics to help farmers decide which crops are best.

82

5 years ago

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

81

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

A tool for small businesses that want to plan their shops’ renovation work, helping them navigate local codes and ordinances.

81

4 years ago

Localytics is a startup that makes it easier for Android app developers to track marketing campaigns, create marketing automation, and improve mobile app engagement.

81

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform that lets people connect to local artisans, which it uses to sell their products. It has a Slack channel for vendors, and will be launching a “shop local” app in partnership with local government in September.

81

4 years ago

A local delivery business that can pick up your groceries from your local grocer, or your mail order from Amazon, and bring them to your doorstep. The service is geared towards people who are too busy to make their own shopping trips.

81

4 years ago

A mobile application that lets users connect with local restaurants.

81

4 years ago

A platform to help local governments implement the eICC program and improve the digital economy

81

5 years ago

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

80

4 years ago

A way to bring the B2B world back together in the form of a platform for companies to manage the sales process. Proposer uses a local sales rep to act as a “gatekeeper” who can then go out and talk to customers on behalf of the company.

80

4 years ago

A startup that helps people in the US, Mexico, and Canada communicate in local languages.

80

4 years ago

A tool that helps local governments run better.

80

4 years ago

A company that helps urban farmers sell fresh produce directly to local consumers via a network of farmers.

80

4 years ago

A platform that allows customers to book local services like hair dressers, cleaners, and electricians.

80

4 years ago

A “hyperlocal food delivery service” that wants to be a “Uber for food” – a company that gives you a list of local restaurants and gives you a choice of what you want to eat, with a pickup time and a location.

80

4 years ago

An online marketplace for shoppers to find, share and buy items from local and international sellers.

80

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps you find the best local coffee shops, using a bot that checks dozens of coffee shops in real-time.

80

4 years ago

A startup that helps local businesses communicate with their customers by providing a shared inbox and contact list. A startup for small businesses that wants to bring in new customers.

80

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find the best deals on local goods, like groceries and coffee. It’s focused on food delivery and grocery delivery, with a case study showing higher sales for customers in areas served by the service.

80

3 years ago

A startup that helps farmers in Latin America find the best deals from local banks on loans, but also helps them avoid scams and fraud.

80

3 years ago

An on-demand service that connects people in need of career coaching with local experts. It’s currently in a private beta.

80

3 years ago

A startup that helps auto dealers and salespeople to sell new cars and trucks to buyers. The startup allows dealers to manage their inventory, tap into the local market and sell cars and trucks, and provide a single place for buyers to buy cars and trucks.

80

3 years ago

A startup to help shoppers explore local markets, find deals, and build lists of what they’re interested in.

80

4 years ago

This startup is building a tool to help local businesses build a web presence. The company already has clients in Chicago and Los Angeles.

79

4 years ago

A startup that enables users to find the best deals on home improvements, by aggregating data from local stores.

79

4 years ago

A company that works with local governments and nonprofit organizations to help them get free, city-wide WiFi for their residents. They have funded and built their own network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expanded to New Orleans, Detroit, and Indianapolis.

79

4 years ago

A SaaS business that supports small businesses with a “hub and spoke” model, where a local business acts as a coordinator for a group of smaller businesses.

79

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people find a doctor appointment or store. It’s essentially an online concierge service that connects consumers to local providers.

79

4 years ago

A startup that connects customers with local employees that can help them take care of household repairs, like carrying groceries upstairs, or going to the grocery store for you.

79

4 years ago

A tool that helps users manage their annual and quarterly taxes by automatically filling out forms. The startup allows users to access the tool by physically visiting a kiosk at a local tax preparer.

79

4 years ago

This startup is building a new way to buy, sell and exchange local currency in a digital wallet.

79

4 years ago

A digital marketplace for local services aimed at helping customers find reliable services at a fixed rate, allowing them to compare prices and quality.

79

3 years ago

In the same way that Gravity is a way to take meals on-the-go, Eatsa is a way to take food on-the-go. The startup is developing a way to make first class dining at a local restaurant feel as if you were sitting in a restaurant across the street.

79

4 years ago

A millennial-focused startup that wants to create a locally-sourced and craft beer-friendly alternative to “traditional” craft beers. LocalBev will work directly with a brewer to create a unique beer style, with each batch brewed on an on-site system.

78

4 years ago

A tool for building mobile applications for iOS and Android. AppLocale bills itself as the “Swiss army knife of mobile.” It is a full-stack UI toolkit with a drag-and-drop builder, APIs, and SDKs.

78

4 years ago

A startup that helps users register for local events, including concerts, art shows, meetups, and sports games. The startup is growing quickly, with over 30,000 events registered in the past year.

78

4 years ago

A startup for local and regional producers, and a marketplace for local and regional buyers.

78

4 years ago

This is a system that allows people to buy more of their favorite brands of coffee by placing their order through a barista at a local coffee shop.

78

4 years ago

A platform that connects local service providers with customers, allowing service providers to make money selling services over the Internet.

78

4 years ago

A startup that connects users with local licensed professionals to schedule online appointments.

78

4 years ago

A platform that helps match people with local businesses. The startup charges businesses a monthly fee to use the service, and gets paid when you use the service to find a local business.

78

4 years ago

A platform for local news, aggregating stories from a variety of sources.

78

4 years ago

A startup that lets you order fresh food from a local restaurant, stored in the app so it can be ready the moment you arrive.

78

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps you find the best deals on local goods and services, with an emphasis on the impact of adding an ethical component to the economy.

78

3 years ago

A startup that helps a network of local non-profits collaborate. It aims to make it easier to organize a group of people to do something in the city.

78

4 years ago

A platform that helps people find and book local services and help businesses build a network of service providers.

77

4 years ago

A platform that lets restaurants share menus and business plans with local chefs, and then helps them get orders from consumers.

77

4 years ago

A ticketing software that allows you to pick up tickets from local venues and print them out at home (or by mobile app)

77

4 years ago

A company that helps local governments manage their permitting processes. The startup has a network of government agencies, which it helps by connecting with them.

77

4 years ago

A full-stack mobile app for local businesses with a focus on food and drink, designed for city living.

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

4 years ago

A location-based social network designed to help users find, connect, and transact with local businesses.

77

4 years ago

This company is building a new way for people to get access to fresh, locally grown produce. The startup wants to make it easier for consumers to connect to local farmers and get them to market their products.

77

4 years ago

In an effort to bring a local currency to impoverished areas of the Middle East, the startup is building a mobile app that allows users to earn money by paying their bills and buying mobile phone top-up credits on the go.

77

3 years ago

A side-hustle marketplace that allows freelancers to list their gigs, manage their rates, and find and compare gigs with ease. The startup aims to make it easier for local businesses to hire local talent.

77

2 years ago

This is a website that allows you to search for local restaurants and get the information you need about their hours, menus, and prices.

77

4 years ago

A platform that offers users a “single source of truth” for their local market, helping them to build their own communities and find local products and services.

76

4 years ago

A startup working with local governments to build tech tools for municipalities, like an e-Residency for legal residents to buy and sell their own property.

76

3 years ago

A way to buy and sell tickets for local events, like movie nights and concerts.

76

3 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for non-profits, which enables donors to give money to causes that are both local and global.

76

2 years ago

A tool for creating custom cocktail recipes that use ingredients from local markets

76

2 years ago

A way to make it easier for people to find and hire local contract employees. The startup helps hireers find the right people for their needs, offering a full-life, back-end platform that connects with a variety of local platforms.

76

4 years ago

A startup that allows people to rent wheels for their car and take advantage of local deals

75

4 years ago

A startup for restaurants that aims to bring a more local, community-focused approach to the restaurant business. The startup is looking to help restaurants manage their operations through a system of bots and a more community-oriented approach.

75

4 years ago

A crowdsourced site that lets users review local restaurants, then make reservations and order takeout.

75

4 years ago

A platform that allows users to run localized peer-to-peer sales of prepaid minutes.

75

4 years ago

A platform that aims to make it easier to find and hire local talent, connecting employers with job seekers.

75

4 years ago

This app aims to help people find a local bar or restaurant, and lets you order food or drinks through your mobile device.

75

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform that connects you to freelance “artisans” in your local area, allowing you to commission custom craftsmen or other professionals. It’s based in San Francisco and New York.

74

4 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to get home deliveries from local restaurants, as well as offers a mobile payment system.

74

4 years ago

An online service to connect travelers and local guides. The startup is building a platform that lets you book local guides through a website and pay them via bitcoin.

74

3 years ago

A startup that provides a simple, community-driven way for people to leave feedback on local businesses.

74

4 years ago

This is a company that is trying to connect people with their local businesses, which can be a difficult task. Local businesses may not know how to reach out to a prospective customer, and customers may not know where to begin looking for a local business. The company is working with businesses to send out personalized emails to those customers, so that the business can reach out to the local customers.

73

4 years ago

A start-up that is building an app that enables people to share their needs for local services with local businesses. Users can drop a quick note on the app about their services-related needs, and the app uses the data to create a personalized job board.

73

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build an AI-powered platform that lets people create online profiles that can be used to help them make local hiring decisions.

73

3 years ago

A startup that acts as a matchmaker between consumers and local businesses — now.com. Customers can search for businesses and read reviews, while businesses can list their items, pricing and contact information. The company is based in San Francisco.

73

3 years 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.

73

3 years ago

A company that enables the comparison of the quality and cost of different, local delivery services.

73

3 years ago

An education app that teaches users how to identify, classify and consume local food and cuisine.

73

4 years ago

This startup is building a global network of sports stadiums. It’s first project is in Brazil, where it is partnering with an insurance company to run a stadium that hosts games for the local soccer league. The startup is also working with a real estate developer to build a sports stadium in China.

72

4 years ago

A tool that helps people promote local businesses on Instagram

72

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help non-profits find sponsors, from high-value companies that have $100K+ to support, to local businesses that have $100 per year.

72

4 years ago

A way to make local micro-loans, especially to women in emerging markets, by offering them a small loan and providing them with training.

72

4 years ago

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

72

4 years ago

A smartphone app that helps people find and book appointments at their local dentist. The startup is partnered with a local dentist to help in the service.

72

3 years ago

A startup for customers to find local, in-person services and booking them online.

72

3 years ago

A startup that helps merchants in India streamline their database, connect with local customers, and get cash.

72

3 years ago

A Localization platform for localization teams that allows them to change the language and locale of their website.

72

3 years ago

A company that helps let governments in developing countries create local currencies. The startup is backed by Sequoia Capital and has $1.6 million in funding.

72

4 years ago

A local news app that curates the best stories written about the neighborhood, city, state, or country you’re in.

71

4 years ago

A way to buy and sell real estate from your smartphone. It’s currently in talks with real estate companies and local governments to bring the startup to its first city.

71

4 years ago

A network of local groups that help immigrants learn English and find jobs in the US.

71

4 years ago

A mobile app for pet owners to find local services that offer care for their pet

71

4 years ago

This startup helps enterprises adopt the best of both worlds, the information security practices of the US government, while working with the local government to keep their citizens safe. It’s a way to make government services more efficient.

71

3 years ago

A startup that helps local stores build a mobile app with a store locator

71

3 years ago

A crowdsourcing platform for local conservation groups

71

2 years ago

A portal that helps existing and new businesses in the local market find and hire the best local talent.

71

4 years ago

An online clothing warehouse delivering to local boutiques and independent stores in the U.S. A recent move into the UK has brought in $100,000 in sales in their first month, while they say they’ve already received interest from other retailers.

70

4 years ago

A nonprofit that has built a model for giving low-income communities in the US access to loans from local banks

70

4 years ago

A company that sells organic and wild foods that is also a social enterprise that helps communities build gardens, source local foods and process them.

70

4 years ago

A company that aims to take the hassle out of e-commerce for shoppers by connecting them to a network of local service providers.

70

4 years ago

A platform for local businesses to choose a delivery service that fits their needs, from B2B to B2C.

70

3 years ago

A food delivery app that brings local or organic options to your door.

70

4 years ago

An online marketplace that connects restaurants with local delivery services. It helps restaurants fill orders from customers, and makes it easy for customers to order delivery from restaurants they’ve already tried and like.

69

4 years ago

A startup for organic, fair trade or locally-sourced coffee beans. The startup is targeting the $1 billion coffee market in the US, and has raised a total of $1.1 million in funding.

69

4 years ago

The startup’s mission is to make the internet as cheap as a phone call. Its technology uses existing cellular networks to make cheap local and international peer-to-peer calls.

69

4 years ago

A localized social network for the Japanese market. The startup currently has 30,000 users in its beta.

69

3 years ago

The startup is building a tool to help people find local startups, with a focus on LA. The startup is currently being bootstrapped.

69

3 years ago

A “social network of businesses.” The company is building an app for businesses to find people to send their packages. It’s focused on a local market in San Francisco, especially for companies that have employees in the area but don’t have a local delivery service.

69

3 years ago

A platform for investors to find and share private networks of local investors, also for a fee.

69

3 years ago

This company is building a network for local jobs boards. The startup is focused on creating a platform that allows users to find available jobs in their city and across the U.S.

69

3 years ago

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

69

4 years ago

A company that wants to build a platform for local businesses to get their products in front of people who are interested, by connecting them to other local businesses.

68

3 years ago

A startup that connects consumers, who want to buy organic produce, with local farms.

68

3 years ago

A startup to make hyperlocal delivery of groceries, meals, and other household items easier.

68

3 years ago

A social media news aggregator for local news.

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

4 years ago

A social network that connects people based on an interest in getting involved in local community events. For instance, if you’re interested in helping to organize a neighborhood watch program, you can connect with people in your neighborhood who are interested in getting involved.

67

4 years ago

A card that allows people to pay at any merchant that accepts Visa or MasterCard. The startup is working with the IMF to design the card with the goal of replacing cash in countries with local currency.

67

4 years ago

A platform that helps local governments keep track of who has the rights to land in their city.

67

4 years ago

A company that helps people use their smartphones to report incidents to local police.

67

4 years ago

A platform that leverages a “social network” of local restaurants to help you find what’s nearby with a “localist” approach.

67

4 years ago

This startup is building an app that helps local governments work with recyclers to bring recyclable waste to buyers at a price they can afford to pay.

67

3 years ago

Local search and discovery service for the local e-commerce market. The company helps businesses find products and services on their own sites within the company’s platform.

67

3 years ago

Helps foreign investors in Brazil and Mexico find and invest in local investment opportunities.

67

3 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for small businesses that’s similar to Kickstarter, but for local businesses rather than global ones.

67

3 years ago

Bringing the benefits of local community to the concept of a “commute”.

67

2 years ago

A tool that helps non-profits and charities build annual reports and financial reports in a way that is accessible to local donors and government agencies.

67

2 years ago

A new way for people to buy things online. The startup is building an app that connects people with local stores and allows them to buy things without leaving the couch.

67

2 years ago

This is a tool for local governments to create and manage sustainable development plans.

67

4 years ago

A subscription-based service that enables you to access a database of maps and information on things like nearby restaurants, hotels and attractions, and sends you hyperlocal recommendations based on your location.

66

4 years ago

This startup, which is focused on local Chinese media, aims to build a platform to help media companies target ads to specific consumers.

66

4 years ago

A company that helps states build a network of local dispensaries. The startup currently provides software to the Colorado Department of Revenue, which they say has led to the creation of 2,000 jobs.

66

4 years ago

This startup helps restaurants connect with their communities, by allowing local chefs to share discounts and win money to donate to local food pantries.

66

4 years ago

A platform designed to bring the best local restaurants to your door in cities across the US. The startup charges restaurants a fee for each meal ordered, with the idea that the startup will eventually partner with restaurants at an increased rate of the fee, expanding their reach and the number of meals delivered.

66

3 years ago

A startup based in India that offers domain name registration and domain management services to local and global businesses.

66

4 years ago

A delivery app that integrates with existing couriers and delivery services that allows people to order food from local restaurants and have it delivered to their front door in an hour.

65

4 years ago

A tool that helps local governments make policy decisions by letting them track and evaluate the public’s actions.

65

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

What do you do when you have the typical set-up of an L.L.Bean outfitter in a small town in Maine, or a small-town biker shop in South Dakota, or a local bike shop in New Hampshire You could build a mobile app, or you could build out a small physical store in that town, or you could build out a membership program to then sell memberships in that store. This startup works with local machines to do that, delivering a local bike shop experience to the wider world.

65

4 years ago

A startup that helps local governments and real-estate developers build affordable housing. The company allows them to do real-time analytics on the volume of transactions in their neighborhoods, helping them figure out where to build new housing.

65

3 years ago

The startup’s software helps local government agencies keep an eye on the behavior of their constituents.

65

3 years ago

A local commerce startup that wants to help local retailers and restaurants sell directly to consumers with a marketplace app.

65

3 years ago

A startup that helps clients schedule doctor visits and connect with local doctors in their area.

65

3 years ago

A web app that lets users easily find and buy local services from a map.

65

2 years ago

An online marketplace for local videographers to sell their work.

65

3 years ago

A free-to-use online platform that serves as a one-stop-shop for local small businesses, helping them build and manage a website, sell products, and promote their businesses.

64

3 years ago

A mobile app that connects users to local restaurants with an app, allowing users to make reviews, get recommendations and see other reviews.

64

3 years ago

A product that helps small businesses track their inventory across all their different platforms, like online shopping cart, their own website, and local retail stores, to ensure they are able to track inventory across all their sales channels at all times.

64

3 years ago

A startup that provides local, food-based restaurant recommendations based on your location. It’s the product of a recent startup accelerator.

64

3 years ago

A free, web-based platform that allows people to donate and volunteer their time to local non-profits.

64

2 years ago

A mobile app that crowdsources and aggregates local information for finding the best products and services local to what someone is searching for.

64

4 years ago

The startup aims to develop a new way for people to buy and sell cars, which would be comparable to the local car buying experience, but with a few key differences.

63

4 years ago

A hybrid ride-sharing service with a focus on local service, with an emphasis on the riders.

63

4 years ago

A “cloud-based global network of journalists” to help local newsrooms publish faster and more cheaply by connecting them to international partners.

63

4 years ago

This startup is building a mobile app for people who want to help out their local community, but don’t know where to begin.

63

3 years ago

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

63

3 years ago

A startup that allows users to chat with a local concierge to get a ride, shuttle, or service request.

63

3 years ago

An online subscription service for local newspapers and magazines.

63

3 years ago

A seed stage startup built to help small businesses find and connect with local vendors.

63

3 years ago

A company that helps local governments streamline the process of building new roads, with construction happening faster and less expensively.

63

3 years ago

A food-delivery startup that takes the hassle out of eating at home by delivering food prepared by local chefs — a much more inexpensive alternative to restaurants.

63

2 years ago

This startup is working with a local government in India to create a more effective tax system.

63

2 years ago

A company that helps people find local repair shops in their area to fix smartphones, laptops, and other electronics.

63

2 years ago

A startup that wants to ship meals from a local restaurant to your home so you don’t have to cook.

63

4 years ago

A mobile app for graffiti artists. Currently in beta, the app lets people find and connect with local artists all over the world, see what they’re working on, and reach out with requests.

62

4 years ago

A way for hospitality workers to help customers by answering questions about local attractions, food recommendations and more.

62

4 years ago

A web-based app that helps you find and organize high-quality, verified local restaurants near you. The app has been downloaded over 5,000 times since its launch in early September.

62

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help small companies like restaurants and other local businesses get a leg up in the e-commerce race by providing tools to help them design and market their own products.

62

3 years ago

A company that will let companies in different regions pay for services and products from their local market.

62

2 years ago

This app aims to make it easy for people to quickly order food from local restaurants, taking the place of Yelp.

62

2 years ago

A startup for renting out parking spaces. Drivers can get access to parking spaces from local shops and restaurants through the app.

62

4 years ago

A tool to help with the process of setting up a physical or virtual development environment. Users can setup their own local development enviroment, optionally with their own tools.

61

3 years ago

A company that wants to use its machine learning to help you find the best deals at local stores. The company is self-funded and has already built a prototype. The company says it will use the funds from YC to scale its team and move into a warehouse in San Francisco.

61

3 years ago

A startup for local restaurants to organize themselves and share reviews and tips.

61

3 years ago

A social enterprise that provides equipment and support to the developing world for the production of sustainable, high-quality, locally-sourced products.

61

3 years ago

A startup focused on the “hyperlocal” food delivery market, available in the US and Canada.

61

3 years ago

A search engine for local events like concerts and festivals that shows you how to get there

61

3 years ago

A small-batch, hand-crafted, and local whiskey company that makes four different liquors using small batch distilling.

61

3 years ago

A startup for iOS and Android that allows users to support local businesses.

61

3 years ago

A startup that wants to connect people to local tradesman, with a mobile app to find them, and a platform where they can book work.

61

4 years ago

A mobile app that brings local search and user reviews to mobile apps.

60

4 years ago

This is what happens when the team behind Meetup, the platform for organizing local events, turns their attention towards the more consumer-focused side of the world. It’s a platform that helps merchants sell directly to their customers and serves as a hub for sales, marketing, and support.

60

4 years ago

An intuitive, desktop-based app that allows a restaurant to manage their menu items and ingredients. The startup gets data from local grocery stores, which it then uses to create an automated interface where a person can have a single, intuitive experience to search for a new dish at a restaurant using their phone.

60

3 years ago

A startup for managing and sharing your local music library. The app is meant to help users discover new music, maintain a collection of their own, and share with others.

60

3 years ago

A company that offers a mobile app that allows users to order meals from local restaurants, or request that one be delivered to them.

60

3 years 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.

60

3 years ago

A startup that helps local business owners set up their own mini-stores to sell merchandise directly to customers.

60

3 years ago

A startup that helps people search for and discover local services from dentists and plumbers, among others.

60

4 years ago

An ecommerce platform for food that’s grown organically and locally with a focus on freshness and sustainability.

59

4 years ago

A shopping site for food from local vendors, currently available in the US, UK, and Canada

59

3 years ago

In the US, many people live in places with multiple local currencies. Arbitrage builds a platform that allows people to buy and sell these different currencies, with the platform acting as the middleman for a profit.

59

3 years ago

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

59

3 years ago

A “startup founded on the belief that everyone, regardless of their race or religion, should have a fair and equal opportunity to achieve success and wealth”. The founders say that their business is founded on a bottom-up, local and accessible model that would allow communities to help themselves. The company will start by focusing on the South and the Midwest as their first markets.

59

4 years ago

A platform for the market for organic and non-GMO foods. The startup is focused on making it easier for consumers to buy and sell locally-grown and organic foods.

58

4 years ago

A technology that allows you to receive a text message with a code that lets you know when your package has arrived. It’s similar to the Amazon Prime Now service, but for local stores.

58

4 years ago

An online marketplace for local service providers, it allows users to search, compare and book local services like landscaping, handyman, and pest control.

58

3 years ago

A startup that runs on phones and apps where users can connect with local businesses directly.

58

3 years ago

A company that wants to help you make better decisions about what to eat, based on what you read. A differentiator is that it works with only local farmers and eateries.

58

3 years ago

A tool that allows local contractors to create a profile of their work, and then, when a project is ready to be bid, the contractor can upload their work and get an instant quote from the bidders. The company charges $25 per month for the service, and the company is currently in private beta.

58

3 years ago

People who want to buy and sell used goods can use a system that schedules conversion between local currencies, reducing the risk of cash-flow problems.

58

3 years ago

A platform that links local, sustainable farms with restaurants and grocers.

58

3 years ago

A digital assistant for finding local restaurants and bars, as well as menus, with a concierge service.

58

3 years ago

A startup that helps make it easy to find a great local pet sitter.

58

3 years ago

An on-demand delivery service for food and consumer goods, with a focus on food delivery. The company partners with local restaurants and grocery stores to provide delivery to customers.

58

4 years ago

A startup that aggregates information about local and national political candidates.

57

3 years ago

A company that assists small, local businesses obtain loans. The company doesn’t lend money itself, but instead works with other lenders to provide them with the data they need to be able to make their own loan decisions.

57

3 years ago

The startup is building a mobile app that lets you scan barcodes from your phone and get a summary of products in your local grocery store. The company set up a system to scan the barcodes of over 200 grocery store chains in the U.S.

57

3 years ago

A startup that finds local businesses listed in Yelp and Zomato, and allows users to connect with them for food orders.

57

3 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses in China pay suppliers and employees. The idea is to help local shops avoid the 2-3 week delays that are common.

57

3 years ago

A social network for digital nomads that connects them with local businesses and visa-free cities.

57

4 years ago

A shopping app that connects users to local merchants. The app allows users to search for nearby, often ethnic-specific, goods, and shop for them through the app.

56

3 years ago

A platform for fostering a community of local makers to teach and learn from each other

56

3 years 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.

56

3 years ago

Completely new to the market, this startup is building a software platform that helps local government and municipalities to gather, manage and analyze data about their residents.

56

3 years ago

A company that helps businesses learn about and engage with their local customers in a way that doesn’t require a separate app.

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 web platform that lets people find out if their friends are coming to their local events as a way to get them to get more involved in the event.

56

3 years ago

A platform for home-based businesses that helps connect customers with local services. The platform is built for people who have a service they provide and want to sell it, but only want to do that part-time.

56

2 years ago

To help small businesses grow, this startup is developing a mobile app that allows them to get paid in local currency from their customers' bank accounts.

56

3 years ago

A shopping app that allows you to search for local stores that sell what you’re looking for and send them a request. When you receive a notification, you’re able to go directly to the store.

55

3 years ago

The startup aims to make it easier for individuals to learn about the causes they care about. The company’s first product, a smartphone app, aims to make it easy to support nonprofits by helping users donate to them directly on the app or find local nonprofits in their area. The app is currently in beta.

55

3 years ago

A Yelp-style review platform, built to highlight obscure trending restaurants, bars, and other local businesses.

55

3 years ago

A startup that provides members with a list of local grocery stores, restaurants, and other merchants that deliver.

55

3 years ago

The idea is to help people and companies sell, buy and aggregate goods, services, or experiences. It’s part of a larger directory for local businesses, which is currently live in the Philly area.

55

3 years ago

A platform for small businesses to manage and grow their online presence. It’s an online platform that allows local businesses to create a website, a blog, and ads. It also handles payment processing, inventory management and customer service.

55

3 years ago

Combing data from local government, social media, and other sources to help police identify and locate gang members.

55

3 years ago

This startup is trying to help local governments save money by reducing the cost of garbage collection and waste disposal.

54

3 years ago

Builds and sells tools to help create and manage campaigns that highlight what’s going on in local communities. These could range from the neighborhood watch group to a local community group trying to raise funds for a new park.

54

3 years ago

The startup was hired by a local health center to help train and support staff in order to streamline medical operations and focus on the most important things.

54

3 years ago

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

54

3 years ago

A platform that connects users with their favorite local professionals and connects customers to high performing service professionals.

54

2 years ago

An e-commerce platform that connects brands with local distributors, helping them get their products into the hands of consumers quickly.

54

5 years ago

Idea: A tool for posting job openings in the local classifieds section of local newspapers. The startup has been used for over 1,200 job postings and says it has a retention rate of over 90%.

53

4 years ago

A company that makes it easy for people to buy and sell things on Craigslist. Sorta like Gumtree and Letgo, but with a focus on local business purchases.

53

4 years ago

This is a company that wants to grow local food in the developing world, and has a product to help do that.

53

3 years ago

The startup links you up with a “local” car service that comes directly to you and doesn’t wait for you to find a ride, saving you time and money.

53

3 years ago

An online-only membership service that allows users to order things that are on-demand, by an app, to be delivered by a local professional.

53

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies hire remote workers with salaries matched to local salaries. The company says its revenue is growing by 50% month over month.

53

3 years ago

A web-based platform that allows users to take pictures of their items and then automatically price them against other markets. The startup plans on using the data to build a price engine to help consumers compare prices on items they may not be able to find locally.

53

3 years ago

A predictive modeling tool that aims to help local governments make better decisions about where to invest in public transportation.

53

3 years ago

A company that provides an online knowledge base for local service providers, allowing them to source different types of services from a wider pool of people.

53

3 years ago

A new kind of mobile travel app, designed to help travelers find the best prices on local activities like cooking classes, yoga classes, and more.

53

3 years ago

A local search platform for small businesses in particular, which is looking to “blend the best of Facebook and Yelp”. The startup wants to make it easy to find local businesses, giving them a list of all the businesses in their neighborhood.

53

3 years ago

A way to connect people to their favorite brands and products, whether it’s a local, mass-market food item, or a designer handbag.

53

3 years ago

A local startup that is building a platform to help organize and collaborate around a community’s needs.

53

2 years ago

A travel app that allows users to get offers on hotels and flights in their local area.

53

2 years ago

A tool that helps developers test their websites locally using a browser-based test environment.

53

2 years ago

A startup that connects local creators with brands to create and sell their products online. The startup is part of the new wave of “brands without a brand”.

53

4 years ago

A platform that connects community organizers with local influencers who can help promote a cause.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps people find and manage their local food pantries, soup kitchens, food shelves, shelters, and other similar community organizations.

52

3 years ago

Startup that wants to simplify the process for consumers to order their own produce from local farms.

52

3 years ago

This startup helps get the word out about local food. The startup is a service that helps cities and organizations share existing foodie content, such as menus and information about local restaurants, among their communities.

52

3 years ago

A platform that helps consumers find local products and services, and allows brands to reach out to consumers at scale.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps food and beverage companies best gauge the locations of their stores by sending out people (“ambassadors”) to engage with local people and businesses.

52

2 years ago

A way to connect with local experts for small jobs around the home

52

2 years ago

The startup is building a platform that connects people with products and services they need to local stores, bars, and restaurants.

52

4 years ago

This startup is looking to augment the popular “find a mentor” model in the startup world with a program that will help people find mentors in their local area as well as people who have a history of mentoring other people.

51

3 years ago

A business that helps consumers find, research, and buy locally-sourced food.

51

3 years ago

A loyalty card for your favorite local restaurants. Once you become a member, you get points on every purchase and redeem them for discounts or cash. Currently, you can only redeem them online.

51

3 years ago

Local competitor to the popular Groovebook alternative, which is also working on business analytics for travel.

51

3 years ago

A platform that helps businesses and individuals find local therapists and therapists find clients. The startup wants to help people manage and choose the right therapist.

51

3 years ago

A startup that helps you find the best local movers and shakers in your city. It’s a bit like Nextdoor, but for moving services.

51

3 years ago

A local news app that requires users to verify their location as a safety measure. It’s also a way to provide local news to users in areas where there is little or no access to other sources of news.

51

3 years ago

A startup that uses the power of social networks to match people with the best local restaurants and bars.

51

3 years ago

A platform for people to sell and buy items from the same store, such as a local BBQ joint that can sell a nearby restaurant’s menu items

51

3 years ago

A startup that helps users find the best deal on an item from the Shelfie app and then order it from a local retailer. The company says that its app has already been downloaded by over 10,000 people, and that it is on track to reach $1 million in revenue this year.

51

3 years ago

An online movie ticketing service for your local theater. If a movie doesn’t have a local theater, the site can help find a nearby theater that does.

51

3 years ago

A startup for local vendors that allows them to advertise their services to potential customers and build a customer base. The company is tracking over $2.2 million in transactions and has over 470 customers.

51

2 years ago

A tool to target millions of customers with local deals. The company uses SMS and email to deliver deals to customers who they are most likely to convert to sales.

51

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for local home services (eg plumbing, electrical, landscaping) The company is also building out a mobile platform called On-the-Job that it says will allow customers to book services directly from their phone and schedule appointments

50

4 years ago

A tool for local governments to share data and allow citizens to contribute

50

3 years ago

A search and discovery engine for events and activities, with a focus on helping event organizers connect with people in their area, utilizing local recommendations.

50

3 years ago

This is a startup that’s building a digital platform for small businesses to advertise. They’re a bit like AdWords for local business.

50

3 years ago

Also known as the “hyperlocal news app”, Newsbreak was the first startup in this space to raise funding, when it closed $1.5M in June 2018.

50

3 years ago

A SaaS startup that aims to streamline the process of buying, selling, and trading real estate. The company is partnering with local real estate agents to help them sell their listings, and is working with Brokers as well to help them with inventory management, and building out a platform that would allow people to have a fractional ownership of a condo or house.

50

4 years ago

The startup is building a tool to help small businesses hire local contractors. It’s designed to automatically negotiate prices with contractors. The idea is that if you’re a contractor that needs to do a job in Tampa, you don’t want to drive to Jacksonville to get a bid, and if a company in Tampa needs to do a job, they don’t want to drive to Jacksonville to get a bid.

49

3 years ago

Postmates wants to create a platform for businesses to deliver food and other items to homes through a network of local independent contractors.

49

3 years ago

A startup that’s creating a simplified blockchain-based platform for local governments to build a digital identity.

49

3 years ago

A startup that’s building out a way to help small businesses get financing, and which is already working with small businesses like a local coffee shop.

49

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to sell items online. The startup has already done a pilot with local stores in Hong Kong and Singapore.

49

3 years ago

A platform that allows companies to connect with local contractors, with the goal of streamlining their procurement processes and increasing efficiencies.

49

3 years ago

This startup is working on a solution to help local governments keep track of trash and recycling in their districts.

49

2 years ago

A startup that wants to provide internet connections to remote villages. It’s not the first company to try to fill this niche, but it’s the first to work with local banks and NGOs to scale its operations. It’s currently planning to launch in Kenya in August 2020.

49

2 years ago

A platform that helps businesses and their vendors discover, book, and pay for local services like lawn care or plumbers.

48

3 years ago

A network of local farmers, distributors, delis, grocers and restaurants that allows consumers to share what they’re eating and where they’re getting it. It’s a sort of “eat local” app, but rather than trying to force the idea on people, it’ll be a way for people to voluntarily connect over food and share the experience.

47

3 years ago

A startup that is building a global marketplace for people who want to run their own events, from yoga and meditation retreats to conferences and training sessions. The startup wants to provide local organizers with tools to conduct more events.

47

3 years ago

A mobile payment platform that allows businesses to accept payments in one of over 200 currencies and in local currencies. The startup is focused on working with small businesses around the world, but has signed up thousands of merchants in the last year.

47

3 years ago

A startup that helps you discover and book concerts, local events and activities, and more, without incurring charges.

47

2 years ago

A small, hyperlocal concierge service for restaurants.

47

2 years ago

An online platform that enables customers to compare prices on local goods, then order them directly from their phone. The startup is launching in India and the UK.

47

3 years ago

A platform for selling and buying things from local factories that are in the same area, essentially providing a local version of Uber.

46

3 years ago

This startup is building a platform that connects doctors with patients in both rural and urban areas. It’s built on the premise that global health and healthcare spending are under-invested in and that an effective way to solve the problem is to partner with and incentivize local doctors to deliver care in underserved areas.

46

3 years ago

A platform for managing global distribution for brands and retailers, allowing them to ship items to consumers in their local currency and have the right pricing automatically applied.

46

2 years ago

A startup that connects shoppers with products from local stores, and allows them to pay using Bitcoin

46

3 years ago

The startup’s founders say they want to build a marketplace that connects farmers with buyers of locally grown, organic produce, with plans to launch in early 2017.

45

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies with product development in their local language “develop faster”.

45

3 years ago

A web and mobile app that helps people find and book events in their area and lets them buy tickets without incurring a service fee. It’s a spin on the idea of Eventbrite, but with a focus on local content and price transparency.

45

3 years ago

A startup that creates travel guides on how to get around the world by car, bicycle, or on foot, designed to help travelers get better acquainted with the local culture and environment.

45

3 years ago

A new startup that wants to bring together the best local real estate agents in the US with the best local marketing teams to help landlords get the most out of their listings on the MLS.

45

3 years ago

A “portal” that helps you plan and track your sales trips, connecting you with local businesses who can supply your products.

45

3 years ago

A wide-ranging startup that’s looking to build a platform for finding deals on local and national shopping, from airfare to grocery stores.

45

2 years ago

This is an app for home inspectors to track service calls in real-time. The startup aims to make it easier for small businesses to find a local inspector.

45

3 years ago

Postmates is building a delivery service that will allow people to order grocery deliveries from a selection of local stores.

44

2 years ago

They’re building an app that connects members of the millennial generation to local restaurants, bringing a way to connect younger workers to their first jobs.

44

2 years ago

An automated marketing platform that helps small businesses find new customers by working with local newspapers.

44

2 years ago

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

44

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a huge database of home inspections. The idea is that home sellers and buyers can find and compare homes using the data to connect to local inspectors for a better deal on a home.

44

5 years ago

Idea: This startup wants to make it easier for people to get matched up with local experts like doctors or lawyers. It currently has 2,200 experts signed up, and is charging $45/hr for up to five hours of work.

43

3 years ago

An online real estate marketplace in Argentina with a focus on young buyers and sellers. The startup’s founders have local names, and say they’ve already had over 40,000 unique visitors per month.

43

3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for people who want to be in the know about how their city is behaving. It’s a B2B app that operates similarly to Foursquare, giving people the ability to check in and post on their local environment.

43

2 years ago

This startup’s mission is to make it easier for small businesses to buy and sell inventory online. They’re particularly interested in bringing inventory to the US, since most online businesses in the US are local.

43

2 years ago

A tool that helps you find the best local bar or restaurant, with a network of over 10,000 reviewers and over 100,000 user reviews

43

2 years ago

A tool for managing social media’s presence. It’s meant to manage Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, with a focus on local search.

43

3 years ago

A platform for connecting people with their closest local experts in things like health, finance, and travel.

42

3 years ago

A startup that matches local travel service providers with travelers who need to travel in a certain area.

42

2 years ago

A platform for local governments to drive closer bonds between citizens and their local civic institutions.

42

2 years ago

A group of friends in the LA area are building an app that will help you find the best local restaurants in your area with a few taps of your phone.

42

3 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help local governments auction off their parking spaces like Uber. The company wants to help councils and other local governments bring in more revenue by creating a marketplace where drivers can book spaces and meet customers who are looking for parking spaces.

41

3 years ago

A startup that creates an online community for people with mental illness. The company wants to use a network of local groups in the U.S. to connect people who are trying to quit their mental illness.

41

3 years ago

A hyper-local delivery service for groceries in New York City. The startup is building a network of delivery hubs, with prices determined by demand.

41

2 years ago

A startup that enables local agents to sell their homes while they’re away.

41

2 years ago

A network of used bikes. The startup works with local stores to offer a rental fleet of bikes at a price that’s cheaper than buying a bike. It currently works with more than 500 stores in the US.

41

2 years ago

A home repair service that has a unique model that connects customers with local plumbers to do the work at their house.

41

3 years ago

A platform for consumers to buy products and services from local artisans without leaving their home. The startup says the team has experience in retail and product development.

40

2 years ago

A company that provides a database of local businesses, which has gone up from ~100 to ~500 in the past year.

40

2 years ago

A startup for international students that helps them find a job in their field of study. It’s a clone of the old Hobsons site, but with a local focus.

40

2 years ago

A software company that creates specialised versions of Twitter for education and finding local services. The startup is focused on creating tools for their own customers, colleges and universities.

40

2 years ago

A company that is building a platform for government which allows customers to find out what’s going on in their local government.

40

3 years ago

A company that’s building a platform for sharing and accessing data about local businesses, health care, and government services.

39

2 years ago

A newspaper app that allows users to search for local news and articles, and share them with friends.

39

2 years ago

A solution for restaurants and other businesses to get their payment to customers faster. The startup is currently only available in the UK, and is partnering with local delivery services.

39

2 years ago

A broker that helps people find a house to rent. The company says they’re already working with local landlords and renters.

39

2 years ago

This startup connects people to local babysitters for a flat monthly fee.

39

2 years ago

This startup is building an automated concierge service that connects users with the best local services based on their needs. The startup is based in San Francisco and is looking to raise $1.9 million.

38

2 years ago

The startup makes it easy for travelers to find and book local travel services for their stay

38

2 years ago

A platform that creates a database of products that consumers want but don’t necessarily have and then allows people to go to their local store and purchase the product online.

37

2 years ago

With this startup, customers can buy prescription drugs at a local pharmacy and have them shipped directly to their door, and have them delivered to their local doorstep.

37

3 years ago

A way for companies to get “radically better deals” on local tech talent.

36

2 years ago

A startup to help consumers, developers, and businesses build and manage their own local community of interests around an app.

36

2 years ago

A community of local businesses in NYC that are looking to hire people. There’s a pool of over 200 companies that are available for hiring, with over 200 openings in total.

36

2 years ago

A platform that allows people to “invest in their neighborhood”, allowing people to invest in the local community through their investments.

36

2 years ago

A financial company that helps other businesses manage the storefronts of local stores. The startup turns storefronts into “digital showrooms”, letting businesses show off their products online and offline.

35

2 years ago

A startup developing a network of kiosks that can help customers quickly purchase goods and services from a local merchant. The startup wants to help small businesses get online by making them kiosks they can use as a storefront.

35

2 years ago

A startup that creates a robust marketing platform for businesses using the concept of “local commerce”.

35

2 years ago

This is an engineering-focused startup that wants to build a software solution that lets people design their own hardware. The idea is that you can create a design, get a quote for the cost of the materials, and then purchase the parts online. The computer chip and board are then assembled at a local store to create the finished product.

35

2 years ago

A feature for Slack which will allow users to translate messages into local languages, and vice versa.

35

2 years ago

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

34

2 years ago

A local search engine for events, tailored for specific cities.

34

2 years ago

A healthcare company that helps people get the right care, at the right place, at the right time. The startup offers a telemedicine service that connects patients to local doctors via video conferencing.

34

2 years ago

A platform that helps local governments organize and evaluate citizen participation in policymaking.

34

2 years ago

A location-based, mobile-first, social network for sharing and discovering local businesses.

34

2 years ago

A payments company that allows consumers to make payments with a single app. Its first product, in beta, is a local payments app that uses a GPS chip to verify a shopper’s location, and charges them a fee based on how close they are to their destination.

33

2 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for people to communicate and share knowledge about local government.

33

2 years ago

A company that’s creating a space for local crypto enthusiasts to share ideas and advice. The startup aims to bring more people into the space and to help beginners get started.

33

2 years ago

This is a startup that helps you find a local plumber. The company’s 20,000 US users have connected over 1,000 plumbers to local customers.

33

2 years ago

A company that helps local governments run elections. The idea is to help governments solve their toughest problems, like getting more people to show up to vote. The company will be paid by the state to manage each election.

33

2 years ago

A startup that is building a way to track student loans via email, who are working with local community colleges and graduate schools to create a student loan tracking tool.

33

2 years ago

A tool for sellers to price their products in Euro, which users pay in their local currency.

32

2 years ago

A startup that searches for relevant local events on Groupon, to help users get their tickets.

32

2 years ago

Advisor’s pizzas have a 1:1 ratio of cheese and sauce. They’re made with fresh dough, and the ingredients are — in most cases — all sourced from local farmers.

32

2 years ago

This app helps people connect with local culinary artists. The app connects users with local artists who can create custom meals from scratch, complete with recipes.

32

2 years ago

It’s a yoga studio that also serves as a community center, and was built in collaboration with the local community.

32

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to connect travelers with locals The idea is to enable people to go on trips and connect with locals who can show them the top things to do in a given city

31

2 years ago

A tool to help people find a directory of local services in their area, like dry cleaners or auto repair shops.

31

2 years ago

A “frictionless” grocery delivery service for retailers. The site offers customers a curated selection of local merchants who have partnered with the service. It has a store locator and curates a list of merchants. The startup says it has already signed up 1,000 local merchants.

31

2 years ago

A tool that helps people find the best local and web-based resources for a given topic. Users can search for tips, videos, and other content.

31

2 years ago

This app helps users book appointments at their local doctor’s office. Once the patient comes to the office, a doctor can communicate with them directly.

31

5 years ago

Idea: Aims to make it easier to do business in the developing world by removing the human element from contract management The company takes care of the legwork and legal formalities so that companies can do business with foreign suppliers without having to learn the ins and outs of local business processes

30

2 years ago

A platform that connects users with their favorite local restaurants in a variety of ways, including a mobile app and a partnership with a restaurant to deliver an order of food.

30

2 years ago

A startup for events that brings together local production companies with events organizers. The startup wants to be the Yelp for events.

30

2 years ago

A startup that provides a mobile app that connects small businesses to local waste and recycling services, with an API to allow other local businesses to integrate their services.

30

2 years ago

This startup connects mobile users with local babysitters, and helps them choose a neighborhood babysitter. It’s a YC company and currently operates in NYC.

30

2 years ago

A startup that aims to provide the same kind of international travel services that Expedia or Priceline provides but for local events.

30

2 years ago

A way for people to filter through the local real estate listings in their area, and then get in-person quotes from local agents.

30

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help online retailers find and connect with local customers, rather than relying on the Internet to find them.

30

2 years ago

A startup that provides community-driven news and advice for local kids.

29

2 years ago

A restaurant that’s been around since 1985. It’s a local chain with over 800 locations in the US.

29

2 years ago

A mobile app for people to find service providers in South America, helping them find local plumbers, electricians, handymen.

29

2 years ago

A global marketplace for freelance translators and language schools. The company wants to help companies around the world find talent locally.

29

2 years ago

A snack delivery service for kids, that pairs with an app to order snacks from a local grocery store. The startup is working with several grocery chains across the country and has signed on over 3,000 local grocery stores.

29

2 years ago

A bunch of companies in the same space, trying to build a “localized” version of Slack for students that doesn’t use the same terms as the global version.

28

2 years ago

A startup that helps users find the best local vendors for any given product, by letting them order direct from the vendor.

28

2 years ago

A platform that lets local governments build and manage an online presence for their citizens

28

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help businesses enter new markets around the globe. The company helps international businesses navigate local regulations.

28

2 years ago

A phone app that allows users to search for local events, view concert and theater information, and purchase tickets on the spot in a social setting.

28

2 years ago

A startup that creates a single resource for people to find local shops that sell specialty drinks.

27

2 years ago

TEDx is a series of independently organized TED-like events held worldwide, featuring local TEDTalks and other TED-like presentations. TEDx events are organized independently and are not affiliated with TED in any way.

26

2 years ago

Hyperlocal delivery service, delivering packages within 4 miles of a customer’s home.

26

2 years ago

A way to create a “digital currency” at the local level.

25

2 years ago

A platform that uses a combination of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and smart user behavior to allow users to purchase goods online and receive them at their local UPS store.

25

2 years ago

A program that helps employees find local contractors for home remodeling jobs.

25

2 years ago

A platform that connects businesses with local farmers and helps them get the highest quality produce at the best price possible. The startup is working on an app and a marketplace for farmers.

25

2 years ago

Starting a local business in New York City can be incredibly difficult. MyDunkin allows you to get a local coffee shop delivery of any major coffee brand, whether that be Starbucks, Dunkin, or Peet’s.

25

2 years ago

A platform for local musicians to share music, merchandise, and gigs.

25

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps people find a parking spot via an app that uses data from local businesses about where they think spots will open up

24

2 years ago

A real estate listing platform that aims to make it easier for people to buy and sell homes in a local market. They’re currently in a public beta, with plans to launch in Q4.

24

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easy for the public to connect with local business owners to locate, interact, and learn more about local businesses.

24

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can order a dinner for two from a local restaurant

23

5 years ago

Idea: A mobile app for small businesses and local community groups

23

2 years ago

It’s an app that allows users to quickly check the price of things at their local grocery and other stores

23

2 years ago

This startup wants to be the Uber for delivery services. The company has an app where customers can order food, drinks, and groceries from local restaurants, but it’s also looking to launch a delivery option in the next few months.

23

2 years ago

After a founder saw a local family in need of a shelter, they started doing research and realized that there was still a need for a local shelter for homeless pets in San Francisco. As a result, the startup found a way to raise money for a local shelter to help homeless pets, and is now funded to run the shelter itself.

23

2 years ago

The growth of tech startups in the Latin American region is driven by a number of factors, such as its young and growing population, the lack of a franchise restriction, and the lack of protectionist measures. Local politicians in some of the world’s smallest and most impoverished countries are eager to encourage the growth of technology startups.

23

2 years ago

A company that provides an app that lets you connect with local electricians, plumbers, and other experts in the US.

22

2 years ago

A company that aims to help companies find new talent in their local area, offering to help with the recruitment process.

22

2 years ago

Helping consumers find local businesses and order products using their phone.

22

2 years ago

A macro-investment fund with a goal of providing $1 billion in capital to the local economy in a specific city.

22

2 years ago

A company that provides a way to get a loan for women in the Philippines without the aid of a middleman. The startup is working with existing local banks to test its model, and they’re looking for a US partner to help them get the green-light to expand to the US.

22

5 years ago

Idea: A job-matching platform for companies and local economies in developing countries The company works with local governments and communities to create a better match between employers and job seekers

21

2 years ago

A platform that connects customers with local service providers to make it easier to book appointments online. They’re working with an undisclosed number of startups.

20

2 years ago

A platform that connects businesses with local accounting and bookkeeping services, using a combination of automated accounting software and human accounting services.

20

2 years ago

Perpetual, a startup that works with the homeless in San Diego, California, to connect them with resources like furniture, clothing, medical care, and job-placement services. The startup is also working with local non-profits to connect the homeless with these available resources.

20

2 years ago

A way to connect local businesses to consumers. Users can look up nearby businesses, then check out their social media pages and website and interact with them on the app.

19

2 years ago

Uniti is a community-powered mobile app that helps members find and book local, affordable childcare.

18

2 years ago

A startup that helps consumers find the best service providers in their city, based on the rating of local service providers provided by local consumers.

18

5 years ago

Idea: This startup is building a way to use AI to safely clean up online hate speech, with a focus on areas where a person’s access to the internet is controlled by a local government and there’s a risk of them being punished.

17

2 years ago

The startup is building a platform that not only helps businesses find and manage local talent, but also helps people find jobs themselves. It currently has 200,000 users, and is $1.3 million in revenue, according to a press release.

17

5 years ago

A startup that provides a directory of local contractors and home improvement professionals

16

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for housing rentals The startup allows local tenants to rent out their home from their landlord

16

2 years ago

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

16

2 years ago

A mobile app to help you keep track of the places you go. The app uses the same sensors that new cars have to track your speed and location and can provide details like gas prices, weather, and local news.

16

2 years ago

A startup that’s building unique, local AI-powered products and services for the global market. They’re looking to help all kinds of businesses in the US and Europe create products and services for foreign markets.

16

5 years ago

A startup that provides a directory of all of the local restaurants and dishes they serve so that you can learn about the local cuisine

15

2 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for small businesses to connect with each other via an app. The startup is also building a platform that helps small businesses find local suppliers and manufacturers for their products. The company is based in San Francisco.

15

2 years ago

A free mobile app that allows users to create a local directory of other users in their area, which they can use to find things like home services, meet up spots, basketball courts, etc.

15

2 years ago

A startup that helps homeowners choose replacements for common household items like roofing tiles, kitchen appliances, flooring, and lighting. It’s an easy way to shop for similar products online, and then see them in person at a local store.

15

2 years ago

The application, which is currently in beta, lets users buy and sell their unused movie tickets online. Tickets are sent through the app so that users can check in and redeem the tickets at their local theater.

15

2 years ago

A startup that gives local governments a dashboard to keep track of how many tourists are coming to their cities. The company wants to be a one-stop shop for tourism data that helps cities study their markets.

15

2 years ago

A platform that helps people find, review, and book local, affordable, and reliable rides at the tap of a button.

15

2 years ago

A startup that provides a website for your local grocer, letting consumers order groceries online and then pick them up in your neighborhood for free. The company is also working on a loyalty program and an app that follows up on orders.

14

2 years ago

A new way for local governments to raise educational spending.

14

2 years ago

A product development app that provides users with a list of local resources to solve a problem. The company describes it as “Uber for local products.”

14

2 years ago

A “Nextdoor for real-estate”, where people can post and review local real estate listings, shared by the people in their neighborhood.

14

2 years ago

A startup that wants to eliminate the need for traditional office space by letting local stores and restaurants set up shop in public parks, city squares, and other public places. The startup hopes to expand to cities across the US.

13

2 years ago

A social platform that connects people to local spotters that can help users find lost items.

13

2 years ago

A local comparison platform for consumers, with a main focus on comparing and choosing between products that are available in the local market.

13

2 years ago

This startup is building a tool that turns a mobile app into a high-performance supercomputer by processing and storing data locally, then using other processing power in the cloud to analyze it.

13

2 years ago

An online marketplace that connects small business with local buyers using a “local living guide.”

11

2 years ago

This is an app that helps people find and collect donations for local events and causes within their community.

11

5 years ago

A startup that provides targeted advertising opportunities for businesses through a large database of local businesses and customers’ social media profiles. The startup aims to reduce advertising costs and increase ROI for businesses.

10

2 years ago

A startup that helps consumers around the world to find local, independent retailers for their favorite items, whether it’s a pet or a piece of clothing.

10

2 years ago

A software company that helps real estate agents in the United States streamline their hiring process for home inspections. The startup is currently testing their platform with local real estate agents.

10

5 years ago

Idea: A simple way for people to pre-order food online from local restaurants, picking up their food without waiting in a line or ordering into a kitchen. Customers place an order on the website, and then the startup calls the restaurant to confirm. The startup says it’s grown 10% week-over-week for the last year.

9

2 years ago

A platform that brings together global pet food brands and local pet food companies, helping to ensure that animal lovers in other countries can get the same food as those in the US, despite the language barriers.

9

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps you hire someone from out-of-town for a local job that you’re willing to pay for their travel if they’re willing to do the job remotely.

6

1 hour ago

A platform that connects urban apartment dwellers with local rooftop farmers for weekly fresh produce subscriptions, including recipe kits from the farmer's own harvest.

0

1 hour ago

A startup that uses AI to generate and manage hyper-localized pop-up events for neighborhoods, allowing residents to discover and book experiences within a 5-mile radius.

0

3 minutes ago

A B2B platform that helps small manufacturers connect with local waste streams to turn industrial byproducts into new raw materials, creating circular supply chains.

0

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help people learn about their local neighborhood (ie: where to park, what’s the best place to eat, places

-1

5 years ago

A startup that helps people find a local babysitter A startup that provides a service where you can order a bouquet of fresh flowers online

-1

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can have their blood drawn at a local lab and then shipped to a local doctor to be analyzed

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A Slack group to help you shop for and buy local produce

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for restaurants to purchase quality food and service from local chefs and cooks The startup will handle scheduling, payments, and logistics

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for small, local businesses to sell directly to consumers The startup says they already have earned $10,000 in revenue after only 5 months

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A local heating and cooling solutions provider

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that connects consumers with local, sustainable food products The startup says it’s already working with over 50 local food producers, and has customers in New York City, San Francisco, and Montreal

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A business that builds custom, localized WordPress websites for small businesses in the US, with a focus on high quality and low prices

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A mobile app that helps people take the slow out of slow travel. It offers curated lists of local experiences, and helps users book rooms and other experiences with hosts.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A company that helps people find, buy, and sell secondhand goods. The startup wants to be a Craigslist-like platform for local goods.

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help people export their data from Google and other web services to their local machine

-1

5 years ago

A startup that provides a platform to connect visitors with locals who can show them around a city

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Local Startup Ideas

SITU is building a messaging app to help people connect with their local government. It’s meant to make government more approachable and transparent to the public.

A travel site that connects travelers with locals for personal tours, activities, language lessons, and more.

Advertise your business online in 20 different languages, for free, in your local market.

A company that connects people with local handymen, who can perform repairs for them for a percentage of the cost.

A startup that helps people find local people with similar interests. It has about 25,000 users, and has been a part of several YC startups.

A social platform for people to connect with local businesses. The app works as a “local discovery app” that helps people discover places to eat and shop, and connects them with local businesses.

Localization software that helps companies hire workers who can speak, read, and write in multiple languages.

A company that helps brands do email marketing by making it painless for them to set up a local mailing list.

A global marketplace for local goods that requires zero inventory or storage costs. The startup says it can deliver goods from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world within 48 hours.

A platform that enables local retailers to accept payments from shoppers using mobile phones.

A new way to find great local coffee.

A startup that helps customers find and hire local plumbers, electricians, and other handymen.

A “social network for local businesses” that gives companies a way to pay suppliers.

In the past year, there have been a few notable exits from Indian startups and their founders. Vani Kola, co-founder of Zomato, sold her company to local rival Swiggy for an estimated $50 million.

A company that connects users with different skill sets and interests with local professionals.

A startup that’s building a platform to help citizens learn about and get involved in local issues.

A tool to help local governments prepare for hurricanes and other natural disasters, from looting to gas shortages

An aggregator of local content apps for restaurants, retailers, travel, beauty, and more.

A hotel booking app for the Middle East, powered by a social network of travelers and a marketplace of local and international hotel partners.

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.

This startup is building a global network of local legal aid attorneys to help low income people in the US access legal aid, from free legal clinics to pro bono legal services.

This startup is building a way for merchants to connect with local contractors to handle big projects.

A startup for city-dwellers to browse, buy and sell locally produced goods.

A tool for finding the highest-rated local restaurants, bars, or retail locations.

A pizza app that allows you to order delivery from local pizzerias.

A new online service for monitoring food safety by connecting restaurants to their city’s local health department, so they can get regular reminders about things like food safety.

An AI-powered search engine that learns from your searches to create personalized content. It’s meant to serve as a search engine for all things like local events, weather, news, and sports, with a focus on the “people-centric” aspects of the internet.

A platform that connects local businesses to kids' camps and other activities for kids

This SaaS startup is a “peer to peer platform for small and medium sized businesses” that helps small businesses connect with each other, allowing them to find the best local businesses for different needs.

A startup that creates a directory of local home repair experts so people can find someone to do small home repairs

A partnership with a local entrepreneur to help them get their product to market.

A startup that helps small businesses connect with local merchants in a similar way that Zumper and other real estate startups connect landlords. It counts a pair of YC startups among clients.

A startup for local service providers to offer their services to customers in online or offline formats through a combination of chat and text messaging

A company that is working with local governments to help them use the power of social media to bring transparency to city hall.

A startup that helps people who are buying or selling real estate to find local contractors to do work on their home

A way for people to invest in their communities and learn about local businesses

This startup is building a “cloud” of data centers around the world, so that the data center closest to the user is the most reliable. It’s similar to Amazon Web Services, but more localized.

A startup that will allow people to build websites for their local community, and then charge a monthly fee for that service.

A company that’s building a framework for a fully decentralized digital banking network, a system that would be made up of a network of independent, local banks.

This is an app that helps riders find the best local street parking spots to avoid tickets and fees.

A startup for local services like dry cleaning, delivery or house cleaning.

A startup that provides a service where you can pay a monthly fee to have a local sitter take care of your pet

A digital currency for the global market. It’s first product is a stablecoin for local currency payments in the US and across the world.

A mobile app that connects users to the best local organic food, and helps them pay for it with their credit card

A startup that wants to make it easier for consumers to order pickup and delivery from local restaurants and businesses.

A company that helps companies and individuals find the best local plumbers for renovations and repairs.

A B2B platform for local businesses that helps them find and choose the right contractors for the job.

A social network to help people find local businesses.

A startup that allows you to rent kayaks and other water sports equipment in your local area

Connecting users with local farmers and food producers

A platform for businesses to find local talent. The startup helps businesses find talent in their area with a simple interface that looks like LinkedIn.

An online marketplace for local service providers. The startup wants to help small businesses advertise their services and reach new customers.

An online tool for pairing customers with local plumbers and handymen.

A startup that provides an online directory of local services (ie car mechanics, painters, etc)

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program that provides customers with weekly deliveries of fresh produce and other items from local farmers. Customers pay for their weekly deliveries of local fruits and vegetables through a subscription model.

A social media platform that brings brand power to the local community. It works by giving brands a platform on which they can interact with consumers and promote their products.

A startup that wanted to combine the ease of Instacart and the ability to order from local stores on the web. The app lets you order groceries from local stores, but also from a list of your favorite local restaurants.

This startup is developing a software platform to help local food producers and farmers grow and distribute their crops and foods.

A company that builds a network of local SMEs to share pricing information for their services.

A platform that aims to help people connect with a small group of local businesses to find the best deals and lowest prices on local goods and services.

A simple solution for localizing your website. Localize is an easy way to translate content into multiple languages without needing a developer.

Aspiring to be a Tinder for food delivery, this startup is building a mobile app that helps users find food from local restaurants.

A local service that gives kids and families access to language classes, homeschooling, and tutoring through video and computer screen time. The startup is based in Austin, Texas and has 4 employees.

A company that makes customized, local, dog treat recipes. The startup is making a recipe book for pet owners.

A Tinder-like app for finding local businesses. Founded by two former Coinbase employees, it has a basic but growing user base.

The startup is an online marketplace for local services. Currently it’s focused on New York City.

A startup that helps you find a local moving company

This app helps people connect with their local breweries

A company that helps with home repairs and renovations, letting customers research and book local contractors

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

A startup for people to find, book and review local services for things like travel, booking a table at a restaurant, pet sitting, childcare, plumbing, and more.

An idea that would let anyone be a coder or designer for local versions of the web. Google is interested.

The company is building a platform for managing citizen dialog on local issues. The cofounders say that more than $6 billion is spent on lobbying each year, and the platform would make it easier for citizens to have their voices heard in government.

A company that pairs with local taxi drivers to make group rides more affordable.

A startup that wants to help people find and hire home cleaners who are local, and who have the right experience. They want to help the market for home cleaning, which often lacks liquidity, by bringing order and transparency to the market.

A mobile app that helps people find local cafes and restaurants. The startup, based in San Francisco, is pitching its app as a Yelp for food.

This is a company that is teaming up with a local restaurant to help you order food from a menu directly online. The idea is that you can then order a meal to be ready in the same spot that you want to pick it up from.