Money Startup Ideas

2 years ago

The founders of a $60,000 startup are creating a platform that gets people to help lend each other money at a rate of about 1% interest.

11,312

4 years ago

A way to make money by creating art

5,082

2 years ago

A chatbot that helps you manage your money by asking you questions, then offering suggestions for what to do with your money.

5,027

3 years ago

A company that helps you find a way to make money by doing what you’re already doing.

4,449

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to borrow money from friends, family, and even strangers. The startup is currently only available in the UK, where it’s working with a handful of small businesses.

1,252

4 years ago

"A mobile app that advises you how much money you should save, and how to get it." The app estimates how much money you can expect to have in retirement based on your job and lifestyle and suggests ways to save that money.

1,139

2 years ago

A platform for children to make personalized videos, which allows them to make money off it.

1,108

5 years ago

A software company that allows musicians to completely manage their band’s finances, including booking, money management, and accounting.

877

2 years ago

A digital native bank that lets you deposit and withdraw money from anywhere in the world.

698

3 years ago

A company that helps businesses buy and resell the software licenses they need. The startup helps businesses save money on some of the more expensive licenses, like Microsoft Office.

555

5 years ago

A startup that helps consumers get their money back from airlines for delayed flights.

544

3 years ago

A company that offers a tool to help people make decisions about their money based on their values.

522

3 years ago

A startup that provides a platform for the open exchange of knowledge about finance, investing, and managing money.

448

5 years ago

This startup that wants to let people earn money from their home by offering a variety of on-demand services.

371

3 years ago

A real estate financing platform that connects investors with borrowers and saves them time and money.

368

3 years ago

A team of researchers, investors and techies with a penchant for creating startups that help people find and save money, and then build a digital broker that matches people with specific lenders.

355

4 years ago

A kind of “digital cash” that’s fully digital, works anywhere, and doesn’t require a fee to transfer money.

345

4 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for public companies to raise money from private investors.

336

5 years ago

A platform that lets you send money to friends in the Philippines, India, or China, in real time.

321

5 years ago

A peer-to-peer lending company that helps non-profits raise money for their operations.

319

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help you save money on your toilet paper, but also wants to be the company to make the best toilet paper in the world.

319

5 years ago

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

311

5 years ago

Merkle is an AI-driven search engine that helps you find the best way to spend your money based on the things you’ve bought in the past. They’re based on a “Netflix for shopping” approach.

305

3 years ago

A digital tool that helps couples reduce household expenses, track spending and save money.

304

4 years ago

A startup that provides a way to buy and sell Amazon gift cards at a discount. The company makes money through affiliate revenue.

298

4 years ago

A startup that is building a way to help startups raise money from angel investors.

296

5 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help people get money from friends and family. The company uses a paper check system that’s more commonly used in developing countries, and it plans to roll it out in the US, Canada, and Europe. They recently raised $1.5M in a seed round.

294

5 years ago

A platform that helps companies transfer money to individual employees in different locations. It’s a way for companies to have more control over the money they spend and track where it goes.

279

5 years ago

A gift card company that helps restaurants and retailers transfer money between countries.

276

4 years ago

A startup which helps users track their homes’ energy usage, helping them to plan how to pay for energy and save money.

275

4 years ago

Zelle is a digital payment company that’s launching in early 2020, and is meant to make it easier for people to send money to others.

274

5 years ago

A money transfer service where people can send money to family members without having to deal with the banking system.

269

5 years ago

A platform for young adults to take a break from college and earn money.

267

2 years ago

A mobile app that brings together all the people involved in running an event to make sure everyone is on the same page before it even happens. The aim is to help event producers make more money from their events.

264

4 years ago

A platform that helps you manage your online credit cards and create a spending plan. The goal of the startup is to create a solution to the following problem: “When you spend money, you don’t know what you spent it on.”

262

4 years ago

A company that helps retailers in India make money on data they collect on customer behaviors. Currently, they’re using the company’s software to manage their cash desks in stores.

262

4 years ago

An online platform for peer-to-peer lending in India. The startup serves community microlenders in India that are looking to lend out smaller amounts of money to people in need.

259

5 years ago

A startup that helps people manage their money, including budgeting and paying bills. The company wants to become a finance hub for consumers.

253

4 years ago

A mobile app that lets people track how much money they’ve saved through a daily savings plan.

247

5 years ago

A platform for lending and borrowing money with a goal of reaching 1 million borrowers. Users will be able to search for and compare loans online.

241

4 years ago

A digital platform that helps people save money when they’re shopping online, allowing them to search for sales and coupons, and monitor their spending in real time.

236

3 years ago

Startups that help you earn money by taking surveys

234

5 years ago

A startup that wants to make your money work for you, without having to do the work yourself. The company’s first product is a small device that makes it easier for people to open their credit card accounts, and has plans to expand to other financial products like insurance.

232

4 years ago

A startup that helps people save money on bills and utilities, by connecting them to companies that can offer deals to them.

229

2 years ago

This startup wants to build programs that help people manage their money, like a tool to help people budget and optimize their spending.

227

4 years ago

The startup is a spin-off of a company called Hint, which was founded in 2015 to help people make better decisions about personal finance. The data can be used to help consumers identify opportunities for savings and investments, and Hint says one in three Americans don’t have enough money saved.

226

4 years ago

Founded by a 16-year-old, this startup is a tool to help people use their insurance money to pay for health care.

223

4 years ago

A startup that helps you figure out how much money you should save for a vacation or a house.

221

4 years ago

A startup that promises to be able to show its customers how to save money by optimizing their home’s energy consumption.

214

4 years ago

A platform that allows both consumer and business users to collect and share data about their lives with the goal of helping them improve their health and save money.

212

5 years ago

A company that makes it easy for people to earn money by selling their time, energy, and expertise to others.

209

4 years ago

Another startup focused on helping people manage their money and expenses. It aims to be a more personal approach to budgeting and money management.

209

5 years ago

A “crypto-fiat exchange” where customers purchase cryptocurrency with fiat money and then pay their bills with the money they’ve earned.

207

5 years ago

A startup that hopes to help people save money by getting them to share their unused parking spots with strangers with the goal of getting more free parking spots for more people.

206

4 years ago

A startup that helps people manage their money by mapping out their goals and their savings. People can then use the tool to “plug in” their goals and see how much their savings go towards them.

205

5 years ago

A startup meant to help people save money through a service that finds money-saving coupons for them

204

4 years ago

A startup that helps investors find early-stage startups to invest in. The startup is building out its management software for portfolio companies with the help of $30,000 in seed money.

202

4 years ago

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

201

5 years ago

A startup that helps people who want to give money to charity and causes to find organizations they can give to.

199

4 years ago

A product that enables buyers to save money when buying a home.

198

4 years ago

A product that helps employees keep track of their expenses and support their company instead of losing money to waste.

198

4 years ago

The app makes it easy to find the best nearby restaurants and their reviews, and the business can then make money off the data it collects about online reviews.

197

4 years ago

A toolset that helps organizations manage their business continuity and disaster recovery. The startup has raised nearly $2 million in investor money, and is run by former CIO of IBM's Digital Solutions group.

197

4 years ago

A food delivery service for college students. The startup is building a delivery service that allows students to order food in advance and save money.

197

4 years ago

A platform that lets you see if you can save money on your next car purchase.

196

4 years ago

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

196

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help people save money by helping them understand the costs of their life insurance policies. The startup hopes that, by helping customers understand what their policies are really costing them, they can lower the premiums.

196

4 years ago

A startup that helps you find different ways to spend money on the road.

195

4 years ago

A startup trying to make it easier for start-ups to raise money in the US.

194

4 years ago

A platform that allows users to chat with each other in a currency-agnostic way, where they can “send” and “receive” money.

194

4 years ago

A tool that helps you find and book carpools, helping you save money on gas and parking

192

3 years ago

A startup that allows users to convert their money into cash, or vice versa, in an instant

191

4 years ago

A payments app that allows you to lend or borrow money in minutes, for under 1% interest. The app is in the process of getting Fintech licenses in the UK, France, and Germany.

190

4 years ago

A tool that helps socially conscious people invest their money in socially conscious companies.

190

4 years ago

A company that lets people rent out their apartment or house on a per-stay basis and earns money from it.

189

3 years ago

A startup that aims to be a way to find, share and make money from any kind of data. It uses machine learning to help its users find information they may not have.

189

5 years ago

This business is aiming to provide an easy way for small businesses to get money-back guarantees on products.

188

4 years ago

A small, low-overhead software startup that wants to help you better manage your time and money.

188

5 years ago

Idea: A smart wallet that understands how you spend your money

187

4 years ago

A startup that builds “training systems for people who don’t have the money, time, or training to learn”

187

3 years ago

This is an app for lending money to friends and family, with a focus on microloans.

187

4 years ago

This startup asks the question: “What if you could make your kitchen more efficient” If you want to save money on electricity, the company says, you could make your kitchen more efficient, cut down on your food waste, save time, and eat healthier.

186

4 years ago

A startup that doesn't have a specific use case but wants to be a store of last resort for people seeking to borrow money.

186

4 years ago

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

186

4 years ago

A company that is creating a platform for content creators to sell PR services. The startup aims to create a marketplace for PR services, in which companies can buy packages of services in bulk to save money.

185

4 years ago

A credit app that allows you to save money on your utility bills by charging you for times when you don’t use your home.

185

4 years ago

A platform that helps retail employees find out how to get cheaper insurance, pay taxes, and save money on taxes.

185

3 years ago

A startup that helps freelancers make money doing freelance design work.

184

4 years ago

A cloud-based tool designed to help people manage their money more efficiently in ways that might not be obvious.

183

4 years ago

A digital music store focusing on independent artists. The startup has signed up about 300 independent musicians to date, most of which are making money through streaming services.

182

5 years ago

Idea: A tool to help people who don’t have a lot of money to buy Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

181

3 years ago

A company focused on helping consumers and small businesses manage their money using a single integrated app, including credit cards and checking accounts.

181

4 years ago

A tool for understanding the many different ways in which people can make money online, such as blogging, affiliate marketing, and paid video production.

180

4 years ago

A recurring expense management tool that lets you schedule and track the money you spend on the things you use most often, like coffee, groceries, or travel.

180

4 years ago

A digital wallet that makes it easy to track spending and get money back.

179

5 years ago

If you’re the kind of person who really doesn’t like to waste money, this startup is for you. The company is building a tool to keep track of your spending and show you where to use your money more wisely.

177

4 years ago

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

177

4 years ago

A company that helps companies provide payroll to remote workers. The startup uses a machine learning algorithm to help companies save money on payroll.

177

3 years ago

A company that lets people set aside money for their child's college education by investing in a prepaid tuition plan.

177

5 years ago

A platform that lets users collaborate to earn money from the work they do.

176

5 years ago

A platform for sending money in the Philippines that offers a unique way to pay for goods and services.

175

4 years ago

A platform for people to make money by taking pictures of what they’re eating. It’s faster, cheaper, and easier to use than Instagram.

175

4 years ago

An investment platform that allows users to invest their money in marijuana stocks and related ventures.

175

4 years ago

This is a digital assistant that helps you find insurance at the cheapest price and adjust it so that you pay the least amount of money possible. It’s a SaaS solution that can be used by any insurance company, and uses data science to help you find the best policy at the best price.

175

5 years ago

A platform for sending and receiving money within the United States

174

4 years ago

A money transfer service for the A.I.B. family of countries. It aims to streamline the exchange of money from individuals to governments and vice versa.

174

4 years ago

Want to know exactly how much money you spend on a particular product, or how much revenue that particular product generates SaaS company Vitable wants to help.

174

3 years ago

A startup that partners with Indian restaurants to automate their ordering processes. This can help restaurants better manage inventory and deliveries, save money, and increase customer satisfaction.

174

5 years ago

A startup that does “personalized” financial planning for people who have a lot of money So, clients pay a fee and the financial planner talks with them and then helps them set up their investment portfolio

173

5 years ago

A “Facebook for your finances”, enabling people to see where their money is going and how it’s being spent.

173

5 years ago

This startup is building a money-making product for the younger generation.

173

4 years ago

A startup for teachers and parents to create an after-school program that takes place during the school day and aims to save money on travel and out-of-school costs.

173

4 years ago

This is a startup that aims to help entrepreneurs raise money by turning to friends and family for loans.

173

4 years ago

A startup for patients to buy pharmaceuticals online. Patients can save money through lower prices, or improve their medication through more information.

173

4 years ago

China’s internet giants are increasingly dominating the global digital advertising market. A recent report from Digiday says: “Chinese social media and news platforms have commanded the lion’s share of ad revenue as global digital ad spend in the country has grown at a staggering compound annual growth rate of around 40% over the last five years.” How are these companies making money They’re using the vast audience of consumers on social media for traditional advertising.

173

3 years ago

A platform that helps people manage media content and make money on it. The company, which was founded in March, is a marketplace of videos, images, and other digital media that are monetized by users.

173

5 years ago

A new way for companies to pay employees, using a rewards-based system with no cash transfers. The company instead creates a digital savings account for employees, allowing them to track their earnings and also cashing out the money when they leave.

172

5 years ago

A startup that helps users save money on daily expenses.

172

4 years ago

This company is building a platform that helps make it easier for people to move their money out of banks and into digital wallets like Google Pay and AliPay.

172

4 years ago

A platform for companies to integrate their CRM and HR systems into one, with the goal of saving both time and money for the company.

171

4 years ago

A global money transfer service that lets you send money to other people in a country without a bank account.

171

4 years ago

A platform, built by Google, that lets you order business essentials in bulk and save money by buying in advance.

171

4 years ago

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

171

4 years ago

A new kind of financial tool for freelancers and people who work on-demand. It’s a way for people to run their finances and see where their money is going.

171

3 years ago

A platform for a new class of financial advisors, or robo-advisors, that uses machine learning to manage people’s money.

171

5 years ago

A company that helps people pack their own medical supplies in order to save money.

170

5 years ago

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

170

4 years ago

A platform that helps you send and receive money in real time. The startup aims to build a “money-as-a-service” platform which allows users to send money to each other in person or online.

170

4 years ago

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

169

4 years ago

A delivery platform that saves customers money by getting food delivered to their door

169

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a way for retailers to buy in bulk and save money on inventory, currently working with a few dozen merchants.

168

4 years ago

A “freemium” site for sending money to friends and family

168

5 years ago

A startup that helps you save money on your health insurance, offering deals and discounts on a per-period basis.

167

5 years ago

A startup that helps non-profits and nonprofits raise money by sharing their stories. The company is a YC alum.

167

5 years ago

A self-serve platform for saving money on auto insurance or just comparing rates, which they say is “faster, cheaper, and more comprehensive then any other website”. They currently have $2.5 million in monthly recurring revenue and are looking to launch in Miami and Atlanta.

167

5 years ago

Messenger is a messaging app that makes automated music recommendations to users based on their music library. The company claims that it’s already making millions of dollars in revenue, and that it’s not reliant on ads. It’s making money through subscriptions, which it says is a way to get around the ad-tech competition.

167

4 years ago

A startup that lets people opt in to offer their digital photos to filmmakers in exchange for money.

167

5 years ago

A startup that helps users send money and pay bills at no cost. Currently only available in the UK

166

5 years ago

A startup that uses machine learning to identify fraud and money laundering in transactions between banks.

166

5 years ago

A mobile money transfer app for businesses

165

4 years ago

A startup that helps people track the money they’re spending online, including all their subscriptions and subscriptions to services like Netflix. The startup’s co-founder said it’s been profitable in the past year.

165

4 years ago

This startup is building a real-time financial dashboard for entrepreneurs, allowing them to track how much money they are making and how much they’re spending.

165

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a delivery app for small businesses. The company says it can save small retailers “up to 50% in time and money”.

165

3 years ago

A smart system that helps doctors manage their patients’ health data. It could save money because of fewer doctors’ visits, but it could also save lives by letting doctors see other doctors’ patient profiles to see if they’re following the same course of treatment.

165

5 years ago

When you want to buy a new coat, you order it from a store. When you want to buy a new car, you do the same, and your credit card company gets in touch with you. When you want to buy a new smartphone, you have to go through the same process. It’s a bit of a hassle, and it costs a lot of money.

164

5 years ago

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

164

5 years ago

A startup that lets shoppers bid on items to help them save money, and that charges a small fee for the service. The startup is mobile-first and only takes a small cut of profits.

164

4 years ago

A startup that helps people track their spending with the goal of helping them save money and make more informed decisions. The startup is looking to work with large companies to create personal budgets that employees can use to track their spending and make informed decisions.

164

5 years ago

This is a startup that’s building an app and platform to help people in countries like India save money on their utility bills by installing solar panels on their homes, which are already building excess energy into the grid.

163

5 years ago

A startup that helps freelancers get paid up front, then moves that money to a business account if they don’t get enough gigs booked in a given period of time. Today it has paying customers in the US, UK, and Australia, and is profitable.

163

4 years ago

A company that helps small businesses (both online and in-person) and entrepreneurs borrow money at a lower interest rate.

163

3 years ago

A startup that lets people earn extra money by taking photos of products in a store and posting them to social media.

163

3 years ago

A startup that aims to help people save time and money and make the most of the internet without spending much time on the internet.

163

5 years ago

A startup that sells a tool for people to help them save money on their monthly utility bills

162

5 years ago

A startup that helps the kinds of freelancers that build websites for clients, by getting them money upfront for their work.

162

5 years ago

A startup that specializes in helping people who are struggling with their finances. The app helps people budget their money and spend wisely.

162

5 years ago

A credit card that earns points for saving money. The startup helps people save money by helping them save points on their credit card through savings accounts.

162

3 years ago

A startup which tracks where your money goes on the web and alerts you to hidden costs.

162

5 years ago

A startup that helps people save money by helping them find discounted deals on things they buy frequently at stores like Walmart, Target, etc.

161

5 years ago

A startup that helps people get the most for their money and give them a way to compare and learn from each other

161

5 years ago

A tool for sending money with a simple mobile app.

161

5 years ago

A platform that helps small businesses manage their coffee orders online. It’s free to use for customers, but the company hopes to make money by turning the system into a recurring subscription.

161

3 years ago

A platform that helps non-profits raise money by selling sponsorships.

161

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can rent out their unused vacation home for 2 weeks a year and make extra money

160

5 years ago

A monthly subscription service that allows app publishers to get more money from advertisers.

160

3 years ago

A startup that helps restaurants outsource their delivery needs, to save money and cut down on delivery time.

160

5 years ago

When you have a startup, you can’t just find some random engineer to join you — it takes a certain amount of money to build out your team.

159

5 years ago

A startup that’s building a business platform for people who want to monetize their own social media content and make money instead of just getting paid to post it.

159

4 years ago

Currently focused on the UK, a B2B company that enables people to borrow money from their employer via a payroll deduction. It charges 1% interest for up to 12 months, and the company keeps 2% of the loan amount.

159

5 years ago

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

158

5 years ago

A travel concierge platform that serves travelers who want to visit the same places. It is designed to connect travelers with similar interests and save money by helping them make a booking at the same time.

158

5 years ago

a company that helps customers in Europe manage their money quickly and easily. Its first product will be a prepaid Visa card that can be loaded with cash through a debit card.

158

5 years ago

A peer-to-peer mortgage marketplace, where borrowers could get a credit score, FICO score, and a monthly payment quote by asking friends to lend money to them.

157

5 years ago

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

157

5 years ago

A way to quickly send money to friends and family overseas. The startup targets people in the US who often don’t know how to send money overseas.

157

5 years ago

A social network for millennials, and for people who want to make money for millennials. It allows users to earn royalties from their content and has a referral program.

157

5 years ago

A chatbot that can be used to verify email addresses. The startup is still looking at options on how to make money with the platform, and it’s not clear how many people are using it yet.

156

5 years ago

A simple way to track and manage the money you’re making on various streaming services, like Spotify or Grooveshark. It’s currently in stealth mode and has raised $3.1M.

156

5 years ago

A tool designed to bring transparency to the loan origination process, helping to prevent fraud, identify the best loan products, and save lenders money.

156

5 years ago

A startup to help people better manage their money. The startup is trying to make budgeting and saving easier by helping users visualize their spending habits.

156

4 years ago

A company that helps companies hire and train in-person apprentices. The company works with a network of companies to match up novices and experienced businesses, creating a system of apprenticeships that lets companies save money and still have their hands on the newest tech.

156

3 years ago

A tool for people who want to make an extra $300,000 a year doing what they love and earn an average of $20,000 a month by teaching others how to do the same. It’s a freelance teaching platform that allows anyone to make money teaching web development, programming, and more for clients around the world. It’s a flexible, scalable option for people who want to reach their personal goals.

156

5 years ago

A personal finance startup that helps you have money at a higher level of granularity.

155

5 years ago

A startup that allows people to earn money by helping their friends find an apartment.

155

5 years ago

A startup that aims to bring the power of artificial intelligence to the accounting sector and help companies figure out what they’re spending money on.

155

5 years ago

A business that manages employee accounts that are geared toward saving money.

155

5 years ago

A Facebook-like app that lets anyone build and sell a mobile website. It’s a way for people who don’t build websites to earn money rather than create their own, and has a profitable model.

154

5 years ago

A company that wants to make it easy for large companies to take advantage of technology and automation to save money, while still ensuring employees have access to human resources, benefits, and security.

154

3 years ago

A “platform to help you manage your money and debt”.

154

5 years ago

A platform that helps colleges and universities manage their relationships with alumni who have given money.

153

5 years ago

Helping businesses to create better product documentation, and to do that in a way that saves time and money. The company is also working on the interface and experience for that documentation.

153

5 years ago

Builds on the company’s previous product, which allows users to create animated GIFs from their smartphone. Now the team wants to help people automatically make money from their GIFs.

153

4 years ago

A way to send money to friends, family, and employees using a free app on their phone.

153

4 years ago

A startup for nonprofits to manage their recurring donation programs, allowing them to figure out which programs are most effective and where to invest their money.

153

2 years ago

A startup that helps people earn extra money from home by paying them to do things like taking care of their pets or cleaning their houses.

153

5 years ago

A new kind of “bank” for the unbanked, where people can create savings accounts, send and receive money, and borrow short-term from peers.

152

5 years ago

A two-sided marketplace for artists and clients to make work together. The idea is that artists can make money while building their client list, and clients can get access to a large network of artists.

152

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help users make more money by selling their excess household items to the public.

152

3 years ago

An online tool that helps users make money on their spare computer cycles.

152

5 years ago

Aiming to make it easier for people to use digital cash, the startup wants to make it easier for people to pay each other without the need to send money through a bank. They’re working to make digital cash as ubiquitous as a credit card.

151

5 years ago

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

151

5 years ago

A platform that makes it easier for people to pay their bills, like a digital version of money orders.

151

5 years ago

Money does not work like it used to. It’s more like a series of cashier store charges. This company wants to make the experience of using cash for transactions more like the way we use our phones.

151

5 years ago

A platform for streamlining the process of managing rental properties, meant to save landlords money on things like insurance and repair work.

151

5 years ago

A company that helps non-profits and charities raise money and manage all of their events.

151

4 years ago

A startup that offers unique white label savings, that lets users use a single card for all their purchases and save them money. The company says it has $15 million in annual recurring revenue.

151

5 years ago

An “intelligent” health insurance plan that helps people spend their money more efficiently.

150

5 years ago

A company that helps people save money on their mobile phone bills. The startup is focused on helping people in countries where mobile services are expensive, as is the case in Mexico. It currently offers a mobile plan on a monthly basis and has signed on the largest mobile company in Mexico.

150

3 years ago

This startup is building a platform that lets users manage money and assets over a mobile device. They’re building an app that can get money from any user’s bank account and pay bills automatically.

150

5 years ago

A tool for managing your finances in a single place. The startup wants to help people take care of their money, and also wants to help people manage their money, as many people are not doing so.

149

5 years ago

A company that helps people make massive amounts of money on the side by helping them optimize their productivity. The company makes software that helps people manage their time.

149

5 years ago

A portfolio of startups focused on building products that make it easier to follow the money.

149

3 years ago

A startup building a tool to help you manage the money you’re spending on your employer’s health plan.

149

5 years ago

A B2B company that uses AI and machine learning to automate business processes, saving time and money for companies.

148

5 years ago

A company that provides software to help people make money while they sleep. The company has raised $2.6 million from a number of investors, including the founder of Origo.

148

5 years ago

A startup that helps people get paid for their time. By giving users the ability to keep track of their time in the app and being able to check off of it in real-time, the business aims to help users be able to make better money while they’re on the job.

148

5 years ago

A personal assistant that helps people save money.

148

5 years ago

Their goal is to build a platform that allows people to earn money off the things they love to do, with the idea that there are countless opportunities to earn money from social media.

148

5 years ago

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

148

5 years ago

A company that wants to use search engine optimization to help restaurants pay less in sales tax. Currently the startup is trying to go through the tax process to prove that it can save restaurants money.

148

5 years ago

A way to show your customers how they can make money off of their data.

147

5 years ago

A platform that shows you the cheapest electricity rates in your area, saving you money.

147

5 years ago

This startup wants to help first-time home buyers who don’t have the money for down payments. It’s hoping to help people who have saved for years but still need a bit more cash to close on a home. It wants to take a few thousand dollars and give it to the buyer.

147

5 years ago

A home energy service software company that helps users track and manage their energy usage in real-time. Anyone can install the service, which allows users to subscribe to a specific time frame or a whole week and pay $5 to $8 per day. Meant to help people save money on their energy costs.

147

5 years ago

A company that lets you add coins to your app to earn extra money.

147

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses in the United States and Europe run their money using shared accounts. It’s a “one-stop shop” for working with multiple banks.

146

5 years ago

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

146

5 years ago

Ona is a mobile workforce management tool that helps companies and employers manage their employees’ work schedules and attendance. Ona helps companies save money by reducing the amount of time they have to spend on payroll as well as on training new employees.

146

5 years ago

The company’s target market is the 50 million people in India who have mobile phones but do not have bank accounts. The app uses SMS and a mobile number to allow the user to transfer money into their account.

146

4 years ago

The startup helps nonprofits raise money, selling a “bundles of investments”.

146

5 years ago

A startup that helps users keep track of their groceries throughout the week, with the goal of saving them money on waste.

145

5 years ago

This startup is building a cloud-based, self-service administration platform for accounting, tax, and payroll. Their goal is to allow companies to scale their accounting practices and save them money.

145

5 years ago

A money saving tool to track mileage on business travel.

145

5 years ago

Crowdsourced reports that help companies assess the capital needs of their startups in order to raise money from angel investors and venture capitalists.

145

5 years ago

A mobile application that lets you trade money via peer-to-peer, similar to Venmo and other P2P apps. The startup is currently in development, with plans to launch in Q1 2019.

145

4 years ago

This startup is building a tool that allows teachers to share school content with parents at home. Teachers can use it to video and text share, saving time and money.

145

5 years ago

A startup that mines data from the trash dumpsters of companies in order to help them manage their waste, save money, and avoid fines

144

5 years ago

A startup that connects employees with companies offering money to purchase their old cars

144

5 years ago

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

144

5 years ago

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

144

5 years ago

A seed-stage startup that features an AI-based platform for managing and automating the operations of supply chain logistics. The platform allows companies to move more goods and save money through the use of smart devices, AI, and robotics.

144

5 years ago

This company is building a platform for game developers to get feedback from fans and their communities, and earn money in the process.

144

5 years ago

A software platform that lets people transfer money between their bank accounts, and their credit cards.

144

4 years ago

A company that advises startups on how to manage their money in a way that’s profitable and that also benefits their employees.

144

5 years ago

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

143

5 years ago

A startup that lets you send money to your friends at scale, through a simple mobile interface. The startup wants to use data from users to build a better product, and it’s currently only available for iOS.

143

5 years ago

A new type of meal-kit delivery service that aims to save consumers money by offering discounts when they order in bulk. The startup already has a few thousand customers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

143

5 years ago

The startup promises to save you time and money by helping you find the best locks — and has already raised $8.1M.

143

5 years ago

A personal finance podcast for people looking to make more money. It’s subscription based.

143

5 years ago

A startup for insurance products. The startup works directly with insurance companies, helping companies get quotes and make money on the deal.

143

5 years ago

A digital tool for borrowing money from friends and family for small business purchases. The current model is still simple: the startup is working to launch an app that lets you borrow money in seconds from your friends and family. The company has raised a seed round, and is launching today

143

5 years ago

A platform for connecting doctors and patients. The startup wants to help patients get the medical services they need, without having to go to the doctor or spend money.

143

5 years ago

People who want to start a company but don’t know how to do so can learn to do it from this startup. They teach entrepreneurs how to raise small amounts of money, how to run a team, and how to keep track of their business.

142

5 years ago

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

142

5 years ago

This is a startup that wants to help people save money on banking fees by sharing account information with other banks.

142

5 years ago

A company that allows entrepreneurs to raise money with their credit cards (and pay back later with future earnings).

142

5 years ago

A digital wallet for the workplace, with a rewards program that allows companies to pay their staff with their own money.

142

5 years ago

A startup that buys household items in bulk for consumers, and delivers them in bulk After shipping the products, the startup makes money by selling those items on the secondary market

141

5 years ago

A company that helps people fulfill sustainability goals by helping them save money and time on their purchases. There’s a lot of buzz in the sustainability space about the idea that the more sustainable you are, the more money you save.

141

5 years ago

Idea for a startup to help people who want to stay on top of their money and investments. The company would offer customers a set of online tools and a “wealth coach” to help them stay on top of their investments and cashflow.

141

5 years ago

A company that helps companies and organizations raise money from new and existing investors, including Angel investors, venture capitalists, family offices and more.

141

5 years ago

This is a fintech startup that wants to make it easier for companies to send money to their employees. It currently has two employees and 10 customers.

140

5 years ago

A chatbot that helps parents save money by helping them negotiate deals with companies

140

5 years ago

A startup that lets users upload, preview and purchase a pre-made selection of stock photos from thousands of professional photographers and stock photo agencies. Users can save money by purchasing images from photographers at lower than standard rates, and then have them professionally curated by the company.

140

5 years ago

A startup that helps startups in the US save money when they need to send a large amount of product to consumers, which they say they’re currently doing by renting a truck to which they attach a giant cooler.

140

3 years ago

A project management tool for freelancers and self-employed workers. The startup wants to help people make money and manage their time more efficiently.

140

5 years ago

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

139

5 years ago

A startup that helps electric vehicle companies buy batteries, with the goal of reducing time and money spent on batteries.

139

5 years ago

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

139

5 years ago

A startup that allows contractors to offer their clients a discount on their services, claiming it will save them money and the client time. It’s based on a model in Australia where a contractor can get a discount on their services by using a platform like that.

139

5 years ago

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

139

4 years ago

An online tool for estimating the amount of money they’ll need for a down payment on a home.

139

5 years ago

A startup to allow people to send money from their smartphones to a family member, no matter where they are in the world.

138

4 years ago

A platform that helps doctors sell their wares on the web, connecting them with potential buyers, and then delivering orders so they can make money.

138

3 years ago

A free site and app designed to help college students save money. The site and app is designed to help students save money by finding deals, saving money on textbooks and other things, and building a list of things they need to buy.

138

5 years ago

A startup that gives you a free credit card (with no annual fees) when you sign up for a certain amount of money back when you shop online

137

5 years ago

A simple mobile money transfer service for the African market. The startup is based in Kenya and is trying to solve a problem that’s been around for decades, but hasn’t gotten a lot of attention.

137

5 years ago

This startup is a “personal budgeting solution” for freelancers. The idea is to make it easier to see how much money you’ve made and how much you’ve spent over the course of your career and to make it easier to plan spending.

137

4 years ago

A startup that helps people collect money and other in-kind donations in emergency situations

137

5 years ago

A “Global Credit Network” where you can borrow money from anyone in the world — no credit checks and no collateral. The startup is building the infrastructure to make international microlending easy.

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 startup that offers a platform that allows subscribers to pay for new channels using their trial subscription. This allows them to add all the channels they want without paying a bundle of money.

136

3 years ago

The company makes a platform to improve recruiter efficiency and build outsourced teams, which helps companies save time and money.

136

2 years ago

A new company for the modern day, a “mobile-first” personal finance management tool that aims to help customers save and invest money in smart ways.

136

5 years ago

A money transfer app for the Philippines that helps mobile users make mobile payments.

135

5 years ago

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

135

5 years ago

A SaaS service that helps businesses manage their social media accounts, and make money from them. The startup charges a fee for the service, but it’s unclear how much.

135

5 years ago

A company that turns a smartphone into a credit card terminal for money transfers.

135

5 years ago

This startup’s goal is to help hotels and other hospitality businesses save money by using the same technology that powers self-driving cars to know where their employees are, and be able to send them on a break.

135

5 years ago

A company that helps real estate agents rent out their property faster and for less money.

135

4 years ago

This app helps people decide which services they should rent out their home for extra money.

135

4 years ago

A platform that helps people make money by sharing their home with Airbnb guests.

135

2 years ago

A platform for event organizers to make money from their events, which include product sales, sponsorships, and general ticket sales.

135

5 years ago

A company that builds products that help people understand their finances and save money. It saves customers money in the form of lower interest rates and lower cost of credit, and it pays interest on all savings in a person’s bank account.

134

5 years ago

This is a way to organize your personal finances without the hassle of a finance app. The company wants to be your “bank” that helps you save money.

134

5 years ago

A SaaS startup that helps companies adjust their billing in order to get more money from their customers. The company says they have $1.2m in revenue, counting YC as their largest customer.

134

5 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies create a network of suppliers and vendors based in other countries to help save their clients money and prevent fraud. The company is launching in the US to manage supply chains in the US, China, and Europe.

134

5 years ago

A tool that pairs with a customer’s bank account to automatically route money and send bills.

134

5 years ago

The team behind the app GrowthBot is building out a toolset that helps companies examine where they’re losing money in their sales process. GrowthBot wants to help companies figure out where they’re losing money, and what they can do to optimize their sales processes to increase revenue.

134

5 years ago

A startup that helps companies manage and track the money spent on their branded conference rooms at hotels.

134

3 years ago

A VC firm that invests in companies that are trying to make money by selling products to other companies

134

5 years ago

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

133

5 years ago

This platform helps tech companies that would like to sell software as a service (SaaS) to clients. The platform allows for businesses to reach their clients directly, and also helps them understand how much money their clients are spending on software.

133

5 years ago

A platform that enables salespeople to better manage their pipeline of opportunities, getting better results and making more money.

133

5 years ago

A platform to help send and receive money from friends and family in the Philippines.

133

5 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to send and receive money using the built-in SMS functionality on their phones.

133

5 years ago

A tool for finding better vendors for the workplace, to help companies save money and streamline processes.

133

5 years ago

A startup that helps people save money by helping them live in the moment and stop obsessing about money.

133

5 years ago

The CEO of this startup started out as a professional taxi driver and quickly realized that there was no way for him to know how to maximize his taxi revenue. He set out to solve the problem and came up with a solution. As a result, he says, “I’m making a lot more money than the taxi drivers in Bangkok, and they’re never going to tell me how to make more money.”

132

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

A “Call of Duty-style” shooter game that lets players earn real money playing the game.

132

4 years ago

A microinsurance startup that serves older Americans looking to make sure they don’t spend money on medical expenses they can’t afford.

132

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people who need to move or clean up their house can pay someone a small amount of money to do it for them

131

5 years ago

A startup for government contracts that’s supposed to save government agencies money.

131

5 years ago

A way for people to send each other money, for a fee. You can transfer $50 of money to someone without them having to come to a bank. There’s a mobile app that allows people to receive and send money, and an online interface for people to see all their transactions.

131

5 years ago

A “social” investing platform that connects pro-investors with the best opportunities for them to put their money to work.

131

5 years ago

A payment startup that offers a money transfer service for small and medium-sized businesses. The company has a network of partners that cover 90% of all businesses.

131

5 years ago

A company that is developing an app to help low-income families save money on their energy bills by taking advantage of the government’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).

131

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help people make better decisions with their money, using a similar model to the one that Spotify uses to recommend music to you.

131

5 years ago

A startup that lets content creators make money from journalism.

131

5 years ago

This startup is building a personal finance app that lets users save money by exchanging their data for rewards, and then seeing the points they earn in real-time through an app for their mobile device.

130

5 years ago

A free, ad-supported service that allows musicians to offer their music for free but still make money off of it through ad revenue.

130

5 years ago

A platform that allows drivers to earn money by sharing their knowledge of different cities.

130

5 years ago

This startup wants to build an AI-powered chatbot to help you manage your money, with a focus on millennials.

130

3 years ago

A startup that helps people move their money internationally, tracking the currency exchange fees and the transaction fees of each step.

130

2 years ago

An online platform that allows users to claim their money, whenever they want, without having to go to the bank. The company wants to help people get access to their money whenever they want it, without going to the bank.

130

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses that make a lot of money on Etsy — but that don’t have the time to manage their product listings.

129

5 years ago

This company is looking to take the “labor of love” out of home ownership, offering a simple way to save money and time on renovations by having the homeowner hire out the work.

129

5 years ago

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

129

5 years ago

A startup for digital games, where players can earn money for playing games. Currently in beta. What’s interesting is that they’re trying to make it legal to use virtual currencies, which is a relatively new idea.

129

5 years ago

A startup that wants to improve the process of lending money to small businesses. The company is a tool used by businesses that make loans to customers.

129

5 years ago

A startup that wants to teach young people in the developing world about money management and financial literacy. It hopes to do this through written workbooks, games, and a messaging platform that supports peer-to-peer learning.

129

4 years ago

Idea : A startup that helps people manage their money and credit, price shopping and saving, and do it all with a single app.

129

5 years ago

This platform helps users track how their money is being spent. The startup says it has already attracted over $1 million in investment dollars.

128

5 years ago

A payments app that can be used on any platform. The startup focuses on helping people save money by holding off on that $10 Starbucks drink for now.

127

5 years ago

A company for people who want to earn money from their data. The startup is building a marketplace for data that matches people with companies that would like to use their data for things like predictive algorithms and marketing.

127

5 years ago

A payment platform for international businesses that make money abroad. The startup wants to help these firms expand their business into new markets without dealing with the hassle of currency conversion.

126

5 years ago

A company that helps charities and nonprofits raise money through online platforms. The company’s current product allows organizations to create an online presence, convert and store donations, and use the data to build and optimize their online marketing campaigns.

126

5 years ago

A simple tool for depositing checks at a bank branch and withdrawing money from an ATM.

125

5 years ago

A startup that helps employers to cut down on errors and save money while hiring, and also helps job seekers find employment. The company is in the early stages of a $3 million seed round and has been in beta since July.

125

5 years ago

A startup that helps retailers manage inventory, increasing efficiencies and making more money.

125

5 years ago

A tool for students to earn money and help people finance their education.

125

4 years ago

A company that is looking to re-imagine the way people send money to each other. The company is processing over $5 billion in transactions a year, and says it has a monthly user base of over 3.2 million.

125

5 years ago

A startup to help people make money by turning their run-down car into

124

5 years ago

A personal assistant that helps you with all your chores, saves money and provides entertainment.

124

5 years ago

A ride-hailing app that combines peer-to-peer carpooling with the convenience of Uber. The startup wants to build a system that lets people get around for less money while reducing traffic and pollution.

124

5 years ago

A startup focused on getting more people onto their “right-sized” compact cars, with a focus on the East Coast. The startup is focused on targeting Millennials who are interested in driving small cars but don’t want to spend a lot of money.

124

5 years ago

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

124

5 years ago

A widget that helps you save money on your phone bill by automatically charging your phone only when you’re near a Wi-Fi network.

124

5 years ago

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

123

5 years ago

A publicly traded company that provides a platform for people to make money from their photos and videos by selling them on their platform.

123

5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps people with their money, including the ability to track spending and the ability to distinguish which expenses are business and personal.

123

5 years ago

A startup that aims to help people save money by providing a tool that helps people check gas prices daily.

123

5 years ago

The startup wants to make it easier for people to invest their money. They’re currently working with a few banks, and their goal is to have a fully working product within a year.

123

4 years ago

Personal financial management system for businesses that want to understand what their clients’ lives are like, and what products they’re buying, and help them manage their money.

123

4 years ago

A mobile app where people can donate money to artists or bands that they like. The startup is working with artists like N.E.R.D., KATY PERRY, and SEX AND THE CITY.

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

3 years ago

This company’s goal is to help non-profits and NGOs raise money through a digital donation platform.

123

5 years ago

This startup wants to give independent artists a way to make money when their work is used in a commercial way.

122

5 years ago

A startup that helps people automatically send money to a friend via SMS

122

5 years ago

This startup is building a way for teams to share and vote on designs and UI elements before a company puts money into getting it into production.

122

5 years ago

A way to allow people to get paid to play games. People earn money by playing games online or via streaming.

122

4 years ago

A company that helps employees get paid even if their company is out of money. A startup called Yieldbot essentially acts as a middle man between companies and their employees.

122

2 years ago

A health data startup that connects patients to the right medical specialists, saving them time and money.

122

5 years ago

A cell phone service for the homeless that allows them to send and receive money via text message.

121

5 years ago

A tool to help people find the right place to spend their money spend their money, and run ads to help them do it.

121

5 years ago

A digital platform for keeping track of the money people spend across their different accounts. Users can pull transactions from all their accounts into a single place and then segment spending by categories.

121

5 years ago

A startup that wants to help you manage your finances with one more simple app. The startup’s app provides an all-in-one dashboard of your money that lets you see a breakdown of your spending, sort your expenses by category, and see when you’re getting close to hitting your budget.

120

5 years ago

A platform that helps new businesses get started, allowing them to get a credit line and borrow money at favorable rates from lenders.

120

5 years ago

Builds on the idea of an online store for workers to make money by selling items people need — and allowing them to earn up to $15 an hour. The company says it is currently operating in the San Francisco Bay Area.

120

5 years ago

A new way to help small companies make more money through marketplace lending, with a focus on the Middle East.

120

5 years ago

A platform for backpackers to connect with people and earn money, essentially.

119

5 years ago

A startup that helps poor people earn money through their smartphones. The startup wants to replace the urban poor with a new type of labor force that’s more productive and less susceptible to exploitation.

119

5 years ago

A platform to save money on airline tickets for frequent travelers. The company’s software automatically determines how much you’d pay each way to get to a particular destination, based on your previous travel history.

119

3 years ago

A company that provides a way for Uber drivers to earn money when they’re not on the road by letting them take on the roles of a chauffeur.

119

3 years ago

A company that sells an app that helps you make money off of your unused phone storage.

119

5 years ago

A messaging app for the US government that allows users to set up a “digital safety net”. Users can set aside extra money to pay for medical bills, car payments, or other expenses. The government’s been piloting the app with its own employees.

118

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses become more efficient by keeping track of what they spend money on in terms of time and labor.

118

5 years ago

A tool for hiring customer-support agents that helps companies save money and reduce the time it takes to onboard new employees.

118

4 years ago

A member-driven credit union that allows members to invest their money in peer-to-peer lending. The startup raised an $8 million round in April 2019, and plans to roll out to the UK and Germany in 2020, as well as other countries.

118

4 years ago

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

118

3 years ago

A platform that allows kiosk users to pay for parking remotely with their credit card, and be refunded the money in their account immediately.

118

3 years ago

A company that helps people save money on their baggage fees when flying. Instead of paying $400 for a bag, you pay $30 for a small one.

118

5 years ago

A startup that will provide a new way for investors to keep track of their investments, to save time and money.

117

5 years ago

You can use this to send money to friends and family, at a small fee.

117

5 years ago

A company that wants to help businesses save money and time by letting customers pay for their services in cryptocurrency.

117

5 years ago

Helping its customers to find the best rates on energy usage for their own home. EnergyIQ is building a platform to help its customers save money by offering personalized energy rates.

117

5 years ago

A set of tools that help people raise money from friends and family to finance their businesses. The startup's founders once raised nearly $600,000 from friends and family in just 48 hours.

117

5 years ago

A “pre-purchase” platform that helps people make decisions on whether or not they should buy a particular item. The goal is to help people save for the future without having to waste time or money on unnecessary purchases.

117

3 years ago

A B2B company that helps hospitals ensure they are spending their money on the right things.

117

5 years ago

This startup is building a financial tool that helps companies manage all of the money they spend on advertising. The startup converts all of that data into digital marketing reports and services.

116

5 years ago

A company that helps you evaluate the best investments to take advantage of growing trends — and withdraw money if you want.

116

5 years ago

A group of young filmmakers with a collective vision to build a film studio from the ground up, and will use the Y Combinator seed money to hire a chief operating officer and other staff to help them do it.

116

5 years ago

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

115

5 years ago

This company is building a platform to give people the ability to make money by buying and reselling items on the same day they are listed for sale.

115

5 years ago

A platform for artists and creatives to sell their products, using a very similar model to Etsy. Artist can make money by selling physical or digital products of their original artwork.

115

5 years ago

A platform that allows customers to make recurring payments — and keep money in the bank — for things like gym memberships or recurring mortgage payments.

115

5 years ago

A way to measure how well a startup is performing and where it should spend more money.

115

5 years ago

“A mobile app that helps people learn from the wisdom of the crowd to make better decisions and make more money.”

115

3 years ago

Being a photographer is a full-time job, and the photos you take often end up in a gallery or on someone’s Instagram for a few hours before disappearing. But with this startup, you can make money from those screenshots and still get paid for them after.

115

3 years ago

A company that rents out space in its facilities in San Francisco and New York to companies who want to host events. The startup recently secured $1.1M in seed money to expand to a larger space in NYC.

115

5 years ago

An e-commerce for the under-served, aimed at those who want to buy a good but don’t have the means to do so. The founders believe that “goods are the new money”, and that the startup has the chance to be a “new currency” for the poor.

114

4 years ago

A company that’s building tools that send and receive money from people’s bank accounts. Using the software, people can send money to each other and keep an account for receiving payments. The app can be used by anyone in the country, and is available to customers through a bank account in the US.

114

4 years ago

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

114

3 years ago

The company’s pitch: “You have no idea how much time and money you're wasting every month with your gym membership.”

114

5 years ago

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

113

5 years ago

A data science tool that automatically turns data into “actionable, knowledge-rich insights” about any given user, looking for insights like “which users are most likely to convert to customers, or which users spend the most money”.

113

5 years ago

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

113

5 years ago

A peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app that allows you to transfer money to your friends and family.

113

4 years ago

A platform for companies to send and receive money from customers and suppliers very cheaply. It aims to be the PayPal of the developing world.

113

4 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help small businesses build better marketing campaigns, with the goal being to get small businesses to spend less money on marketing and more on building better products.

113

2 years ago

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

113

5 years ago

A way to communicate with one another during the busy time of the year, around the holidays. The idea is to help brands and retailers better communicate and sell to their customers during the holiday season, and to provide a way to ensure that customers are happy and retailers get their money.

112

3 years ago

A startup that helps your car know that you’re driving it, and save you money on gas.

112

3 years ago

A pricing platform that allows sellers to invite buyers to sell on their marketplace. The startup enables them to keep price information private and also make money by processing payments themselves.

112

3 years ago

A digital wallet for Mexico and Central America. The company wants to be the “world’s first digital wallet” to help people move money.

112

5 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to deal with the risks and costs associated with running a business. The company aims to help business owners save time and money, and to make it easier to access professional services.

111

5 years ago

Help large companies save money on marketing campaigns by letting them create their own micro-websites on the Shopify platform, with custom-designed pages and a store location.

111

5 years ago

Building an ecosystem of companies that help people make money on their unused belongings.

111

5 years ago

A simple, secure online payment tool, similar to Paypal. The app allows users to send money to friends and businesses in their area.

111

5 years ago

A startup that connects event planners to vendors to help them get the most for their money.

111

4 years ago

A startup for groups to build online communities, with the goal of saving money on travel and bringing people together in more meaningful ways.

111

2 years ago

An online platform that helps users make money selling their unused vacation days. Users can make money on the company website, or through their own website.

111

5 years ago

A start-up that is building a platform that will connect homeowners to homeowners insurance companies and save them money.

110

5 years ago

A peer-to-peer lending platform where people can loan money to one another. The startup is currently working on a separate peer-to-peer loan product.

110

5 years ago

A company that builds tools to help people save money through a shared account

110

5 years ago

A dashboard for enterprise organizations to better understand the impact of their products, and how to make them better. It’s a tool designed to help people understand how to build stronger products, and how to change their products to help them make more money.

109

4 years ago

A startup for keeping track of your credit cards and bank accounts, with the goal of making it “as easy as possible for millennials to deal with money”.

109

4 years ago

A company that helps people make money selling their stuff on Facebook Marketplace

109

3 years ago

A startup for those who have lost their wallet, that lets them track their money, credit cards, and other items without them having to give their information.

109

5 years ago

A mobile money platform for emerging markets, where the company says it has already made $1 billion in loans to over 20 million customers.

108

5 years ago

A company that helps stores manage their supply chain, keeping them from wasting money and time on inventory.

108

5 years ago

A web-based platform that allows users to rent out their space. It’s meant to help alleviate rental costs for tenants, and allows them to earn extra money.

108

4 years ago

A platform that provides users with a way to set up and schedule payments, sending invoices and money requests, and making payments.

108

4 years ago

A way to transfer money from a bank account to a prepaid card.

108

3 years ago

The company is looking to create a single directory for all the services, both online and offline, that people use to deal with their money. They want to make it easy to find resources, from banking to tax preparation to credit cards.

108

3 years ago

Helping people get a better handle on how much money they're spending on their smartphone.

108

5 years ago

Create a new way for people to get their money from the bank. Give people a way to borrow and pay back small amounts of money to their bank electronically.

107

5 years ago

A startup that aims to help couples communicate better about money, based on the four “R”s: Respect, Responsibility, Reserve, and Rethink.

107

5 years ago

This company is building a service for restaurants that will help them manage their money and track the cost of food. The startup aims to keep a more accurate tally of expenses, which will allow restaurants to save money.

107

4 years ago

A consumer-facing product that helps users manage their money by giving them access to their bank account and budget, with the help of an AI.

107

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build the system to manage US military-funded humanitarian aid to the world. The company wants to build a “Google for relief”, building a system where donations come in a bottom-up approach and then the money can be distributed to the people in need.

107

3 years ago

A company that helps people save money on their wireless bill with discounts they can apply to multiple accounts.

107

2 years ago

A company that helps music licensing agencies and publishers find new ways to make money off their catalogs.

107

5 years ago

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

106

5 years ago

A company that helps millennials save money on their mortgage. It takes a percentage of the savings that are returned to the customer after applying the savings to the mortgage.

106

5 years ago

A tool that allows you to manage your money like a board game

106

5 years ago

A startup that wants to use data science to tell you how best to spend your money based on your personal tastes.

106

4 years ago

A startup that builds web and mobile apps for startups, and a company that helps startups raise money.

106

4 years ago

A subscription-based service for managing and sharing your money. The company is building a service for people who want a personalized, financial dashboard, but don’t want to pay the hefty $200 per month that a traditional financial advisor charges.

106

4 years ago

A startup for communities to send each other money using an app

106

3 years ago

A startup that connects users with money lending options by AI. The startup is building a consumer lending platform.

106

5 years ago

A startup for managing and sharing finances across teams. The startup helps teams like money managers and HR teams.

105

4 years ago

A way to automatically send money to a friend in need. If you can’t go to the person who needs the money, you can still give them some of what you have.

105

5 years ago

A Canadian startup that wants to help businesses get money from Canadian residents.

104

4 years ago

A startup that lets you move money between your bank accounts anywhere in the world, including in real time

104

4 years ago

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

104

4 years ago

This startup wants to create a “global marketplace” for small businesses to receive services in bulk in order to save money.

104

5 years ago

A startup that allows people to make money by selling their used items, such as clothes, furniture, and books, through an online platform.

103

5 years ago

A company that helps other companies make more money by helping them grow their email lists.

103

5 years ago

Crowdtap lets you send and receive money through Facebook Messenger.

103

4 years ago

A machine learning startup that builds innovative software to help people learn and save money on everyday purchases.

103

3 years ago

A new kind of crowdfunding platform that operates as an app, with a huge focus on rewards and perks. It’s also a new model for getting money to creative projects, which are often poorly funded.

103

3 years ago

A startup that helps banks make more money by cutting out unnecessary fees.

103

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for small businesses to create customized invoices and save money. The startup helps businesses create invoices for small businesses, streamlining the process and eliminating small business error.

103

4 years ago

A startup that provides a marketplace for users to sell their items in exchange for money and a small percentage of the sale.

102

4 years ago

A startup that allows people to sell, lease or trade their electric vehicle and get money back.

102

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help customers in India manage their money in a single app. The startup’s goal is to create an Indian version of a Venmo-like app, but specifically for Indian users.

102

4 years ago

A way to send money to friends in Mexico, with a fee of no more than $1 per transaction.

102

3 years ago

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

102

5 years ago

A platform that enables investors to raise money with a single filing, much like a SaaS product.

101

4 years ago

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

101

4 years ago

A platform for sending money to people who don’t have bank accounts, allowing users to send money to anyone in the world.

101

3 years ago

A small business lending platform that matches people who want to make large purchases with businesses that need money.

101

5 years ago

A money transfer service for the African market. The startup is launching in Cameroon in August and will expand to other countries as it progresses. The founders say their product is already being used in more than 60 countries.

100

5 years ago

A mobile messaging app that lets you keep track of the people you owe money to, pay them, and track how much you owe them.

100

4 years ago

A social network for people who want to earn money by sharing photos of themselves through a variety of different social channels.

100

4 years ago

A product that aims to help the elderly manage their finances online. The idea is to make it easier for people to find information on managing their money online, and then give it to them at an age-appropriate level.

100

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a decentralized banking system. The founders say that banks are creating systems that are too expensive and too clunky to be used, and that the market is underserved — especially by credit cards, which are used by everyone in the world, but for which there’s no good way to transfer money across borders.

100

3 years ago

A startup for people who want to collect money for their online dating profiles

100

5 years ago

A startup that helps schools make more money from their online activities by directing the money that students spend on school supplies and other items to the school.

99

5 years ago

A mobile app that lets users choose from a curated list of brands of choice, then gets them rewards when they spend money with them.

99

4 years ago

A company that wants to help companies and individuals save money by giving them a way to get better prices for a range of products, from auto insurance to cable TV.

99

4 years ago

A company that helps people save money on their energy bills. They’ve built a web app that allows people to compare energy providers to find the best deal.

99

4 years ago

Building a toolset that lets businesses and people send money to each other without having to give their bank account information.

99

4 years ago

A company founded to help people save money on their electric bills by investing in solar panels.

99

3 years ago

The startup’s flagship product is a game designed to teach children about the importance of saving money and investing.

99

2 years ago

What if we could use new fintech tools to help the poor manage their money more easily

99

5 years ago

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

98

5 years ago

A company that aims to help small businesses track inventory and manage stock to save time and money.

98

4 years ago

A platform for media creators to make money off their own content, without having to share their work with other sites.

98

4 years ago

A company that wants to help people who have always wanted to own a Tesla but didn’t have the money to buy one.

98

4 years ago

A high-tech incubator that helps companies raise money and build their businesses in Silicon Valley.

98

3 years ago

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

98

3 years ago

A digital platform for mobile gaming that helps players discover new games, test them, and make money playing them.

98

3 years ago

A tool for nonprofits and non-profits to make more money by charging their supporters a monthly fee, similar to Patreon.

98

2 years ago

A platform that provides a better way to manage your personal finances, allowing users to get a better understanding of how they spend their money.

98

5 years ago

A SaaS platform for helping financial institutions and consumers manage their money.

97

5 years ago

Buyat is a service that lets people rent out their car for short periods to make money. The startup is looking to partner with dealerships and fleets.

97

5 years ago

A software company that makes it easier for you to spend your money. The startup helps you find the best product for your needs, combining data from social media, news, and reviews to understand what you like and dislike.

97

4 years ago

A startup that’s helping cities create parking tickets that can be paid online, saving money and time. The startup is looking to hire a few engineers to build out its backend.

97

4 years ago

A premium subscription service for people who want to track their finances, based on the idea that most people need a little help when it comes to money.

97

4 years ago

This startup is creating a way for people to make money by sharing their unused software licenses with others.

97

4 years ago

A tool to help companies raise money at lower costs. It’s a tool for venture capital firms to automate the process of investing in startups.

97

4 years ago

A crowdfunding app that helps raise money for popular movies.

97

4 years ago

A tool for paying bills that helps save you money and keeps track of your payments.

97

4 years ago

They teach people how to live healthy, how to save their money, and how to make their own clothes.

96

4 years ago

A platform for businesses to manage their insurance claims, streamlining the claims process and helping companies save money on premiums and time.

96

4 years ago

A startup that helps raise money by providing a range of services (e.g. legal, accounting, marketing, PR, etc.) to help startups and other businesses raise money.

96

5 years ago

A $5 device that connects to your browser and helps you keep track of your spending. The device tracks your checking account and credit card transactions, and lets you enter receipts, to see where your money is going.

95

4 years ago

A platform for people who want to Lose Weight, but don’t have the money for a gym membership.

95

4 years ago

A new platform that allows you to share your carpooling plans with friends on your preferred ride-sharing app, while allowing the app to earn money from your ride-sharing efforts.

95

4 years ago

A platform to facilitate peer-to-peer lending, allowing people to lend money to each other and earn higher interest rates than banks

95

3 years ago

Built a mobile app that allows people in India to send money to family across state lines.

95

2 years ago

A startup that makes a credit card for Indian customers that allows users to transfer money from a bank account to a mobile wallet.

95

4 years ago

A new app that lets people in the US track the cost of their utility bills. Energy management platform, YieldClerk, aims to help people save money by giving an overview of their bill and what they could be spending on other things. It also gives them a way to request service credits from their utility companies.

94

4 years ago

A company that helps small businesses understand their spending patterns and make decisions about how to spend their money.

94

4 years ago

A tool that helps companies in the Southeast Asia and China take their money and invest it in the U.S. in a way that is tax-advantaged.

94

4 years ago

A SaaS platform for healthcare startups that help doctors save time and money.

94

5 years ago

Gets people to go to the gym, and then pays them to go there. People can make money by opting in to be covered by the startup, and can balance their own class schedules.

93

4 years ago

The company wants to become the Amazon of US foreign aid. It wants to help US citizens save money on international travel and give non-profits and governments more money to spend in the developing world.

93

4 years ago

A HVAC company that services residential and commercial buildings, with an app that lets users track their energy usage and save money

93

4 years ago

A platform for the $2.4 trillion international money transfer market.

93

4 years ago

A digital platform that helps people track their spending habits, saving money, and helping them to make smarter spending decisions.

93

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help you “make money while you sleep” through its web-based app that saves personal finance data, generates personalized reports, and helps you automate transactions.

93

4 years ago

A company that has created a service for people to send money to others using their smartphone

93

3 years ago

The startup is building a way for people to make and sell virtual goods in games. The goal: to help creators make money from their games without the need to monetize them.

93

3 years ago

A tool to help organizations track their expenses in the background and make sure they’re not wasting money.

93

2 years ago

A company that wants to help retailers save money by giving them a better picture of their customers and how they’re shopping.

93

5 years ago

A tool for mobile developers to integrate their apps with third-party tools in order to save time and money, and a more efficient way to do things.

92

5 years ago

A system that allows companies to track data for their employees to help them understand where they’re spending their time and money. The startup is currently in beta.

92

4 years ago

A money management app for the underbanked that allows them to perform all their regular banking tasks in one app.

92

4 years ago

A novel way to send money internationally using the blockchain.

92

4 years ago

A platform for visualizing and managing expenses, giving businesses a way to manage their expenses and save money.

92

5 years ago

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

91

4 years ago

This startup wants to give people a way to donate money to causes that don’t have any existing infrastructure to collect or accept donations. It’s building out a platform that allows users to donate money to charities of their choice — with no fees or transaction fees, and no minimum amount. The company is building its own user base, with the goal of being a partner with any charity that wants to work with them.

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

This company is helping people to give their money to the right charity. It uses an algorithm to evaluate charities to identify the best options, and has already donated over $1,000,000.

91

4 years ago

A tool that helps insurance companies manage their claims. The startup is aiming to help insurers save money on manual processing and offer better customer service.

91

4 years ago

An automatic way to send money out of India using a credit or debit card. The startup wants to scale their business to get the equivalent of $1 billion out of India each year.

91

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for Hispanic families to open a savings account for their kids, particularly the latchkey kids who aren’t old enough to have a bank account at their school. The startup’s founder says that he wants to keep his children from having to share their smartphones to stay in touch with friends, and that his kids understand the importance of saving money in order to achieve their aspirations.

91

3 years ago

A tool that helps businesses forecast their costs and how they can save money through a “predictive analytics engine” that can find ways to save money in areas like marketing, operations, and HR.

91

2 years ago

The startup wants to help small businesses, like restaurants, open their own e-commerce website. Using a combination of marketing and technology, they say they can help companies save money on commission and get more visibility to their products.

91

5 years ago

A company that helps food trucks get paid for food that was previously ordered but never delivered, taking the hassle out of money transfers and payments.

90

4 years ago

A text-based banking app that helps users make secure payments, like transferring money into a friend’s bank account.

90

4 years ago

Track is building a new way to track our expenses and savings, offering recaps of how we spent our money and automated suggestions on how to cut back.

90

4 years ago

A way to send money to others via SMS and make it appear as a bank transfer.

90

5 years ago

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

89

4 years ago

A startup for companies to replace their in-house call centers with AI, saving them money and time.

89

4 years ago

A platform for connecting people with tools and services they need, and helping them exchange goods, services, and money.

89

4 years ago

A startup to help musicians and artists track their money, book gigs, and promote their work.

89

4 years ago

The company helps streamers make money by renting out their Twitch channels. For example, the company will help streamer joan_j. make a living by helping her stream her game and get paid in advance for it.

89

4 years ago

A startup that lets people send money to each other instantly, without fees

89

4 years ago

Similar to the idea of saving money on your electric bill, but for water. This service connects people who live in the same building and have the same water account in the same city.

89

4 years ago

A startup that wants to build AI-powered chatbots that can automatically generate chat transcripts, allowing companies to save time and money by using automated chat systems.

89

4 years ago

A new type of credit card that functions like a debit card but with the ability to make payments without any money changing hands.

89

4 years ago

A tool that aims to help people track their spending. It's a way to see how much money one spends on a monthly basis and how that compares to one’s peers.

89

4 years ago

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

89

4 years ago

A “grocery co-op” service that lets users buy in bulk and save money over time.

89

3 years ago

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

89

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a mobile app, where you can invite your friends to play games with you, and earn money.

88

5 years ago

Idea: This startup is building an alternative to Paypal for international money transfers, with a focus on Mark Zuckerberg’s favorite country, India.

88

5 years ago

A B2B company that helps people share or receive money “without the hassle of going to the bank or running a credit card to wire money overseas”.

88

5 years ago

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

88

4 years ago

A startup that is building a platform that will allow people to save and withdraw money from their savings accounts through their cell phone.

88

4 years ago

A way to help companies grow their email lists, helping them get more money and engagement.

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 P2P service that lets you borrow money from your friends to fix your car, fix your leaky roof, or do whatever you need to do.

88

4 years ago

Web-based software that gives restaurants a way to track guests from table to table, and find out how much money they spend.

88

4 years ago

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

88

4 years ago

A platform to help people get more out of their money by calculating the cost of their life and retirement. The startup currently has 38,000 users and is growing by 1,000 a month.

88

4 years ago

A platform to help people get money back from travel companies.

88

3 years ago

A platform that helps consumers track their spending and keep their money in savings. The company is focused on helping people save more, with goal of saving 5% of their income by 2022.

88

3 years ago

A software-as-a-service platform that helps employers track their employees’ locations, improve their productivity, and save money.

88

4 years ago

Catch a Yacht is building a service that acts as a virtual concierge for wealthy travelers — it helps them book travel and manage their money. The company’s founders are former Facebook employees.

87

4 years ago

A platform that helps people manage their money across investments. It’s a way for people to track their investments with an iPhone app that syncs with a web dashboard.

87

4 years ago

A startup that helps consumers use Lyft in lieu of owning a car in order to save money.

87

4 years ago

A startup that helps users with low-wage jobs to save money on food by taking advantage of quick, convenient, and inexpensive lunch options.

87

4 years ago

A way for people to earn money for their own content by sharing it via an app and an affiliate program.

87

3 years ago

An API for transferring money between bank accounts.

87

4 years ago

A cloud-based service that provides default financial advice for customers, with an emphasis on helping them manage their money

86

4 years ago

A company doing what many startups are doing: automate their admin tasks and help them spend time on what makes them money.

86

4 years ago

“The Swiss Army Knife for your car”, a device that runs an array of sensors to help keep your car on the road and save money.

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

4 years ago

Gripit is a service that helps businesses pay their employees on time. The startup helps companies optimize their payroll processes to save money.

86

4 years ago

Services for working with nonprofits to help them raise more money via crowdsourcing.

86

4 years ago

A company that helps people manage their money by combining data about your bank accounts, your credit cards, your portfolio, and your investments to provide insights into how you spend money.

86

4 years ago

A company that aims to make office-sharing easier and cheaper for its users. It’s a peer-to-peer office-sharing service that allows people who share an office to save money on their utilities and rent.

86

4 years ago

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

86

4 years ago

A startup that aims to help companies make sense of the billions of dollars they spend on marketing to find the best ways to use their money.

86

4 years ago

The startup is building a platform that helps teachers of all kinds to save time and money on school supplies using an app. They sell to schools in the US, and plan to expand to other countries as well. They have $5,000 in monthly revenue, counting YC as a customer.

86

3 years ago

A startup for money transfers in emerging markets that focuses on small businesses and individuals.

86

3 years ago

A company that provides a suite of financial products that help to monitor and manage a person’s money.

86

3 years ago

A mobile app that helps people in the US learn how to save money on household utilities.

86

3 years ago

A platform that helps businesses raise money in a more agile way. The company says their model is more efficient than the traditional VC route, because it only invests in companies that have funding in the bank, and doesn’t require the more expensive seed round.

86

2 years ago

A platform that tracks and analyzes your credit card transactions, allowing you to see where your money is going and use analytics to improve your spending habits. The company is hoping to partner with companies like retail services and banks.

86

5 years ago

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

85

4 years ago

A web service that uses machine learning to find sales and discounts around you. Users can build customized lists of products to save money on, and the service sends them notifications when they’re on sale.

85

4 years ago

A card for the visually impaired that is integrated into their bank card and ATM rewards, allowing them to save money and access other services.

85

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people become more efficient at managing their money. It’s charging people a monthly fee to manage their money for them.

85

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people get a money-back guarantee on their purchases in order to build trust.

85

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies make more money from their customers by giving them a way to evaluate and give feedback on their online purchasing experiences.

85

3 years ago

A software platform designed to enable retailers to drive more sales and make more money.

85

4 years ago

A startup called Ava is the first to offer a solution to the “last mile problem” in ride-sharing. It’s a payment system that allows riders to send money to driver partners via Venmo.

84

4 years ago

A startup to help people do their taxes through an app, saving them money and their accountant time

84

4 years ago

A business that delivers on-demand delivery to customers with an app, and uses the money it takes in to help small businesses get started.

84

4 years ago

When you buy a TV on Amazon, the company takes a big cut of your money. You can buy a Roku and use a third-party app to stream Amazon content.

84

4 years ago

Doing a deep dive into the mind of an online shopper, with an app that lets you track how you’re spending your money.

84

3 years ago

A “basic income” startup that believes the government should pay people regardless of their employment status. It’s a startup that wants to pay people whether they’re employed or not. The startup plans to raise money from private investors and from the government.

84

3 years ago

A ridesharing app for the homeless, which lets people buy rides in exchange for money.

84

2 years ago

A startup that tracks household spending to help consumers save money.

84

4 years ago

A $15,000 tool to help people purchase and sell their cars, alongside their current vehicles, and get the most money for both. The founders of this startup say that people are willing to spend up to $80,000 to get a new car, but are not willing to spend the same amount on their current ones.

83

4 years ago

An enterprise SaaS business that collects data on where companies spend money and what they buy.

83

4 years ago

A tool that lets you send money to friends, family and businesses.

83

4 years ago

A startup for staying on top of your money, with features like budgeting, goals, and portfolio analysis.

83

4 years ago

Building a tool for people to securely deposit and invest their money.

83

4 years ago

This startup is creating a platform that allows people to transfer money between different currencies.

83

4 years ago

A money management app for freelancers and contractors, with the goal of helping them save money without giving up the flexibility that comes with on-demand labor.

83

3 years ago

A platform that helps businesses track employees’ data and money, including payroll and benefits, as well as pay and health benefits.

83

3 years ago

This startup is on a mission to make international payments easier by letting users send money across borders without setting up a bank account.

83

3 years ago

A chatbot that coaches people on how to invest their money in a way that helps them meet their financial goals.

83

3 years ago

A way for people to earn money from their old electronics, with an app-based marketplace for selling phones, tablets, and laptops.

83

3 years ago

A startup that makes software to help better target digital advertising to save companies money

83

2 years ago

Hitting the $1 million to $2 million mark in funding over the course of 12 months is fairly rare for a startup. But it’s true in the world of payday loans. Money Mart has managed to do it for the past two years. They’re a next-generation bank that offers storefronts, mobile apps and online banking as well as traditional loans. They’re growing in Canada, the UK and the US.

83

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies buy and sell data, with its own data marketplace for people to sell anonymized personal data. The company will also help companies make money off of anonymized data.

83

4 years ago

A startup that aims to make the act of sending and receiving money as simple and friction-free as possible. Cred is a fully digital, mobile, and online solution that is as easy to use as an ATM.

82

4 years ago

A health-focused startup that aims to help consumers get their money back when they get cheated by credit cards.

82

4 years ago

Fintech startup for facilitating money transfers between countries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Myanmar, its beta version allows users to send and receive money online via mobile phones.

82

4 years ago

A startup that helps installers of solar panels and other renewable energy systems find each other, so they can compare their experience and make more money.

82

4 years ago

This platform provides a way for people to “pay friends with bitcoin”, essentially allowing you to transfer money to a friend in a peer-to-peer way.

82

4 years ago

This company aims to create an ecosystem that enables people to earn money by connecting their social networks to their bank accounts.

82

4 years ago

A tool for sending money to the Philippines, serving the needs of expats and ASEAN investors.

82

4 years ago

A game that lets you make money, buy stock in companies, and play with other people.

82

4 years ago

A San Francisco-based startup that hopes to be the Uber of finance, where anyone can get a line of credit and borrow money from friends and family.

82

4 years ago

A hotel app that allows travelers to reserve and book rooms in advance to save money on hotels.

82

4 years ago

A startup that helps farmers save money and time by delivering produce directly to their door.

82

4 years ago

A company that analyzes financial transaction data and helps companies reduce fraud, waste and money-losing deals.

82

4 years ago

A new way for people to buy and sell used cars, with no money down and a fast process.

82

3 years ago

A startup that allows nonprofits to raise money for their causes, using a combination of a crowdfunding platform and a peer-to-peer lending marketplace.

82

3 years ago

A simple way to send money to family and friends in India

82

3 years ago

A tool that helps people manage their funding, including a “funding calculator” that helps people figure out how much money they need to raise.

82

4 years ago

Tastebuds helps restaurants and home cooks save money by paying suppliers directly and automating day to day operations.

81

4 years ago

A startup that provides mobile money services for emerging markets. The company has developed the technology for mobile money across Uganda, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania.

81

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a dating app for people over 50. The app lets users browse by interests, post photos, and build their own profiles. Money is kept separate from the app, so the founders don’t have to have people have to delete their profiles if they don’t want to date.

81

4 years ago

A startup that helps members get the most out of their money. The startup’s pitch is that it’s easier to get money out of a savings account than it is to get money back.

81

4 years ago

A B2B service that’s been in beta for over a year that helps restaurants manage their finances. The service helps restaurants manage their business from a single location and get a better sense of how they’re doing and where their money's going. The company was founded in 2013 and is profitable and growing.

81

4 years ago

A startup that lets people earn money by helping their friends book trips. At present, the company has partnered with Airbnb and Kayak to help people book their own trips.

81

4 years ago

A company that helps people save money on insurance by using a comparison engine (think Amazon Prime) to help find the best rates.

81

4 years ago

A way for people to make money by sharing the things they already own. The founders say that with the average American household owning over 70% more items than they actually use, this is a $130 billion market that enables people to make money from the stuff they already own by selling it to others.

81

4 years ago

A peer-to-peer digital money transfer platform that lets people send money to each other in need

81

3 years ago

Like the Lending Club for car loans, AutoGrow’s business is to lend money to people who can’t get loans from banks or credit unions. It’s currently lending $1 million a month to people in the US.

81

2 years ago

Y Combinator has been criticized for sometimes playing a role in the demise of startups that they have nurtured. The company has been accused of being "too good" to startups, providing the founders with too much money and support and thus suppressing the risk of failure.

81

5 years ago

A platform that allows businesses to manage their outbound calls from one place, with a feature to help them avoid mistakes and save money. The startup offers a solution for businesses that don’t have their own call center.

80

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps elderly people save money on their energy bills

80

4 years ago

A social network that allows users to upload photos and videos of their pets and “adopt” them for a small fee. Users can search for a pet, add a bio, and a profile picture, and the company makes money from the adoption fees.

80

4 years ago

A company that provides software to help retailers and manufacturers save energy and money, especially in the new era of low-carbon regulations.

80

4 years ago

A platform for real estate agents to make money on their social influence

80

4 years ago

The company wants to help marketers predict which city will see the most growth in mobile app usage. They’ve built a machine-learning algorithm that generates possible markets based on a number of factors, including population density and the amount of money spent on mobile devices.

80

4 years ago

The startup is building a “tamper-proof” connection for contractors and home-owners to send money to each other without the need for a bank account.

80

3 years ago

A way of tracking spending money on Google products.

80

2 years ago

The startup is building an app that connects people in the D.C. area to water conservation projects in their areas. The app will let people see which businesses are installing water conservation measures, helping them help the environment and save money in the process.

80

4 years ago

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

79

4 years ago

This startup helps you create a custom, personalized social media account. Their first customers are people looking to save money on their LinkedIn and Facebook accounts.

79

4 years ago

A startup creating a tool for creating and optimizing customer journeys so you can get the most out of your customers without sacrificing time or money.

79

4 years ago

A system that allows consumers to save money by re-cycling plastic bags, keeping them out of landfills and out of the environment.

79

4 years ago

A platform for crowd-sourced marketing, where startups can run promotions with users for money.

79

4 years ago

A healthcare subscription service for people wanting to track and keep tabs on their prescriptions. The company is building out a very simple and user friendly platform that saves users time and money by managing their prescriptions.

79

4 years ago

Using a phone, users can scan QR codes to send money to a friend who is in need.

79

4 years ago

This startup, founded in May, has a tool that helps companies better understand their financial health. The startup’s software goes through all of a company’s expenses, tracks revenue and profitability and gives employees a report on where all the money is going.

79

3 years ago

This is an investment platform for young early-stage companies to raise money. Menlo Park-based Platform Capital is investing in 10 startups at a time and is launching a $10 million fund this summer.

79

3 years ago

A free tool for finding, tracking, and understanding the flow of money through a business.

79

2 years ago

Their app helps you manage your budget and save money, and is a part of the Financial Health Network.

79

2 years ago

A personal assistant that helps people make money on their spare time by helping them to create content and sell it on their personal site. The startup is in its first year and has done about $100,000 of monthly revenue.

79

4 years ago

A finance startup that helps businesses manage their money in a better way, using their own data and algorithms to optimize spending and savings.

78

4 years ago

A startup to help companies manage their intellectual property in a cohesive way. The company says they’ve done a lot of research and found that a lot of companies are spending a lot of time and money on this work that’s actually not that important.

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

This startup is hard at work building a new way for people to make money on their phone, with a focus on mobile-first design for apps

78

4 years ago

This company is developing a way to create a more personal relationship with your money by categorizing it into “buckets” that you can use to manage different areas of your life.

78

4 years ago

A platform that helps workers save money on what they buy. The startup wants to make it easier for employees to track and analyze purchases.

78

3 years ago

This company is working on a way to send money to countries that have been hit by natural disasters. It works in partnership with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and is currently in use in the Philippines.

78

3 years ago

A startup that tracks the cost of a person’s trip, and then uses that data to help them save money.

78

3 years ago

A platform for artists, musicians, and others to make money on YouTube without relying on ads.

78

2 years ago

A startup that helps users send money using smartphones and email. It’s currently focused on remittance in India and Indonesia.

78

5 years ago

A startup that teaches people how to make money blogging

77

4 years ago

A company that helps companies and nonprofits raise money by letting people donate to causes they care about through the app.

77

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help the military track the movement of money in the Middle East.

77

4 years ago

Raises money from investors and then gives that money to its employees as an incentive to buy company stock.

77

4 years ago

A B2B startup that helps companies transfer money to emerging markets, by leveraging the global network of cash transfer organizations.

77

4 years ago

A SaaS platform that says it helps retailers “make more money and save more time” by helping them streamline their supply chain.

77

4 years ago

An SMS-based financial service that helps people access money in Brazil.

77

4 years ago

This is a service that provides a way to transfer large amounts of money to a friend or family member, the company claims it’s cheaper than the international wire transfers it aims to compete with, with a 3% fee.

77

4 years ago

A startup looking to create a new way for people to save money on parking by creating a marketplace for parking in cities.

77

4 years ago

A startup that wants to make money by helping companies to track their employees’ social media posts for each other so they can work more effectively. The company is currently in beta and is looking for partners to help it grow.

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

4 years ago

An SMS-based platform for sending and receiving money, with a focus on small transactions and users in emerging markets. Their idea is to allow people to transact across the street or across the country without going through a bank and without needing a bank account.

77

3 years ago

Webscale allows users to send and receive funds via email and mobile device. It’s using a combination of email and SMS to send the money, and is currently gathering funding for its $1.35 million seed round.

77

3 years ago

A startup that allows users to rent out their cars, bikes, and boats and earn money in the process. In the US, there are a million people who use Airbnb-like services to rent out their homes each month.

77

2 years ago

This startup is creating a tool that helps finance customers visualize their expenses, and also helps them identify where their money is going.

77

4 years ago

Magig is a startup that has a new take on how to borrow money. It’s sort of like Venmo, except for the borrower. The startup allows users to send money to their friends in exchange for lending them cash that they can pay back over time.

76

4 years ago

A platform for those seeking to save money on gas and travel expenses.

76

4 years ago

Dash is an app that helps you save money on gas by combining your gas usage with your car’s fuel efficiency. It’s a way to put a real dollar value on your gas usage.

76

4 years ago

A mobile app that helps you save money on your phone bill by getting you deals on mobile data and text messaging.

76

4 years ago

A platform that allows companies to run affordable, virtual office meetings with their employees, without having to spend money on an office.

76

4 years ago

A startup that allows users to track their monthly credit card payments and get useful tips to save money.

76

4 years ago

A tool for nonprofits to raise money for their projects with “a fast, simple and effective way to communicate with potential donors.”

76

3 years ago

A Snapchat competitor that uses messaging apps to send money.

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

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

76

4 years ago

This startup is building a “digital” tool to help people with things like vacations, travel, or spending money. The startup is on a mission to make saving money as easy as booking a trip. They have an Android application and a web app.

75

4 years ago

A personal finance app that helps people track their spending and save money. Based on a survey of over 1,000 people, the company found that the top things most people wanted to track were their net worth, credit, and income.

75

4 years ago

A turbo charger for commercial vehicles. The startup makes energy efficient chargers for trucks and vans, which it says is at a disadvantage because truckers don’t want to “waste” money on something that’s unnecessary.

75

4 years ago

A person-to-person lender that is “taking the risk out of lending money” with lower interest rates.

75

4 years ago

A startup that helps people manage their finances and pay their bills. It’s “the first platform of its kind to help Americans ‘move money’ for free, at their own pace, and using only their mobile phone and internet connection.”

75

3 years ago

A mobile app that helps people track the money they spend on groceries, and helps everyone save money on groceries.

75

3 years ago

This startup has built a platform that helps people earn money by sharing their photos with brands in exchange for a cut of the earnings.

75

3 years ago

A platform that helps you keep your money in your bank account and track your spending, letting you know how much you’re spending each week, what you’re spending it on, and when you’ve spent too much.

75

2 years ago

A startup that lets users send money back and forth between iOS and Android without a bank account.

75

4 years ago

This is a book publisher that helps authors make money from their work, by selling digital and physical copies to readers, then compensating authors with royalty payments on each sale.

74

4 years ago

A company that helps people figure out what action they need to take to save money on their bills.

74

4 years ago

This startup is developing a digital bank that will allow consumers to send money between countries with zero fees. The company is building the product for the Nigerian market.

74

4 years ago

A company that makes it easy for companies to give employees stock options and stock grants, and for employees to automatically convert those options into money.

74

4 years ago

A tool for streamlining the entire social security process, with an app that allows you to give money to a friend or relative as a gift, automatically.

74

4 years ago

A solution for the “millennial” generation that allows users to send money to friends, or use it to pay for items online.

74

3 years ago

This startup is helping people make money from their car data, by selling information about the cars users drive, like car-related events and gas purchases.

74

3 years ago

A tool suite for salespeople that helps them complete deals and make money more efficiently.

74

3 years ago

A startup that helps farmers in Japan make more money from their crops by helping them get better prices for their vegetables.

74

3 years ago

A startup that offers a new kind of savings account. Instead of storing cash in a savings account for specific purposes, such as a vacation, the user can purchase a “lifestyle account” that allows the user to save the money for recurring costs, such as monthly payments to a car loan or a credit card bill.

74

3 years ago

A company that provides a product that allows customers to share “things” with other members in exchange for money.

74

2 years ago

The company said when you sign up with their service, you can link your gift cards with their system. When you buy stuff with your card, you get money back to spend elsewhere.

74

4 years ago

A new kind of credit card that people use to pay for things, rather than just for rewards. FollowMyMoney is a full-service card, which includes a payment platform. It’s not a Visa card, but it’s meant to offer the same type of flexibility and rewards.

73

4 years ago

The startup is building a platform for the gig economy, letting people earn money through online activities, like cleaning homes, or driving Uber. It’s currently focusing on Indonesia.

73

4 years ago

A company that helps people move their money between banks, keeping fees down and keeping transactions organized.

73

4 years ago

The startup is building an online platform that allows users to send and receive money in the US and China without having to go through a bank. Users can also set up a virtual wallet for storing and spending in different currencies.

73

4 years ago

A payment platform that uses the Ethereum blockchain to automatically handle payments and money transfers between parties.

73

4 years ago

A peer-to-peer lending platform for people in Latin America looking to put money to work in real estate.

73

4 years ago

A wearable, solar-powered device that makes it easy for people to send money to one another

73

4 years ago

This startup is exploring a new way to send money to friends and family. Instead of using traditional bank transfer, they’re using a virtual currency they call Ven. It’s made of a built-in electronic payment system that’s easy to use, and they say they can send Ven without fees.

73

4 years ago

This startup aims to make it easier for people to have a conversation about money with friends and family. The company connects friends and family for advice about finances and other topics.

73

4 years ago

Helps small businesses in emerging markets purchase services with their mobile money accounts.

73

4 years ago

This is a platform that helps employees stay compliant with health insurance laws, which often cost employees money. The startup says it has employees in 22 states and that it is growing.

73

4 years ago

An online platform to help people find a new dentist, with the goal of saving them time and money.

73

3 years ago

A startup that aims to educate students about college debt and financial aid, as well as cover all of the free services they offer, like money management course and career counseling.

73

3 years ago

A way to send money to friends and family in India, via a bank account, without official documentation.

73

3 years ago

A personal finance app that wants to help people get better at managing their money. It’s an app for the average person that makes it easy to track spending and learn where your money goes.

73

3 years ago

A decentralized platform that allows users to monetize content and make money sharing it with their friends.

73

3 years ago

A startup that helps people who want to buy a home, but don’t have the money to put down a deposit. Instead, they can put down a small down payment for a mortgage and use the rest of the money to pay for the house at a later time.

73

3 years ago

An analytics tool that lets companies see where they’re spending their money and where they can save it.

73

3 years ago

A blockchain startup that’s working on an end-to-end solution for managing cash, making it easier for businesses to move money internationally.

73

4 years ago

A startup that aims to help people make more money with less effort. It wants to build a tool for the “social selling” world that helps salespeople find companies to work with and then helps them find the products and clients they need.

72

4 years ago

A startup that lets you send and receive money in the US and abroad for free (with a $5 monthly fee and a $3,600 minimum balance).

72

4 years ago

A B2B company that builds software to help companies manage their “value-at-risk”, an estimate of how much money they could lose each year if things go awry.

72

4 years ago

A company focused on creating a better way to handle and transfer money in digital platforms.

72

4 years ago

A software company that helps small businesses with their accounting. The startup was founded in May, and wants to help small businesses with their accounting, helping them save money and simplify their workflows.

72

4 years ago

A startup that will allow seniors to access and borrow money from their families for medical emergencies.

72

4 years ago

A startup that wants to make sending money to Pakistan as easy as sending money to the United States.

72

3 years ago

A way to save money on growing herbs and vegetables. Users take a photo of a plant, and the app can determine the optimal conditions for growing it.

72

3 years ago

A “get paid to give your opinions” company that pays you money to share your feedback on a product.

72

3 years ago

A blockchain-based platform that uses AI to give investors a better chance of getting their money back when investing in risky assets.

72

3 years ago

A startup that solves the problem of people who want to invest in their favorite games but don’t want to be the ones to make the money or run the game. Players will be able to invest in pre-release games, and will get a share of the profits based on how much they invested.

72

3 years ago

Open source software that allows people in the UK to save money on their energy bills by keeping their homes warm through energy efficiency.

72

3 years ago

A platform for small businesses to create a central log of their expenses, exports, etc. The company wants to help small businesses build better financial reports and track how they spend their money.

72

3 years ago

A software platform for sending and receiving money from anyone with an email address anywhere in the world.

72

4 years ago

The company wants to make it easier for barbers to make money by teaching them to sell makeup and styling products.

71

4 years ago

The startup is trying to disrupt the home buying process by letting users make offers on a property they want to buy, without any money down. They’re also building a mobile app that helps buyers track homes they’ve been interested in.

71

4 years ago

A tool to help companies save money and time by eliminating vetting and onboarding emails, while also encouraging a more collaborative culture.

71

3 years ago

A startup that raises money for startups that are already viable, but can’t get seed funding because of their stage. The company does this by selling “Seed Equity” to customers pledging to invest in startups with certain characteristics.

71

3 years ago

This startup is a “smarter way of sending money”, replacing paper checks with digital payments. The startup is essentially a digital alternative to pre-paid gift cards.

71

3 years ago

A platform for users to share their software ideas and receive a small amount of money for doing so. The startup wants to help people get better at what they do.

71

3 years ago

A startup that helps banks and other lenders get people to save more money by helping them make small deposits on a monthly basis.

71

3 years ago

A platform that helps companies raise money from private investors, connecting them with investors and equity firms.

71

3 years ago

LendUp is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace where people can lend money to their friends, family, or other people they know. It’s similar to sites like Lending Club and Prosper, but the startup is taking a different approach to the funding. It’s aiming to let people lend money to their friends and family, and the loans aren’t paid back until the borrower has used them to buy something.

71

3 years ago

A startup that allows users to make money by recording their environment and voice and reselling it to others.

71

2 years ago

A startup that helps help people save money on cable bills. The startup lets people bundle multiple services into a single monthly bill, including internet, phone, TV, and even Spotify.

71

4 years ago

A platform that helps users keep track of the money they spend in the app. It’s like a cash-flow app that helps you keep track of your money.

70

4 years ago

A company that helps students buy health insurance early, saving them money.

70

4 years ago

A company that helps businesses organize their gifts and offers for clients, as well as events and employee recognition, to save everyone time and money.

70

4 years ago

Plaid is a startup that wants to help companies get a better understanding of their customers through social media like Twitter and Facebook. The company wants to build a product that helps companies understand who their customers are, what they like, and if they should be spending money on ads.

70

4 years ago

A better way for people to save money as they move from job to job

70

4 years ago

This healthcare startup wants to help employees avoid the cycle of health insurance premiums and high deductibles. They send a monthly debit card to employees, and can be customized to cover a certain amount of money per month for a certain service, ranging from life insurance to primary care to dental. They’re profitable and growing in the San Francisco Bay Area.

70

4 years ago

This company is building a platform that connects real estate agents with short-term rentals, making it easier for agents to make money. The startup's founders are both previous Airbnb employees.

70

4 years ago

A platform to help travelers get money wired to their bank accounts when they arrive at their destination.

70

4 years ago

A platform that helps you discover the best doctors and hospitals for your medical needs, and in turn, helps them earn their money.

70

4 years ago

This startup is building a tool that makes it easier for people to track and save their money. They’re looking to consolidate debt and save money on interest.

70

4 years ago

The company’s co-founder, who is also a partner at Y Combinator, tells us “If you have a lot of money, you can go to the beach. If you don’t, you can go to the beach.”

70

4 years ago

A startup that helps people set up a “social room” at their house for guests to hang out together, helping them save money and plan their social calendars.

70

4 years ago

A tool to help people with autism, who have trouble with social interactions and repetitive tasks, learn to manage money.

70

4 years ago

A startup that lets schools save time and money by using their own technologies to solve problems they’re having with paper.

70

4 years ago

A platform for connecting investors and startups, meant to help startups raise money and investors find startups to invest in.

70

4 years ago

A startup that lets people transfer money between their bank accounts and a friend’s account. It’s similar to TransferWise and other peer-to-peer cash exchanges.

70

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies like Redfin, Realtor.com, and Zillow make money by selling their unused space like an online co-working space.

70

3 years ago

A platform that allows companies to quickly create a customized credit card and begin accepting money from new customers. The card is only available in the US, and is only good while the company is paying it off.

70

3 years ago

This dental startup wants to help patients find dentists earlier — and helps dentists find patients to make money.

70

3 years ago

A platform that lets people send and receive money through social media

70

3 years ago

The startup is building a tool that allows companies to manage their data from a single dashboard, helping them to make decisions on where to focus their time and money.

70

3 years ago

A way to track and manage multiple work-from-home jobs, so you can see a full picture of where your work-from-home money is going.

70

2 years ago

This is a money transfer startup that claims to deliver money to recipients within 30 minutes.

70

4 years ago

Becoming a New York City taxi driver is a good way to make good money, but only if you have a clean record. The startup, which has a number of New York City employees, wants to make the process of getting a taxi license more efficient, and safer. They’ve gotten a lot of traction in New York City, and have promised a monthly income of $1,000.

69

4 years ago

A cloud-based platform that allows families and businesses to forgo forking over large sums of money on software subscriptions and instead just pay for the software they use.

69

4 years ago

A startup that aims to help people save money on airline tickets with a service that shows you how much money you’re spending on each ticket and tells you which tickets you can cut or cancel.

69

4 years ago

A startup that provides a platform for non-profits to raise and invest money in a transparent way.

69

4 years ago

A way to make it easy for people to send money from their bank account to their friends and family across the world. The startup is only in the US currently, but aims to expand internationally.

69

4 years ago

This startup is building a tool to help people manage their money more effectively, offering a way to personalize finance reports.

69

3 years ago

A startup that aims to make renting a car easier, faster, and cheaper. They focus on “value added services” that save money for the renter, like roadside assistance, satellite navigation, and car maintenance.

69

3 years ago

A startup that specializes in cross-border payments. The startup has built a solution in partnership with the Spanish government that allows Spanish businesses to send money to individuals in the US. The company is also working on a platform to help small businesses in the US accept payments in euros.

69

3 years ago

A startup that raises money from a crowd and then uses that money to make investments in startups that have been validated by the crowd.

69

3 years ago

A payment and lending platform for the sharing economy, including Airbnb and Uber. It allows people to borrow money and pay for things like ridesharing and home sharing, with some flexibility over the conditions of the loan.

69

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to make money on YouTube. It’s a B2B service that allows creators to monetize their channels, and is built to handle large numbers of creators and viewers.

69

3 years ago

A Slack bot to help you find the best money transfer providers.

69

3 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to manage their money. The startup currently has 60,000 customers, who have saved $10 million in the last two years.

69

3 years ago

A consumer loan company that offers a “money management” tool that helps people develop a budget and track their spending.

69

3 years ago

A startup that helps people pay their bills by deducting money from their paycheck and sending over other forms of payment. It’s a way to keep track of expenses and save on fees.

69

3 years ago

A utility that helps businesses track and understand their employees’ energy and water usage. As a startup in the energy sector, it's aiming to "help businesses save money, increase energy efficiency and reduce pollution."

69

3 years ago

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

69

3 years ago

A startup that simplifies interaction with international money transfers for consumers.

69

5 years ago

A startup that tracks and analyzes the performance of affiliate sites, providing insights into which sites are bringing in the most money per month. Its goal is to help users maximize their profits and make money the most efficient way.

68

4 years ago

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

68

4 years ago

A web-based platform that lets you track your net worth, manage bank accounts, and borrow money from the bank

68

4 years ago

A startup that lets businesses set up insurance policies as a service, saving them time and money.

68

4 years ago

A company that helps business owners “sell their soul”. The startup turns businesses into franchises, allowing them to sell their brand to others, who buy the rights to use it. The idea is that the founders of the business “sell” them to a network of franchisees who can make money off it.

68

4 years ago

A startup that wants to create a “system of trust” for your money. The company wants to provide a user-friendly, easy way to track and access your money, in plain English.

68

3 years ago

A mobile app for parents to keep track of how kids are spending their money, as well as a mobile app for parents to create an expense report for their kids.

68

3 years ago

A startup that tracks the loan rate and payment timing of people borrowing money from banks. The startup is looking to allow banks to offer flexible payment plans in order to keep customers happy and build a better relationship with them.

68

3 years ago

A mobile app that helps people manage their money. It helps users set up a budget, track their spending, and get advice from personal finance experts. It’s currently in private beta.

68

3 years ago

A “personal assistant” that’s meant to help people stay organized, be more productive and make more money.

68

3 years ago

A digital platform to help with bank-to-bank money transfers.

68

3 years ago

A startup that lets users monetize their personal data and earn money.

68

3 years ago

A platform designed to help small businesses get organized. The startup aims to help small businesses save time and money while tracking expenses.

68

3 years ago

By combining artificial intelligence, machine learning, and a human expert, Remitly wants to be the Uber or Lyft for international money transfers. The company wants to make money transfer as simple as receiving a text message, and was founded in June.

68

2 years ago

Targetted against India’s $200 billion non-banking finance (NBFC) market, BorrowBox is building a platform for people to borrow money from other people in their social network.

68

2 years ago

A startup that helps Chinese SMEs make money from the millions of micro-entrepreneurs in China. It’ll be an in-person platform that connects the two.

68

2 years ago

An AI-powered fraud detection system, meant to help banks guard against identity theft and the theft of money by crooks. They have a few contracts and are looking for funding.

68

4 years ago

Making payments easier for the unbanked, this startup says it is building a crypto-enabled, off-the-grid payment system that will let users send and receive money to their phones.

67

4 years ago

This startup is building an app that allows “unbanked” consumers to borrow money from people in their network of friends and acquaintances.

67

4 years ago

This venture is a SaaS company that helps users to budget their money and track their spending. The startup has a total of 9,000 users.

67

4 years ago

A company that helps people pay their bills, offering a more simple and affordable alternative to the existing systems that charge users too much money for complex and unneeded features.

67

4 years ago

A startup that helps consumers get the best price on their home insurance. The company is looking to add a service to its apps that helps save users money by comparing rates from different insurers and letting them know which one is the best deal.

67

4 years ago

A company that helps users manage their money using a mobile app. The app does this by sending alerts to users whenever certain things with their accounts change, such as when a payment is made.

67

4 years ago

A company that helps people find the right credit union by asking them questions via text, with the goal of helping under-banked people save money.

67

4 years ago

The startup has brought real-time banking to the Philippines. It allows users to set up a fixed amount of money to spend per day, and then debits that account whenever it has enough in reserve.

67

4 years ago

A company that wants to take the complex process of buying and selling real estate out of the hands of the brokers and into a new app for buyers and sellers. The company wants to help people close deals faster, saving time and money.

67

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build an app that helps you save money on your insurance and financing. Customers would be able to compare cars, get quotes and pay for car insurance all in one platform.

67

3 years ago

A company that’s built a real-time marketplace for used cars in Australia where buyers can find cars to buy at great prices, with sellers making money from the variety of cars available to buy.

67

3 years ago

A B2B SaaS for sending money to other businesses, in the U.S. or abroad.

67

3 years ago

This startup is building a way to get rent money by helping people live in their cars.

67

2 years ago

Ideas are scarce and valuable, so they are traded for money, equity, or services.

67

2 years ago

A “microcredit” platform that helps people earn money by selling goods, from crafts to clothes to food. The company is in pilot with the government in India.

67

4 years ago

Working to develop a new personal finance platform that helps users manage their money by providing ‘simple tools and features that save time and money.’ Beyond personal finance, the startup is also interested in the wellness and fitness markets, and wants to provide a platform for people to track their health and nutrition.

66

4 years ago

A company that helps individuals manage their personal finances, which they say helps them to become more aware of how they spend money.

66

4 years ago

A tool that helps consumers purchase and manage their credit data and manage their accounts. The app allows people to check their account balances, transfer money, and see all of their bills.

66

4 years ago

A platform that helps you manage your expenses, helps you keep track of your spending and helps you save money.

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

3 years ago

A Hong Kong-based startup that is creating a competitor to PayPal, a mobile payment system that can be used to transfer money to friends and family, accept payments from merchants, and make payments from users.

66

3 years ago

A platform that helps businesses in the US, which don’t offer health care, save money on health insurance tax benefits.

66

3 years ago

A “mobile-first, web-like experience” for banks, with a dashboard for customers to view their accounts and money transfers.

66

3 years ago

A startup that helps investors raise money. It’s an alternative to traditional seed funding networks.

66

3 years ago

Building an app that allows users to rent out their homes on Airbnb (or other portal) while earning extra money on the side, with the extra money going towards their mortgage.

66

3 years ago

A business that helps young professionals around the world save their money for future goals and use it for their immediate needs. The company wants to help people with their finances and give them the opportunity to build a portfolio of financial products and services.

66

3 years ago

A way to track your energy use and save money.

66

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a full-stack CRM for nonprofit organizations. The founders claim the product has a 3x conversion rate compared to other major players, and is focused on helping nonprofits do more for less money.

65

4 years ago

A web-based service designed to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money. It charges a nominal annual fee for the service.

65

4 years ago

This personal finance app is meant to help you save money and get into the best financial products. It’s currently only available in the U.K. The app also claims to have access to the UK’s highest interest savings accounts, so it may not be available in the U.S.

65

4 years ago

Building a platform to support freelance writers and publishers, where writers can make money by writing for others, and publishers can profit from selling their content.

65

4 years ago

A blockchain startup wants to help cities save money by creating a digital platform that tracks road maintenance and maintenance demand.

65

4 years ago

This startup provides a way for farmers to make money off of their produce.

65

3 years ago

A startuplicant tracking and talent management platform that helps companies plan and manage their recruitment, as well as manage the time and money they spend on it.

65

3 years ago

A software platform that automates complex business processes, helping businesses save time and money.

65

3 years ago

A process automation company that allows businesses to automate processes and save money with robots.

65

3 years ago

A software-as-a-service (SaaS) company that empowers retailers to focus on their core businesses, rather than maintaining the outdated systems that are costing them money.

65

3 years ago

A startup for shoppers to compare prices on things like home insurance and auto loans. Borrow lets people take a credit card number and borrow money against it, so you get the money you need and pay it back with the money you make.

65

3 years ago

This is a digital platform that helps kids and adults learn ways to manage their money.

65

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help you save money on your energy bill by helping you find energy-efficient products in your home.

65

4 years ago

The app lets you make money when your friends want to buy stuff from you. The app creates a “payment” link when you post a photo of an item. When a friend clicks the link, they’re charged a commission on the sale.

64

3 years ago

A company that creates a way to track the movement of money and assets across different banks.

64

3 years ago

A platform for employees to sell donated items to raise money for charity.

64

3 years ago

A visual way of sending money to family and friends, with built-in chat capabilities so you can directly message your recipients about the funds.

64

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a “global currency” that lowers costs and uncertainties for anyone sending money abroad.

64

3 years ago

A company that works with colleges to streamline the student experience and save students money.

64

3 years ago

a new kind of analytics for ad campaigns. It’s an Excel-based tool that claims to help big brands make more money from their advertising budgets. They’re currently in the market testing, aiming toward a launch in late 2020

64

3 years ago

The SmartShopper mobile app helps consumers get the most out of their money by helping them save on unnecessary expenses. They claim that their app saves consumers $6 billion a year.

64

3 years ago

A startup that wants to create a platform for people to make money using their skills and talent, with the goal of creating a sustainable path for the next generation of entrepreneurs in the US.

64

3 years ago

A platform for getting your company’s logo on products, with potential to build a lot of value for companies that don’t have a lot of money to spend on marketing.

64

3 years ago

A tool to help individuals make money off of their own data. BitClave says it can help businesses get a better picture of their customers, helping them make decisions.

64

4 years ago

This is a carpooling service for drivers looking to save money on gas and time. It’s also a way for drivers to find fares for ride-share services like Uber and Lyft, as long as they’re willing to take a longer drive.

63

4 years ago

A solution to the issue of users who want to send money to people in developing countries, but don’t have access to phones or bank accounts. With PayM, you can send money to a mobile phone number in another country, with no fees or transaction fees.

63

4 years ago

An online service for finding and recommending top quality, value for money restaurants.

63

4 years ago

The idea is to take the already-popular “Rich People’s Guide to Paris” and make it more accessible to people who don’t have a lot of money.

63

4 years ago

A company that helps investors make money off the volatility of a company’s stock. The startup’s founders say the company has processed over $100 million in trades.

63

4 years ago

A tool that will allow non-profits to raise money for their causes by pre-selling branded merchandise, starting with a fundraiser for the American Red Cross. Customers purchase pieces of a t-shirt or hoody and design their own text and images, which they can then have printed and shipped. The proceeds of their sale will go directly to the American Red Cross.

63

3 years ago

A real estate data company gathers and organizes data on thousands of homes for real estate agents and brokers. The startup also has a plan to help real estate agents track which homes are selling for the most money, based on their data.

63

3 years ago

A startup that helps consumers save money on their car insurance by comparing insurance quotes online. It’s currently available only in California.

63

3 years ago

A money transfer business that works through WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger. They also offer a QR scanner and a QR code generator.

63

3 years ago

A payment platform that allows customers to send money to their friends and family, just like Paypal. The startup is funded by investors including Google Ventures and Thrive Capital.

63

3 years ago

A software platform for hiring temporary workers that helps companies run a more efficient HR process. The platform’s users say it saves them time and money.

63

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to send money abroad to friends and family. The startup is looking to partner with banks, credit card companies and other financial institutions to help small businesses and families send money abroad.

63

3 years ago

An online platform for consumers to save money and compare prices across a variety of online retailers.

63

3 years ago

A smarter way to use the power of your smartphone to manage your money. The startup wants to make financial management easy, offering a service that allows you to view your bank account, transfer money, and make purchases all from your phone.

63

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a social network for artists, who can use it to collaborate, share ideas and connect with other artists, and to make money through content sales.

63

4 years ago

A software platform for banks that allows them to offer recurring money management services.

62

4 years ago

The startup aims to disrupt the Ubers and Lyfts of the world by creating an app that allows rideshare drivers to make money by making their own deliveries.

62

4 years ago

a startup that wants to help people understand how they are spending their money. The startup wants to provide an easy-to-use dashboard of monthly spending to help people decide where to cut back.

62

4 years ago

Looks to help entrepreneurs raise money through debt and equity, by providing a marketplace for investors to buy stock in startups.

62

4 years ago

A tool to help people manage their money, including credit checks and debt payments.

62

4 years ago

A mobile payments app that lets people transfer money between their friends. The startup's founders say they're currently seeing over 5,000 users per month.

62

3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a way to track how people are spending their money. It says it is “in the business of building a new currency” and wants to track spending patterns and suggest ways to save.

62

3 years ago

This startup aims to teach people how to save and invest money by building a tool that makes it easy to create and execute a plan.

62

3 years ago

A bitcoin miner that makes extra money by selling spare hardware to miners that don’t have the time to mine.

62

3 years ago

A platform that helps you track the financial impact of your decisions. The tool helps your business make better decisions, and it takes time and money out of the business.

62

3 years ago

A tool for managing expenses, money transfers and purchases across multiple devices. The company’s builders say that the company’s SaaS platform is the most advanced and secured with full money transfer and bill payment features.

62

3 years ago

Service that offers a group of friends the ability to make reservations and pay for them as a group without money being split up.

62

3 years ago

The startup, whose name is a reference to the “Trump tax cut”, is building a tool that helps people reclaim their money from the IRS that they may have claimed back in the past.

62

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help small businesses manage their finances by making it easy for them to save and invest money, with a focus on retirement.

62

3 years ago

This is a money transfer app, or remittance app, that helps people transfer money to family in the Philippines. The company says it has “almost 300,000 users”.

62

2 years ago

A company that helps charities send people money for humanitarian aid.

62

5 years ago

Idea: With over a billion people in China, the potential for a successful B2C company is there, but most of them are making money on the internet and not offline.

61

4 years ago

A ride-hailing service for medical patients to help alleviate the demand for rideshare services and cut down on the time and money spent trying to find a ride.

61

4 years ago

A virtual reality system allowing people to play games in virtual spaces. The startup is currently trying to raise money to launch their product.

61

4 years ago

A startup that helps companies order supplies, save money by consolidating orders, and get information about their order from real-time data.

61

4 years ago

A platform that allows tree owners to track their trees' health and engage with customers. Tree-scout also features an analytics dashboard to help the company make more money by improving their pricing and operation.

61

3 years ago

A platform that accelerates the market for industrial sensors, helping manufacturing companies save money on setup and maintenance.

61

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for businesses to manage their employee’s accounts, giving admins the ability to see where money is going and how much is coming in from what.

61

3 years ago

A software company that helps businesses monitor their energy usage on a monthly or quarterly basis. The startup wants to help businesses save money and protect the environment.

61

3 years ago

A software tool that helps companies manage expenses, track their spending, and make more money. The startup is looking to work with large corporations.

61

3 years ago

A “banking-as-a-service” startup that’s going to be the “Paypal of banking”. It’s not clear how the startup plans to make money.

61

3 years ago

This platform allows people to put their money where their mouth is, but it's also a platform for people to do charitable work, too.

61

3 years ago

A company that helps people build websites that make money. They offer business owners a suite of tools they can use to make money while they sleep.

61

3 years ago

A digital platform for smart money in Latin America. Users can set goals, track progress and then take advantage of all kinds of financial products and services.

61

2 years ago

A startup for brand ambassadors to earn money on their social media channels. The company’s founders say that it’s growing quickly, and that they’re already working with 50 brands and have over 1,000 ambassadors.

61

2 years ago

The app is focused on helping people build a financial life plan. The startup will also allow people to put their money into a trust account.

61

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a mobile application where you can earn money by downloading apps, watching short videos, and answering surveys.

60

4 years ago

A startup that is building an app that helps people manage their money by managing their spending. The business is focused on the US, where the average savings rate is just 4%.

60

3 years ago

A mobile app that helps you figure out what you’re spending your rent money on.

60

3 years ago

Helping you get the word out about your startup or campaign at the same time as you raise money, with a plug and play marketing automation platform.

60

3 years ago

This startup hopes to build an open-source blockchain that can move money across borders faster than current systems.

60

3 years ago

A startup that helps document custodians to find and organize paper records, enabling them to streamline their processes and make more money.

60

3 years ago

A “mobile-first” platform that allows users to receive and send money from their bank account via a digital wallet.

60

2 years ago

A banking app for the underbanked in India. It’s like a money transfer app plus a savings account.

60

5 years ago

A startup that helps people find affordable housing and makes money by charging rent (like airbnb does)

59

4 years ago

A platform that aims to make it easier to get tax-deductible money from your medical savings account each year. The startup wants to make insurance more affordable for patients.

59

4 years ago

This startup wants to replace the fees charged by traditional banks by building a platform that allows people to store money in a secure, open, and transparent manner

59

3 years ago

A bot that helps companies find good contractors and save time and money.

59

3 years ago

Grovo is building a platform for event organizers, to help them organize and promote events with their attendees. Grovo charges organizers a monthly fee for each event, and aims to make money by helping hosts and attendees to share data on who bought tickets and how much, so the company can segment sales and get more commissions.

59

3 years ago

A system that helps banks and credit unions move money to individual accounts.

59

3 years ago

A blockchain-based messaging app that’s built on a system that allows users to send money to each other without a bank account.

59

3 years ago

A tool to help users manage their money. It has a mobile banking app, but there are also plans to release a credit card.

59

3 years ago

Skoolie is a software platform that lets you create, manage, and use a network of student-run vehicles. The startup lets parents create a fleet of cars and manage them via a cloud-based app. Parents can also help their students learn the importance of driving, and earn a little money on the side.

59

3 years ago

A portfolio manager for the modern market. Opporto is a startup that wants to take a more active approach to portfolio management, cutting out the “passive” aspect of asset allocation and focusing on the more active management of portfolios. The startup aims to make money by charging a percentage of the assets in an investor’s portfolio, based on how they’re managed.

59

3 years ago

A company that helps nuclear power plants introduce self-driving cars to their facilities, with the goal of saving money and reducing carbon emissions.

59

3 years ago

Hiring for a new product team without wasting time, money, or energy on the wrong people.

59

3 years ago

This app is building on the success of Swych, a tech company that makes it easy to raise money in equity crowdfunding.

59

3 years ago

A startup that’s building software to help users take back control of their finances, helping users measure and optimize the amount of money they spend on the things they want.

59

2 years ago

A platform that lets users make money by answering surveys and completing tasks.

59

4 years ago

This startup helps save money by letting commuters access value-added features for free on their commute. The startup takes a cut, but the idea is that it will be a better business model than other ride-hailing companies.

58

4 years ago

Most of the world’s money is stored in centralized banks, but these institutions are often unreliable. This startup wants to build a decentralized banking system that is as robust as the banks themselves.

58

3 years ago

A payment and subscription service that lets you save money on your cell phone bill and get a discount on your phone plan.

58

3 years ago

This is one of the first of the non-bank digital payments startups to be funded by the super-investors of Silicon Valley — Peter Thiel. The company is building a payments platform for financial institutions, where they can send money overseas and allow their customers to pay using cryptocurrency.

58

3 years ago

A tool that lets people donate money to their favorite causes through their mobile phone and be credited it to their bank account with a monthly auto-refund.

58

3 years ago

A company that sells a “social currency” for things like sharing, likes, and follows. It is already working with a few large companies to help reward their employees for their work. As of February, the startup was looking to raise its Series A round, as well as continue to raise money to build out its platform.

58

3 years ago

A startup that helps hospitals, medical offices and other medical businesses keep track of their expenses and track their revenue, allowing all parties to easily see how they’re spending money, and recommending how to best spend it.

58

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help digital content creators make money from their videos by enabling them to sell their own branded gear.

58

3 years ago

A company primarily focused on helping women make money by teaching them how to make and sell their own beauty products.

58

3 years ago

A startup that enables customers to buy, sell, and share their unused apps through a new app called AppShare. AppShare will help developers and app owners get more money out of their apps, and would be a one-stop shop for app users to find, download, and sell used apps.

58

3 years ago

A payment system that gives companies a way to provide money to their employees, especially small businesses. Working with 14 enterprise pilots.

58

3 years ago

A tool for helping small businesses upgrade their websites. The company is building a CMS that helps small businesses increase engagement and conversions, while also saving money on web design.

58

3 years ago

“We are building a platform that brings together the best service providers to help our customers get more out of their money.”

58

3 years ago

A web-based service for B2B and C2B procurement. It’s not clear how the startup plans to make money.

58

3 years ago

A startup that helps consumers make the most of their SNAP benefits. The app lets SNAP recipients see if they can use the money they’ve earned towards a purchase, and if so, how much money they can spend.

58

3 years ago

This startup is building a tool for making “rational” decisions about money and life insurance.

58

3 years ago

A startup that helps people with spinal cord injuries receive a second way to communicate with the outside world. When users are able to communicate through a device, they’re able to send $15 to a researcher in the US, who uses the money to purchase a device to make the communication possible.

58

3 years ago

This is an algorithmic company that claims to be able to predict whether an investment will make money. They’re not in the business of selling, but of helping investors make better decisions that can help them get a better return.

58

2 years ago

More than 50% of businesses in the US say that their direct mail programs are inefficient, and that they spend too much time or money trying to make sure their responses are right. E-mail marketing platform Pulp can help alleviate that by automating responses.

58

2 years ago

A startup that’s building an app to help people make better financial decisions. The app is designed to make it easier to manage your money, provide a stream of financial updates, and provide tools for managing your assets.

58

4 years ago

A tool for keeping track of the money you've spent in a day, so you can go back and see how much of it you've spent on each thing.

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

Yieldbot is building a software platform to help investors find good companies to buy, and helping those companies to raise money.

57

3 years ago

A “Social Wallet” that works like Venmo combined with an online bank account. With so many online banking options available, why would a startup want to create a “Social Wallet” Because it’s easy to use and they can get a lot of money from small companies.

57

3 years ago

Tapping into a market of over 60 million people in India, which has no bank accounts. The startup wants to automate the process of opening a bank account so people don’t have to waste time or money on the process.

57

3 years ago

A startup that helps NGOs improve their finances and give salespeople more money.

57

3 years ago

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

57

3 years ago

A company that’s building an application that would let people raise money by pledging money to a cause.

57

3 years ago

A peer-to-peer lending marketplace, connecting small businesses with individual investors looking to lend them money.

57

3 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses send invoices and get paid on time, while saving them money in the process. The startup says it’s a $5 billion market.

56

3 years ago

The goal of this startup is to collect a network of people who can help students navigate the world of college admissions, from financial aid to college visits. The company wants to lower the amount of money students spend on college and make admissions decisions more transparent.

56

3 years ago

This is a startup that wants to help companies capture and make money from the data generated on their websites. It’s a software that helps companies gather data about their customers and then deploy a service to make money from that information.

56

3 years ago

An artificial intelligence powered tool that analyses financial data to help investors make money.

56

3 years ago

A mobile-first application that brings “real-time” travel recommendations to the road. The startup says it routes travelers based on “where the traffic is going” and “where the traffic is not”, and can even suggest alternate routes, saving time and money.

56

3 years ago

The mobile app for the monthly subscription box service. Bowel gives users a shopping list, then uses AI to buy the rest of the items. Bowel is looking to use the company’s AI to help determine the best items to buy to help users save money and time.

56

3 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits understand their competitors and how they’re spending their money

56

3 years ago

OkPay is a way to use credit cards that works for small businesses in the Philippines. The startup wants to enable small businesses to give out credit cards for small purchases and payment, and allow the users to pay back the money in time.

56

2 years ago

A mobile app that allows users to send money to a phone number or email address.

56

2 years ago

The company sends homeowners a notification whenever the valuation of their home drops, to help them get a good deal in a market that’s been red hot recently. The startup says it has saved more than 400 homeowners money in 2018.

56

4 years ago

A company that helps bank customers transfer money to friends and family in Mexico, paying them in pesos at about a 1% fee, as opposed to the 3% fee for a traditional money transfer.

55

4 years ago

This company wants to help people save money on gas. They’re building an app that lets you create a “gas card” that can be spent at a given gas station to save money on gas.

55

3 years ago

A startup that makes an online platform where people can buy/sell stock they own. It’s a good way to invest in sectors that you’re interested in, and make money off of in the future.

55

3 years ago

A platform to help connect the world’s 1.5 billion people who use mobile to send money to each other, currently in the pilot phase.

55

3 years ago

A company that helps people track the people who take their money and the people who keep it. Using a combination of data from a variety of sources, the startup’s tool helps people see who their friends and family are, how much they make, and where they spend it.

55

3 years ago

A startup in the process of launching a $1 billion new venture fund called the FinTech Fund that will invest in the future of money, especially in the FinTech sector. They’re looking for “unicorns” (startups valued at over $1 billion) in the financial technology sector.

55

3 years ago

People are more attached to their smartphones than they used to be, and more than just a tool to check email and run errands. Now they have a way to make extra money while they’re on the go. Stocksy is a stock photography agency that licenses photos to brands and other companies.

55

3 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for nonprofits, aiming to help people raise money and volunteer for causes closer to home.

55

3 years ago

A consumer app that helps with the “lifecycle of a purchase”, helping users order products then return them, saving the merchant money and decreasing waste.

55

3 years ago

A startup looking to build an app that will tell you exactly how much money your car is worth by its mileage and year.

55

3 years ago

A company that is building a platform for loans for people in financial crisis, who need money but don’t have a credit score. The solution for lenders is an algorithm that evaluates their financial history and ensures their creditworthiness.

55

3 years ago

A platform for smart contract deployment with money-related data and analytics. The B2B company wants to help companies manage contracts with various service providers, track money, and provide a way to connect with vendors.

55

3 years ago

A startup that uses AI to help retailers like Macy’s and JCPenney, increase sales and save money by collating consumer data and more effectively targeting customers.

55

3 years ago

This is a text messaging app that lets you call and text your friends and family directly from your phone. It’s like the Snapchat app, only instead of sharing photos or videos, it’s sharing texts. The startup makes money by charging a small percentage of the transaction.

55

3 years ago

Helping companies find software engineers with their specific expertise, with the goal of saving companies time and money.

55

3 years ago

A way to streamline international money transfers, with the startup claiming to already have $25 million in deals in place.

55

3 years ago

A platform that helps people manage their finances and make better financial decisions. It offers users tools to help them make better financial decisions, such as money management, retirement planning and portfolio management.

55

3 years ago

A product that helps small businesses save money on insurance, by keeping them on auto-pay programs and putting their policy under a single roof.

55

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies save money by providing an analytics platform that lets you monitor your e-commerce and subscription sales.

55

3 years ago

The startup aims to help people make money and save money by helping them to sell their data. The company’s current offering is a way to use an app to sell anonymized data (weather, location, etc) from your phone's sensors.

55

3 years ago

A startup that provides “a smarter, more accurate way to manage your money”, with a goal of “making sure you’re always getting the right interest rate on your savings”. The company is planning to launch in early 2020.

55

3 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier to send money globally using the trustless system of “atomic swaps.” It’s a digital currency created to allow people to directly exchange assets, cryptographically, without a middleman.

55

3 years ago

Businesses are becoming more and more reliant on software to manage their finances. CashApp wants to be the app that helps businesses manage their money in one place, using the app to send and receive money, send and request invoices, and track financial transactions.

55

3 years ago

A money transfer app for sending money to family, friends, or businesses in exchange for goods or services.

55

2 years ago

The average American spends $40,000 annually on their car, and this startup wants to help people save that money with self-driving cars, made possible by a partnership with Uber.

55

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps people find music online based on their mood or taste. It’s free for users, and makes money through affiliate links.

54

4 years ago

A startup that acts as a personal finance advisor for your grandparents, helping them make informed decisions about money and retirement

54

4 years ago

A new way to pay for things you buy online, with a twist: You can get discounts for paying with a certain amount of money.

54

3 years ago

Chai & Co is a clothing subscription company that aims to give fashion enthusiasts the option to try out clothing and purchase items they love while saving money with higher rates on wholesale.

54

3 years ago

The startup helps users donate money to charity, and does so through an easy-to-use interface that users can apply for charity credit for, which users can then use to buy products and services.

54

3 years ago

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

54

3 years ago

A startup that lets you earn money renting out your car. The startup wants to replace the traditional mechanic model with one in which you can rent out your car while you’re away, receiving payment via a monthly subscription.

54

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

A tool that lets nonprofits and governments track donations and funds to make sure that the money is being spent well.

54

3 years ago

A startup that offers a way for people to manage their personal finances like a business, with the goal of helping people save more money.

54

3 years ago

A startup that promises to deliver the “cheapest tickets in the city” for all events, from concerts to movie screenings. The startup has made its money off selling tickets to events that would have been sold out.

54

3 years ago

A tool to help people more easily manage their finances, with a particular focus on those who want to save more money but don’t know how to maximize their current investments. The company’s founder is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor in Portland who has previously worked at Intuit and First Republic.

54

3 years ago

A platform for social good. You build a fundraiser and the goal is to raise and spend $10,000 to $100,000. It costs $25 to set up a fundraiser and when the goal is reached, the money goes to your cause.

54

3 years ago

The startup is building an app to help people manage their money and save for retirement with an investment platform called My Retirement Plan.

54

2 years ago

A way to save money on your phone bill by creating a daily budget.

54

2 years ago

A startup that lets you send money to friends through PayPal or Venmo, then splits the funds with you.

54

4 years ago

A startup that wants to bring the experience of a video game to investing, where users can earn real money as they invest in various stocks and bonds.

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

A way to send money to people who don’t have bank accounts, or have a different bank account than you. Users can buy prepaid cards, which they then load money to.

53

3 years ago

A data-driven organization that helps non-profits with data analysis. It’s team of researchers and researchers will perform data analysis for charities, so they can focus on the most effective ways to raise money and encourage donors to give.

53

3 years ago

Armed with an AI-powered chatbot and an online marketplace, Pepper is a service that helps retailers find suppliers and manufacturers. Pepper claims that its buyers and sellers connect directly, saving them time and money.

53

3 years ago

A platform to make the process of hiring a full-time employee easier. The company is building a budgeting tool that allows employers to see how much money they’re spending on their employees.

53

3 years ago

A startup for people who want to live on their own and manage their money, which helps them make a budget, pay bills, and track spending.

53

3 years ago

A new kind of credit card meant to help families save money on groceries and other purchases. The startup’s founder says it’s working with a number of grocery chains and wants to build out a platform for other retailers.

53

2 years ago

A startup that’s building software to help merchants make more money when customers leave their store.

53

2 years ago

A startup that aims to help you save money on your monthly phone bills. It charges a monthly fee to connect you to the cheapest mobile data plans in each country.

53

2 years ago

A platform that allows users to track how they spend their money. It aims to encourage users to spend less money and to make better financial decisions.

53

4 years ago

A software startup that helps people save money by switching their energy provider. It doesn’t actually provide energy, but helps people find deals on the market. It has a consumer-facing site, but its backend is handled by a network of “energy brokers”.

52

4 years ago

Brisk is a kind of free app that allows users to buy groceries with a few clicks (and no money down).

52

4 years ago

A network of retail stores that share sales data and support each other, so that they can all make more money.

52

3 years ago

A managed marketplace for people looking for care for people with special needs. The startup is a “high touch” operation, meaning it doesn’t just hope to make money but also wants to make a difference for people with disabilities.

52

3 years ago

A messaging app that lets you send money to friends and family, even if they don’t have a bank account. Pudding lets you send US dollars to people using your phone number, and it’s available in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay.

52

3 years ago

A software company that builds software for running events, and helps event organizers save money and time by automating certain parts of their job.

52

3 years ago

Users can send and receive money using the app but want to spend it on apps or other items. Instead, they can use the app to pay people directly, without going through a merchant.

52

3 years ago

A tool for helping freelancers manage their expenses and plan for taxes. The startup has built an app that makes it easier for freelancers to track the money flows from their business, and provides a “tax your business” tool to help them calculate their taxes. They’re profitable and growing in the San Francisco area.

52

3 years ago

This company helps those in need by paying people a small sum when they take the time to take selfies, record videos, and then share them on social media. It’s a way to collect data on poverty in the digital age, and it’s also a way to raise money for charity.

52

3 years ago

A platform for managing the process of getting a business off the ground by helping entrepreneurs answer questions like “What are my options”, “How much money do I need” and “What’s my time frame”.

52

3 years ago

A platform that helps its users make money in the gig economy. It focuses on customer service and data entry jobs, and has been operating for the past year.

52

3 years ago

A company that provides developers with a sponsor-driven alternative to funding. The company is currently building a platform that allows developers to build a product, have it tested by a community of backers, and have them kick in money to get the product to market.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps college students pay for school. It’s a marketplace for students to borrow money from other students, a sort of peer-to-peer student borrowing.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies save money by paying for products and services in bulk. The startup manages the purchase of products on behalf of its customers and then pays for them when they’re all shipped. The startup is based in the Bay Area, based on "Crowdfunding as a Service" model.

52

3 years ago

A way to get money back from a merchant if they don’t deliver your item. Griftster is aiming to replace the “don’t buy with a credit card” warning with “don’t buy with a credit card because you might get screwed.”

52

2 years ago

A clean energy service that helps businesses and consumers save money on their energy bills. The company’s founders wanted to use the savings to help fund a nonprofit in a poor community.

52

4 years ago

A global money transfer service designed for developing countries. The startup wants to make it easier for people to send money to family members back home, and for startups to test new products in markets that have a lot of pent up demand.

51

3 years ago

A software-as-a-service for healthcare providers, mostly for Medicaid. They claim they can save providers money, with the goal of reducing Medicaid provider fraud.

51

3 years ago

A startup that wants to change the way we earn money through automated investing. The startup says it wants to bring the same kinds of automated investing technologies to the world of charitable giving.

51

3 years ago

A startup for employers to manage their employees’ time and productivity in a way that helps save money and boosts productivity.

51

3 years ago

A startup for lending money to credit unions, with no fees. The company has a lot of traction on this front, with many credit unions currently looking at the platform.

51

3 years ago

A new app from Airbnb that allows users to find and rent out apartments from other Airbnb hosts. The idea is that users can make money sharing their space with others.

51

3 years ago

The idea is to help users find the most effective treatment for their ailments without spending a lot of money on unnecessary visits and tests. The idea is to reduce costs and remove the guesswork from a process that currently is based on intuition and trial and error.

51

3 years ago

A startup to help non-profits raise more money by creating more effective social media content.

51

3 years ago

A “crowdsourced personal assistant” for managing your finances, with a dashboard for tracking your spending and a mobile app for handling money transfers. The company has been working with YC companies in the past.

51

3 years ago

A platform for corporate and institutional investors to buy, sell and trade open-end mutual funds. The startup is partnering with Money Management International to create a trade execution platform for brokers and institutional investors.

51

3 years ago

A financial services startup that tries to help people better manage their money, with products like a credit score and a personal loan.

51

3 years ago

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

51

3 years ago

This startup is building a way for people to exchange money via offline stores. Users scan QR codes on the products and the startup takes care of the logistics. The company wants to change the way people pay for things by using their phones instead of cash or credit cards.

51

2 years ago

A way to receive money from friends and family across the country using a phone call. The founders say it’s a bit like Venmo but with US banks available for people to transfer funds to.

51

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps nonprofits raise money from their supporters. The startup charges a 20% fee of all donations made through its platform, and says it’s using a $500k grant from the Knight Foundation to grow the company.

50

4 years ago

A platform to help people organize their finances, including mutual funds, stocks, retirement accounts. The company makes money by charging a fee for transactions.

50

3 years ago

A platform that helps indie creators get paid for their work, allowing them to get their money from fans and not just platforms.

50

3 years ago

A startup for companies that want to send employees to trainings, conferences, and other events at a discount. It’s an invite-only service meant to help companies save money.

50

3 years ago

A personalized debt repayment program that helps employees pay off loans with money earned from their job. The solution is targeted at companies with at least $1,000,000 in annual revenue and $10,000,000 or more in annual sales.

50

2 years ago

The company plans to roll out a free app that makes it simple to create a money management plan for a family.

50

2 years ago

A mobile app that helps people determine if their app or website will be profitable before they spend time and money on it. The startup is still in its early stages, but its founders have built a number of successful iOS apps, including one for Puma shoes.

50

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a way to manage a business’s money without having to worry about banking. The company wants to help businesses manage their cash flow and overall financial health. It’s currently available in the UK, Canada, and the US.

49

3 years ago

A web-based platform that helps people grocery shop by their tastes, and then buys the items they want so they can save money.

49

3 years ago

InstaPay is a payment company looking to do something a little less familiar. Instead of charging users a flat fee or percentage, InstaPay charges businesses a percentage of their purchase sales, so they can make money even when they’re buying things they don’t need.

49

3 years ago

A startup that helps users visualize their money and investments in a user-friendly way, helping them see where they’re spending their money and then allowing them to take action to make changes.

49

3 years ago

This company is building a global mobile payments platform that uses AI and the power of the blockchain to grant users access to their money in the most efficient way, while also giving them an incentive to use it.

49

3 years ago

A platform to sell and give away digital items. It gives users the ability to sell their items, and then make money by receiving the proceeds. It’s a tool for creators, but one that also allows the creator to keep a portion of the proceeds. It’s like a site like Etsy or DeviantArt, but for digital items.

49

3 years ago

A platform that allows users to save money on tickets by buying them in bulk.

49

3 years ago

A tool that helps you to deliver better software faster by making work easier for you and your team, as well as saving money on IT expenses and improving your productivity.

49

3 years ago

The startup is building a tool that helps people setup their own crowdfunding campaigns. The company helps them raise money by giving the pledgers a cut of the funds. The startup is currently a YC company.

49

2 years ago

A platform that allows users to buy and sell goods at a discounted price. It’s a B2B company that helps businesses that need to buy in bulk to save money on goods.

49

3 years ago

A financial planning app for investors who want to track their investments. The app is free for individual investors, and is designed to help people save money, get better returns, and make better decisions.

48

3 years ago

A subscription platform for DIY projects, with a focus on home improvement projects. The startup is looking to help homeowners save money on their home improvement projects by removing the need for a contractor.

48

3 years ago

A company that’s trying to make money work better in the US by “printing” prepaid debit cards.

48

3 years ago

A startup that wants to disrupt the consumer loan space by enabling customers to make payments on their credit card and save money.

48

3 years ago

A startup that brokers beauty partnerships between brands and influencers. Brands will pay a monthly fee, though the influencers will get a cut of the money.

48

3 years ago

A tax preparation software that handles all the calculations for you, and gets you the most money.

48

3 years ago

This startup wants to make the flow of money from mobile devices easier. They use a private exchange that keeps the sender’s bank account info private.

48

3 years ago

A SaaS solution to help companies track the money they spend online, letting them see the data that matters most, and which ones they can cut out.

48

3 years ago

A product that helps people organize and visualize their finances over a period of time. The startup is building an open-source tool that can help consumers see their expenses over time and also help them prioritize spending to save more money.

48

3 years ago

A platform that helps users manage their money. The platform makes it easy for users to track their spending and understand who they owe money to.

48

3 years ago

A company that connects food delivery drivers with riders, allowing drivers to make more money by becoming full-time drivers.

48

2 years ago

A startup that helps people send money to their family members in remote locations.

48

4 years ago

A company that wants to help manage people’s financial lives, from lending money to paying bills, with a focus on the elderly.

47

3 years ago

A platform that helps companies and individuals save money by making use of unused space in commercial buildings.

47

3 years ago

A digital platform that allows non-government organizations (NGOs) to raise money by selling tokens. The platform lets anyone purchase tokens which can be used to contribute to an NGO.

47

3 years ago

This startup wants to help people save money on car insurance premiums by offering a more transparent way to compare plans. It’s currently one of YC’s 9 startups in the insurance space.

47

3 years ago

With the goal of building a “better experience”, ZagBank is creating a digital bank for underbanked Americans, with a focus on helping them save money. They’re also applying for a fintech charter in the state of New Jersey.

47

3 years ago

A tool to help you make more money, in part by making it easier to get paid as a freelancer. The startup hopes to be a leader in the future of “gig economy” by helping freelancers manage their money, insurance and tax.

47

3 years ago

A network of “micro-insurance” companies that pool together small sums of money to help cover the costs of things like housing, car repair, or medical bills. The goal is to make sure that people have some sort of coverage, even if it’s just in case they need it.

47

3 years ago

This startup is trying to make it easier for small businesses to access capital. The company is building a marketplace where borrowers can connect with investors who are willing to invest small amounts of money in exchange for a higher return.

47

3 years ago

, a financial-services startup that helps people borrow money against their house or car using their existing credit.

47

3 years ago

The idea is to create an online platform that helps professionals save time and money by planning their own trips to conferences. The founders are both professional travel writers, and say that a lot of the best trips they’ve taken were planned on their own.

47

3 years ago

A tool that helps developers manage relationships with their clients. It also helps them to make more money by helping them to get contracts through the sales process.

47

2 years ago

A team that does analytics on how you spend your time to help you save money and make more money.

47

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to collect money from missing relatives, using an instant messaging interface.

47

2 years ago

A startup that helps users create and promote their own “digital product” without writing any code. With Sponsored Content, you can select your own topics, write articles or generate content and make money online.

47

3 years ago

A startup that uses AI to help businesses make more money through a combination of data mining and text mining.

46

3 years ago

A startup that helps people invest for retirement without having to manage their own retirement funds. It’s remote investment platform helps individuals manage their money and find the best investment options for their goals.

46

3 years ago

A startup that’s developing an email-based lending platform that lets small businesses borrow money from big businesses.

46

3 years ago

A way to allow people to pay each other by splitting the money they receive into their own bank accounts

46

3 years ago

An insurance company that will help employers compensate their employees for time spent on the job, allowing employees to make money on the days they are not paid.

46

3 years ago

A startup that covers the world of business and self-improvement, and enables users to earn money for their posts.

46

2 years ago

A subscription-based app that helps businesses save money by using it to pay for a portion of the expense of things like health care, staffing, and technology.

46

2 years ago

A personal finance-focused SaaS for millennials, pitching “the easiest way to manage your money”.

46

2 years ago

A startup that enables financial institutions to give their customers access to “money movers”, aka the people you need to find for a variety of tasks, like moving money.

46

3 years ago

A recurring revenue business that helps beauty professionals track and manage their clients, allowing them to earn more money.

45

3 years ago

This startup wants to build an iPhone app that competes with the likes of PayPal and Venmo that allows people to crowdsource small amounts of money to pay for things.

45

3 years ago

A way for people to test their ideas and estimate their feasibility without spending money on a real product

45

3 years ago

A company that helps clients of an additional cost-sharing program get reimbursed by their insurance company. The company charges a flat fee and can return the money to the client in a check. Their price depends on the state of the client’s insurance.

45

3 years ago

The startup is building a platform that helps companies find and retain talent, ensuring that they aren’t wasting time and money.

45

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help the working poor in the US save money while shopping on Amazon.

45

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find the best ways to manage their money — not just investing, but saving, budgeting, and more.

45

2 years ago

This startup is building a simple solution for people who want to send money to each other via text message. The company’s platform is built with the goal of making it easy to pay friends and family, and is targeting the $15 billion remittance market.

45

2 years ago

A company that gathers and organizes data from buildings to allow for energy management and systems that can help save buildings money.

45

2 years ago

A money transfer app with an auto-spend feature. The startup is currently in an early-stage venture, and has already been used by some executives in Vietnam.

45

2 years ago

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

45

2 years ago

A small company that’s helping people save money on gas. It’s an app that tracks gas prices and can predict when a user is on the verge of overpaying.

45

2 years ago

A company that helps companies take their websites offline. The startup aims to help companies to save money on cloud hosting, since it can take time and money to make sites go offline.

45

5 years ago

Idea: A company that offers an API for receiving payments through SMS. The company’s pitch: “We make money moves.”

44

4 years ago

A team of developers working on creating an easy way for people to send money to each other.

44

3 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for people to keep track of their finances by giving them a personal finance dashboard that explains how to save, pay off debt, and invest their money.

44

3 years ago

Building a platform that helps companies automate operational tasks, like accounting and invoicing, with the goal of saving them time and money

44

3 years ago

An artificial intelligence-powered software platform that helps businesses make more money by better matching people with openings and making sure they get hired.

44

2 years ago

A startup encouraging people to earn money by simply playing games or watching ads.

44

2 years ago

A startup that wants to give users the ability to turn their cell phones into a video recorder in case of an emergency, and potentially get a bit of extra money for their footage.

44

2 years ago

A chatbot that helps people discover and save money on flights by automatically matching them with the best deals based on their travel history.

44

2 years ago

A software platform that allows you to receive a payment in one currency and spend it in another. It’s designed to enable instant international money transfers.

44

2 years ago

A platform for Bitcoin micropayments, allowing users to send small amounts of money to content creators or to take advantage of a free trial for a new app. The company also wants to help publishers monetize their content with advertising.

44

2 years ago

A company that works on a “digital money system” for shoppers, allowing them to buy items with a virtual currency.

44

2 years ago

A collaboration platform that saves companies time and money on research by letting them conduct field research, manage it, and share it with clients

44

2 years ago

A startup that helps you manage your home finances in one place so you can see all your bills and money coming in and out in one place.

44

3 years ago

A digital platform that allows you to share your interests with the rest of the world, so you can put your skills to use and earn money.

43

3 years ago

"We are a company that believes that people should be paid fairly, but we also believe that they should be able to save a little money to be able to afford that," said CEO and co-founder Chris Harvey. "We’re creating this technology that allows people to be able to save a little bit of money in the form of a small credit for the time that they are working."

43

3 years ago

Personal finance knowledge app that lets people get paid to answer questions. The startup wants to make a tool that leverages the large number of people who have accumulated money to answer personal finance questions.

43

3 years ago

A mobile-only bank that offers a low-cost solution for people in the UK to save money in a simple, user-friendly app.

43

2 years ago

A payment service for mobile game developers. It allows developers to accept payments from players and send money back to them via PayPal, Apple Pay, or Google Pay.

43

2 years ago

A tool that helps you calculate how much money you can make from a particular investment.

43

2 years ago

This startup wants to help you manage your money by letting you manage your bank accounts from a single app.

43

2 years ago

A platform to help people save money by focusing on the expenses they can control. Previously known as Quest2, the startup is based in Philadelphia and wants to build a product that will help people cut their spending and put their money to work for them.

43

2 years ago

A tool that helps remove the financial burden of the world's poorest when they make a purchase. The startup is leveraging a network of mobile money operators, such as M-Pesa, to help people move money for goods.

43

3 years ago

This startup wants to reduce the vacuum of small-time investors. It wants to help small-time investors to make money by helping them invest in the startups that are providing them with the best return on investment.

42

3 years ago

An on-demand marketplace for home healthcare workers. It helps consumers choose a caretaker and book them, and the caretaker gets a cut of the money they make.

42

3 years ago

A startup for “time-poor” people to help manage their money and expenses via a single dashboard

42

3 years ago

A tool that helps companies save money by reducing the number of times they have to order supplies. The startup’s service is called ProSupply and it helps companies order more efficiently by identifying the supplies that they need and automating the ordering process.

41

3 years ago

A startup that allows employees to request rides from other employees in their proximity, which the startup says will save them time and money. The startup is currently in a pilot with 1,000 companies and tested with 25,000 trips.

41

3 years ago

A digital payments platform that lets organizations send money to people anywhere in the world.

41

3 years ago

Kiva Fellows have highly specialized skills. For example, the founders of this startup are former surgeons who learned the medical terminology of the legal system. They’re helping the legal system to more efficiently write and understand contracts, which they say can save money, time, and lives.

41

3 years ago

An API for lending money to businesses and consumers, like a business loan or cash loan.

41

2 years ago

This startup takes a page from the Airbnb playbook, allowing people to rent out their extra space in their homes as an option to earn money, as well as living space. It’s currently dealing with issues regarding the legality of this model in the UK.

41

2 years ago

A tool that helps individuals document and track the expenses they spend on services, so they can more accurately budget and save money.

41

2 years ago

A startup that aims to build a “perpetual” money market fund that has the low fees of traditional money market funds with the stability of a traditional bank.

41

2 years ago

A startup that connects customer service reps with customers via SMS. The startup claims that customers are getting faster responses and the reps are getting more money per customer than they were previously.

41

2 years ago

Yuppie, a service that gives people with little disposable income the opportunity to spend money on experiences instead of things.

41

2 years ago

A web-based platform that allows users to keep track of their investments, and transfer money from one investment account to another. They’re seeking to build a community of investors to make the process more seamless.

41

5 years ago

A startup that enables businesses to manage energy consumption, meant to save customers money on their utility bill.

40

3 years ago

A startup for people who care about the environment. The startup is working to create a marketplace for “environmental products” wherein a company can sell their own environmentally-friendly products and make money off of the idea that their customers are willing to pay more to buy products that are eco-friendly.

40

3 years ago

A payment platform for medical practices and providers. It allows patients and doctors to pay for services via credit card and cash, without having to exchange the money.

40

3 years ago

A digital team and communication platform for construction companies. It’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform allows construction teams to communicate, collaborate and share information to save money and increase productivity.

40

3 years ago

This startup is looking to build a platform for online real estate investing (so you can invest in properties you want to own instead of renting out your apartment) with the goal of enabling anyone to be an investor (even if you don’t have a lot of money).

40

3 years ago

This is a startup that wants to help hotel guests and Airbnb hosts with a workaround for Airbnb’s cancellation policy. When a contract is canceled, Airbnb transfers the money to the guest, but the guest doesn’t have the contractual right to it.

40

2 years ago

A platform for professional speakers, who are often paid a percentage of the total speaker fees, to raise money to fund their travel expenses.

40

2 years ago

This startup’s mission is to “make the world more free.” It wants to transform the way people use money by letting them pay taxes with crypto and offer other goods with Bitcoin.

40

2 years ago

A hybrid crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending company that lets people borrow money to pay off high interest debt, starting with student loans.

40

3 years ago

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

39

3 years ago

Headquartered in Indonesia, this startup wants to replace the traditional letter-delivery process that has been core to companies like Western Union and MoneyGram.

39

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier to do business in the Middle East by providing an all-in-one solution for money transfer, bill payments, and credit card services.

39

2 years ago

A startup that enables users to add a relative in India with an iPhone. It’s built for people in India who don’t have access to the internet, but also for Indian families who are looking to send money abroad.

39

3 years ago

A social network for people who want to make money by sharing their skills and talents. Users get paid by companies that want to hire their talents as well as by clients, and they can also apply to become clients if they want to pay for their services.

38

3 years ago

A company that helps people in the UK save money on their mobile phone bill. The startup says it saves up to 70% on mobile bills by switching customers to the best plan for their usage.

38

3 years ago

A startup that wants to connect “people who want to make money by giving you a ride” to people with cars and drivers.

38

3 years ago

This startup wants to make sending money between friends easier, and it’s already working with more than a dozen businesses, with a goal of making it as easy and as ubiquitous as sending a text message.

38

2 years ago

A platform that helps small businesses connect with people who are looking to earn money. The startup wants to build a community where people can connect directly with people who are looking to make money via a service called “Earn”.

38

2 years ago

A startup that creates an open marketplace for people to sell their old items, drive money to their bank account, and start earning rewards.

38

2 years ago

An API to help dating app creators and service providers make money on the free part of their apps, with paid options available for premium users.

38

2 years ago

A company that will help HR teams understand how much money they can save by giving them access to a large database of employee data.

38

2 years ago

A startup that puts delivery drivers in direct contact with customers, helping them make more money and have a better customer experience.

38

2 years ago

A tool for crowdfunding that makes it easier for campaigns to get their money to their developers in a more timely fashion.

38

2 years ago

A platform that uses machine learning and predictive analytics to streamline the process of recruiting from resumes to phone calls to interviews, saving companies time and money.

37

2 years ago

The startup plans to use RFID-based bracelets to track employees, saving companies money in payroll and reducing employee theft.

37

2 years ago

A tool that helps users manage their relationship with money, with an app for managing finances and budgeting. It’s been used by over 35,000 people in 2,000 organizations, and is using YC money to get a big expansion across the U.S. in 2019.

37

2 years ago

A company that helps people close their loans, saving them money and enabling them to pay off debt faster.

36

2 years ago

A startup that helps retail stores manage inventory by taking photos of products in the store, then analyzing them, then generating a report to help businesses save money on inventory and lower costs for consumers. The startup currently has three employees.

36

2 years ago

A subscription-based app that sends a weekly email to your inbox with your billing information, invoice data, and offers to save money.

36

2 years ago

This startup is building a game like Farmville for advertising-related products. The game works much like it does on Farmville, as you build a farm and connect with people who are also building farms to make money for what you grow and sell.

36

2 years ago

A startup to help “make money” by letting people loan out their spare furniture to friends.

36

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people save money on their phone bill by using their data more efficiently. The company’s founders say they’re “moving in the direction of pushing consumers to use the most expensive data plans and the most expensive minutes of data”.

36

2 years ago

A startup for managing your money, built from the ground up by a financial advisor.

36

5 years ago

A startup that gives people a platform to post everything from their trip to the grocery store and how they spent their money

35

2 years ago

A video platform that lets users make their own video ads and sell them to potential customers. The startup is looking to make money by charging agencies to use its platform.

35

2 years ago

A startup that helps you save money by taking a 15% cut of your sales and passing it on to your customers.

35

2 years ago

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

35

2 years ago

This startup is working on efficient ways for big banks to process and move large amounts of cash in and out of the bank quickly. The B2B company helps financial institutions like banks, brokerage houses, and insurance companies save money by handling payments in person rather than through the current system of transfers and transfers.

35

2 years ago

The startup’s goal is to simplify the process of finding a new apartment, saving people money by taking the stress out of apartment hunting. They want to use machine learning, AI, and image recognition to help users find apartments based on their preferences.

35

2 years ago

A travel arranging service that’s similar to Expedia or Hotels.com. The company is currently in a closed beta, looking to raise money to expand to a public beta.

35

2 years ago

A cloud-based platform for energy and water conservation aimed at the commercial sector. The startup wants to help companies save money and environmental damage.

35

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people and businesses manage their money. It’s a platform that connects customers to a variety of different services and tools, including insurance agencies, banks, credit card companies, and checking accounts.

35

3 years ago

A platform that allows employees to manage their time more efficiently and make money doing so. It’s like a personal assistant for employees.

34

2 years ago

A software company that offers a tool to help you manage your money and make expenses more transparent.

34

2 years ago

A loan-gifting app that connects borrowers with friends and family who have extra money. The company plans to use the revenue from the app to fund its operations.

34

2 years ago

BitStreet is building a platform that allows crypto companies to raise money and raise it quickly, and receive it in multiple forms on the blockchain. The company is currently working with a few overseas fintech startups.

34

2 years ago

A digital wallet that allows you to load money into your account in minutes. The startup wants to build something that is easy to use, but also private.

34

2 years ago

A micro-loan service that helps families save money towards their children’s college education.

34

2 years ago

A startup that helps businesses in emerging markets get the most out of their mobile networks and save money. The company says 65% of the world’s internet traffic is mobile, but developing countries are only able to access 20% of that.

33

2 years ago

A consumer lending startup designed for giving people access to money, without having to pay a fee and without going through a lengthy credit check.

33

2 years ago

A startup that helps you track your expenses and save money, by collecting data on transactions.

33

2 years ago

Fintech platform for managing money internationally, building on the burgeoning financial inclusion trend.

33

2 years ago

This is a mobile app that helps people find the nearest bank branch that will accept their money.

33

2 years ago

A startup that helps students save money on textbooks by offering them a discount if they share their purchase data with the startup.

33

5 years ago

Idea: Helping event organizers make money by adding a “pay what you want” option to their ticketing.

32

3 years ago

A startup that aims to simplify the process of buying stock options. The company wants to make it easier to buy options so that companies can save money on buying stock to hire employees.

32

2 years ago

A new kind of sales and marketing team. Builds a “digital runway” for startups by helping them navigate their customers to get them to spend more money.

32

2 years ago

An automatic insurance calculator for car owners. It’s also a data analytics company that helps insurers make money by selling this data.

32

2 years ago

A tool to help people manage their money, including a service that helps people track their credit card purchases to see when they’re overdrawn. It also aims to help people planning for retirement.

32

2 years ago

Saves money by building a SaaS-like platform for on-demand cleaning services, allowing customers to order cleaning services via any device.

32

2 years ago

A platform that connects people with their own utilities — allowing them to share their energy usage with their utility and adjust rates to save money.

31

2 years ago

Based in San Francisco, this startup is building a platform that will help major brands create their own apps, according to CEO Joe Lonsdale. It allows brands to create their own apps that look and feel like their own, and it also makes money by selling the apps to consumers.

31

2 years ago

A B2B startup that offers a platform that allows companies to create their own software and choose which features they want to include, then save money by only paying for the features they use.

31

2 years ago

A software company that helps content distribution be its own revenue center, allowing users to promote their content on the web and earn money from it.

31

2 years ago

The “Goats” are an emerging group of young entrepreneurs who are creating businesses with a focus on helping people make money through crypto-currencies.

31

5 years ago

A platform to help people and businesses spend less time managing their money and more time on things they enjoy. The startup provides money management tools that are designed to be easy to use and interpret.

30

2 years ago

A company that’s building a platform for monitoring and analyzing political campaigns, and a data analytics tool for tracking all of the money that goes into, and comes out of, political campaigns. The founders say they’ve tested their product with hundreds of campaigns, and are now focused on building out a platform for the public to use.

30

2 years ago

A tool that helps people find mobile home repairs that can be handled by a skilled handyman, saving customers money and time.

30

2 years ago

A tool to make it easier for shops to manage their inventory and track orders. The company is based around the hypothesis that shops can spend money they don’t have on inventory that they can’t sell.

30

2 years ago

A company trying to help companies make money from the mountains of data they’re collecting. DataLake is using machine learning to turn it into actionable insights.

30

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help reduce the amount of money consumers spend on their phone bills. The company gives users a way to pay for their monthly bills with their online banking.

30

2 years ago

A new way to raise money for organizations by selling celebrity-branded swag.

30

2 years ago

A company that helps companies manage their data centers through a platform that tells them how much electricity they’re using and where their money is going.

30

2 years ago

A “social enterprise that helps cool people keep cool”, aiming to help people save money by reducing energy consumption at their homes.

29

2 years ago

A "smart money" app that uses data to automatically manage and share money between friends. Users add their credit cards and accounts to the app and then link it to their Facebook friends. The app takes a small fee of all transactions and automatically transfers money between people.

29

2 years ago

Right now, you can build your own website and sell it on Etsy or a similar site, but not much else. What if you can sell products that you actually make, like soaps or jewelry, and use the money to fund your startup

29

2 years ago

This company is building a secure web-based platform for companies that want to transfer money over the Internet.

29

2 years ago

An ad platform for apps. The company is a Facebook-focused startup that wants to help other developers make money off of advertising via the social network.

29

2 years ago

Acme is building a community for people who want to learn about and put their money into cryptocurrencies. The company’s founder says it’s “built for the everyday investor,” and that it is “the first to offer the option to trade cryptocurrencies directly from a bank account.”

29

2 years ago

A startup that provides a way for customers to pay for their monthly bills by depositing funds into a bank account. The startup plans to use the funds to pay off loans, thereby saving customers money.

28

2 years ago

Unbabel is the startup that wants to help people make money through machine translation. The company has made it possible for users to translate ads with Latin phrases that might otherwise be inaccessible to a global audience.

28

2 years ago

A startup that allows you to fund your monthly payments in your bank account and then get the money transferred to your recipient’s account. It’s an easy way to give a person a monthly stipend and then give them the money directly.

28

2 years ago

A startup that tracks assets, helping companies rapidly understand where their money is.

28

2 years ago

A SaaS platform for streamlining legal contracts and agreements that helps clients enter legally binding agreements within minutes. They say it saves clients time and money.

28

2 years ago

A platform for freelance designers, allowing them to earn money for their work, like the Google AdSense program. The startup’s co-founder said he’d be open to working with startups.

28

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for individuals to manage their money, which is built on top of a bank account

27

5 years ago

A startup that allows customers to transfer money to others in their country using a mobile app.

27

2 years ago

This startup is looking to take on the $20 billion auto insurance market in the US by applying big data analytics to help drivers save money.

27

2 years ago

A social network for “collective giving”, allowing users to raise money for a cause, then track and share who gave to the cause and what the money was used for.

27

2 years ago

A startup that aims to bring a “digital concierge” into the home to help make life easier and save money.

27

2 years ago

A London-based startup that wants to help you keep track of the things you’ve sold online, so you’re not stuck with a bunch of inventory you can’t sell. When you’re done with something, you can sell it to someone else, and you can make money off of it.

27

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people manage all the different ways they can make money online, from selling products to creating courses.

27

2 years ago

A platform that allows consumers to “make money by sharing their idle computing power with the world”.

27

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies be more efficient and accountable for the money they spend on marketing. The startup is focused on mastering both the marketing technology and legal aspects of marketing.

26

2 years ago

A startup focused on building a “smart wallet” for people who don’t have traditional bank accounts. People who don’t have access to traditional banking services can store their money in the app, which also allows them to send money to family and friends.

26

2 years ago

A SaaS platform that helps banks comply with international banking regulations. The platform helps banks manage all the different regulations that banks are required to follow, like anti-money laundering measures and know-your-customer policies.

26

2 years ago

A startup that generates a projection of how much money the person has in an emergency fund (in terms of amount and interest rate.) The startup says that, although it can be hard to have an emergency fund, it’s the best thing you can do to ensure you save for retirement.

26

2 years ago

Apollo is an enterprise-grade, hosted, private cloud for developers. It wants to be a cloud that enables developers to build critical software, and has even made an API available to anyone. It helps businesses save money on cloud-based infrastructure.

26

2 years ago

A personal finance tool that’s evolving from a personal finance manager into an automated money manager, backed by machine learning.

26

2 years ago

A way to allow families to freeze their investments while still being able to access their money when needed. The company plans on making this a part of the IRA.

26

2 years ago

A company that makes a way to send money to anyone who needs it with a phone number.

26

2 years ago

A company that makes money for other businesses by offering a service that allows them to identify and send targeted advertising to their customers.

26

2 years ago

A startup that allows people to pay for their parking with a credit card. The company invests a small amount of money made from the parking fees in their employee stock-purchase program.

25

2 years ago

A company that helps insurers manage claims, simplify their customer experience and save money. It uses AI to process claims and automate the documentation process.

25

2 years ago

Helping users save money and buy the best deals on Groupon

25

2 years ago

An online service that helps businesses make more money from using social media.

25

2 years ago

A digital experience for non-profits and fundraisers to raise money through crowdfunding

25

2 years ago

A startup that helps streamers make more money by providing data analysis and analysis of where they should play and what they should play to maximize their chances of a huge audience. The company has paid out $1.2 million since launching in October 2016, and expects to pay out a lot more this year.

24

2 years ago

A software company that helps restaurants run their own loyalty programs and save money on rewards.

24

2 years ago

A company that makes a product that lets people track the temperature of their home (and other locations) throughout the day, helping them save money on energy bills.

24

2 years ago

A platform for people who want to make money from their photos and videos to earn money and build their brands.

24

2 years ago

This is a company that helps people save money on car insurance by offering discounted rates for people who use the app.

24

2 years ago

A platform for doing online surveys. The company is currently trying to raise money to grow internationally.

24

2 years ago

A way for users to keep track of the money they spend on a particular product

24

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service that lets people save money using an online savings account

23

2 years ago

A digital identity platform that helps content creators track how their content is used and make money from it.

23

2 years ago

A startup that lets people upload their tax documents and get an estimate of how much money they are likely to owe, all without ever visiting a tax office.

23

2 years ago

A startup that aims to be a one-stop-shop for real estate advisors, helping them find new clients, manage their existing ones, and make money on the side.

23

2 years ago

A way to keep track of inventory and payments for small businesses that want to use cloud-based software but don’t necessarily want to spend a lot of money.

23

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people track and manage money across devices. The framework for managing money with Mobile Money is the same across devices, so the company wants to build a platform that works across devices.

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

A platform that aims to get the most out of people’s spare time by letting them turn their hobbies/talents into money

22

2 years ago

A startup that connects people who have a physical disability with those who can help them. The founders hope to allow people to earn money by helping out others.

22

2 years ago

Just as PayPal is a way for the consumer to transfer money to and from someone else’s bank account, the company’s first product allows customers to get money from the government.

22

2 years ago

The startup is building a platform to help companies manage their customer support, and simplify the process of getting customers to pay their bills. It promises to save companies money and make them easier to deal with.

22

2 years ago

A company that lets you rent a bike, dock it in a parking spot, and receive payment via mobile money.

22

2 years ago

A startup that helps utility companies manage smart grid data. The company wants to make it easier for utility companies to use that data to make money through services like sales, reports or data analysis.

22

2 years ago

In the U.S., we have a “lost generation” of baby boomers who don’t have retirement savings. This startup aims to help people save with a tool that helps people visualize their personal finances and see where their money is going.

22

5 years ago

Easily accessible credit. The idea here is to enable people to set up accounts and be able to borrow money for things like furniture, or home improvement. So far, they’ve raised $5.2 million.

21

2 years ago

A company working on a way to bring banking and financial services to the consumer in a way that's simple, secure, and offers a low-cost way to manage your money.

21

2 years ago

A startup that is working on software that can help businesses manage their supply chains. The company says it can help businesses save money by reducing waste and improving transparency.

21

2 years ago

A startup that hopes to make it easier for companies to save another 20% off the top of their employees’ paychecks. It helps companies maintain a better internal payroll system while employees use the money to lower their monthly bills.

21

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies use data analytics to save money by predicting how much employees are going to cost them.

21

2 years ago

A company that wants to bring some of the features of the social graph into the way we connect with our money.

21

2 years ago

A platform for mobile games and apps to monetize their users by offering virtual goods that can be bought with real money. The startup is preparing its own virtual goods marketplace.

21

2 years ago

A way to send money without fees. The startup began as a project from Spark, a YC startup that was acquired by PayPal, and then spun off of PayPal. The startup uses a mobile device to scan an item’s barcode, compare it against a list of unique codes, and automatically send money.

21

2 years ago

A startup in the mobile payments space that provides a platform that lets users send money to each other through SMS. It’s currently running on the Android operating system.

21

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that’s building software that allows people to create their own apps. The goal is to automate the process of building and distributing an app, which the startup says will help people make money off their apps.

20

2 years ago

A startup that aims to offer a way for investors to see how much their money is accruing in a company. It’s currently in beta.

20

2 years ago

In this type of recruitment, companies can scale up their recruiting efforts, saving time and money.

20

2 years ago

A way to earn money for things you already do, like cleaning your house or taking your kids to school. The startup is looking for applicants who are willing to test the service for free for a month. Based in Chicago and Los Angeles.

20

2 years ago

Lets you save money on groceries by having the retailer scan the barcode of an item and automatically calculate the lowest-price option for you.

20

2 years ago

Similar to the startup's US competitor, the startup wants to help people save money on their mobile phone bill by bundling their data plan. Users can choose what they want to bundle and pay for their bill on a monthly basis.

20

2 years ago

A company that sells home cleaning services, and makes money by providing the insurance required to protect the home owner in case of damage.

20

2 years ago

A micro-financing platform for small businesses. With an $8,000 minimum loan and interest rates as low as 4%, the startup says it’s putting money in the hands of small businesses.

20

2 years ago

A startup that creates a marketplace for consumers to sell their old electronics, allowing them to simultaneously make some money, and buy a new gadget.

20

5 years ago

A startup that provides a tool where you can enter your bank account, credit card, and brokerage accounts and see how much money you have left to spend before you go over your budget

19

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps people who need the rent money to quickly find a roommate. The startup wants to help you find a roommate in as fast as a day.

19

2 years ago

A personal finance app that helps you manage your money, including helping employers manage the paychecks of their employees

19

2 years ago

“A new kind of bank account that gives you free money”. A new account that is meant to be an alternative to the checking account that doesn’t have overdraft fees just like a checking account. Instead, the account has a debit card in addition to the free money.

19

2 years ago

A startup that lets users create their own savings accounts for money they’re saving for a specific purpose.

19

2 years ago

A company that wants to help people make money in their spare time. The startup’s app is meant to encourage users to write reviews for products that they’ve purchased (as long as the product is still being sold) and then share those reviews with people they know in order to generate revenue.

19

2 years ago

This startup is building a mobile app for people who are chronically late. Its goal is to help people, especially delivery people, manage their time, and make more money, to ensure that they’re on time more often and are able to get more work done.

18

2 years ago

A tool to help manufacturers automate the creation of device schematics and 3D models, using CAD software. The company wants to help manufacturers save time and money when designing and manufacturing their products.

18

2 years ago

This startup aims to help content creators sell their stuff to other content creators, so they can make money off the work they already do.

17

2 years ago

A company that makes it easier for students to get money out of their 529 accounts, allowing parents to open up a safe, secure place for their children to save.

17

2 years ago

A multiplayer online game where players can experience the world of farming. The game is built on a virtual farm and allows players to learn about the different aspects of agriculture to help them become better farmers. The game allows users to go from beginner to expert so they can save their money.

17

2 years ago

A company that helps corporations and other large organizations manage their business travel, helping them save money. They have over 12,000 corporate clients and over $100 million in contracts.

17

2 years ago

This digital bank account aims to help startups get money faster, seeing as many startups don’t have a bank account, but have everything on credit cards.

17

2 years ago

A startup for nonprofits that aims to make it easier for them to raise money via crowdfunding. The company wants to connect nonprofits with people who want to give money.

17

2 years ago

This startup is building a report on the “health, wellness, and fitness” of young professional women, a report they claim will “save employers time and money on recruitment and performance evaluations, and help them find the best candidates based on their own unique needs.”

17

2 years ago

A tool to help users understand the cost of the things they buy and create a budget for their future purchases. It’s a tool that helps people manage their money by showing them which purchases are costing them the most.

17

2 years ago

The startup wants to help people in the UK and the EU save money and time by making buying travel insurance on their smartphones easier.

16

2 years ago

Making it easy for people to send money to each other quickly and safely.

16

2 years ago

A platform that makes it easy for musicians to perform live and make money from non-music-related creative works. The platform is designed to offer short gigs, with the ability to allow artists to earn money from other creative endeavors.

16

2 years ago

A tool for comparing insurance policies, with plans that save customers money.

16

2 years ago

The startup wants to help people earn money by pairing them with brands and products for video-style reviews. Each video review will be streamed online, and they are also looking to target influencers with an advertising strategy.

16

2 years ago

A startup that is testing a way to move office supplies. The company is essentially creating a system that will let you order supplies from anywhere and transfer them to your home, saving you money on shipping.

16

2 years ago

A startup that helps you get a loan for a certain amount of money that you need.

15

2 years ago

This is a company that helps businesses and brands find people to sponsor their product or cause. A new way to raise money for organizations without asking people to make an upfront donation.

15

2 years ago

A system that allows companies to securely transfer money between themselves. It’s designed to give banks a new way to reach out to their customers. The company charges a commission of 1% (or 0.30 cents per transaction) on all transfers.

15

2 years ago

A new type of “crowdfunding” that uses blockchain technology to help creators raise money from their fans.

15

2 years ago

A platform for selling goods in bulk. The startup wants to help businesses buy in bulk and save money, and process those purchases in-house.

15

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies in the US and Canada comply with the new EU Money Laundering Directive.

15

2 years ago

A startup to help people easily give and receive money. They’re offering a white-label version of their app to partners, with the startup committing to being as helpful as possible.

15

2 years ago

The startup wants to facilitate the transfer of money between friends in a way that doesn’t involve banks. It aims to make using an app like Venmo easier and more secure, and makes use of global bank transfers to get money to people instantly.

15

2 years ago

A startup that helps retailers sell surplus inventory. The idea is to let retailers liquidate their excess inventory in a way that lets them retain control of the product and make money from it.

15

5 years ago

Idea: A startup looking to bring the concept of “swag” from concerts to corporate events — employees are given a “swag bag” of items to take home with them in lieu of a company swag bag. The startup makes money by selling the items in the swag bag.

14

2 years ago

An AI powered chatbot that aims to help mobile users find the best deals for them. The startup is currently looking to raise money to build out its platform.

14

2 years ago

A new kind of bank account, aimed at people who don’t have traditional bank accounts. Instead of an account number tied to a bank account, the startup lets people store money in a simple digital wallet that they can use to pay for things like phone service or groceries.

14

2 years ago

In July 2017, Facebook announced a partnership with Snap to allow users to send and receive money between each other. The feature, called “Snapcash”, is a Snapchat feature that allows users to exchange money via an app.

14

2 years ago

A software platform that provides a simple way for people to save money on their monthly mobile phone bills with recurring payments.

13

2 years ago

A startup that matches contractors and homeowners who need help, with the goal of helping contractors make more money.

13

2 years ago

A piece of software that helps people manage all of their money across many different accounts.

13

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform for mobile money transfers between businesses in emerging markets.

13

2 years ago

A physical card game that teaches children about money, targeting parents and teachers. The startup wants to help kids learn about the differences between saving money and spending it.

13

2 years ago

A company that builds apps for businesses that want to make money in a more sustainable way, such as using a “post-consumption” model for “carbon credits”

12

2 years ago

This is a tool that helps people visualize where they get their money from, and how much they spend it on.

12

2 years ago

A “pre-ICO” for companies to raise money before their token sale.

12

2 years ago

A startup that offers debit cards to college students, with funding from the Gates Foundation. The cards are funded by money that comes from the students’ tuition.

12

2 years ago

A personalized customer experience platform that helps companies make more money, particularly in enterprise.

12

2 years ago

A tool for determining where your time and money is going. The tool takes your data and compares it to your life and work goals, then provides you with a “report card” that tells you what you’re doing well, where you could use some improvement, and what you’re getting for all of that.

12

2 years ago

Clicksurance is a subscription service that helps insure against the risks of growing too quickly and too quickly losing money.

12

2 years ago

A campaign that enables voters to provide feedback to the campaigns that they support. The startup is being pitched as a way to help campaigns and their supporters keep track of how their money is being spent.

11

2 years ago

A startup that helps people send money to friends and family in Ghana, Uganda, and Kenya, giving them a cut each time a transfer happens.

11

2 years ago

A startup concerned with how people can make money from their online lives.

11

2 years ago

This startup is building a verification system for people to get their money from their bank accounts with cryptocurrency and a debit card.

11

2 years ago

In May of this year, the company launched an app called “Spend on Hiring” that offers companies a way to pay employees in a variety of ways, including services, education, products, and other perks. The idea is that companies can use the app to encourage their employees to spend money on their own, specific, needs, and the company gets to know what things employees are interested in and thus more likely to buy.

11

2 years ago

A platform that manages all of the money in your life. The app tracks every transaction, and offers a user interface to stay on top of all the money in your life.

11

5 years ago

A startup that uses blockchain to help the US government save money and reduce fraud on government contracts

10

5 years ago

Idea: A startup to send money like a text message

10

2 years ago

A platform that allows people to earn extra money to buy the services they already use. For instance, a customer could earn money to pay for hosting their website on a server.

10

2 years ago

A platform to help you manage your freelance money, including invoicing, payments, and more. They also have a product called Drip Intelligence that analyzes your data and help you make better decisions about what works for you.

10

2 years ago

A company that allows users to pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to their own virtual debt collection agency. If you owe the IRS or another company money, the company charges $0.10 per day, per item owed.

10

2 years ago

A company that builds and operates mobile hubs for money transfers.

10

2 years ago

A new robo-advisor for millennials, aimed at helping them build a portfolio of investments and money-management skills. The company says it will also help people learn more about investing. The company’s first fund, called the “Gen Y Fund”, launched in summer of 2019.

10

5 years ago

Idea: Allows people to send money to family and friends in the Philippines via chat apps like Facebook Messenger, Whatsapp, and Telegram The chat apps offer a great way to chat with people, but it’s a hassle to send money via another platform like PayPal or Venmo, so they’re using chat apps as the payment mechanism

9

2 years ago

This startup wants to improve the way people book and pay for their flights. It’s a sort of Google Docs for flights, where users can enter flight details, and the startup will automatically transfer money between payers and payees.

9

2 years ago

A tool to help users build mobile apps, including Apple’s XCode. It lets developers get up and running quickly, saving them time and money.

8

2 years ago

New York startup focused on buying and selling used cars online, with a particular focus on people in the “Uber generation” who have a lot of experience but not a lot of money.

8

5 years ago

Idea: A platform that connects people with professionals to help them manage their money.

3

5 years ago

A startup that sells an online service to help companies save money by reducing the amount of paper they use

-1

5 years ago

A startup that provides people with a way to manage how they’re spending their money

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A mobile-only banking app to help Latinos in the US save money

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Build a better way to manage your money

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Previously, the company was raising money under the name Tender, which would have been a food delivery service that employed the same “crowd delivery” model as Munchery or Peach Now, the company is simply called Tender, and will be an online marketplace for farmers

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that wants to help you manage your money The company is building a tool that lets you track your spending, set goals and budgets and get alerts when you go over a certain amount

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A company that helps companies save money on their technology and

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A B2B company that builds a tool for banks to make it easier to transfer money between their accounts

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A mobile app that will help truck drivers save money on gas, with a companion physical device that trucks can plug into and get gas price recommendations

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A way to help people manage their personal finances and set goals. Users see how much money they have in their bank accounts, credit cards, and brokerage accounts on a single dashboard.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Creating a product that helps online publishers make more money from subscription models.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that allows users to create and sell their own video courses. The service is free, and it makes money by taking a cut of any courses that users sell.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A company that offers a software platform that allows people to send and receive money to each other’s phones.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for turning your apartment into a hotel. It allows hosts to rent out rooms via a smartphone app, and comes with features like cleaning, check-in, and flexible cancellations. It’s currently free for hosts, and makes money through a 7% cut from bookings.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps companies deal with the paperwork around events. The company’s pitch is that there’s a lot of red tape to navigate for things like conferences, and they’re aiming to save companies time and money.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a decentralized version of YouTube. Users of the platform are able to earn money by posting content and advertisers are able to put ads on the content. The startup wants to give people the ability to build up a following without having to go through a traditional platform.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A platform for streamers to earn money for playing games within Twitch and other apps

-1

5 years ago

Idea: This startup is building a tool for people looking to understand their own credit and financial health. The app answers questions like “How much money do I need to retire” and helps them make projections for future expenses.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: For people in unmanaged rental properties in the UK, companies like Greystar and F&F manage their tenants and bills. Pocketsquare is a service for these landlords to make some extra money by facilitating the rental process.

-1

5 years ago

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

-1

5 years ago

A startup that helps people who have lost their wallets to find their money and credit cards

-1

5 years ago

A startup that offers a service to help people who are under financial stress manage their money better

-1

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The founders of a $60,000 startup are creating a platform that gets people to help lend each other money at a rate of about 1% interest.

A way to make money by creating art

A chatbot that helps you manage your money by asking you questions, then offering suggestions for what to do with your money.

A company that helps you find a way to make money by doing what you’re already doing.

A startup that makes it easier for people to borrow money from friends, family, and even strangers. The startup is currently only available in the UK, where it’s working with a handful of small businesses.

"A mobile app that advises you how much money you should save, and how to get it." The app estimates how much money you can expect to have in retirement based on your job and lifestyle and suggests ways to save that money.

A platform for children to make personalized videos, which allows them to make money off it.

A software company that allows musicians to completely manage their band’s finances, including booking, money management, and accounting.

A digital native bank that lets you deposit and withdraw money from anywhere in the world.

A company that helps businesses buy and resell the software licenses they need. The startup helps businesses save money on some of the more expensive licenses, like Microsoft Office.

A startup that helps consumers get their money back from airlines for delayed flights.

A company that offers a tool to help people make decisions about their money based on their values.

A startup that provides a platform for the open exchange of knowledge about finance, investing, and managing money.

This startup that wants to let people earn money from their home by offering a variety of on-demand services.

A real estate financing platform that connects investors with borrowers and saves them time and money.

A team of researchers, investors and techies with a penchant for creating startups that help people find and save money, and then build a digital broker that matches people with specific lenders.

A kind of “digital cash” that’s fully digital, works anywhere, and doesn’t require a fee to transfer money.

A company that wants to make it easier for public companies to raise money from private investors.

A platform that lets you send money to friends in the Philippines, India, or China, in real time.

A peer-to-peer lending company that helps non-profits raise money for their operations.

A startup that wants to help you save money on your toilet paper, but also wants to be the company to make the best toilet paper in the world.

Merkle is an AI-driven search engine that helps you find the best way to spend your money based on the things you’ve bought in the past. They’re based on a “Netflix for shopping” approach.

A digital tool that helps couples reduce household expenses, track spending and save money.

A startup that provides a way to buy and sell Amazon gift cards at a discount. The company makes money through affiliate revenue.

A startup that is building a way to help startups raise money from angel investors.

This startup is building a platform to help people get money from friends and family. The company uses a paper check system that’s more commonly used in developing countries, and it plans to roll it out in the US, Canada, and Europe. They recently raised $1.5M in a seed round.

A platform that helps companies transfer money to individual employees in different locations. It’s a way for companies to have more control over the money they spend and track where it goes.

A gift card company that helps restaurants and retailers transfer money between countries.

A startup which helps users track their homes’ energy usage, helping them to plan how to pay for energy and save money.

Zelle is a digital payment company that’s launching in early 2020, and is meant to make it easier for people to send money to others.

A money transfer service where people can send money to family members without having to deal with the banking system.

A platform for young adults to take a break from college and earn money.

A mobile app that brings together all the people involved in running an event to make sure everyone is on the same page before it even happens. The aim is to help event producers make more money from their events.

A platform that helps you manage your online credit cards and create a spending plan. The goal of the startup is to create a solution to the following problem: “When you spend money, you don’t know what you spent it on.”

A company that helps retailers in India make money on data they collect on customer behaviors. Currently, they’re using the company’s software to manage their cash desks in stores.

An online platform for peer-to-peer lending in India. The startup serves community microlenders in India that are looking to lend out smaller amounts of money to people in need.

A startup that helps people manage their money, including budgeting and paying bills. The company wants to become a finance hub for consumers.

A mobile app that lets people track how much money they’ve saved through a daily savings plan.

A platform for lending and borrowing money with a goal of reaching 1 million borrowers. Users will be able to search for and compare loans online.

A digital platform that helps people save money when they’re shopping online, allowing them to search for sales and coupons, and monitor their spending in real time.

Startups that help you earn money by taking surveys

A startup that wants to make your money work for you, without having to do the work yourself. The company’s first product is a small device that makes it easier for people to open their credit card accounts, and has plans to expand to other financial products like insurance.

A startup that helps people save money on bills and utilities, by connecting them to companies that can offer deals to them.

This startup wants to build programs that help people manage their money, like a tool to help people budget and optimize their spending.

The startup is a spin-off of a company called Hint, which was founded in 2015 to help people make better decisions about personal finance. The data can be used to help consumers identify opportunities for savings and investments, and Hint says one in three Americans don’t have enough money saved.

Founded by a 16-year-old, this startup is a tool to help people use their insurance money to pay for health care.

A startup that helps you figure out how much money you should save for a vacation or a house.

A startup that promises to be able to show its customers how to save money by optimizing their home’s energy consumption.

A platform that allows both consumer and business users to collect and share data about their lives with the goal of helping them improve their health and save money.

A company that makes it easy for people to earn money by selling their time, energy, and expertise to others.

Another startup focused on helping people manage their money and expenses. It aims to be a more personal approach to budgeting and money management.

A “crypto-fiat exchange” where customers purchase cryptocurrency with fiat money and then pay their bills with the money they’ve earned.

A startup that hopes to help people save money by getting them to share their unused parking spots with strangers with the goal of getting more free parking spots for more people.

A startup that helps people manage their money by mapping out their goals and their savings. People can then use the tool to “plug in” their goals and see how much their savings go towards them.

A startup meant to help people save money through a service that finds money-saving coupons for them

A startup that helps investors find early-stage startups to invest in. The startup is building out its management software for portfolio companies with the help of $30,000 in seed money.

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

A startup that helps people who want to give money to charity and causes to find organizations they can give to.

A product that enables buyers to save money when buying a home.

A product that helps employees keep track of their expenses and support their company instead of losing money to waste.

The app makes it easy to find the best nearby restaurants and their reviews, and the business can then make money off the data it collects about online reviews.

A toolset that helps organizations manage their business continuity and disaster recovery. The startup has raised nearly $2 million in investor money, and is run by former CIO of IBM's Digital Solutions group.

A food delivery service for college students. The startup is building a delivery service that allows students to order food in advance and save money.

A platform that lets you see if you can save money on your next car purchase.

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

A startup that aims to help people save money by helping them understand the costs of their life insurance policies. The startup hopes that, by helping customers understand what their policies are really costing them, they can lower the premiums.

A startup that helps you find different ways to spend money on the road.

A startup trying to make it easier for start-ups to raise money in the US.

A platform that allows users to chat with each other in a currency-agnostic way, where they can “send” and “receive” money.

A tool that helps you find and book carpools, helping you save money on gas and parking

A startup that allows users to convert their money into cash, or vice versa, in an instant

A payments app that allows you to lend or borrow money in minutes, for under 1% interest. The app is in the process of getting Fintech licenses in the UK, France, and Germany.

A tool that helps socially conscious people invest their money in socially conscious companies.

A company that lets people rent out their apartment or house on a per-stay basis and earns money from it.

A startup that aims to be a way to find, share and make money from any kind of data. It uses machine learning to help its users find information they may not have.

This business is aiming to provide an easy way for small businesses to get money-back guarantees on products.

A small, low-overhead software startup that wants to help you better manage your time and money.