October Startup Ideas

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A book about the startup world, due out in October 2019.

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In October 2014, The Wall Street Journal ranked the Philadelphia area as the top city in America for startups.

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevekim/2017/10/08/the-startup-list-for-october-2017/

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

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A company that makes tiny speakers that play music through a smartphone. The company’s speakers are marketed as powerful enough to be used as a main speaker in a home, but can also be used to amplify the noise in a crowded space like a concert or a conference. The startup was founded in October 2017.

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

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

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

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Pinlighter is an online service for drugstores that gives customers a fast, easy, and personalized way to comparison-shop for prescription drugs. The startup, which has raised $2.3M, was founded in October 2015 and now has more than 1,000 customers in the Chicago area.

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

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A startup that wants to build a global network of incubators for small businesses. Started in October, the company is currently working with a few dozen companies.

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A project of the World Economic Forum, the Global Shapers Community is the largest global network of entrepreneurs, young professionals, and innovators. The network’s purpose is to connect the global network of young professionals with the global community of entrepreneurs. The network was founded by the World Economic Forum and Swiss Re in January 2016, with the first annual Global Shaper Summit taking place in Davos, Switzerland. Over the summer of 2016, the World Economic Forum announced that it would be partnering with the Global Shapers Community to create the World Economic Forum Young Entrepreneur Council, which completed its first meeting in October 2016.

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A startup that helps teachers track students’ progress, in a way that can be used to incentivize or sanction students. They had an initial launch at the beginning of October.

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A startup that builds robots that deliver groceries. The first robot is going into a store in Berlin in early October, and wants to expand to other countries.

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A company that makes small, affordable homes from shipping containers. The company has built “a new kind of modular home that can be made in as little as one week, on site”. The first models are coming out in October.

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In October 2017, AdExchanger ranked them as the #7 ad tech company to watch, and as of February 2018, they were ranked as one of the top 50 ad tech companies. In July 2017, they won the Red Herring Europe Award in the Enterprise Solutions category.

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

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A platform that allows people to crowdsource their ideas and work with others to turn them into reality. The startup hosted its first hackathon in Tel Aviv in October.

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A startup that provides a payment service that allows customers to pay vendors and employees with a phone call. Will launch in NY, NY in October.

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A unique, third-party app that helps you track your shipping from UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and Aliexpress. The company has sold $20,000 in products since October 1, 2016.

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In October 2015, an app called "SparkPeople" was released by a team of developers from the University of Cincinnati. The app allows users to track their daily health and fitness goals, as well as providing personal and social health tips.

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A food delivery startup that’s looking to replace the delivery driver entirely. The startup’s model is to put a fleet of drivers on the road, and use a proprietary system to manage the orders, route, and delivery. It’s using tech from the company that built the Uber app, and is launching in San Francisco in October.

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A social platform that helps people connect to each other based on their shared interest in science, space, and technology. Curricula, which was founded in October, is an educational platform that lets people who share the same interests build a community and “seek, share and teach knowledge” in their area.

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This startup is aimed at helping companies comply with new FDA regulations that come into effect in October. The company’s software helps manage the process and track the status of the drug approval process, among other things.

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A social network that merges live video and video chats. The startup was founded in October 2018, and already has users in 20 countries.

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An AI-driven platform that helps people get their credit reports updated and free. The startup is working with over 7,000 users and is launching in October 2019.

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The 11th batch of startup companies to join Y Combinator was announced on October 3, 2019.

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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.

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The startup, which was founded in October 2017, originally named “Disconnect”, was founded by Yevgeny Ponomarev, a Russian software developer who immigrated to the U.S. in 2012. The company, which currently has 3 full-time employees and 7 part-time workers, is based in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA.

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

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Idea: A subscription box that helps people get into the sport of boxing. The company is currently working on a second version of the box with plans to launch in late October.

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October Startup Ideas

A book about the startup world, due out in October 2019.

In October 2014, The Wall Street Journal ranked the Philadelphia area as the top city in America for startups.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevekim/2017/10/08/the-startup-list-for-october-2017/

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

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

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

Pinlighter is an online service for drugstores that gives customers a fast, easy, and personalized way to comparison-shop for prescription drugs. The startup, which has raised $2.3M, was founded in October 2015 and now has more than 1,000 customers in the Chicago area.

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

A startup that wants to build a global network of incubators for small businesses. Started in October, the company is currently working with a few dozen companies.

A startup that helps teachers track students’ progress, in a way that can be used to incentivize or sanction students. They had an initial launch at the beginning of October.

A startup that builds robots that deliver groceries. The first robot is going into a store in Berlin in early October, and wants to expand to other countries.

A company that makes small, affordable homes from shipping containers. The company has built “a new kind of modular home that can be made in as little as one week, on site”. The first models are coming out in October.

In October 2017, AdExchanger ranked them as the #7 ad tech company to watch, and as of February 2018, they were ranked as one of the top 50 ad tech companies. In July 2017, they won the Red Herring Europe Award in the Enterprise Solutions category.

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

A platform that allows people to crowdsource their ideas and work with others to turn them into reality. The startup hosted its first hackathon in Tel Aviv in October.

A startup that provides a payment service that allows customers to pay vendors and employees with a phone call. Will launch in NY, NY in October.

A unique, third-party app that helps you track your shipping from UPS, FedEx, USPS, DHL, and Aliexpress. The company has sold $20,000 in products since October 1, 2016.

In October 2015, an app called "SparkPeople" was released by a team of developers from the University of Cincinnati. The app allows users to track their daily health and fitness goals, as well as providing personal and social health tips.

This startup is aimed at helping companies comply with new FDA regulations that come into effect in October. The company’s software helps manage the process and track the status of the drug approval process, among other things.

A social network that merges live video and video chats. The startup was founded in October 2018, and already has users in 20 countries.

An AI-driven platform that helps people get their credit reports updated and free. The startup is working with over 7,000 users and is launching in October 2019.

The 11th batch of startup companies to join Y Combinator was announced on October 3, 2019.

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.

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

Idea: A subscription box that helps people get into the sport of boxing. The company is currently working on a second version of the box with plans to launch in late October.