Original Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A startup for independent artists looking to sell their work, with an emphasis on original art.

256

2 years ago

A startup that builds hardware startups. The founder, Jibran Salfi, built his first hardware startup at age 20, and has since been working at Nest Labs. He was the first employee at Nest Labs, and was part of the team that built the original Nest thermostat.

172

2 years ago

A company that helps companies work with data scientists and developers, originally via a software-as-a-service product. It’s now moving toward a marketplace/agency model.

163

3 years ago

Another startup accelerator program, Techstars was originally called TechStars but shortened its name in the summer of 2010.

162

3 years ago

This is an on-demand cleaning service. When you order, they send a cleaner that cleans your house and leaves it in its original state for you.

156

3 years ago

A video-sharing site focused on sharing original content with the goal of earning revenue through ads and paid subscriptions

139

3 years ago

A tool for companies to execute marketing campaigns in an automated fashion, with the ability to tell the marketing department what to do and what to ignore when it comes to email program design. Idea is also originally a software company, but now a marketing software company.

136

3 years ago

A text-to-speech service for the blind that uses the Amazon Echo to convert written words to audio. WordBlind uses a technology called "on-the-fly" speech synthesis to convert text to audio that sounds like the original.

133

3 years ago

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

128

2 years ago

A music subscription service that pays artists based on how much music people listen to. The company is already in talks with artists to create original content and bring it to their platform.

118

1 year ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to get the most out of their devices. They want to help people find the apps and tools they need to get work done. Side Note: That’s what we call an original idea.

110

3 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.

109

2 years ago

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

103

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help reduce the cost of creating and publishing original video content by using Adobe’s technology.

101

2 years ago

Celery is a social networking tool for startups and entrepreneurs, created in 2014. It was originally called “Hootsuite for startups” but changed its name in 2016. Celery allows users to plan, track and share information with their community, or network. It also includes a suite of tools for scheduling events and offers a marketplace for connected service providers.

93

3 years ago

The startup wants to store and share original fashion and beauty imagery from photographers and brands.

86

2 years ago

This article was originally published at TechCrunch.

83

9 months ago

While the founders of Glossier didn’t originally come up with the idea for their beauty products, they’re now building a company that sells their products to others.

79

1 year ago

The company was founded by founder Tom Galvin, and was originally part of the Y Combinator Winter 2017 class.

77

2 years ago

A company that provides an online profile management tool. The startup is also working on a beta version of a layer of security around user data. The company's founder originally pitched the idea at Y Combinator in 2014, but the founders decided to pivot to a more stable revenue stream.

71

2 years ago

A startup for original short stories, aimed at writers who want to sell their work on their own terms.

67

9 months ago

A company that aggregates content from other sites and translates it into different formats to make it easier to consume. For example, if a company wanted to provide their employees with a video training course, they could hire the founders of Istok to help out. It’s a way to make content more accessible to those who can’t read or watch the language of the original site.

64

2 years ago

An auto detailing app to help users get their cars back to the original state

63

2 years ago

A company that helps clients manage the relationship between their brand and the people who use its products. The startup was originally built to help the non-profit World Vision, but they found they weren’t a good fit and pivoted.

61

1 year ago

A contract-based service that helps small businesses run more smoothly. It’s originally a tool for restaurants, but is now a general-purpose HR tool that helps handle all of an employee’s needs, from payroll to benefits to taxes.

58

1 year ago

This startup is building a “smart” bike that can tell you how many calories you’ve burned and how far you’ve ridden. The device is designed to help people get fit, and is a spinoff of the company’s original product, a smart wristband that used to measure blood oxygen levels.

58

1 year ago

This company has created a simple and consistent way to learn about startups and emerging technologies. In addition to original content, it also curates and distributes great content from across the web.

55

1 year ago

A web interface for translating websites and files. Translate.me was originally built by two Israeli engineers as a way to translate documents from Hebrew to English or English to Hebrew. Translate.me is currently free, but the founders say they want to move into a freemium model for larger teams.

55

1 year ago

The company’s team is remotely based in Costa Rica and the company’s co-founder is originally from Costa Rica.

54

1 year ago

The company is building a platform that helps people manage their health and wellbeing goals. It’s originally meant to help users track their health and weight.

53

1 year ago

A product development platform for businesses, originally built for car and boat vendors.

51

1 year ago

A crowdfunding platform for original video content.

50

1 year ago

A company that lets you buy the right to use someone else’s content online. Upon buying the license, you can upload your own content, and it can appear as though it were created by the original author.

49

1 year ago

A collaboration platform for senior executives and other high-level professionals. The startup is creating a platform where users can share documents, plans, ideas and other content with other users, while leaving the original author’s name associated with it.

46

1 year ago

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

45

1 year ago

Aquent is building a device which allows people to dehydrate fruits and vegetables, and then reconstitute them into the original form.

44

1 year ago

The startup is building a platform that allows people to aggregate some of the most popular content on the web and create original content that’s relevant to them. The content creator gets paid in cryptocurrency, and the tool allows users to filter content based on their interests.

44

6 months ago

A company that is building an AI-powered filter for images that removes all the redundant information in photos in order to help reconstruct the original image that a photographer saw.

44

9 months ago

A startup that is building an online game for kids, originally built for kids with cancer, now for kids with cancer everywhere. The startup is currently taking preorders for the game, which is currently in development.

43

1 year ago

An email-based marketplace that users can sell things to, with the option of the company buying the item back at the original price. Idea is already partnered with a number of companies to start selling consumer goods.

42

7 months ago

This startup is building the world’s first AI-assisted digital art platform, which will be a “one stop shop” for artists to create original digital content.

42

8 months ago

Originally a home appliance company, the company has pivoted to an enterprise software company that aims to make it easy for companies to manage a large amount of data.

40

8 months ago

A more efficient version of the original “Zola” card-sharing service.

36

4 months ago

A digital platform for journalists to syndicate their work. Features include original content and interviews as well as customization of the look of articles for different publications.

34

6 months ago

A startup that was originally focused on helping companies manage their SPAM filters, but is now focusing on helping companies manage their overall spam-fighting practices.

27

4 months ago

A platform that helps you take a picture of an article or page, then find the original online and make it available for you to view at your convenience.

26

5 months ago

Zuki is a company that aims to improve search for non-English speakers by automatically translating between different languages and then mixing it with the original text. The startup also wants to build an app that provides a new view into the internet, with an emphasis on non-English speakers.

18

4 months ago

This startup originally was a B2B company that helps companies measure ROI of their marketing. It recently pivoted to consumer-facing, and is now building a tool that let’s users track how brands are performing in their social media presences.

17

2 months ago

A startup that helps companies to make their own video content for social media, building a platform that allows marketers to make original videos on their own with a specific focus on making social media campaigns more personal.

17

27 days ago

Similar to the original product, but for kids ages 12–18.

16

5 months ago

This product is designed to help people massage their muscles with light to help reduce pain and increase blood flow. It is the first product of its kind that uses a new kind of light therapy called near-infrared laser therapy. Cofounders Ryan and David Berger, both of whom have had shoulder problems, were the original inspirations for the product.

15

2 months ago

An HR app that was originally meant to help recruiters fill jobs, but is pivoting to become a tool for HR departments to manage their company’s benefits.

15

1 month ago

A group that unites musicians from around the world to create and sell original music.

12

7 days ago

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.

10

3 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps keep track of customer service tickets by connecting the person who answers the phone to the person who originally took the call.

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Original Startup Ideas

A startup for independent artists looking to sell their work, with an emphasis on original art.

A startup that builds hardware startups. The founder, Jibran Salfi, built his first hardware startup at age 20, and has since been working at Nest Labs. He was the first employee at Nest Labs, and was part of the team that built the original Nest thermostat.

A company that helps companies work with data scientists and developers, originally via a software-as-a-service product. It’s now moving toward a marketplace/agency model.

Another startup accelerator program, Techstars was originally called TechStars but shortened its name in the summer of 2010.

This is an on-demand cleaning service. When you order, they send a cleaner that cleans your house and leaves it in its original state for you.

A video-sharing site focused on sharing original content with the goal of earning revenue through ads and paid subscriptions

A tool for companies to execute marketing campaigns in an automated fashion, with the ability to tell the marketing department what to do and what to ignore when it comes to email program design. Idea is also originally a software company, but now a marketing software company.

A text-to-speech service for the blind that uses the Amazon Echo to convert written words to audio. WordBlind uses a technology called "on-the-fly" speech synthesis to convert text to audio that sounds like the original.

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

A music subscription service that pays artists based on how much music people listen to. The company is already in talks with artists to create original content and bring it to their platform.

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to get the most out of their devices. They want to help people find the apps and tools they need to get work done. Side Note: That’s what we call an original idea.

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.

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.

A startup that wants to help reduce the cost of creating and publishing original video content by using Adobe’s technology.

The startup wants to store and share original fashion and beauty imagery from photographers and brands.

This article was originally published at TechCrunch.

While the founders of Glossier didn’t originally come up with the idea for their beauty products, they’re now building a company that sells their products to others.

The company was founded by founder Tom Galvin, and was originally part of the Y Combinator Winter 2017 class.

A company that provides an online profile management tool. The startup is also working on a beta version of a layer of security around user data. The company's founder originally pitched the idea at Y Combinator in 2014, but the founders decided to pivot to a more stable revenue stream.

A startup for original short stories, aimed at writers who want to sell their work on their own terms.

An auto detailing app to help users get their cars back to the original state

A company that helps clients manage the relationship between their brand and the people who use its products. The startup was originally built to help the non-profit World Vision, but they found they weren’t a good fit and pivoted.

A contract-based service that helps small businesses run more smoothly. It’s originally a tool for restaurants, but is now a general-purpose HR tool that helps handle all of an employee’s needs, from payroll to benefits to taxes.

This startup is building a “smart” bike that can tell you how many calories you’ve burned and how far you’ve ridden. The device is designed to help people get fit, and is a spinoff of the company’s original product, a smart wristband that used to measure blood oxygen levels.

This company has created a simple and consistent way to learn about startups and emerging technologies. In addition to original content, it also curates and distributes great content from across the web.

A web interface for translating websites and files. Translate.me was originally built by two Israeli engineers as a way to translate documents from Hebrew to English or English to Hebrew. Translate.me is currently free, but the founders say they want to move into a freemium model for larger teams.

The company’s team is remotely based in Costa Rica and the company’s co-founder is originally from Costa Rica.

The company is building a platform that helps people manage their health and wellbeing goals. It’s originally meant to help users track their health and weight.

A product development platform for businesses, originally built for car and boat vendors.

A crowdfunding platform for original video content.

A company that lets you buy the right to use someone else’s content online. Upon buying the license, you can upload your own content, and it can appear as though it were created by the original author.

A collaboration platform for senior executives and other high-level professionals. The startup is creating a platform where users can share documents, plans, ideas and other content with other users, while leaving the original author’s name associated with it.

Aquent is building a device which allows people to dehydrate fruits and vegetables, and then reconstitute them into the original form.

The startup is building a platform that allows people to aggregate some of the most popular content on the web and create original content that’s relevant to them. The content creator gets paid in cryptocurrency, and the tool allows users to filter content based on their interests.

A company that is building an AI-powered filter for images that removes all the redundant information in photos in order to help reconstruct the original image that a photographer saw.

A startup that is building an online game for kids, originally built for kids with cancer, now for kids with cancer everywhere. The startup is currently taking preorders for the game, which is currently in development.

An email-based marketplace that users can sell things to, with the option of the company buying the item back at the original price. Idea is already partnered with a number of companies to start selling consumer goods.

This startup is building the world’s first AI-assisted digital art platform, which will be a “one stop shop” for artists to create original digital content.

Originally a home appliance company, the company has pivoted to an enterprise software company that aims to make it easy for companies to manage a large amount of data.

A more efficient version of the original “Zola” card-sharing service.

A digital platform for journalists to syndicate their work. Features include original content and interviews as well as customization of the look of articles for different publications.

A startup that was originally focused on helping companies manage their SPAM filters, but is now focusing on helping companies manage their overall spam-fighting practices.

A platform that helps you take a picture of an article or page, then find the original online and make it available for you to view at your convenience.

Zuki is a company that aims to improve search for non-English speakers by automatically translating between different languages and then mixing it with the original text. The startup also wants to build an app that provides a new view into the internet, with an emphasis on non-English speakers.

This startup originally was a B2B company that helps companies measure ROI of their marketing. It recently pivoted to consumer-facing, and is now building a tool that let’s users track how brands are performing in their social media presences.

A startup that helps companies to make their own video content for social media, building a platform that allows marketers to make original videos on their own with a specific focus on making social media campaigns more personal.

Similar to the original product, but for kids ages 12–18.

An HR app that was originally meant to help recruiters fill jobs, but is pivoting to become a tool for HR departments to manage their company’s benefits.

A group that unites musicians from around the world to create and sell original music.

Idea: A startup that helps keep track of customer service tickets by connecting the person who answers the phone to the person who originally took the call.