Ideas on this page are 100% generated by OpenAI's GPT-3, an artifically intelligent deep learning model, without human involvement, and trained by you and 1,689,585+ other people who liked or disliked ideas. How it works
An AI-powered voice device that allows people to communicate with their pets.
675
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service to hire someone to watch your pets so you can go on vacation
515
4 months ago
A startup that helps you learn the most effective ways to “outperform your competitors”
403
2 years ago
People love their pets, but when it comes to veterinary care, there’s a shortage of vets, and a high cost. PetMeds is building a subscription service that integrates with veterinarians to deliver pharmaceuticals and supplies to pets at home, where they can get better care and less expensively.
296
2 years ago
A Slack competitor for workplace collaboration.
213
4 months ago
A startup to send and receive payment by bitcoin. It’s like a PayPal competitor.
212
2 years ago
A social network that lets users find homes for pets
194
2 years ago
A startup co-founded by a former Googler, Qwant is trying to recreate some of the magic of the Google search results page with a new, more visual UI. The startup is trying to compete with Google for the European market.
172
1 year ago
A group of former software engineers and developers who are building an automated dog-training platform to help pet owners train their pooches.
171
2 years ago
A platform for food delivery that wants to compete with GrubHub and Uber Eats.
165
1 year ago
Founded in 2013, QuizUp is a trivia game where you compete against others for high scores. The startup has raised $1.5 million and is now making its way into Asia.
163
2 years ago
A tool that lets software developers build and share reusable code snippets.
162
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service where you can pay a monthly fee to have a local sitter take care of your pet
161
1 year ago
This is a 3D blockchain game built on the Ethereum blockchain. The game pits users against each other, where they compete for virtual game cards and battle for blockchain-based prizes.
161
2 years ago
A startup that sells a product that helps people have a pet in their apartment when they move
158
2 years ago
In the US, over $15 billion is spent on advertising for pet care services, but there is currently no app-based service that lets you find a good pet sitter. Pet Care Hero wants to be the first.
157
2 years ago
A platform for ad-tech startups to compete with Google and Facebook
156
1 year ago
The startup lets you book rooms in hotels, flights and rental cars virtually. It’s looking to compete with companies like Hotel Tonight and Expedia.
156
2 years ago
This startup aims to “make data science a core competency for all public and private enterprises”, offering software and infrastructure.
153
2 years ago
The startup wants to show people the right stores in their area to buy virtual goods, like video games, virtual pets, and more.
152
2 years ago
A pet tracking technology that lets you see where your dog is, even when they’re asleep
150
2 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.
150
2 years ago
This is a platform that allows brands to see how their customers compare to their competitors.
149
2 years ago
A startup that will sell you gear that can help you monitor and control your pets remotely, with a focus on helping pet owners in developing countries.
149
2 years ago
A startup that’s building a mobile app that makes it easier for people to take photos of their pets for pet insurance.
148
2 years ago
A social network for engineers, designed to compete with Stack Exchange and Quora.
147
2 years ago
A company that makes customized, local, dog treat recipes. The startup is making a recipe book for pet owners.
146
1 year ago
A tool for sports teams to create their own fantasy sports leagues, allowing fans to compete against each other.
143
1 year ago
A Google Docs competitor that helps you create and collaborate on documents.
143
2 years ago
This startup offers an “unbiased” way to tell which colleges are the best for a student based on his or her preferences. The company uses data from the U.S. Department of Education to compare institutions based on various metrics like peer competition and graduation rates.
142
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service where you can hire a professional to watch your pets so you don’t have to worry about them when you are on vacation or at work for long stretches of time
141
2 years ago
Wooji is building a cloud-based platform for pets that collects pet health and behavior data from sensors and analysis software.
141
2 years ago
A startup that helps people buy and sell things locally through the app. Pricy is hoping to compete with services like Carousell and OLX, which have been operating in the same niche for years.
141
1 year ago
A startup that operates a “pet care network” for people who have pets. The startup wants to build a platform that allows people to find pet-sitters and services, and then pay for them through a payment system that works without a credit card.
141
2 years ago
InstaCart is a service that can move a consumer’s shopping cart from one website to another, or even to a competitor. That means customers can buy products from Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers without ever leaving the site.
139
2 years ago
A mobile-first marketplace for cleaning professionals. Movers manages bookings, invoicing, and customer service. The startup also offers a suite of cleaning services like carpet and upholstery cleaning, gutter cleaning, and window cleaning.
139
2 years ago
The goal of this startup is to help consumers shop for services that match their needs, rather than relying on recommendations from friends and family. The company looks to compete with platforms like Groupon and LivingSocial by selling subscriptions that will take care of the customer. The startup is already working with a number of Wal-Mart and Kroger stores.
139
2 years ago
A platform that helps small businesses find pet-friendly locations and protect against data breaches.
138
2 years ago
A new kind of payment system that allows taxi owners to compete with Uber and Lyft. Instead of needing to call a dispatcher, riders can hail a cab in real-time and pay directly through the app.
137
2 years ago
Idea: A startup that wants to help hotels automate their check-in and check-out process, using a self-check-in mobile app. They’re taking on competitors like Vogue and Rezidor.
135
1 year ago
A platform that connects freelance developers with clients. Customers are able to upload their code snippets, and designers are able to login to review code, set budgets, and see the background of the developer.
134
2 years ago
The startup offers a service for home healthcare providers to create a payment plan for clients and get paid over time. It’s a service that competes with services like Care.com.
133
2 years ago
A startup that wants to compete with the likes of Yelp and Uber with a streamlined, all-in-one platform for restaurants and small businesses. It’s a one-stop shop for everything from customer scheduling, to sales and marketing, to communication between staff and owners.
133
2 years ago
A platform that helps large businesses manage their supply chain, with a mobile app that lets users order and track products. It’s backed by Airbus and seen as a competitor to Shopify.
133
2 years ago
A startup that connects independent contractors across the US with jobs in the gig economy and allows them to create a custom service to make themselves more competitive.
130
2 years ago
A startup that wants to make it easy for iOS users to migrate from their carrier’s app to one of their competitors’.
129
2 years ago
A SaaS platform that wants to help U.S. businesses compete with Chinese suppliers.
129
2 years ago
A B2B company that connects companies with Indonesian factories that can produce goods at a lower cost than competitors outside the country.
129
2 years ago
An ecommerce platform for pet-related products and services.
129
2 years ago
Postmates for the well-to-do is a new startup that’s launching in Chicago in September looking to deliver food and beverage at a higher price point than its delivery competitors. It’s currently testing out its service in the area around Lincoln Park, Chicago.
129
2 years ago
An “invisible” credit card. The startup aims to use biometrics, like facial recognition, to replace physical credit cards. It’s first product is a “perpetual” card that can be used in lieu of a regular card.
127
1 year ago
A startup where dog owners can sell their pets, keeping in mind that many dogs can be abused.
127
2 years ago
A startup that lets you compete in a virtual world against other players to become the best trader
126
2 years ago
A digital-first finance company with a trading platform that lets investors share portfolios across accounts and invest using multiple currencies. The startup wants to compete with traditional brokerages by using a similar toolset.
126
2 years ago
A software platform that allows people to buy and sell shares in companies for free or with as little as $5. The company is looking to compete with both traditional brokerages and stock exchanges like NASDAQ and the NYSE.
126
2 years ago
Builds and operates pet stores for online retailers.
126
2 years ago
A digital concierge that helps individuals connect with and plan services for their pets.
126
2 years ago
A startup which allows users to create their own apps for their pets. Users can add photos, videos, and GPS locations, and can set up various types of alerts, including sounds, actions, and location-based messaging.
126
2 years ago
A new way to interact with your friends on Facebook. It’s a messaging app that lets you play games and compete against your friends.
125
2 years ago
A social network for pet owners, where owners can post photos of their pets, find like-minded people, and post and discuss questions about their choices for pets.
125
2 years ago
A startup that helps people find the best deals on flights. Inspired by Tinder’s “swipe left” interface, buyer’s hunt for the best fares and sellers compete to get the most attention.
123
2 years ago
A startup that brings house cleaners into the 21st century with their robo-carpet cleaning service.
123
2 years ago
A startup that could help you find a new car. It’s also a web portal that helps car dealers compete with Tesla and other car brands
123
1 year ago
A technology startup that wants to use the power of data to make stuff like robot pets and virtual reality games more interactive. It’s currently focused on Pokémon Go, where it is working with Niantic on a new feature that allows users to interact with characters in the game.
123
4 months ago
This startup is building a smart jacket for dogs. It’s essentially a wearable dog leash that lets you bring your pet anywhere, such as to a cafe, park, or hotel.
123
2 years ago
PetMD is a vet-tech startup that helps pet owners with a range of services, from consulting to pet care. It has a “pet concierge” service to help owners with questions like what to feed their pets when taking them to the vet, and what food to pick up on the way home.
122
2 years ago
The startup is looking to help independent restaurants compete with the larger chains. It’s currently in closed beta and is looking for a round of funding.
121
2 years ago
This startup is selling a product that makes it easier to show off your pets on Instagram by allowing people to take photos of their pets with their phones. Users can then share those photos on Instagram.
121
2 years ago
A marketing software service for small and medium-sized companies. The company’s founders say they’re seeing a huge demand for the service from companies after a number of competitors have fallen by the wayside.
120
1 year ago
A messaging tool for booking service dogs, which are often booked via phone, fax or email. The company is also working on a full-service pet sitting and boarding service.
120
2 years ago
A company that manufactures and distributes high-end headphones, digital cameras, and other electronics. The startup is focusing on the “high-end” market by offering higher quality products priced at the same range as its competitors.
119
2 years ago
A product that helps people spend time with a pet rather than a person
118
2 years ago
A new kind of social network for content creators. The startup is building a way to help content creators share their work via messaging, voice and video, and wants to compete with platforms like Snapchat, Instagram, and Twitter.
117
2 years ago
A startup that wants to help you build your own social network, but for animals. The startup wants to draw in fans and breeders of different pets like dogs and cats and help them stay in touch with each other.
117
2 years ago
A startup that helps organizations get their data into the cloud, without resorting to competitors like Amazon S3.
116
2 years ago
A startup that wants to provide on-demand errands to local residents. The startup wants to compete against services like DoorDash and Postmates.
114
2 years ago
A company that helps online retailers “persuade” a customer to buy from them instead of their competitors. It uses algorithms to determine where the customer is in the buying cycle, and tailors a message to the customer so that they’ll click through to their website.
114
2 years ago
Data is siloed across different departments at a company, preventing anyone from understanding how their company stacks up against the competition. This startup is building a map of various types of data within a company, allowing users to search across multiple data sets at once.
114
2 years ago
A tool to help companies build and manage training programs. The startup wants to compete with other SaaS solutions by giving companies the ability to customize their programs.
114
2 years ago
A platform that allows online and offline retailers to charge products to users’ cards. The company says it can boost conversion rates by 35%, but might also be seen as a competitor to Stripe and PayPal.
113
11 months ago
A startup for people to find, book and review local services for things like travel, booking a table at a restaurant, pet sitting, childcare, plumbing, and more.
113
4 months ago
A mobile app that allows users to share photos and videos of their pets for adoption and adoption fees
113
2 years ago
A product that helps companies run a competitive advantage over competitors by allowing them to track their employees’ productivity in real-time.
112
2 years ago
A platform for developing mobile apps that connects clients with developers. They’re not looking to compete with big agencies, but trying to fill a gap between startups and agencies. They’re currently attracting interest from small businesses with a few employees who are looking for a way to get high-level visibility and technical support to manage the complexity of building apps.
112
2 years ago
Directs and optimizes customer interactions with brick-and-mortar stores. The company has developed a proprietary virtual assistant software which has already been integrated into 88 retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Petco, and Whole Foods.
111
2 years ago
A platform that helps people find products and services that fit their needs, be it products for their home, furniture for their office, or services for their pets.
110
2 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.
110
2 years ago
Manage your pets and keep track of their health from your smartphone
110
11 months ago
A startup that has started a program to make sure that every employee has a green light to leave their job and go on to another job. The idea is that it can be a good way to keep employees from jumping ship to a competitor.
110
2 years ago
A way to track dog and cat behavior. The startup is building a technology that monitors pet behavior, including sleep patterns, mood, and exercise.
109
2 years ago
A platform for pet owners with chronic conditions to have more control over their care and more transparency into their health. The app allows owners to take phone calls from their doctors, get their medical records, and run tests for them.
107
2 years ago
Using a service that matches athletes to coaches, the company helps athletes compete more effectively.
107
2 years ago
A platform that allows users to have messaging conversations with their pets, with the company providing the service of getting their pets to say a phrase or a word through a mobile application.
107
1 year ago
Automated account opening for insurance customers, and with a focus on helping millennials choose insurance in a competitive market.
107
2 years ago
A platform for building mobile applications for small businesses, with an easy-to-use dashboard. The startup is looking to compete with popular platforms like Square and Stripe.
104
2 years ago
Lending Club is looking to create an online community for home and condo owners to get access to financing to pay down a mortgage or refinance a home. The company’s loans are backed by the equity in the house, and rates for the loans are competitive.
103
2 years ago
A competitor to Amazon Echo that brings the Google Assistant to your home. The company is raising $50 million from investors and has drawn interest from Google and Apple.
103
2 years ago
An “Ask-a-Vet” app that directs users to the nearest vet, and is backed by PetMed Express, a pet supply retailer.
103
1 year ago
A startup that wants to create a platform that allows people to participate in virtual competitions using video chat. The platform will launch in the UK and the US in the second half of the year, and will allow people to compete in a range of different games, from puzzle solving to trivia.
103
1 year ago
A startup that aims to be the "Uber of dog walks." The company plans to use the same GPS technology that powers Uber rides for a service that will be more convenient for pet owners.
102
2 years ago
A startup that helps large retailers streamline their supply chain and avoid prices from being undercut by competitors.
101
2 years ago
A B2B company created to help dog-walkers and pet sitters book their customers’ pets online. They’ve completed a $1.5 million seed round, and plan to expand to the UK and Australia in the coming months.
101
2 years ago
A startup for crowd-sourcing, developed by the founders of Yelp, to help providers compete for customers. It’s currently a beta app, but the founders say it will be available for businesses to use in the coming weeks. If it catches on, it could disrupt the way users find and book services by grouping a person’s needs in front of a provider that has been vetted by the community.
100
1 year ago
A social network for runners, where users can follow other runners, and can compete against other runners.
100
2 years ago
This startup is building a solution for online merchants to get in-person estimates from home-based contractors. It’s aiming to help companies compete with those that don’t offer this service, and will charge a fee for the service.
99
2 years ago
This startup is building a platform for model makers, aiming to compete with others in the 3D printing space such as Shapeways, Sculpteo, and more.
99
2 years ago
A live broadcast company for athletes and sports teams. The founders say they want to focus on live streams because of the way they’ve grown in the past few years. Their product is currently a free service, but the founders say they plan to add a paid service to compete with Facebook’s suite of sports and entertainment streams.
99
2 years ago
A platform for building connected home products with a focus on security and automation. The startup aims to compete with existing standards like Thread and Nest that can manage connected devices.
99
2 years ago
A social network for people who want to buy and sell real estate. It’s currently focused on the San Francisco Bay Area, and is intended to compete with Zillow and Trulia.
99
1 year ago
A tool for pet owners that allows pet sitters to book sitters for houses, aquariums, grooming, and more.
99
2 years ago
A decentralized framework for trading in derivatives. Traders develop their own rules for risk and reward, and any order with those rules can be accepted. The idea is to make derivative trading easier and more competitive, reducing the amount of business going through big stock exchanges.
98
1 year ago
Xeeda is building an indoor drone racing league, where teams of drones compete in a virtual racing circuit.
98
2 years ago
A company that wants to make the online shopping experience better for people with disabilities. The company is a spinoff of a company that provides the same services for pets.
97
1 year ago
This startup is building a service to help people find your dog, or any other pet for that matter.
96
2 years ago
A company that wants to make it easier for companies to recruit and train contractors. It sells software to connect contractors and companies, and is in the news because it’s a competitor to Handy.
95
2 years ago
A Zendesk competitor for lawyers, providing them with software that helps them manage their cases and document them.
95
1 year ago
A startup that’s building a platform for booking travel and hotel rooms. The company is aiming to compete with Expedia and Priceline.
95
10 months ago
Cuddle is building a “digital pet” for humans that can be trained to respond to people’s emotions and other human-like cues. It’s currently in a closed beta, with a large focus on children with autism and other developmental disorders.
95
2 years ago
A small business that provides a software package for scheduling and tracking veterinary appointments for pet owners.
94
2 years ago
A digital wallet to keep track of expenses and payments, with monthly fees and a range of plans. Some competitors include Wirecard, Revolut, and Revolut Pay.
93
2 years ago
A company that helps brands create webcasts that are more compelling than those of their competitors.
91
1 year ago
A platform that helps users find great deals from local businesses, but don’t have to go to the store. The startup sees itself competing with Groupon, although it hopes to target smaller businesses and compete with Groupon’s recent move to focus on higher-margin, bigger deals.
91
2 years ago
A startup that helps users find and book local services like house cleaning or pet sitting.
90
2 years ago
A platform for booking a ride-share with Uber or Lyft. It is a competitor to UberRush, a company founded by former Uber and Lyft employees that allows ridesharing users to book a ride from a driver without a credit card.
88
4 months ago
A travel service for dog owners that lets pet owners take their dogs to the groomer, vet, doggie daycare, and boarding.
87
2 years ago
A startup that creates a secure and private messaging platform for Slack, providing a secure channel for groups that need to share sensitive information. It’s a Slack competitor.
86
4 months ago
This is a collective of startups that want to use the power of the internet to build an open-source marketplace for physical goods. The startups will join forces to offer goods from around the world at low prices to anyone in the world. There’s a lot of competition in the space, but it’s an interesting idea.
86
2 years ago
A micro-sanctuary for homeless pets in New York City. The startup aims to make it easy for people to adopt homeless pets while keeping them in a safe environment.
85
1 year ago
The idea: a data platform for the sharing economy. The startup wants to take a lot of the manual labor out of the process of sharing things like vehicles, pets, or tools.
84
2 years ago
A platform that helps retailers and brands use the right technology to get a leg up on the competition.
83
2 years ago
A German startup building autonomous cars that are cheaper and more energy efficient than competitors.
83
2 years ago
This startup is building a platform to help companies find and vet talent. It’s based on “The Apprentice” format, where candidates are selected by a panel of experts and then compete in a series of challenges (e.g. an improv comedy show.)
83
8 months ago
A platform that lets advertisers see where their target audience is spending their time and how it compares to their competitors.
82
8 months ago
Revive is building a platform for holding generic drug companies accountable for their drugs, which include those that are off patent and in need of generic competition. The startup aims to build a way for generic drug companies to explain their products and defend themselves against generic-drug-makers.
81
1 year ago
A workplace collaboration tool that seems to be built to compete with Slack, while building on the instant-messaging functionality of Riot.
80
2 years ago
A card that can be used to withdraw cash from ATMs in over 200 countries in the world, with no fees and no limits on how much a person can withdraw. The startup is currently testing in the UK, and wants to go worldwide. It’s a competitor to non-native cards like the Delta SkyMiles card.
79
2 years ago
A SaaS business that allows businesses to build their own branded, custom, branded data that’s meant to be more useful than competitor data.
79
1 year ago
A smart lock that you control from your phone. The startup is looking to compete with smart locks like Kwikset, August, and Lockitron.
79
2 years ago
A GitHub competitor looking to gather all your projects into one place.
78
5 months ago
Honesty is a marketplace to help you manage your health and wellness habits. It’s currently available in beta and aims to compete with big fitness companies like Fitbit and Apple Watch.
78
5 months ago
An international service that helps people find the best price and best flight to Mexico, whether they are planning a vacation or relocation. The startup’s product is a comparison engine that pulls flight data from the world’s leading travel website and aggregates it into a set of user-friendly comparisons. Users can search for and book flights, hotels, and car rentals, and check the price of a flight against competitors.
78
2 years ago
Bitpagos is a startup that wants to be a PayPal or Square competitor for merchants in Latin America, allowing them to accept payments from abroad.
77
2 years ago
Music-streaming service for small independent bands and musicians. The startup is looking to be a competitor to sites like Pandora, but with a more customizable sound. It’s currently in beta.
76
4 months ago
A digital property management tool for dog walkers and dog owners, which also helps veterinarians manage pet insurance.
75
1 year ago
A tool to help small businesses get an edge on their competitors. It’s a toolset built to help small businesses onboard and manage clients. It’s a more advanced version of a service like HubSpot’s existing “Crowd Sourced Marketing” program.
74
2 years ago
A tool that helps users to create and edit their own “competition packs” of decks for a given game, which they then use to play against friends or strangers online.
73
10 months ago
Competing with other messaging apps, Tello wants to deliver SMS and MMS messages through the WhatsApp app instead of via a phone carrier.
73
1 month ago
A startup that wants to revolutionize online banking. The startup is working to build a digital banking platform that’s faster, more secure and more efficient than its competitors.
73
1 year ago
A startup that helps you track and locate your pet and provides a platform for fostering and adopting dogs and cats.
72
2 years ago
A startup aiming to provide a universal language for software developers to build apps that are more human, more intuitive and easier to use than their competitors.
69
1 year ago
A tool for competing in the stock market, helping people build portfolios without the stress of managing it all themselves.
69
1 year ago
Cleaning company that cleans up carpets and furniture. The startup offers an online booking system, and software to help businesses be more efficient in their cleaning.
68
1 year ago
A company that helps recruiters, called “instaCandidate,” compete with LinkedIn by posting candidates in a more fun and unique way. InstaCandidate has a branch in India, and is looking to expand to the United States.
68
2 years ago
A video platform that allows users to create and curate content in real time. It’s essentially a competitor for Meerkat and Periscope. The startup wants to be a place for people to interact with each other on-demand.
67
1 year ago
A digital marketing agency built to help businesses compete on social media. The company wants to help businesses build lists, track engagement and build loyalty.
67
1 year ago
A startup that aims to help people track their food intake and share it with others. The app turns the act of eating into a game, where you can play with friends or compete with other people, as well as track your food intake.
67
1 year ago
A remote employee tracking app that hopes to compete with TopTal and Upwork.
66
1 year 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.
66
1 year ago
A secure messaging app that competes with Apple’s iMessage.
66
1 year ago
A way to boost the power of your smartphone so that you can take better photos and videos of your kids or pets, and then upload and share them.
66
1 year ago
A startup that plans to compete with Basecamp, Trello and other project management platforms by offering unlimited private projects to its users.
66
1 year ago
A sensor for measuring sweat and moisture in the clothing of people who are active. The startup, founded in January, wants to create a product that will help people get more out of their workout, helping them analyze their body’s performance and also offer a tool for people to compete with others in the same workout.
66
7 months ago
A company that automates the interview process for recruiting software developers and engineers, counting competitors like VideoHire, Interviews.com, ZipRecruiter and Workable among its customers.
66
1 year ago
A startup that helps people organize their online life by tracking apps, websites, and other digital services. The startup wants to compete with other digital life managers by giving you more control over your digital life.
65
5 months ago
A cost-saving app that gives users a breakdown of their travel expenses. It’s a competitor to Hipmunk and
65
1 year ago
Pomodoro is an app that allows users to set up timers and tasks that they then check off as they work to keep them on track. It plans to move into a full suite of personal and business apps and compete with the likes of Trello, and has $1.7 million in seed funding.
64
3 months ago
It’s a tool for tracking the life of a pet. This startup is trying to create a searchable catalog of some pet’s life story, including vet appointments, photos and videos.
64
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service for people who are in a crunch and need to get their carpets or floors cleaned
63
1 year 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.
63
1 year ago
A startup that wants to be the Amazon of online shopping. Not only does it compete with Amazon, but also with
63
1 year ago
A startup aiming to compete with Uber drivers by letting the public order rides the same way they order food.
62
1 year ago
A startup that sells an airlock to keep pets from getting into the garbage compactor.
61
4 months ago
A startup where community members can connect with one another to provide services, such as baby-sitting, home maintenance, and pet care.
61
1 year ago
A counter-intelligence platform that gathers information on how anti-poaching firms are competing against each other, and shares that data with clients, allowing clients to more effectively compete against poaching firms.
60
1 year ago
A company that wants to disrupt the $100 billion legal industry, by helping lawyers and law firms bring their services to the web and compete on quality and cost.
60
1 year ago
Companies today have huge backlogs of social and community management needs that are “outside the scope of their core competencies”
60
9 months ago
A tool that’s meant to help workers save time and avoid mistakes when they’re doing repetitive tasks.
The company’s investors include early Facebook investor Peter Thiel (and Peter’s brother, Bobby)
59
1 year ago
Rethink Robotics is building a competitor to the industrial robot arms that dominate factory floors, building a robot that is more efficient and flexible. Its robot, called Sawyer, is also more human-centered, with arms that can be repositioned, and arms that can pick up and move things.
59
1 year ago
A platform that allows you to order a pizza through voice commands. The startup is hoping to compete with the likes of GrubHub and UberEATS with a $5 price tag.
58
1 year ago
A startup that provides insights into competitors’ markets, products and pricing.
58
10 months ago
A company that wants to be the Netflix for learning how to code. The startup does video lessons, with a focus on how to use the command line to do things like automate repetitive tasks.
58
5 months ago
A digital currency exchange with fees that are 3-5% lower than those of competitors.
58
1 year ago
Stem is building software to allow pet owners to monitor their animals remotely through a smartphone app.
57
1 year ago
An online service that helps non-profit foundations and research groups compete with for-profit companies by matching them with expert volunteers.
57
1 year ago
A new-generation online video platform that aims to compete directly with YouTube. The company’s co-founders say they’re already seeing traffic and engagement numbers that rival the video platform.
57
1 year ago
A startup that wants to make it easier for people to create their own dog food. Its software helps you create a recipe for your dog, and then run an online analysis to see if the food is safe for your pet.
57
1 year ago
A company that aims to build a marketplace for professional dog walkers and dog sitters, helping employees find people to take care of their pets when they’re out of town.
56
1 year ago
The startup is building an app that lets you create a “fantasy game” of sorts by competing with your friends on certain metrics. The winner of these games gets a cash prize, and the losers get to keep playing until they win.
56
1 year ago
A modern online broker for retail investors. The startup wants to compete with the likes of TD Ameritrade and E*Trade by offering low-cost brokerage and investing services.
55
1 year ago
A ride-hailing app that offers discounts to frequent riders, with the idea being to provide a service that’s cheaper than the existing competition.
55
1 year 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.
55
10 months ago
A platform to help companies better understand their customers’ demand. The platform looks to be a direct competitor to companies like StrongMail and Marketo.
55
9 months ago
A tool for companies that want to hire independent contractors. Competing with TaskRabbit, TaskUs, and others.
55
1 year ago
A game of strategy that’s similar to the popular board game of the same name, but with all of the complex rules of video games. Players will compete to collect the most points by trading, farming, and battling each other.
54
1 year ago
A tool that lets people take their pet to the vet, get it checked out, and get prescription medications.
54
1 year ago
A tool to help people with autism, who have trouble with social interactions and repetitive tasks, learn to manage money.
54
1 year ago
A startup for booking in-home services like house cleaning, lawn care, and pet services.
54
1 year ago
A high-end video game player built on the blockchain that allows gamers to compete against each other without relying on centralized servers.
54
1 year ago
This company is building a mobile app that helps people find and take care of other people’s pets. It’s currently in closed beta and is offered through a partnership with Rover.com.
53
1 year ago
Smartphone-based food ordering app that aims to rival Grubhub and other competitors.
53
1 year ago
A mobile app for pet owners to find local services that offer care for their pet
52
11 months ago
A company that helps users track and manage their cryptocurrency assets, in a manner similar to their competitor Coinbase. The company is funded by the founders of Bibox, a Chinese exchange that has been involved in controversy before and has had expensive legal battles against the IRS.
52
10 months ago
An ad platform that uses AI to help publishers sell their inventory. The company is hoping to compete with the likes of
52
2 months ago
This startup is building an enterprise-grade Slack competitor. The company’s founders say that they’re building a “complete messaging solution”, including bots and integrations.
52
1 year ago
This company is building a file storage software for the cloud that is easier to use, more secure and more affordable than the competition.
51
1 year ago
A network that helps people build wealth by giving them an app they can use to invest their savings with the best options. The startup is aiming to grow and compete against Wealthfront and Betterment.
51
1 year ago
A platform that can help customers find and book home cleaning services, with a focus on cleaning and other domestic services. The company plans to eventually expand it to help them find other services, like babysitting and pet care.
51
1 year ago
An online sales platform for beauty products. The company says it’s 6x cheaper to use than competitor sites, and claims it has $1 million per month in paid traffic.
50
1 year ago
A startup for online resources for writers. The startup wants to compete with OverDrive and ebrary by giving people access to a content library that is curated specifically for writers and writers’s needs.
50
10 months ago
A company that builds a data platform for consumers, helping them understand what they're buying and how to get the most value out of their purchases. The company's team includes Los Angeles Times business reporter Scott Peterson.
50
8 months ago
This startup helps businesses find customers in the Philippines by allowing them to advertise products and services in the Philippines by word of mouth, in an effort to beat the competition.
50
1 year ago
Handscomb is building a “location-aware” dog collar that lets pet owners know when they leave their dog alone. The startup’s founders say the collar is more humane than a traditional shock collar, letting owners know when their dogs are alone.
49
1 year ago
A community of bot developers who want to make new bots that can help manage tedious and repetitive tasks.
49
1 year ago
A subscription-based service that helps independent journalists and writers monetize their work by selling subscriptions to their content. It’s a competitor to Medium.
49
1 year ago
A startup that wants to make a “smart” speaker that can be “activated” via your smartphone. It’s a new category for Amazon that is beginning to compete with Google Home.
49
1 year ago
A platform for creating real-time bidding campaigns for real estate agents. The startup wants to help realtors compete against one another.
49
10 months ago
A Slack-like messaging app that is designed to be collaborative, not competitive. The app is meant to be a collaborative workspace for employees working on projects.
49
1 year ago
A startup that helps people buy and sell used clothes, aiming to compete with ThredUP and Diy, among others.
48
1 year ago
A startup that allows you to create, manage, and share your own audio and video podcasts. The startup wants to compete with the likes of Anchor and Pocket Casts by making it easy for the average user to create a podcast.
48
1 year ago
A food delivery service that uses Ubers to compete with Grubhub
48
10 months ago
A way to organize data inside a Salesforce org, to make it easier to find and review data. It's a competitor to Salesforce's own tool.
48
6 months ago
People are willing to pay up to $30 a month for pet insurance, but insurers are hesitant to offer it. PetPlan is trying to change that.
48
4 months ago
This startup will be launching in a few months, offering a way for people to track their pets. The startup wants to become an independent pet-care company, so it can offer insurance and vet services.
48
3 months ago
The Startup Battlefield is a series of competitions that takes place twice a year where startup teams compete to win up to $100,000 in cash prizes.
48
1 year ago
A really good website that talks about how much you love cats, or any other pet, and the company wants to make it even better.
47
1 year ago
A Slack competitor for the enterprise that wants to put businesses in touch with one another.
47
1 year ago
Hollywood has become a playground for startups. In addition to the traditional funding from venture capital, there are millions of dollars coming from the likes of Peter Thiel and Andreessen Horowitz. There are also a host of celebrities, like Ashton Kutcher and Mark Zuckerberg, who are teaming up with startups.
47
10 months ago
"A startup for augmented reality games, where players can play games together regardless of their location or device, and compete for world rankings."
47
6 months ago
A company that helps retailers leverage their existing e-commerce platforms to compete with Amazon.
47
1 year ago
An insurance company that helps consumers with pet insurance by tying the policy to the pet’s actual collar.
46
1 year ago
This is a B2B company building an API for marketers to send targeted emails. It’s a direct competitor to Marketo.
46
1 year ago
A business simulation game where you can create your own startup, and compete to get new customers, build your product, and grow to be the most popular business.
46
2 months ago
A “Uber for your cat” that aims to make the pet travel industry more humane and efficient. Cats can be booked in advance, and the startup aims to make transporting them less of a burden for the owner.
46
2 months ago
This startup is building a machine learning platform for predictive analytics that uses machine learning algorithms to help companies analyze their data. The startup competes with the likes of H2O, Clarity, and other AI startups.
46
8 months ago
The Startup Pitch Competition is held annually at Y Combinator. Since 2012, over 150 teams have participated in the competition, where a panel of judges evaluates every team's presentation. The top 20 teams participate in an on-stage interview with a panel of judges, after which two teams are selected to move on to the company presentation stage.
45
6 months ago
A Snapchat competitor that uses messaging apps to send money.
45
4 months ago
A platform that pairs homebuyers with rehabbers, allowing them to swap services (like carpet cleaning or in-home staging) and receive a discount.
45
1 year ago
This startup has apparently built a real-time, social network for your dog, or at least a way for you to communicate with your dog. The service is called Peek, and it’s a new way to get a pet’s attention and celebrate with them.
44
1 year ago
A startup that makes it easier for businesses to manage their risk using an SaaS platform that helps them identify how they stack up against their competitors and how they can improve.
44
10 months ago
A company that uses AI to connect patients to the most competent doctors in the country. The company wants to ensure that people are getting the best possible care from the most qualified doctors.
44
2 months ago
A platform that allows users to post photos or videos of their pets and see what other people have been looking at. It’s a social network for pet owners.
44
2 months ago
Players that compete in team-based games.
44
29 days ago
A platform that helps businesses in the B2B space — like manufacturing or IT — automate or restructure their business to remain competitive in the changing economy.
44
2 years ago
Idea: TrackR aims to help keep track of your things, be it keys, pets, or anything else that you might lose The hardware is a small device that can connect via bluetooth to your phone
43
1 year 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.
43
8 months ago
A startup for businesses that offers free credit reports and scores. It’s a tool for businesses to track performance against their competitors as well as build a reference score for how credit-worthy a company is.
43
7 months ago
A Realtor-owned B2B brokerage company aiming to compete with LinkedIn, Zillow and others.
43
2 months ago
A startup that works with law enforcement to create a mobile app that lets police send victims photos of the perpetrators of crime, and then track them down. It lets police use their smartphones to instantly share pictures and details of the crime, and then use the app to track down the perpetrator.
43
10 months ago
A startup that monitors the health of your home, automatically alerting you to issues you might otherwise let slide. The company uses a team of market researchers, data scientists and a network of professional home inspectors to make sure it can competently monitor the health of your home.
42
8 months ago
A tool to help nonprofits understand their competitors and how they’re spending their money
42
8 months ago
A company that’s built an “app for the pet sitting industry”, allowing customers to place orders for pets and even sign up for a pet-sitting service.
42
23 days ago
A platform for people to share and evaluate the day-to-day experiences of their pets.
41
11 months ago
A Target-like store that sells clothing and food that is actually made in the US, not just imported. It’s not a direct competitor to Nordstrom or Macy’s.
40
5 months ago
A platform for small businesses to learn about their competitors and get valuable insights about the competition.
40
2 months ago
A startup that helps make it easy to find a great local pet sitter.
40
11 months ago
Meetup and Eventbrite bought competitor Meetup, so this startup is looking to serve the same purpose for events.
39
9 months ago
A company that sells a $50,000 security system made up of a garage door opener, a smart lock and a $49 video camera. The startup’s hardware is intended to let people live in their homes with their pets, and it has a product roadmap that includes a pet-friendly version of its camera
39
8 months ago
The competition is judged by past members of the YC Fellowship, YC partners, investors and journalists. Past judges include:
39
6 months ago
This startup is building a tool that allows you to prioritize content in a way similar to how you prioritize friends and family on Facebook. It’s a unique way to manage your media consumption, but it’s also a way to manage your media consumption that’s competitive with Facebook.
39
1 year ago
A tool that lets companies see how many employees are making calls for them online, with an eye toward measuring up on the competition and seeing which employees are spending too much time on the phone.
38
8 months ago
A paid research platform that allows users to learn about their competitors and competitors' products.
38
7 months ago
The company wants to create a new way for people to book travel, with the startup considering various uses for the tool. However, the company is not looking to develop a competing product to travel site Expedia.
38
6 months ago
A company that helps athletes compete in eSports.
38
6 months ago
A virtual assistant built on the JVM, to compete with similar startups like Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, and Apple Siri.
38
3 months ago
A tool that allows people to build applications for collaborative video editing. The startup is building a video editing platform that it claims is faster and more accurate than their competitors.
38
9 months ago
A piece of content-marketing software for publishers to buy and sell ads. As a niche player in the space, the startup has to compete with the likes of the Google DoubleClick AdExchange and Facebook Ads Manager.
37
9 months ago
A company that’s building a platform to help organizations manage, analyze, and visualize their data. It’s a competitor to other startups like Tempo and LiveRamp.
37
7 months ago
A startup that helps people who want to share photos of their pets create a meme that looks like it was taken by a professional photographer.
37
2 months ago
A piece of software that will allow users to connect their phone to their laptop and use the phone to take high-quality photos and videos. The startup is trying to compete with Instacam and other similar products.
37
9 months ago
A new way to learn to code, meant to compete with more traditional programming classes by teaching the basics.
36
9 months ago
A startup for online buying and selling of “firsts”. The startup has been backed by VCs including Steve Chen, Steve Wozniak, and Peter Thiel.
36
8 months ago
Local competitor to the popular Groovebook alternative, which is also working on business analytics for travel.
36
7 months ago
A startup that optimizes business processes by automating repetitive tasks and reducing errors.
36
1 year ago
This is a company that offers a credit card for people who don’t have a credit score, and has already received over $1 million in funding from some big investors, including YCombinator, Peter Thiel, and Andreessen Horowitz.
35
9 months ago
A direct-to-consumer platform for renting out unused or underused commercial space in your home or building, which can be rented at competitive rates through the website.
35
5 months ago
A platform that helps companies get their products onto 300 million rideshare riders a month. The company’s founder Tom Morton said that Uber’s “huge R&D Lab in the Bay Area is a real weakness” in the startup’s plan to compete with the ride-hailing giant.
35
5 months ago
A startup that wants to build a marketplace for travel companies to compete against the likes of Airbnb and vacation rental sites like VRBO.
35
3 months ago
A company that is building a platform for online freelancers and agencies to accept payments. Since the company only accepts payments via PayPal, it’s actually a PayPal competitor
35
9 months ago
In the last two years, the cost of building a nuclear plant in the US has increased seven times, while the cost of building a solar plant has dropped. Upstart Energy is building a solar plant in the desert of California to compete with utility companies that have built nuclear plants. The startup aims to use an asset-light model and build a plant for around $1.5 billion.
34
6 months ago
A tool for finding external funding that’s not tied to your domain. Clique is a competitor to AngelList, a site where individuals can post up their startup and ask for funding. The advantage is that it’s not tied to a specific domain, allowing it to work for any industry.
34
3 months ago
A company that can help make a company’s network more humane, with a sensor that can be attached to a pet and then used to monitor things like their blood pressure, temperature and respiration.
34
1 month ago
A competitor to Slack which is currently in private beta
34
5 months ago
An AI engine for investing. It’s a tool that helps users choose which stocks to buy, based on their factors like risk appetite, movement, and price.
33
3 months ago
A customer support and live chat software for retailers. The startup sees itself as a competitor to other marketplaces like Zendesk, LivePerson, and Zendesk Live Chat.
33
22 days ago
A startup that’s building an enterprise-grade video conferencing solution. They say they’re all about offering “the highest quality video in the industry” at a price point that’s “competitive with Skype but still affordable for business.”
33
9 months ago
A pet insurance startup. Founder Alec Sharma says he wants to make it easy to insure your pet. “You can get insurance for your dog, you can get insurance for your cat, you can get insurance for your hamster.”
32
2 months ago
A tool for fantasy sports enthusiasts and players that allows everyone to create a fantasy league and compete against other leagues.
32
1 month ago
A Y Combinator-backed startup that helps people get their dogs and cats spayed or neutered to encourage pet adoption.
32
22 days ago
A fun way to play games with friends and compete with friends.
32
8 months 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.
31
3 months ago
A Slack competitor that aims to bring the same feel of a voice-based chat app to a text-based one. The startup wants to build a Slack competitor that’s as easy to use as a text-based chat app, including the ability to chat in full sentences rather than snippets of text.
31
2 years ago
Idea: A data analytics platform for the petrochemical, energy, and manufacturing industries, helping them stay aware of the cost of their product and the impact their product has on the environment
29
7 months ago
A tool that enables companies to manage their inventory and track shipments with a mobile app. It’s a more direct competitor to tools like ShipStation and Shipt.
29
5 months ago
An “end-to-end video platform for marketers”, with a focus on “native video advertising”. It’s sort of like competing with LinkedIn, but with video.
29
2 months ago
The company provides a platform for consumers to choose which products they want to buy and companies to compete for the order or sale of products based on a smart recommendation engine and feedback from the user base.
29
2 years ago
A startup that helps people clean up after their pets by selling an all-in-one tool that cleans up pet waste and then converts into a bag to carry it
28
23 days ago
This startup is building an AI-powered chatbot to help with customer service. The chatbot automatically handles routine questions and can even handle complex ones like “Can I bring in a pet” with a simple “Yes, bring in a pet.”
28
7 months ago
Dogvacay is a booking platform that helps pet owners find folks who are willing to take care of their dog while they travel. The startup is working on a beta version of its app with a focus on San Francisco.
27
2 months ago
An online platform that helps professionals give presentations online, either in front of a group or to a single person, who can then edit those presentations and share them via email or other services. They also claim that their platform has a higher percentage of “live” presentations than competitors like Slideshare.
27
3 months ago
A tool for CFOs, CEOs and controllers to manage a company’s cash flow and payables. The startup looks to compete with tools like Citrix’s Acctiva and QuickBooks’ Xero.
26
10 days ago
A startup that wants to build a “small, super-fast” container ship that can travel at up to 60 knots. The company is currently selling its containers for $2.5 million each, which is 30% cheaper than the competition.
26
2 years ago
A crypto exchange that’s meant to serve people in the developing world. The startup’s founders say they only charge a small fee of 0.6% per transaction, compared to their competitors that charge 10% or more.
25
8 months ago
This app is attempting to be an “Apple’s Siri competitor.” It’s built using the same technology as Siri, and allows users to ask questions and get answers.
25
9 days ago
A brand-new startup that’s pitching a new way to buy and sell things online. The startup says it’s different from other marketplaces because it’s not focused on one particular category of items, but instead on a whole range of things like books, games, and even pets.
25
5 months ago
A project management tool that tries to generate real-time activity reports. The startup has built a base of 20,000 clients, but they don’t compete with the projects Mailchimp and Basecamp provide.
24
2 months ago
A platform that helps companies run events in-house. This is a company built on the premise that the event industry has been the victim of commoditization from companies like Eventbrite and Ticketmaster, and that event producers who work with companies skimp on costs to try to compete. Instead, Eventbrite should be able to offer a more powerful and flexible platform for people to book events.
24
1 month ago
A personal assistant for your dog. The startup plans to connect pets with an array of services and products, like vet care and boarding, pet grooming, dog training, and pet sitters.
24
1 month ago
A web-based accounting system that’s cheaper and easier to use than its competitors, but also offers better features and provides a better user experience.
24
20 days ago
A tool for businesses to focus on one core competency while outsourcing others.
24
2 years ago
Idea: A startup that aims to be “the Uber for trucking”, claiming that the transportation industry is a $7 trillion sector ripe for disruption. It has a similar pitch to Uber Freight, which focuses on helping smaller trucking companies compete with big shippers.
22
1 month ago
A company that makes an app that helps you monitor your dog’s health and provide care if it needs it. It’s a system that uses device-to-cloud connectivity and a cloud-based database of pet health and activity to provide real time data to pet owners.
22
12 days ago
A startup that helps small businesses track a wide variety of metrics, from their business to employees. They currently have several clients inside the pet industry.
22
8 days ago
A venture-backed startup built around a machine-learning algorithm that aims to do a better job of matching employees with jobs than its competitors.
22
5 months ago
Hire the Smart, an applicant tracking platform built for fast-growing, low-pay environments. It is one of the few startups in the pool that has been around for over a year. The company previously focused solely on the fast-food industry, but has since broadened its offerings to cover retail and other industries. The startup is also one of the few in the competition that does not currently have a product in production.
20
5 months ago
A startup that tracks the real-time price of financial products (stocks and cryptocurrencies) across different exchanges. It uses machine learning to find the optimal prices across a wide range of exchanges, and can compete with the information on major exchanges in seconds.
20
10 days ago
A startup to help recruiters and hiring managers find candidates that have the skills they need. The company’s founders say that they’ve been hired to get data from competitors and use it to create a data set that helps them automate the process of building their own.
19
5 months ago
A company that aims to make it easier for companies to manage their big data analytics, with a platform that provides the ability to connect data from different sources with the goal of “automating the most repetitive tasks”.
18
3 months ago
A startup that helps people find a new apartment by putting them in touch with a property manager. The startup wants to compete with Craigslist and Apartments.com, but with a smaller per apartment fee.
18
5 days ago
A platform for crowdfunding and hosting design competitions. They’ve been around for a few years, offering a way for people to connect with designers and get their work seen.
18
15 days 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.
17
2 years ago
Idea: A platform for building chatbots. The founders say their competitor, Maya, charges $3,000 per month while their offering is just $995 per month.
12
3 days ago
A “mobile app that gamifies investing”. There’s no specific product yet, but the startup is planning to launch a new app called “Stockfolio”, with a new feature that will let users compete against each other to see who can make the best purchase recommendation.
10
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service to help people get their pets set up in a new city
-1
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service where you can post a free ad for your lost pet and it gets sent out to everyone in your
-1
2 years ago
A startup that provides people with a service for packing up their pets and shipping them to a different city
-1
2 years ago
A startup that provides a service where you can get a new pet and they’ll fly you out to pick it up (this is a real thing)
-1
2 years ago
A startup that is a competitor to Taskrabbit, but specifically for moving companies
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A Slack competitor with support for additional messaging platforms The company says it’s received $150,000 in funding to date
-1
2 years ago
Idea: Build a Slack competitor for teams
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A tool for reducing the time between when a company identifies a bug, and when that bug is actually fixed The startup says their product is 80% cheaper than competitors
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A platform for managing ad campaigns for small businesses, meant to compete with the likes of Facebook and Google The company says it already has a few enterprise customers
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A tool for analyzing the performance of ads, with a focus on how people are converted once they click on an ad. The startup wants to compete with companies like AdRoll and Optimizely.
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A new twist on insurance for freelancers. The startup is a high-deductible plan with a really low premium — that also includes a loan component. The startup says it’s looking to compete with a 1500% APR loan and offer a 1% interest loan.
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A software-as-a-service startup that intends to take on competitors like Zendesk, Salesforce, and Intercom with a product that helps businesses manage customer relationships.
-1
2 years ago
Idea: Wolfram Alpha for your business. It’s a simple tool that lets you see how your company is doing compared to competitors.
-1
2 years ago
Idea: A startup that aims to build a marketplace of “expert” services for small businesses. The startups is meant to help small businesses stay competitive by hiring specialists for tasks like bookkeeping or marketing.
-1
Join 45,281 people who get the best new startup ideas by OpenAI in their email weekly
