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This startup is building a platform for American farmers to sell their goods to consumers worldwide. The startup aims to use a mix of digital store fronts and technology to deliver to consumers in countries like India and China, where the rural population has been growing.

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Helps hospitals and doctors in the US get a daily picture of their patient population.

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A software company that helps advocates for the homeless, veterans, and other vulnerable populations track the status of their cases with the government.

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3 years ago

A startup that aims to make text-based communication more convenient, accessible, and usable for the elderly population.

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2 years ago

This app was supposed to help people schedule doctors’ appointments and manage their health records, but instead it was used by a large portion of the population to cheat on taxes.

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The founders of this startup are building a device to help you identify the origin of your food. It can be used to eliminate food fraud, and help the world’s poorest populations.

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A platform that integrates with healthcare providers to find communities and provide feedback on their needs. Its goal is to bring community health and quality of life to this underserved population.

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5 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform that can let people pay rent with their phones. The company is focused on the homeless population, which is more mobile than the average person, but their platform could be used across all sectors.

136

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a way for people to book and pay for their medical appointments from their mobile phones, the startup plans on democratizing the healthcare system by making it more accessible to the general population.

122

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3 years ago

A data visualizer that lets you map and see how different types of cancer are spread in a population.

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4 years ago

A social network for Indian language users. The app is focused on users in India, but the founders say it could be used in other regions with large populations of people who use other languages.

105

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2 years ago

A startup that aims to bring online learning to underserved populations in India.

105

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4 years ago

E-commerce platform for the Indian population, which is currently being built.

101

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4 years ago

A company that hopes to win the $2 billion global insurance market by reaching underserved populations and saving billions on claims.

91

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3 years ago

A startup that wants to bring insurance to the world’s unbanked and underinsured populations. The company is building an app that allows people to get a variety of insurance policies from a variety of different providers without having to deal with the paperwork and documentation required to get a traditional policy.

88

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3 years ago

A company providing a solution for the distribution of food in areas where the population is growing and food is scarce.

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4 years ago

A tool for school districts to track their student populations, including how many absences are being taken and whether those absences are needed.

86

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4 years ago

This startup is building a system that can help a central authority know a lot about a given community, including the political, religious and social values of a particular population.

83

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4 years ago

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

80

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4 years ago

A San Francisco-based startup that’s building a next-generation financial services platform for the growing population of financially underserved people.

78

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4 years ago

A platform that helps governments and companies connect with UN populations for aid, research, and development. The company is aiming to help UN agencies avoid the challenges of working with private companies.

76

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3 years ago

We’re at a point where almost all of the world’s population is using mobile phones. But most of the world’s adults and teens don’t own a credit score. Vaya wants to help them get one, and also helps lenders target them for loans.

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3 years ago

Many startups on the list came from India, a country that has been a "fintech powerhouse" in recent years. The country has a large population of engineers and a growing consumer base, and the availability of capital and technology has led to a boom in the number of startups in the country.

72

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3 years ago

A startup that’s building a solution to the problem of hiring people in India, where the cost of living is high and the population is big.

72

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4 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits offer more flexible and affordable services to low-income populations.

67

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4 years ago

A social network for the "minority" population. It aims to build tools for people who are hyper-aware of their social status, and want to share what they’re doing in the hopes of finding others like them.

64

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3 years ago

A tool that helps you create a personal brand that can reach a larger portion of the world’s population than you live in.

56

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2 years ago

This startup is building a system to help developers build apps for India’s huge population of “shoppers” that live on the fringes of the economy.

56

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3 years ago

A chatbot for people who have been recently released from prison. The startup’s founders say that over 25% of the US prison population is in prison for drug-related offenses, and that nearly 70% of those incarcerated are people of color.

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3 years ago

Noting that 10% of the population are still working in paper, the startup wants to help companies digitize their processes in an effort to make it more efficient and cost-effective. A startup that’s building an app for managing customer service interactions using AI and natural language processing. It currently has $2.5M in funding.

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2 years ago

In 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the number of Americans living in poverty had fallen from 15.2 million in 2007 to 12.5 million in 2013, but it remains at 20% of the population. In contrast, the poverty rate for China is around 3%, and for India it is roughly 20%.

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3 years ago

This startup is building a tool to aggregate data off the web to provide a lot of the things people want to know about their neighbors. For example, they could get data on the population density of their neighborhood, whether or not it’s a safe or dangerous neighborhood, or if it’s a good or bad place to live.

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2 years ago

A new product that focuses on the efficiency of healthcare. The idea is that healthcare is the new oil, and that the health of a population should be measured and managed like any other critical infrastructure.

31

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2 years ago

Latin America’s tech industry is also bolstered by the region’s sheer population size. The region has more than 100 million tech-savvy people in the region, and the number of people who have Internet access is expected to reach 4.7 billion by the end of 2020. Increasing Internet penetration and smartphone usage are also drawing more entrepreneurs to the region.

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

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2 years ago

A startup that helps credit unions and other financial institutions provide loans and credit cards to under-banked members. The idea is to help underserved populations access financial services, including small business loans, disability loans, and credit cards.

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Population Startup Ideas

This startup is building a platform for American farmers to sell their goods to consumers worldwide. The startup aims to use a mix of digital store fronts and technology to deliver to consumers in countries like India and China, where the rural population has been growing.

Helps hospitals and doctors in the US get a daily picture of their patient population.

A software company that helps advocates for the homeless, veterans, and other vulnerable populations track the status of their cases with the government.

A startup that aims to make text-based communication more convenient, accessible, and usable for the elderly population.

This app was supposed to help people schedule doctors’ appointments and manage their health records, but instead it was used by a large portion of the population to cheat on taxes.

The founders of this startup are building a device to help you identify the origin of your food. It can be used to eliminate food fraud, and help the world’s poorest populations.

A platform that integrates with healthcare providers to find communities and provide feedback on their needs. Its goal is to bring community health and quality of life to this underserved population.

A startup that’s building a platform that can let people pay rent with their phones. The company is focused on the homeless population, which is more mobile than the average person, but their platform could be used across all sectors.

A startup that provides a way for people to book and pay for their medical appointments from their mobile phones, the startup plans on democratizing the healthcare system by making it more accessible to the general population.

A data visualizer that lets you map and see how different types of cancer are spread in a population.

A social network for Indian language users. The app is focused on users in India, but the founders say it could be used in other regions with large populations of people who use other languages.

A startup that aims to bring online learning to underserved populations in India.

E-commerce platform for the Indian population, which is currently being built.

A company that hopes to win the $2 billion global insurance market by reaching underserved populations and saving billions on claims.

A company providing a solution for the distribution of food in areas where the population is growing and food is scarce.

A tool for school districts to track their student populations, including how many absences are being taken and whether those absences are needed.

This startup is building a system that can help a central authority know a lot about a given community, including the political, religious and social values of a particular population.

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

A San Francisco-based startup that’s building a next-generation financial services platform for the growing population of financially underserved people.

A platform that helps governments and companies connect with UN populations for aid, research, and development. The company is aiming to help UN agencies avoid the challenges of working with private companies.

We’re at a point where almost all of the world’s population is using mobile phones. But most of the world’s adults and teens don’t own a credit score. Vaya wants to help them get one, and also helps lenders target them for loans.

Many startups on the list came from India, a country that has been a "fintech powerhouse" in recent years. The country has a large population of engineers and a growing consumer base, and the availability of capital and technology has led to a boom in the number of startups in the country.

A startup that’s building a solution to the problem of hiring people in India, where the cost of living is high and the population is big.

A tool to help nonprofits offer more flexible and affordable services to low-income populations.

A social network for the "minority" population. It aims to build tools for people who are hyper-aware of their social status, and want to share what they’re doing in the hopes of finding others like them.

A tool that helps you create a personal brand that can reach a larger portion of the world’s population than you live in.

This startup is building a system to help developers build apps for India’s huge population of “shoppers” that live on the fringes of the economy.

A chatbot for people who have been recently released from prison. The startup’s founders say that over 25% of the US prison population is in prison for drug-related offenses, and that nearly 70% of those incarcerated are people of color.

In 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that the number of Americans living in poverty had fallen from 15.2 million in 2007 to 12.5 million in 2013, but it remains at 20% of the population. In contrast, the poverty rate for China is around 3%, and for India it is roughly 20%.

A new product that focuses on the efficiency of healthcare. The idea is that healthcare is the new oil, and that the health of a population should be measured and managed like any other critical infrastructure.

A startup that helps credit unions and other financial institutions provide loans and credit cards to under-banked members. The idea is to help underserved populations access financial services, including small business loans, disability loans, and credit cards.