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2 years ago

A platform for small businesses to publish, organize, and send their blog posts directly to their subscribers’ inboxes.

193
2 years ago

A device that can be attached to a bicycle seat post to help bikers and runners track their stats.

190
1 year ago

A startup that ranks articles written by users based on what they read, how they write, and what they post on social media.

177
2 years ago

A platform that converts digital media into physical objects, like posters or t-shirts, to increase sales.

172
2 years ago

A tool that lets people “tag” posts so that they can find them later. “Tag” then sends people links to the posts they’ve tagged. Tag is currently focused on the UK but has plans to expand to the US.

167
1 year ago

A platform for creative people to collaborate, post, and publish designs, images, and video.

163
2 years ago

A post-production startup that helps video editors create a 3D environment for their videos.

161
2 years ago

An API for companies to post job openings and filter through applicants.

153
2 years ago

A design company that will produce handwritten letters and postcards for customers, and send them to customers via mail.

153
2 years ago

This company is building an alternative to the social networks that people use to connect with others. Rather than posting updates about yourself, you can post updates about other people.

152
2 years ago

A startup that helps brands develop an online presence in the Indian market by connecting them with the right media partners to place ads, run sponsored posts, and more.

152
2 years ago

A social network that incentivizes users to share posts by offering points and prizes to creators.

150
2 years ago

A startup that provides a service for professionals to post their resumes so that recruiters can find them

149
2 years ago

A delivery app that uses Uber, GrubHub and Postmates to dispatch delivery orders from a restaurant menu. This is a B2B app for restaurants to manage their delivery operations

149
2 years ago

This is a social platform where users can post their own stories in order to inspire others.

148
2 years ago

A social media marketing tool that lets you create posts, and then suggests the best time to post them.

147
2 years ago

A startup that helps freelancers connect to other freelancers by letting them post their work and find others who need tasks.

146
2 years ago

 This app helps you manage your Twitter presence by allowing you to post Tweets in bulk with an interface that helps you organize and schedule your posts.

144
2 years ago

A startup that turns waste into compost, fertilizer, and fuel through a patented process.

143
2 years ago

It is a platform that helps people find jobs in their area of interest, and also allows employers to post jobs.

143
2 years ago

A social media platform that focuses on live video, rather than posting to a timeline after the fact. Users can watch and interact with other users live.

142
1 year ago

This startup is looking to use AI to find trends in the social media posts of brands, to help them better understand their consumers.

142
2 years ago

This is a tool for people who want to get paid to write content for others, and it’s built on the WordPress platform. It lets people write blog posts, copywriting articles, or any other type of content for clients.

141
2 years ago

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

141
2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can solve their own problems by posting their questions on your site and professionals can answer them (like a Quora)

140
1 year ago

A SaaS solution for companies needing to hire contractors such as freelancers or consultants. It allows companies to post jobs, hire freelancers, and manage them all online.

140
2 years ago

A startup that uses machine learning to help brands identify the best time to post to their social media channels.

139
2 years ago

A tool that enables users to automatically draft and share social media posts

139
2 years ago

A subscription-based social media platform that integrates with Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter to share posts and access content.

139
1 year ago

 A startup that is building a “sharing economy” platform for home rentals, where people can post their homes for free and offer them for short-term rentals.

139
1 year ago

A platform for building products faster. The company has a number of clients already, including the Smithsonian, HuffPost, MTV, and the National Football League.

137
2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can hire someone to help them with their social media presence (ie post on facebook, tweet, etc)

136
2 years ago

A platform that lets users post their car in a parking lot and it will come back to them when they need it.

135
2 years ago

An enterprise-grade analytics solution for social networks that makes it easy for people to see what posts their friends are sharing on social media sites.

135
2 years ago

A company that helps companies and employees find relevant jobs. The startup provides a job posting platform to help people find jobs, and has raised $500,000 from investors including Y Combinator.

134
2 years ago

A simple social network where people can post things, and follow people on the network. Users can then comment on each other’s posts, or post their own.

133
2 years ago

A platform that allows individuals or companies to post jobs and have them filled by people looking to move, with the goal of keeping unemployment rates low.

133
2 years ago

In 2017, the U.S. Postal Service lost $65 billion, according to the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General. The USPS lost $1.8 billion in FY 2016, and $2.8 billion in FY 2015. That is a drop of $3.4 billion from the $1.9 billion that they lost in FY 2014.

133
2 years ago

A company that’s building an app that allows you to set up a “virtual job board” for your business, allowing you to post jobs and connect with recruiters.

132
2 years ago

A company that wants to streamline the hiring process for employers, letting them post jobs and give applicants a chance to respond. It’s been used by companies like Lyft and Warby Parker.

132
2 years ago

A startup that lets users receive notifications when someone they follow on social media posts pictures of themselves.

131
2 years ago

The startup is launching a digital platform to improve the quality of on-demand clinics. The platform aims to offer a way for doctors to easily post their services and for consumers to find a nearby clinic that offers appointments they need. The company is currently operating in the San Francisco Bay Area.

129
2 years ago

A startup that helps artists and bands promote online, connecting them with fans and listeners. The company charges artists a commission for promoted posts, and users pay a flat monthly fee for the service.

129
2 years ago

A startup that tells you what you can expect to make from a job posted on Upwork.

128
2 years ago

A platform that lets users find and buy used cars, and works as a place for sellers to post used cars for sale.

128
2 years ago

A platform for internet trolls to sell and trade their hatred. It allows people to create "troll profiles" and then sell and trade posts.

128
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.

128
2 years ago

A startup that provides a portal for students to post their projects and have them critiqued by teachers

127
1 year ago

A marketing tool that helps doctors and other healthcare workers efficiently schedule social media posts and ads, including on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

127
2 years ago

A startup that makes social media accounts for businesses/brands and posts unique content

126
2 years ago

A tool to help law students study for exams and employers find top graduates. The startup provides a platform for employers to post jobs and students to apply.

126
2 years ago

The company’s first product is a way to manage your social media posts across multiple platforms like Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn.

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
1 year ago

An AI-powered platform that lets media teams shorten the time they spend on content creation by identifying which pieces of content will be most popular, as well as predicting the best time to post it.

125
2 years ago

A startup that lets you send photos and videos from your phone to a rotating cast of actors for posterity.

124
1 year ago

A platform for finding chefs that can cook for you, for a fee, across a variety of restaurants. Peers who want to hire a chef post what they’re looking for, and chefs can bid on each request.

124
2 years ago

A platform for companies to hire, manage, and engage their freelancers. They are looking to introduce a marketplace of sorts that allows companies to post and search for the service of a specific individual. They are also looking to launch a marketplace-style app for freelancers and clients to find each other.

123
1 year ago

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

123
2 years ago

A company that makes it easy for websites to allow users to post photos to social networks from their websites

122
2 years ago

An automated subscription service that promises to send you a box of the best things it finds on the internet for you — and it’s free. It’s based on a Reddit post from early January in which the founder said he was “unemployed and bored” while on a trip.

122
2 years ago

Taking a modern approach to the marketing automation software that companies use to manage their Facebook posts.

122
1 year ago

Pays users to browse Instagram and actively engage with posts.

122
2 years ago

A coffee delivery service in San Francisco that is “delivering a new experience” to the coffee industry. The startup is a joint venture between a coffee roaster and a delivery service like Postmates.

121
2 years ago

A startup for connecting freelance designers with clients. There are around 5 million professional designers in the US, and they’re frequently hired through agencies or by the hour. The startup is building a marketplace where designers can post their work, which clients can browse and hire.

121
2 years ago

Postmates is a delivery service for local goods. Postmates is trying to build out a delivery-only service for people who have a car or bike, and don’t want to own a car or bike themselves, but don’t have anybody to give their stuff to.

121
2 years ago

This startup is building a platform for turning the data generated from social media posts into leads, and then pushing that data out to sales teams.

121
2 years ago

A startup that helps people manage their social media presence, making sure they aren’t posting the same content too often.

120
1 year ago

A way for people to live stream video to their followers, which can be edited and reposted.

120
2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to hire freelance workers through a platform that allows managers to post jobs, and then compare candidates based on credentials, previous work, and social recommendations.

119
2 years ago

A platform that lets families, friends, and neighbors connect, find, and support each other for their mental health issues, using a big data approach to help the right people at the right time. Through its platform, Bensound plans to provide a virtual space where people can post their symptoms, get support, and connect with each other. The platform reaps the insights provided by the data from all the posts to offer people with mental health issues the most personalized, accurate diagnosis possible.

119
2 years ago

The winners of the first two Eastern European deals were announced in a blog post on July 1, 2018.

118
2 years ago

A startup that lets you share blog posts, products, and events with your social network through SMS. It’s free, and as you write you get paid in cash, in dollars or in bitcoin.

116
1 year ago

A startup that detects and manages flu outbreaks online. It’s a tool that is part of the bigger trend of diagnosing a disease via social media posts.

116
2 years ago

A platform that lets you create a personal blog or journal, write posts, and publish them on your own website, and share them with friends and family.

115
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 software solution that empowers people to make, share, and sell things on Instagram. The startup is building a marketplace where users can post products for sale, and buyers can buy products.

114
1 year ago

A startup that turns your blog post or story into a video and helps you publish it to social media.

114
2 years ago

A tool for managing and coordinating your social media accounts, with a social media management dashboard, analytics, and a way to schedule posts.

113
2 years ago

A way to do peer review for scientific papers, allowing scientists to post their work directly as a paper on the internet and ask for feedback from the scientific community.

113
2 years ago

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2 years ago

Jeeves is a service that lets people reserve rooms on Airbnb, post photos, and chat with hosts. It’s currently running in San Francisco and Los Angeles and has plans to expand to New York City, Chicago, and Washington, DC.

113
1 year ago

A recruiting-focused startup that connects job seekers to employers and job postings.

112
2 years ago

This startup helps small businesses build websites from scratch using HTML5, CSS, and Google Fonts. The startup takes care of things like a logo, social media, fancy blog posts, and of course, the website itself. The startup is based in New York.

111
2 years ago

This startup’s “intelligent” bot helps branded social media users come up with content ideas. It then recommends a topic for followers to post on the social media platform.

110
2 years ago

A tool to help event producers manage their social media posts, customer service, and other communications. It’s an ad-free, content-focused social media management tool with 15,000 paying customers.

110
2 years ago

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

110
2 years ago

This startup is building a service that automatically generates an article and blog post for a journalist based on their content.

110
1 year ago

A group of New Zealanders are looking to start a social network for travel, exploring the possibility of creating a travel network for people to post pictures, share stories and ideas about traveling.

110
2 years ago

The company helps companies automate their social media marketing efforts by providing analysis of their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts. A company can then run these analytics across all their accounts and get a report which shows which content is performing best and which posts are most engaging.

109
2 years ago

A platform that allows users to post content, sell products, and manage their social media directly from their website.

109
2 years ago

Produces maps of the world’s street address systems, using data from the U.S. Census, U.K. Post Office, and Google’s Street View.

109
2 years ago

A company that builds a platform for people to post their rent, so others can find and rent cheap housing in that area.

109
1 year ago

A platform that lets restaurants post photos and video of their food to social media, allowing customers to see what the restaurant looks like, and even eat the food.

108
2 years ago

These compostable cups are meant to help coffee shops reduce their packaging waste. They can be full of coffee or tea or soup and you can recycle them, but they don’t break down in landfills.

107
1 year ago

This startup is creating a marketplace for L.A. real estate agents to connect with renters looking for apartments. It's an online marketplace that connects renters with agents and offers a page where agents can post listings for rent on their own website.

107
2 years ago

This company is building a chat-based social network for enthusiasts that aims to allow users to share their experiences and advice with each other, like Reddit or Quora. It’s a spin on the social media platform idea: instead of frequent posts from celebrities, the goal is to get your friends to post about their experiences and thoughts.

105
2 years ago

 A logistics platform that allows shippers to post jobs, set rates, manage their accounts, and track shipments.

105
1 year ago

A tool for determining whether a person is a good fit for an internship or a job. The startup has had over 100 job profiles posted, with over 500 people applying.

104
2 years ago

A startup building a platform to let people find jobs in their own community. It works a lot like other platforms like Upwork, but the company says it’s targeting the jobs market, and does not require fees to post a job.

102
1 year ago

A startup that allows you to buy and sell your car for a fraction of a typical used car price. It also contains a market where you can post your trade-in for a new car.

100
11 months ago

A startup that aims to allow users to add content and offers to their Facebook posts and other social media platforms.

100
10 months ago

A browser extension that lets you auto-like posts on Facebook

100
2 years ago

A platform that helps users create and buy custom stories for their businesses, letting them build custom landing pages, sales pages, blog posts, and e-books.

99
4 months ago

A SaaS business focused on the buying and selling of used cars, with an app that allows car owners to post their car for sale and also see offers on that car.

99
8 months ago

A social network that helps people with disabilities share photos, videos and events with those without. It’s a self-contained platform that helps those with disabilities get social media posts and content out to the world.

98
2 years ago

This company is building a software platform that connects manufacturers with small and medium-sized businesses that need digital printing solutions, including direct mail, invitations, catalogs, posters, and more.

97
2 years ago

Want to find out how your friends are doing Lookalike is a tool that can tell you how many shares someone has on Facebook, how many times they’ve posted, and the likelihood that they’ll post again.

96
2 years ago

A platform that facilitates local sales of used clothing. It allows users to post their items, and then lets a user who is looking to purchase an item find an appropriate buyer.

96
2 years ago

A startup that lets users create a “hotel”, a place where they can post items to rent and others can offer to help them out.

96
2 years ago

A company that promises to make travel booking and finding flights as easy as posting a free, ad-supported message on Facebook. The startup has raised $40 million in funding.

90
2 years ago

A platform that makes it easier for companies to measure employee engagement. It analyzes text messages, chatroom messages, and social media posts to provide employers with insights into what employees prefer, what their priorities are, and what they’re working on.

90
2 years ago

A grocery delivery business in the UK. Postmates offers services like same-day grocery delivery, which is especially useful to people living in urban environments where it’s hard to get to grocery stores.

90
2 years ago

A startup that helps brands publicize and monitor social media marketing campaigns. The startup provides analytics tools that track responses to social media posts, and offers an “automated plan” that gives brands a list of potential customers who would respond to a Facebook post. They’re currently working with a few companies.

90
2 years ago

A platform for short-term rentals through a combination of posting, ratings, and reviews.

89
2 years ago

A startup that helps foreign companies find workers in the US. The startup’s founders say they’ve already had over 25,000 job postings on their platform.

89
2 years ago

A platform where users can earn cryptocurrency for taking surveys, answering questions, and posting content. The Maven team says they’re already making $200+ per month on the platform.

89
1 year ago

A startup that allows employers to find candidates to do side hustle tasks, like writing blogs or social media posts, for a small fee.

88
4 months ago

This startup has built a platform that connects social influencers to brands. They take a cut from any sales that happen as a result of their posts.

88
2 years ago

A tool that helps businesses track their social media posts to see how they’re doing.

86
1 year ago

A company that uses social media to track the performance of restaurants and other eateries. It’s created a system that automatically posts photos of food and service to Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

86
2 years ago

A post-production tool to help journalists and videographers manage their workflows. The startup hopes to launch a desktop app in the spring of 2019, and a web app in fall.

85
2 years ago

A social media platform that aims to be a a more transparent version of Instagram. It’s a service that allows users to tag each other in posts, and then share posts that they’ve tagged.

85
2 years ago

Medipost is a startup that wants to help doctors personalize medicine for patients by allowing them to create and share their own prescription orders.

85
4 months ago

This is a platform to connect freelancers with high-paying clients. It’s a new way to find jobs that could be ideal for freelancers. Clients post projects they’re looking to pay for, and freelancers respond.

85
2 years ago

A tool that helps businesses identify the best-performing social media posts and shares across various media platforms.

84
2 years ago

A platform that helps you track down the best C-suite candidates among your employees. It’s a recruiting platform that uses a combination of algorithms and social media for finding top candidates for specific roles. It’s currently being used by YC and other startups including FundingPost and Foodspotting.

81
1 year ago

A startup that lets you find a job by location, offering an extensive database of job listings, in addition to job postings from companies and government agencies.

81
1 year ago

A hiring app for small business owners that lets them easily post job openings and manage the hiring process.

81
9 months ago

A company that helps companies create job postings that attract the best talent.

80
1 year ago

A tool that allows people to create a video of their daily activities, like going to work or getting groceries, and post it to a social media channel.

77
1 year ago

Postmates is a food-delivery service similar to UberEats. But Postmates focuses on delivering food from local restaurants rather than order-in restaurants.

77
7 months ago

This startup is building an app that cuts through the noise of the daily news cycle, by separating the good from the bad. The app, called “The Daily”, takes a different perspective, highlighting the optimistic and the important, but not the trivial. It’s already been featured in the Washington Post, Fast Company, and the New York Times.

77
1 year ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for companies to manage the hiring process. The company’s first product allows companies to post job openings, then when a candidate applies, the company can review the application, send interview offers, and conduct interviews all in one place.

75
1 year ago

Made for use by beauty brands, ByNu is a $10 per month subscription service that breaks down your email marketing and social media data into a visual dashboard that shows you which of your social media posts perform the best.

74
2 years ago

A startup for freelancers to sell their services. It’s a bit like Upwork, but instead of freelancers posting projects, it’s employers hiring freelancers.

73
1 year ago

A social networking website where people can post pictures and videos of their cats

73
2 years ago

A web and mobile app for restaurants, allowing them to manage their kitchen operations from anywhere in the world. The startup also works with the restaurant delivery companies Postmates and DoorDash.

72
1 year ago

A startup that’s building a platform where employers can post jobs and candidates can apply for them, and also manage their profiles and cover letters. It’s currently in its beta version and growing in the SF Bay Area.

72
1 year ago

An artificial intelligence that can understand your mood, amplify your happiness, and then re-share it with the world. The AI is used to make positive social media posts, rather than negative ones.

72
1 year ago

This startup is building a platform that allows anyone to post a video of their favorite place anywhere in the world, then share the link with their followers.

71
1 year ago

The startup is building an app for employers to create a job and track its progress. The startup charges employers to host the app, and uses it to help employers track the progress of their job postings and manage employee communication.

71
1 year ago

“A cross between LinkedIn and Twitter”, used by businesses to post job listings and engage with employees.

70
1 year ago

A company that gives home owners the ability to make a social media post about a bed bug issue in their home

70
1 year ago

A platform that enables journalists to “do journalism by postcard” by sending a link to a story to a friend, who then comments on the story and sends a link to a friend, etc.

69
1 year ago

A mobile app that helps users take pictures of their food waste, then turns them into compost.

69
1 year ago

The startup is developing a mobile app that allows employers to post jobs, receive applications, and send messages to candidates.

69
2 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help people post online ads for their products or services

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
1 year ago

In a blog post, the company announced a new product called “Individual Plans”, which allow you to customize your coverage and how much risk you’re willing to take.

68
1 year ago

A tool that allows users to create and share thoughts and photos without posting to social media. It’s a tool for maintaining privacy and control over one’s life and day-to-day activities.

68
1 year ago

This is a new way to sell your stuff on an app. Founded in January, Papago helps people sell their items on its marketplace. The marketplace has four categories: stuff, collectables, household items, and vehicles. Members can post their items on the site for 24 hours, and if no one buys it, the item goes back to the seller’s inventory. If someone buys it, the seller gets paid in bitcoin.

68
1 year ago

This startup provides a way for people to share and sell photos and video of their travels on Instagram. It’s a little like Facebook’s Marketplace, and it’s part of the reason Instagram users continue to post and like photos and videos.

66
1 year ago

A matching platform for freelancers and clients, where freelancers can post projects, let clients browse openings and apply to them.

66
1 year ago

A startup that aims to create a “Facebook for brands”, but without the ads. It’s an ad-free platform that lets users curate posts and make it private, but then allows brands to buy posts to reach their desired audience.

65
4 months ago

A Slack app that allows team members to post updates to a running project.

65
1 year ago

A startup that’s building a platform that enables companies to manage, track, and give feedback on their employees’ social media posts.

64
1 year ago

A platform that connects employers and employees, allowing employers to post and manage jobs, and employees to apply.

64
1 year ago

A startup that helps people find the best prices for flights, hotels, and car rentals while also providing a platform for them to post reviews and ratings and get rewarded for their patronage.

63
5 months ago

An online marketplace for employers to post jobs they don’t want applicants to find online.

63
5 months ago

This social media platform is creating a space for people to post and discuss the things they’re interested in, which could include a new project, a new restaurant, or even a new way to get to work.

63
4 months ago

A software-as-a-service job posting platform that helps recruiters find the right candidate using proprietary algorithms, and search by location.

63
1 year ago

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

62
1 year ago

A startup that lets you ship almost anything to almost anyone in under one day. It’s kind of like Postmates but it’s for people who are buying in bulk.

62
1 year ago

A software product that automatically sends out marketing reminders for things like follow ups, social media posts, and store store openings. The startup’s founder claims that most startups have missed out on the marketing effort because they have forgotten to do marketing.

62
1 year ago

A tool that “brings your ideas to life” using an AI that learns from your social media posts to create animations, logos, ads, and more that you can then sell.

61
5 months ago

A company that wants to take the hassle out of finding and keeping talent by creating a platform that allows users to post their skills, preferences and location and teams of recruiters can then search for them by those criteria.

61
1 year ago

A platform for hiring and managing employees, with a marketplace that allows firms to post their jobs and recruit from the community.

60
10 months ago

A startup that allows users to post GIFs and pictures for other users to vote up or down.

60
1 year ago

A post-production tool for animators and visual effects artists, to help them streamline their workflow.

59
1 year ago

This startup is building a health-monitoring device that uses your phone’s accelerometer to detect changes in your posture.

59
1 year ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods, where a community of users can post items for sale, and buyers can check things out and message sellers to arrange a pickup.

59
1 year ago

A social network for parents to find other parents like them and post a wide array of articles and other content.

59
1 year ago

In a world run by robots, where job postings are automated, a new startup is building a kind of “job board” that allows people to post jobs and receive recruiters through the app.

59
4 months ago

A platform to plug in third-party content providers to allow entrepreneurs to post their content directly to LinkedIn.

59
1 year ago

A startup that helps companies with their social media presence. The company says it helps companies post content that resonates with their followers, and that they’ve delivered more than 1,000 social media posts for clients.

58
1 year ago

A tool to aggregate and syndicate news articles to multiple social channels. The startup wants to help journalists write articles first and post to multiple sites.

58
1 year ago

The app will make it easy for customers to book trips and delivery orders by selecting from a shortlist of the three most popular services, such as Uber and Postmates, and using a booking code to complete the purchase.

58
1 year ago

A way to make posting and commenting on Instagram faster and easier.

58
1 year ago

A tool for managing the best time to post on Twitter for promotion strategies called "Tweet Beat."

57
1 year ago

This company is building a portal for employers and talent, allowing employers to post jobs and talent to multiple sites with a single login.

56
1 year ago

A tool for scheduling social media posts, with a marketplace for influencers to buy the posts.

56
1 year ago

This startup is building a way to create a personal news feed in which you can share posts and photos, while also making it easy to search and browse the feed. It's best known for co-founder Daniel Kottke's parody of Facebook, which he called "The Facebook."

56
10 months ago

This is a video platform where companies can post videos and allow their employees to engage with them.

56
5 months ago

The startup helps consumers in cities post short, free listings, and to pay rent via the same platform. The startup uses its data to give advertisers accurate analytics on customers and their preferences.

56
1 year ago

A startup that aims to make it easier to buy and sell used cars. They’re focused on selling as-is, but they’re also building an app that will allow people to post their cars for sale, allowing customers to check out the car, make an offer, and pay for it with their mobile.

55
1 year ago

Wanted is a job listing site that allows companies to post jobs and then create a live feed for applicants, as well as company pages for employees to keep up with job openings.

55
1 year ago

A startup that turns Facebook into a universal customer service ticketing system for companies. There are no fees for companies to get their tickets listed on the platform and brands can post customer service conversations on the site.

55
1 year ago

A startup that allows people to apply for jobs through their website and get instant notifications when roles are posted.

55
1 year ago

A startup that helps people who like to receive packages from Amazon.com and other retailers, but don’t want to pay for the delivery service. They use the company’s free-delivery service, Prime Now, as well as U.S. Postal Service.

55
1 year ago

A social media platform that allows people to create and share short videos, meant to be used on a variety of social media platforms. The app attempts to make the experience of sharing a video feel more like “posting a photo” on your social media networks.

55
3 months ago

A startup that’s building out a platform for people to post information about the condition of the ground underneath their house.

55
1 year ago

 A platform that lets C-level executives and other employees post, edit, and remove information from their LinkedIn profile.

54
9 months ago

A startup that’s building an app to help companies recruit people in India. It’s a more effective version of traditional job-posting sites and is primarily focused on getting high-quality candidates to apply.

54
4 months ago

A platform for online artists to be able to post their work for sale and for promoters to find it.

54
9 months ago

A company that makes it easier for people to translate and write content in their native language, whether it’s in the form of a blog post or an email.

53
4 months ago

A startup that wants to be a better B2B marketplace than Upwork, charging employers a $50 monthly subscription fee to access the platform to post jobs and receive proposals from freelancers.

53
2 months ago

An AI-driven app that helps recruiters find simple, free job postings on all the top job search sites in the B2B space.

53
1 year ago

A job-posting system for businesses, helping them find and hire people.

52
1 year ago

A machine learning tool that helps designers hire faster. The startup has been built over the last year and is still in beta. They say they have hundreds of customers, including the Washington Post and Major League Soccer.

52
1 year ago

A way to help HR departments put their job postings into a searchable database. The company has multiple contracts with employers, and is focusing on shift workers in the US.

52
10 months ago

A web-based tool for recruiting and hiring, which includes features like a resume database and a “job board” where employers can post jobs.

52
4 months ago

A software as a service (SaaS) company that helps businesses manage, track and monitor their drivers. Customers include Uber, Postmates and Lyft.

52
1 year ago

A platform that lets people post what they’re doing in real time, such as a meetup or a job interview, and share it with friends

51
1 year ago

A software company aimed at helping people find market research opportunities, such as through surveys and Facebook ads. They currently have 4 jobs posted, two in YC, and two at their other company.

51
11 months ago

The startup’s point of differentiation is its transparency: it posts all its financials on a website.

51
10 months ago

This startup is using artificial intelligence to help brands define their marketing strategies by analyzing data in social media posts.

51
8 months ago

an app that helps people connect with the people who sign their social media posts with the hashtag “#BOOM.” It’s for people who want to bring attention to the topics they care about and make a name for themselves in the process.

51
3 months ago

The Idea Festival has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and Fast Company.

51
3 months ago

A startup for medical transcriptionists to record transcribed notes and track key points on a whiteboard. The startup is developing a platform that would allow anyone to make a transcription as easily as they would record a video and post it online.

51
1 year ago

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

50
3 months ago

A startup for companies to find new employees. The startup’s founders say that their data shows that people are interested in learning about their jobs and company, but don’t know how. The startup’s job posting app helps these people find a new employer.

50
1 year ago

A new kind of social network, partially on the blockchain, for people who want to earn crypto by posting, commenting, and linking to articles on forums, blogs, and other websites.

49
1 year ago

The app lets you make money when your friends want to buy stuff from you. The app creates a “payment” link when you post a photo of an item. When a friend clicks the link, they’re charged a commission on the sale.

49
1 year ago

An online platform that helps small-scale farmers sell their excess produce. It allows farmers to post prices and where to buy the produce, and consumers to buy directly from farmers.

49
1 year ago

“A social network for talent”, where job-seekers can post profiles and connect with companies that fit their skills and career goals.

49
1 year ago

A startup to help companies bring in more women into their workforce, including job postings, interview scheduling, and other HR support.

49
5 months ago

A B2C marketplace for corporate members, where service providers can post skills, rates, and availability.

49
1 year ago

Allows influencers to link to their blog content on various social media sites. Users can also follow influencers and “favorite” their posts, which are then pushed to their feeds.

48
1 year ago

An online platform for physicians to post prices for various procedures, then let the consumer book an appointment. They’re in discussions with insurance companies to offer consumer-paid health care.

48
1 year ago

A tool that helps e-commerce businesses connect to their social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter, to allow customers to communicate with them via posting comments on their Facebook and Twitter pages.

48
1 year ago

The Business of College is a collection of stories and advice from YC partners who will be sharing their experiences from the 2015 class in a series of blog posts.

47
1 year ago

This is a B2B insurance startup that has a focus on cybersecurity. They partner with companies to help them improve their security posture, and are backed by Greenhill, a large New York-based venture firm.

47
1 year ago

A SaaS platform that provides a suite of tools that help companies test their social media posts and ads.

47
11 months ago

The startup wants to use AI to scour the web for posts, contacts, and images of famous people and then match them to people who would benefit from learning from what they’ve achieved. It’s a kind of crowdsourced social media, with a revenue share model.

47
9 months ago

A “Facebook for people,” players can connect with their friends, see pictures and videos posted by their friends, and can post their own. The startup was started by a former Facebook executive, who wanted to build on the platform’s growth.

47
8 months ago

An online tool that helps journalists find accurate and reliable information about current events without sifting through tweets, Facebook posts, and other unreliable sources.

47
3 months ago

A company that offers a “portal” for companies to post job openings, allowing companies to post and recruit at the same time — a fledgling market with an estimated $5 billion to $10 billion opportunity.

47
3 months ago

A platform that enables you to get paid for your content, such as blog posts, videos, photos, etc. from their website, blog, and social media accounts, providing an avenue for publishers to get paid for their content.

47
1 year ago

A free and open-source project that helps you collect and display your favorite images, videos and social posts in a beautiful, easy to navigate interface

46
1 year ago

A company that makes reusable plastic shopping bags that are 100% compostable.

46
1 year ago

A tool to help founders and engineers create and distribute their personal blog posts.

46
9 months ago

A tool that helps you manage the content you share on LinkedIn. It’s like a Post-It note or sticky note to help you keep track of all your connections.

45
9 months ago

A social network for users to exchange their skills with each other, allowing them to post and promote their skills as a freelancer

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
1 year ago

A startup that posts interesting things to read in a certain category, or a tough topic like “How to be a good parent” with articles like “How to get your kid to go to bed.”

43
1 year ago

A tool that lets you automate your Twitter feed, sharing posts at the exact time periods they were intended to be shared.

43
1 year ago

Instead of using a team of people to go and measure your house, the founders of Wallflower have created a system that helps you take photographs of the interior of your house that you can post to social media with just the push of a button.

43
1 year ago

A startup that aims to bridge the gap between enterprise software and consumer software. It’s currently targeting the enterprise by offering enterprise features to consumer software (such as simple drag and drop to move photos around the screen, or an app that automatically shares posts to social media.)

43
1 year ago

A new social media app that lets users identify and connect with their friends and followers who are online. The company helps users find and follow content creators, allowing for more targeted social media posts.

43
9 months ago

A platform for creating an Instagram account and following other people, with tools like scheduling posts and analytics.

43
1 year ago

A startup that matches students with mentors who are already in fields of study that interest them, as well as companies. The startup claims it is already helping 25,000 students find mentors, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

42
11 months ago

The founders of this app want to build a tool for managing digital feedback. Instead of emailing feedback to a manager or leaving a comment on a blog post, users can send feedback directly to a specific employee, and the app’s smart algorithms will automatically highlight the most important parts of each comment so the employee can see it, reply to it, and move on without having to read through unnecessary comments.

42
1 year ago

Postmates’ algorithm scours the internet for items that have high demand, and sends them to the customer within an hour.

40
10 months ago

A startup for food trucks that allows them to connect with customers and post order details, as well as help them find customers in their area.

40
7 months ago

A team of marketers in Silicon Valley developed a new way for companies to engage with customers on social media. WorldFace takes a team of human marketers who can comment on users’ posts and posts themselves to a Slack channel, where a bot then follows along.

40
3 months ago

This is a tool for identifying which of your friends or contacts on Twitter or Instagram have posted or commented on a certain hashtag. The idea is to use the data to influence which hashtags you follow.

40
3 months ago

A recruitment system for small businesses, allowing them to post job openings, manage employee time, and more.

40
21 days ago

A startup for customized job postings, Posh offers a suite of automated tools.

40
1 year ago

This startup is building a tool that allows companies to send messages from anywhere and send them to specific people. It also provides a way for users to “like” or comment on other members’ posts.

39
10 months ago

A platform that helps people share the stories of their lives, a project of the social news site Upworthy. The site has been around since 2009 and has a history of making viral posts that go viral.

39
9 months ago

An AI-powered tool for social media marketers, allowing them to increase the reach of their posts, and filling in all of the gaps in the traditional social media marketing process.

39
6 months ago

What is it A social network for people seeking romantic connections, where they can post pictures, announce engagements, and discuss their interests.

39
3 months ago

This startup makes a video platform that has been used by the likes of the New York Times, the New Yorker, Huffington Post, Wired, and more. The company is looking to expand beyond video to audio and still images.

39
2 months ago

The startup is building an “Uber for the post office”, an end-to-end parcel delivery service that it says is already in use by 200 businesses.

39
1 year ago

Check out their blog post on how they built their prototype of this tool.

38
7 months ago

A startup that wants to “help brands connect with influencers on Instagram,” with a dashboard that lets brands create content, track posts, and even buy followers. It’s also recently launched a targeting tool that allows brands to send messages to certain parts of the Instagram user base, like hip hop fans, people in the 18-24 age range, and so on.

38
11 months ago

A platform for connecting OOH companies (such as billboards, bus shelters, and posters), with advertisers.

37
11 months ago

Postmates wants to create a platform for businesses to deliver food and other items to homes through a network of local independent contractors.

37
2 years ago

Idea: A tool for posting job openings in the local classifieds section of local newspapers. The startup has been used for over 1,200 job postings and says it has a retention rate of over 90%.

36
1 year ago

Takes the hassle out of managing your business’s digital presence with a single platform, with tools for editing and sharing your website, e-mail and social media posts.

36
1 year ago

A team of students who want to turn their passion into a business. They’re looking to build a product that allows users to take an image with them on the go and have it instantly printed on a variety of different products, like t-shirts, posters, and even phone cases.

36
5 months ago

A tool which helps you quickly post photos and videos to social media channels.

36
2 months ago

A startup focused on helping “boundaries of the farm” in California’s Central Valley, so that farmers can look for new ways to grow food. The company purchases and recycles organic waste, converts it into rich compost, and sells it back to farmers.

36
3 months ago

A startup that lets you post pictures with a more personalized message on your Twitter feed.

35
11 months ago

A platform to allow users to export and import their Facebook posts, photos and videos, making it easier to share updates, stories, and lives with friends on Facebook.

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 startup that covers the world of business and self-improvement, and enables users to earn money for their posts.

34
1 year ago

This startup is building an app that helps people and businesses sell or rent their vehicles in a more direct way. Users can post cars online, and Uber can take a cut, while people looking to buy or rent out a car can contact and find the cars available.

33
8 months ago

An SaaS-based HR platform that helps companies manage employee onboarding and benefit management. The startup works with companies including Fandango and Postmates.

33
6 months ago

An all-in-one tool that helps surgeons in training, and also patients, to track post-op procedures.

33
6 months ago

A market research platform that uses artificial intelligence to analyze social media posts and asks users questions to help them make more informed decisions.

33
6 months ago

Ideas are posted on the semi-annual application days. The startups are given a 5 second pitch followed by a 2 minute response. The judges will choose the top-5 ideas to

33
2 months ago

The startup is building a way to instantly create and edit social media posts, helping marketers to post across multiple platforms with a single click.

33
2 years ago

Idea: This startup is building a way to automate your Reddit account, scheduling posts and comments to subreddits to help get your articles shared more widely.

32
9 months ago

A campaign that allows users to create videos of their social media posts and sends it to politicians via Facebook. It’s an election-year project that’s trying to get both parties to put social media on their agendas.

32
8 months ago

A Marketplace for freelance designers, where designers can post their designs, and then have them built by artisans in the marketplace.

32
6 months ago

Ideas are usually posted on the full-day application days. Each startup is given one minute to pitch their ideas. The startups are then given a chance to pitch their ideas to the judges, who will then select the top-5 ideas to move on to the next round.

32
2 months ago

A neural network that can predict when people will reach a certain age, based on their social media posts.

32
2 months ago

A startup that connects home improvement services with homeowners, allowing both to post and find service-based jobs.

31
6 months ago

New York-based startup is building an app that allows users to post and exchange photos and short videos together. The startup is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Union Square Ventures and other notable venture capitalists.

30
5 months ago

 A “social media community” platform, where users can create their own communities of content and comment on each others’ posts.

30
1 month ago

This company is a portal for scientists looking to post their findings to public databases, where they can be found by other researchers.

30
20 days ago

A crowdsourced social network for the LGBTQ community, with a purpose of being a safe, welcoming place for people to connect and organize around their interests. They’re starting with a blog-like platform where users can post their opinions on current events and share their personal stories.

30
7 months ago

A new social media platform that aims to reach the younger generations with a spoof of an old-school blog that lets users create posts, track them, and read them in real time.

29
2 months ago

A startup that helps companies track their online reputation, so they can make a more informed decision about whether or not to post a negative review.

29
2 years ago

Idea: A text-based social network in the style of Twitter. Currently in private alpha, it lets users post text-based statuses that can be seen by other users who follow you.

28
8 months ago

A tool for job seekers, acting as a job board for all the jobs in one place, allows employers to post and manage the application process, and see who the top candidates are for the position.

28
5 months ago

A home-sharing app that allows tenants to manage their properties and post listings.

28
5 months ago

This startup is building a social network for people who want to be in the know about how their city is behaving. It’s a B2B app that operates similarly to Foursquare, giving people the ability to check in and post on their local environment.

28
1 month ago

A platform that helps small businesses find and manage contractors, who can use it to post their rates and availability.

28
24 days ago

This startup is building an AI assistant for digital marketing teams, designed to automate routine tasks that can’t be automated like creating landing pages and social media posts.

28
6 months ago

Postmates is building a delivery service that will allow people to order grocery deliveries from a selection of local stores.

27
3 months ago

A startup that connects restaurants with customers to create better deals and new business opportunities. The startup allows restaurants to post deals and promotions that are available only to customers who use the app.

27
5 months ago

Pitch Tracker is a tool that helps companies manage their online conversations. It’s a robust platform for tracking social media posts and conversations about your company, and for helping you find the best people to do the talking.

26
1 month ago

An online marketplace for small businesses to post jobs and make it easier to find people to fill them.

26
16 days ago

A platform that automatically compiles and posts content from social media profiles across a variety of social media sites.

25
1 month ago

This startup is building a way for consumers to track the arrival of packages, saving them a trip to the post office.

23
1 month ago

A tool for managing an organization’s security posture, helping to automate and simplify processes.

23
1 month ago

A text-based chat app for recruiting employees. The startup offers a text-based version of tool SEEK, which let’s companies post jobs and manage their applicant pool.

23
27 days ago

A visual record of your Instagram stories, allowing you to view all the posts you’ve ever made in one place and rate each one.

23
22 days ago

A startup that helps users schedule social media posts and tweets, then sends the content to their followers.

23
6 months ago

The startup does a version of Google Analytics for your Facebook posts.

21
1 month ago

A startup that helps customers track their delivery status, with the promise of tracking a package as it moves from post office to home.

20
1 month ago

A company that brings sales, technical and customer service support to production and post-production studios through a global network of freelancers.

20
4 days ago

A startup that makes it easier to find and hire people based on skill sets and experience. A startup that allows people to post their skills as they see them, and employers to find those skills and hire. The startup is looking to take on the likes of Simply Hired and other recruiters.

20
2 years ago

A startup that gives people a platform to post everything from their trip to the grocery store and how they spent their money

17
1 month ago

The startup is building a software platform that allows small businesses to post jobs and manage their workforces. The software will be free for businesses to use, and have a premium feature that allows companies to pay for tools like accounting and HR.

17
2 years ago

Idea: Overlaps with Postmates, Instacart, and DoorDash — a delivery app for small businesses.

16
29 days ago

A tool that helps users schedule and monitor their social media posts. The startup is the first to introduce a web-based platform for scheduling influencer content and campaigns.

15
15 days ago

An online post-mortem tool for business, with a side business of providing consulting services to companies that have experienced a crisis.

13
9 days ago

A tool for recruiters to improve job postings, mainly for jobs in the tech sector.

12
2 years ago

Idea: An online platform that helps companies post jobs in Africa and screen for the right candidates It was created by two brothers, one who had worked at Google, the other who had worked at Uber in Nigeria, where they were inspired to make it easier for companies to hire in Africa

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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

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2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can post your resume and will be contacted by recruiters who are interested in you

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2 years ago

Idea: A Delivery Service for the US Postal Service

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2 years ago

Idea: This startup is building a platform to help people who are looking for work, and encourage employers to post jobs and give them extra visibility

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2 years ago

Idea: A startuplication that allows users to post a request for help around the house and get someone to come fix it

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2 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps people improve their posture in order to prevent pain and injury The startup is currently working on an app that helps people track their posture

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2 years ago

Idea: A tool for helping employees find a new job, providing a platform for employees to post their resume on and get matched with companies who are hiring It’s a marketplace

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2 years ago

Idea: Massively simplifying the process of finding a job in Saudi Arabia The startup wants to make it easier for employers to post jobs, look at resumes, and approve candidates

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2 years ago

Idea: A program that allows users to build a digital profile based on their social media posts, with the goal of helping them build a portfolio to get a job.

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2 years ago

Idea: A startup that combines the idea of a social network with the idea of a dating app. People can follow each other and post content, but they can also chat with each other. The founders say that their users are posting content at a rate

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2 years ago

Idea: A startup that allows you to send a text message to someone, and it’ll automatically be posted as a review to Google, Yelp, Facebook, and other places on the internet.

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2 years ago

Idea: Pinksheet collects data from online job postings to help companies find and hire employees.

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2 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building a decentralized version of YouTube. Users of the platform are able to earn money by posting content and advertisers are able to put ads on the content. The startup wants to give people the ability to build up a following without having to go through a traditional platform.

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2 years ago

Idea: A tool to help companies manage their fulfillment operations. A traditional ecommerce company that sells a single product at a time could use it to automate their shipping and posting.

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2 years ago

Idea: A startup for mechanics to get help with specific jobs. A mechanic can post an issue, and customers can bid to help.

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2 years ago

Idea: A startup for businesses to post projects and invite freelancers to bid on them. The platform has a rating system designed to weed out fraud, and also offers a job board to connect with freelancers.

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2 years ago

A startup that provides a platform for creating custom photo edits for your social media posts. A nice alternative to Canva and other tools for creating social media images.

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