Purpose Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A browser extension that tracks the cost of your everyday items (fries, cup of coffee, etc.) over time and cross-references this data with the Starbucks menu. In addition to the main purpose of tracking your coffee expenses, the tool also allows users to find out if they are spending more than they should and how to cut back.

488

1 year ago

A medical app that creates a digital picture of your body that can be used for various medical purposes

347

1 year ago

A startup that is building an engine that turns broken cars into a network that can be repurposed.

156

2 years ago

A startup that wants to repurpose drones to help monitor traffic patterns and street corners for the police, fire department and other public safety agencies.

148

2 years ago

A startup that helps you repurpose your personal photos and videos by turning them into memes, gifs, or even videos

140

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for SMBs to create landing pages and turn them into websites for all sorts of purposes.

138

2 years ago

This startup is building a new approach to accounting where companies can be both the “source” and “destination” of revenue, for the purpose of calculating tax liabilities.

135

2 years ago

An all-purpose tool for both small and large businesses, for everything from invoicing to asset management. The business is currently doing $20M in annual sales.

132

2 years ago

A startup building a mobile app that allows users to upload and share 3D models that can then be used for business, education, art, or other purposes.

129

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies build special-purpose blockchains for their use cases, eliminating the need to create an entirely new blockchain. The startup is currently focusing on the health industry, with an emphasis on micropayments.

123

2 years ago

A system that tracks a person’s location and data for the purpose of health management. The startup wants to make it easy for people to have a better understanding of how their data is used.

122

2 years ago

This is a “tech-for-good” project that wants to build a marketplace where people can donate their old smartphones and tablets to be refurbished and repurposed into solar-powered lights for developing countries.

119

2 years ago

In the US, 90% of people’s social media profiles use photos, but only 50% of those photos are actually being used for social purposes. A company that wants to solve the problem, BuildFace is a tool that uses facial recognition to curate a digital photo-portfolio, using contextual photos to augment a person’s personal brand.

116

2 years ago

This startup is building a new kind of pay-as-you-go mobile device, which can be used for a variety of purposes, from music to glasses to medical and molecular research. The device is meant to be flexible and easy to use, with a range of options for the hardware and software, and a monthly fee that is based on usage.

114

2 years ago

A company that will help you “re-purpose your technology,” where you can take old tech and either sell it to someone else, or build something new out of it.

111

2 years ago

The company’s purpose is to help finance businesses manage their payrolls. They’ve already signed up over 17,000 companies across the US.

110

1 year ago

A startup for HR managers to create 'recruiter profiles' for key employees. The startup repurposes existing social media profiles for the purpose.

108

1 year ago

A company that provides a platform for clients to build their own websites, including hosting and domain registration, with a focus on clients who need a site for a specific purpose.

108

1 year ago

A San Francisco-based startup that wants to disrupt the way that flexible manufacturing is done. Its purpose is to help customers determine the optimal amount of materials needed for products, and help companies manage materials.

107

2 years ago

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

103

10 months ago

A platform for human-powered drones to fly for small businesses, agricultural operations, and for research purposes.

101

2 years ago

A sassy, sarcastic assistant that works on mobile. The startup’s founder, after building a small app for the same purpose, decided to build a full-fledged assistant, which works on mobile.

98

2 years ago

A startup that finds neglected public and private properties that can be re-purposed into startup incubators and co-working spaces.

93

1 year ago

This startup is building a tool that breaks down the complexities of taking a picture of your receipts for tax purposes, as well as breaking down the process into a series of steps. It also aims to help you automate the process.

93

4 months ago

A software company that wants to help people program their gadgets with a purpose-built, step-by-step programming interface.

92

2 years ago

A tool that lets someone create a Facebook Ad with a group of friends in it for a specific cause or purpose.

90

2 years ago

The idea is to create a platform that allows companies to manage large expense accounts and seamlessly track whether they are being used for legitimate business purposes.

87

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find and purchase loans and lines of credit for a variety of purposes.

79

1 year ago

The startup aims to make a less expensive version of the smartphone, while also going beyond the smartphone. The company wants to make a more general purpose device, a super-smart watch, a fitness tracker, a camera, a fitness tracker, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band, a smart health band,

79

4 months ago

General purpose cloud-based email app that provides a messaging interface for users’ existing email accounts. It’s targeted at small businesses and is free for up to 10 users.

73

2 years ago

A startup that lets companies and teams track how they spend money and how much they’re saving, for tax purposes. The startup was founded by two former PayPal employees and launched in May 2019.

72

1 year ago

A browser extension for Chrome that allows users to find information about a website, like who runs it or what its purpose is.

70

8 months ago

A network of real-time, high-quality audio recordings of presidential speeches, for use in classrooms, research, and other purposes.

63

1 year ago

This is a hardware company that wants to build the ultimate game controller. It’s meant to be a new generation of the Xbox controller, which is a multi-purpose in-game controller with a touchpad and a gyroscope.

59

1 year ago

A tool that helps businesses monitor their spending for compliance purposes.

56

1 year ago

A startup that's offering an alternative to a traditional 401(k) plan. It’s a “savings account for a millennial” that lets people take out cash for specific purposes.

53

1 year ago

A software platform for hospitals to manage patient data, allowing patients to store their medical records online, view them, share them with doctors and nurses, and access their records for wellness purposes.

52

1 year ago

A Slack-like chat for newsrooms, for the purpose of “helping journalists get the word out about their work”.

48

1 year ago

A general purpose computer based on a Raspberry Pi. The startup wants to build a timeline of events that plays back while exporting to a computer.

48

1 month ago

This startup is working on a solution that helps companies manage their network of employees for human resources purposes. The company currently has five employees, with a plan to expand to 20 over the next few months.

48

1 year ago

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

46

11 months ago

A startup that offers a new kind of savings account. Instead of storing cash in a savings account for specific purposes, such as a vacation, the user can purchase a “lifestyle account” that allows the user to save the money for recurring costs, such as monthly payments to a car loan or a credit card bill.

45

1 year ago

A system for converting and archiving physical documents for the purposes of insurance fraud.

44

11 months ago

The company functions as a type of a social network for the sales and marketing needs of companies. It’s based on the idea that, for marketing purposes, companies should be their own customers. The startup is currently in beta, working on launching a mobile app, and is still in the seed stage.

44

11 months ago

The main purpose of this startup is to help people make their own products at home and sell them. It uses the Amazon marketplace to take orders and deliver products, and has a whole suite of tools for manufacturers to use.

41

11 months ago

Meetup and Eventbrite bought competitor Meetup, so this startup is looking to serve the same purpose for events.

39

8 months ago

A tool for creating interactive data visualizations for marketing, research, training, and other purposes.

38

8 months ago

The idea is to make all of the data collected by a hospital’s nurses and doctors, regardless of the specific instrument or technology used, searchable by nurses and doctors for the purpose of better patient care.

37

6 months ago

A multi-purpose tool for the home which can be used to monitor or control connected devices in the house

34

6 months ago

A way for people to invest in stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments for the purpose of gaining tax benefits.

33

8 months ago

The startup is building a network of people who have a shared interest in creating things that are useful, beautiful and environmentally friendly. They have a purpose-built app for tracking and sharing ideas.

32

5 months ago

A digital assistant to help busy people around the world manage their finances. The startup compares itself to the digital assistants in both Apple’s Siri and Google Now, but with a different purpose built for managing finances.

31

15 days ago

A company that aims to create a more affordable, user-friendly and general purpose wireless sensor platform. The platform, which is in early stages, is designed to be as flexible as possible so that it can be used in a variety of ways.

31

13 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.

29

6 days ago

A private social network that connects influencers with brands and brands with influencers for the purpose of influencer marketing.

19

1 month ago

A startup that lets people use a single phone number for multiple apps, and for multiple purposes. It’s currently available in beta in the Philippines, and plans to expand to the U.S. and Europe soon.

18

1 month ago

This startup is building a tool that helps brands reinvent themselves. The idea is to make it easy for companies to re-purpose their brand.

15

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Purpose Startup Ideas

A medical app that creates a digital picture of your body that can be used for various medical purposes

A startup that is building an engine that turns broken cars into a network that can be repurposed.

A startup that wants to repurpose drones to help monitor traffic patterns and street corners for the police, fire department and other public safety agencies.

A startup that helps you repurpose your personal photos and videos by turning them into memes, gifs, or even videos

A startup that makes it easy for SMBs to create landing pages and turn them into websites for all sorts of purposes.

This startup is building a new approach to accounting where companies can be both the “source” and “destination” of revenue, for the purpose of calculating tax liabilities.

An all-purpose tool for both small and large businesses, for everything from invoicing to asset management. The business is currently doing $20M in annual sales.

A startup building a mobile app that allows users to upload and share 3D models that can then be used for business, education, art, or other purposes.

A startup that wants to help companies build special-purpose blockchains for their use cases, eliminating the need to create an entirely new blockchain. The startup is currently focusing on the health industry, with an emphasis on micropayments.

A system that tracks a person’s location and data for the purpose of health management. The startup wants to make it easy for people to have a better understanding of how their data is used.

This is a “tech-for-good” project that wants to build a marketplace where people can donate their old smartphones and tablets to be refurbished and repurposed into solar-powered lights for developing countries.

A company that will help you “re-purpose your technology,” where you can take old tech and either sell it to someone else, or build something new out of it.

The company’s purpose is to help finance businesses manage their payrolls. They’ve already signed up over 17,000 companies across the US.

A startup for HR managers to create 'recruiter profiles' for key employees. The startup repurposes existing social media profiles for the purpose.

A company that provides a platform for clients to build their own websites, including hosting and domain registration, with a focus on clients who need a site for a specific purpose.

A San Francisco-based startup that wants to disrupt the way that flexible manufacturing is done. Its purpose is to help customers determine the optimal amount of materials needed for products, and help companies manage materials.

A platform for human-powered drones to fly for small businesses, agricultural operations, and for research purposes.

A sassy, sarcastic assistant that works on mobile. The startup’s founder, after building a small app for the same purpose, decided to build a full-fledged assistant, which works on mobile.

A startup that finds neglected public and private properties that can be re-purposed into startup incubators and co-working spaces.

This startup is building a tool that breaks down the complexities of taking a picture of your receipts for tax purposes, as well as breaking down the process into a series of steps. It also aims to help you automate the process.

A software company that wants to help people program their gadgets with a purpose-built, step-by-step programming interface.

A tool that lets someone create a Facebook Ad with a group of friends in it for a specific cause or purpose.

The idea is to create a platform that allows companies to manage large expense accounts and seamlessly track whether they are being used for legitimate business purposes.

A startup that helps people find and purchase loans and lines of credit for a variety of purposes.

General purpose cloud-based email app that provides a messaging interface for users’ existing email accounts. It’s targeted at small businesses and is free for up to 10 users.

A startup that lets companies and teams track how they spend money and how much they’re saving, for tax purposes. The startup was founded by two former PayPal employees and launched in May 2019.

A browser extension for Chrome that allows users to find information about a website, like who runs it or what its purpose is.

A network of real-time, high-quality audio recordings of presidential speeches, for use in classrooms, research, and other purposes.

This is a hardware company that wants to build the ultimate game controller. It’s meant to be a new generation of the Xbox controller, which is a multi-purpose in-game controller with a touchpad and a gyroscope.

A tool that helps businesses monitor their spending for compliance purposes.

A startup that's offering an alternative to a traditional 401(k) plan. It’s a “savings account for a millennial” that lets people take out cash for specific purposes.

A software platform for hospitals to manage patient data, allowing patients to store their medical records online, view them, share them with doctors and nurses, and access their records for wellness purposes.

A Slack-like chat for newsrooms, for the purpose of “helping journalists get the word out about their work”.

A general purpose computer based on a Raspberry Pi. The startup wants to build a timeline of events that plays back while exporting to a computer.

This startup is working on a solution that helps companies manage their network of employees for human resources purposes. The company currently has five employees, with a plan to expand to 20 over the next few months.

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

A system for converting and archiving physical documents for the purposes of insurance fraud.

The company functions as a type of a social network for the sales and marketing needs of companies. It’s based on the idea that, for marketing purposes, companies should be their own customers. The startup is currently in beta, working on launching a mobile app, and is still in the seed stage.

The main purpose of this startup is to help people make their own products at home and sell them. It uses the Amazon marketplace to take orders and deliver products, and has a whole suite of tools for manufacturers to use.

Meetup and Eventbrite bought competitor Meetup, so this startup is looking to serve the same purpose for events.

A tool for creating interactive data visualizations for marketing, research, training, and other purposes.

The idea is to make all of the data collected by a hospital’s nurses and doctors, regardless of the specific instrument or technology used, searchable by nurses and doctors for the purpose of better patient care.

A multi-purpose tool for the home which can be used to monitor or control connected devices in the house

A way for people to invest in stocks, bonds, and other financial instruments for the purpose of gaining tax benefits.

The startup is building a network of people who have a shared interest in creating things that are useful, beautiful and environmentally friendly. They have a purpose-built app for tracking and sharing ideas.

A digital assistant to help busy people around the world manage their finances. The startup compares itself to the digital assistants in both Apple’s Siri and Google Now, but with a different purpose built for managing finances.

A company that aims to create a more affordable, user-friendly and general purpose wireless sensor platform. The platform, which is in early stages, is designed to be as flexible as possible so that it can be used in a variety of ways.

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.

A private social network that connects influencers with brands and brands with influencers for the purpose of influencer marketing.

A startup that lets people use a single phone number for multiple apps, and for multiple purposes. It’s currently available in beta in the Philippines, and plans to expand to the U.S. and Europe soon.

This startup is building a tool that helps brands reinvent themselves. The idea is to make it easy for companies to re-purpose their brand.