Purpose Startup Ideas

3 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.

521

1 year ago

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

389

2 years ago

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

186

3 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.

161

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.

155

3 years ago

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

148

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.

148

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.

144

3 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.

143

3 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.

143

3 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.

142

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.

140

1 year ago

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

137

3 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.

132

3 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.

131

3 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.

129

3 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.

124

3 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.

123

3 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.

120

3 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.

116

2 years 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.

114

3 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.

107

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.

105

2 years 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.

104

3 years ago

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

101

10 months ago

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

96

2 years 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,

93

2 years ago

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

92

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.

91

10 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.

88

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.

81

2 years ago

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

77

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.

75

1 year ago

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

75

1 year 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.

68

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.

66

2 years ago

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

65

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.

63

1 year ago

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

63

1 year ago

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

58

1 year ago

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.

57

1 year ago

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

55

1 year 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.

55

1 year 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.

52

7 months 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.

52

1 year ago

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

50

1 year 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.

48

1 year 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.

46

1 year ago

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

45

1 year 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.

44

1 year ago

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

44

1 year ago

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

43

6 months 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.

43

6 months 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.

39

6 months ago

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

30

5 months ago

A tool which gives users the ability to create a multi-faceted profile that they can use for multiple purposes, such as sharing their expertise to their social media, and sharing it with their customers.

29

7 months 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.

28

7 months 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.

27

5 months ago

This startup is trying to make it easier to identify and distribute free online content for a variety of purposes.

22

4 months ago

A startup that builds a tool to aggregate and analyze data on a specific industry for a specific purpose. The founders say they built the company with the intention they’d raise a round of funding to grow the team, but they never found a buyer.

19

1 month ago

A company that’s looking to provide equipment for the media industry, and an API for 3rd party developers to build specialized devices for their own purposes.

14

1 month ago

A content management system for churches and religious organizations in the US. The system serves a variety of purposes for the religious community, including facilitating the donation of goods, and filing tax documents.

14

1 month ago

A digital platform that allows companies to custom-design and manage the application of traditional social and cultural practices. The company's platform offers customized guides for various sociological purposes, such as marriage, death, and education.

12

1 month ago

A startup that helps retailers build a customer database that can be used for marketing purposes. The startup plans to target the $3.5 trillion retail market.

11

1 month ago

A startup that lets users create their own savings accounts for money they’re saving for a specific purpose.

10

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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 network of real-time, high-quality audio recordings of presidential speeches, for use in classrooms, research, and other 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 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 system for converting and archiving physical documents for the purposes of insurance fraud.

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 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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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 tool which gives users the ability to create a multi-faceted profile that they can use for multiple purposes, such as sharing their expertise to their social media, and sharing it with their customers.

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.

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 trying to make it easier to identify and distribute free online content for a variety of purposes.

A startup that builds a tool to aggregate and analyze data on a specific industry for a specific purpose. The founders say they built the company with the intention they’d raise a round of funding to grow the team, but they never found a buyer.

A company that’s looking to provide equipment for the media industry, and an API for 3rd party developers to build specialized devices for their own purposes.

A content management system for churches and religious organizations in the US. The system serves a variety of purposes for the religious community, including facilitating the donation of goods, and filing tax documents.

A digital platform that allows companies to custom-design and manage the application of traditional social and cultural practices. The company's platform offers customized guides for various sociological purposes, such as marriage, death, and education.

A startup that helps retailers build a customer database that can be used for marketing purposes. The startup plans to target the $3.5 trillion retail market.

A startup that lets users create their own savings accounts for money they’re saving for a specific purpose.