Referral Startup Ideas

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2 years ago

A platform that helps users find a business partner to assist them with legal questions and referrals.

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4 years ago

This is an employee referral tool that helps companies make more effective referrals.

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5 years ago

Helps small business owners find the right talent, like accountants, lawyers and consultants. Things like word-of-mouth, LinkedIn, past client referrals and referrals from the company’s own customers are used to get business owners to the right talent.

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5 years ago

A company that sells “custom referral software”, which lets a company buy a set of referrals from their existing customers.

157

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5 years ago

This startup lets employers create employee referral programs and sells the referral fees. The startup’s customers include companies like Wayfair, Zillow, and American Express.

157

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5 years ago

A social network for millennials, and for people who want to make money for millennials. It allows users to earn royalties from their content and has a referral program.

157

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5 years ago

"An automated way to scale and manage applications that help businesses solve problems. It uses machine learning, ecommerce, and a referral program to build a community of users.”

155

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5 years ago

A startup that helps people find a job at a company via a referral (ie Ikea hires you for a job but you don't know anyone there, so Ikea pays someone $1,000 if that person refers you to

145

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4 years ago

A startup that helps employee referrals, and has a system for vetting referrals to help ensure they’re legitimate.

133

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5 years ago

A free employee referral program for companies with more than 100 employees, which they say allows companies to double their referrals and increases the number of employees they hire.

124

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5 years ago

A platform that aims to make it easier for companies to build more effective employee referral programs.

121

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3 years ago

A referral platform tied to social networks that rewards people who send referrals to new businesses.

117

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5 years ago

A way for employers to offer incentives to employees based on how many people they refer through the company’s referral system.

96

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4 years ago

An employee referral platform for businesses to get employees to refer their friends to their job.

88

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4 years ago

A startup that helps health care organizations make more effective referrals to specialists. It’s currently being used by a network of 20 hospitals in Boston, with plans to expand to the rest of the US within the next six months.

85

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4 years ago

Similar to One Click Shop, but for affiliate referral marketing.

85

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2 years ago

A startup for employee referrals that gives a stake in their own business. The startup also has a service that helps companies build an employee referral program.

84

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4 years ago

A remote health care provider that provides “one-stop care” for patients. They’re building a platform that connects doctors to patients and other medical professionals for appointments and referrals, and serves as a concierge for other medical services like supply and delivery.

75

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3 years ago

An employee referral app that uses gamification to reward employees for referrals. The startup is currently in talks with a VC fund in New York.

75

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4 years ago

A startup for hiring domestic help, with referral referral credits for employees.

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4 years ago

A messaging and referral app designed for healthcare and medical professionals. It’s a sort of Yelp for the healthcare industry, helping patients find nearby doctors and other medical services.

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4 years ago

A startup that’s working to make the mental health sector more accessible to people through a smartphone app. It can be used to support people who have depression, anxiety and other forms of mental illness. The app works by connecting users with personal care managers who can make appointments with a therapist, prescribe medication and make referrals.

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4 years ago

A platform that connects freelance professionals with clients. It’s free to sign up, and offers a free “referral” service to get new clients.

65

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4 years ago

A way to manage referrals in a B2B marketing context

65

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4 years ago

A company that aims to help overseas physicians find the best insurance plans for their practice in the U.S. The startup wants to create an insurance referral program for overseas physicians for U.S. plans, as well as helping physicians manage their overall costs.

64

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3 years ago

A micro-insurance company that helps individuals, businesses and healthcare providers manage their health insurance needs. The company’s website describes the business as “e-referral” and “e-insurance”.

63

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4 years ago

Helping people who are having trouble finding a plumber to pay a flat fee in order to get a plumber via referrals.

62

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3 years ago

A platform for home services, including house cleaning, painting, and lawn and garden care. The company is using a referral model to build a network of home service providers and is currently operating in the UK and Singapore.

60

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3 years ago

A smart web platform that connects employers and employees, wherin employers can set up their own employee referral program. The startup plans to offer a suite of services including salary surveys, employee referral programs, employee reviews, and career mapping.

52

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4 years ago

A company with a simple mission: to help the world find the right oil. The company gathers data from oil fields to train a machine learning algorithm to determine whether a field contains oil, and then plots the data. The company is set up to collect data from all oil fields around the world, in part because of the increasing cost of oil extraction. The startup has a referral program that pays $1 per month to those who refer new clients to the service.

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3 years ago

A software company that helps companies in the B2B space increase the percentage of sales that come from repeat and referral customers.

46

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2 years ago

A tool for finding and connecting with new influencers that help brands. The company takes a commission for referrals.

37

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3 years ago

A startup that is building a platform to help companies with their own internal “partner programs”, or employee referral programs.

35

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2 years ago

A tool that allows users to import their existing LinkedIn connections, then match them up with an open job in their area. Once the jobs are matched, users can send out a referral to all their connections.

24

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides data to help companies find and recruit new employees. It’s a SaaS product that helps companies with both applicant tracking and employee referrals.

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2 years ago

A startup for employee referral programs.

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a web platform that businesses can use to manage their employee referral programs

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5 years ago

A startup that helps companies manage and optimize their employee referral programs.

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Referral Startup Ideas

A platform that helps users find a business partner to assist them with legal questions and referrals.

This is an employee referral tool that helps companies make more effective referrals.

Helps small business owners find the right talent, like accountants, lawyers and consultants. Things like word-of-mouth, LinkedIn, past client referrals and referrals from the company’s own customers are used to get business owners to the right talent.

A company that sells “custom referral software”, which lets a company buy a set of referrals from their existing customers.

This startup lets employers create employee referral programs and sells the referral fees. The startup’s customers include companies like Wayfair, Zillow, and American Express.

A social network for millennials, and for people who want to make money for millennials. It allows users to earn royalties from their content and has a referral program.

"An automated way to scale and manage applications that help businesses solve problems. It uses machine learning, ecommerce, and a referral program to build a community of users.”

A startup that helps people find a job at a company via a referral (ie Ikea hires you for a job but you don't know anyone there, so Ikea pays someone $1,000 if that person refers you to

A startup that helps employee referrals, and has a system for vetting referrals to help ensure they’re legitimate.

A free employee referral program for companies with more than 100 employees, which they say allows companies to double their referrals and increases the number of employees they hire.

A platform that aims to make it easier for companies to build more effective employee referral programs.

A referral platform tied to social networks that rewards people who send referrals to new businesses.

A way for employers to offer incentives to employees based on how many people they refer through the company’s referral system.

An employee referral platform for businesses to get employees to refer their friends to their job.

A startup that helps health care organizations make more effective referrals to specialists. It’s currently being used by a network of 20 hospitals in Boston, with plans to expand to the rest of the US within the next six months.

Similar to One Click Shop, but for affiliate referral marketing.

A startup for employee referrals that gives a stake in their own business. The startup also has a service that helps companies build an employee referral program.

A remote health care provider that provides “one-stop care” for patients. They’re building a platform that connects doctors to patients and other medical professionals for appointments and referrals, and serves as a concierge for other medical services like supply and delivery.

An employee referral app that uses gamification to reward employees for referrals. The startup is currently in talks with a VC fund in New York.

A startup for hiring domestic help, with referral referral credits for employees.

A messaging and referral app designed for healthcare and medical professionals. It’s a sort of Yelp for the healthcare industry, helping patients find nearby doctors and other medical services.

A platform that connects freelance professionals with clients. It’s free to sign up, and offers a free “referral” service to get new clients.

A way to manage referrals in a B2B marketing context

A company that aims to help overseas physicians find the best insurance plans for their practice in the U.S. The startup wants to create an insurance referral program for overseas physicians for U.S. plans, as well as helping physicians manage their overall costs.

A micro-insurance company that helps individuals, businesses and healthcare providers manage their health insurance needs. The company’s website describes the business as “e-referral” and “e-insurance”.

Helping people who are having trouble finding a plumber to pay a flat fee in order to get a plumber via referrals.

A platform for home services, including house cleaning, painting, and lawn and garden care. The company is using a referral model to build a network of home service providers and is currently operating in the UK and Singapore.

A smart web platform that connects employers and employees, wherin employers can set up their own employee referral program. The startup plans to offer a suite of services including salary surveys, employee referral programs, employee reviews, and career mapping.

A software company that helps companies in the B2B space increase the percentage of sales that come from repeat and referral customers.

A tool for finding and connecting with new influencers that help brands. The company takes a commission for referrals.

A startup that is building a platform to help companies with their own internal “partner programs”, or employee referral programs.

A tool that allows users to import their existing LinkedIn connections, then match them up with an open job in their area. Once the jobs are matched, users can send out a referral to all their connections.

Idea: A startup that provides data to help companies find and recruit new employees. It’s a SaaS product that helps companies with both applicant tracking and employee referrals.

A startup for employee referral programs.

A startup that provides a web platform that businesses can use to manage their employee referral programs

A startup that helps companies manage and optimize their employee referral programs.