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3 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for companies to create their own customized videos. Video is a huge part of many companies' marketing efforts, but traditional tools are often too clunky for the task.

340
2 years ago

A tool that makes it easier for people to create and share their own videos. The company wants to make it easier for people to create their own videos, whether they’re for social media or traditional media.

278
2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to find a place to stay while traveling. They currently focus on hostels and hotels, but also offer a “home stay” option for people who prefer a less-traditional roof over their head.

274
4 years ago

A startup for men’s fashion and accessories, focused on developing “the next generation of traditional men’s brands”.

246
4 years ago

 This startup wants to replace the traditional broker model with a commission-free, network-based system that brings together buyers and sellers. The startup says it already has several dozen clients.

224
4 years ago

A platform that helps organizations measure their success in more than just the traditional metrics like financials, net promoter score, market share and more. The startup is pitching their platform as a way to measure what they do in real-time, capturing the human side of their operations.

213
4 years ago

A tool for replacing the IT helpdesk, which has traditionally been a painful process for end users.

212
4 years ago

A tool to make choosing a car insurance a little easier. Instead of filling out forms, traditional agents have a choice to make a few basic questions.

210
3 years ago

A startup that helps traditional Indian wedding traditions be modernized.

210
3 years ago

A machine learning startup that wants to replace the traditional systems of risk management and compliance that are used to protect companies from problems with their supply chains.

196
4 years ago

A digital banking app for the unbanked in Latin America. The startup is building the “first true digital bank for the unbanked”, working on integrations with traditional credit unions and banks.

188
4 years ago

A provider of video and live streaming services for the enterprise, aiming to be a low-cost alternative to traditional video production.

183
4 years ago

A platform that brings the benefits of crowdfunding to the traditional credit card industry.

180
4 years ago

The startup holds a patent on a new type of printing process that uses a liquid to transfer the ink to the paper, eliminating many of the problems with traditional printing. The startup now wants to take that technology and apply it to the production of everything from paper to fabric.

180
4 years ago

A company that helps companies change the way they do marketing, replacing traditional ads with more focused content.

178
5 years ago

Builds an alternative to the traditional car buying process.

177
4 years ago

 A startup that uses a “virtual bank” to allow companies to get capital without having to go through a traditional bank. It is looking to extend its service to the UK, Europe and Asia.

177
4 years ago

An “Uber for dog walking”, which the founders say is “like the Uber of dog walking”. The company is planning to bridge the gap between the gig economy and the traditional dog-walking industry.

175
4 years ago

China’s internet giants are increasingly dominating the global digital advertising market. A recent report from Digiday says: “Chinese social media and news platforms have commanded the lion’s share of ad revenue as global digital ad spend in the country has grown at a staggering compound annual growth rate of around 40% over the last five years.” How are these companies making money They’re using the vast audience of consumers on social media for traditional advertising.

173
3 years ago

Low-cost, low-overhead video conferencing, made possible by software that sends the video through the internet rather than over a traditional phone line, is a key factor in bringing remote workers to a company. This startup is building software for companies to use to host audio and video calls.

172
3 years ago

Seeking to bring alternative dispute resolution to the legal industry, the startup helps companies to hire arbitrators and mediators in a way that they say is faster, cheaper, and more transparent than traditional law firms.

172
5 years ago

A platform for remote workers, offering all the perks of a traditional office, including lounge space and good coffee, and many more.

171
4 years ago

A system for buying and selling tickets for events that don’t take place on a traditional schedule, such as concerts, theatre performances, and sports.

171
5 years ago

Idea: a marketplace for insurance tailored for people that have been denied coverage by traditional companies

170
5 years ago

A credit card for the underbanked. It eschews traditional bank systems and instead relies on direct deposit.

170
4 years ago

A company that helps brands create and distribute in-store marketing content across traditional and social media, allowing for a more efficient way to reach customers.

170
3 years ago

A real-time translation app that takes the place of traditional translation apps. It works by pulling in translated text from multiple sources in real-time.

170
5 years ago

A startup that helps people find and hire people for jobs that are not traditional office jobs, like bartending, dog-walking, or light house-keeping.

163
4 years ago

A company that creates high-end perfume and other luxury goods for the Chinese market. The company offers traditional Chinese medicine and traditional Chinese medicine-infused products.

162
4 years ago

A replacement for traditional backpacks that allows people to carry their belongings along with them when they move.

160
3 years ago

A social network for people looking to become part of the “gig economy” or work on projects without the full-time commitment of traditional jobs.

159
5 years ago

A company aiming to expand the college degree market by making an alternative to the traditional college experience.

156
5 years ago

A startup that helps users connect and collaborate on documents, without the overhead of a traditional email list.

156
5 years ago

A Chinese-focused ecommerce platform that was built on the idea that China's economy is less of a free market and more of a controlled economic system. The company is working on a solution to let individuals buy goods without a bank account and without a traditional credit card.

156
3 years ago

This startup wants to be the “Uber of co-working spaces”, using a model that blends coworking spaces with traditional offices. The company offers a furniture-less workspace with a dedicated desk and lockable storage, designed to help companies get the most value out of their new space.

155
3 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help small businesses acquire clients in a way that’s more like a traditional marketing channel. The program is aimed at brick-and-mortar retailers and service providers, who can sign up for the Payroll database and use the platform to find and qualify new clients.

155
5 years ago

 A company that integrates traditional and social media advertising, for smaller brands looking to do more with less.

153
5 years ago

A platform for businesses to use and manage their international trade finance more easily, helping them avoid the costs and delays of traditional financing.

152
5 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses get a loan at a traditional bank, at a lower rate.

152
5 years ago

The startup replaces the traditional “explainer video” with “explainer video docs” in which the video is just a version of the product itself.

152
5 years ago

A startup for short-term rentals. The startup helps vacation homeowners skip the traditional agency process and run their own rentals on their own terms.

151
3 years ago

A platform that helps users buy and sell rental properties on a peer-to-peer basis. It’s an alternative to traditional real estate listings sites where users browse and search for rentals through a portal.

150
5 years ago

The startup is working on a new type of mobile banking that’s mobile-first, and designed to provide easy access to traditional banking services like check deposits, bill pay, and direct deposit.

149
4 years ago

A company that helps consumers create a financial plan and then makes it easier for them to execute that plan, with the goal of helping people who don’t have access to traditional financial planning.

149
5 years ago

A startup that helps companies find new talent. It helps scale traditional recruiting with its chatbot.

147
5 years ago

A startup that helps users find the closest public school or charter school that’s right for their family. It’s meant to bridge the gap between traditional public schools and new alternative school systems like charters.

147
3 years ago

In the next several years, traditional brick and mortar stores might start to be replaced by online shops, like Zara and H&M. But instead of going to an actual store and waiting in line, online shoppers can order and pick up products from home in mere minutes. Joy is building a way for online stores to connect with customers and handle inventory for them, giving shoppers with no employees the experience of shopping in person.

147
3 years ago

A startup that’s helping small businesses work out of their homes, with the goal of making it more easy for small businesses to work remotely, with lower start-up costs and lower overhead than a traditional office space.

146
5 years ago

A solution that allows small businesses to build and manage their own virtual teams. The startup aims to help companies build virtual teams that are more efficient and cost effective than traditional team management.

145
5 years ago

This startup is building a credit scoring system that combines traditional FICO scores with an algorithm it’s using to predict the likelihood that a person will default on a credit card.

144
5 years ago

The startup is building an alternative to the traditional paycheck. The company gets paid by employers, and in turn, pays employees in cryptocurrency.

143
5 years ago

A startup that helps you pay for things with credit cards for merchants who may not have the traditional infrastructure.

143
5 years ago

The company behind the traditional online ticketing service is building a mobile ticketing app for the youth in India.

143
5 years ago

A startup that aims to make online payments seamless for millennials and other young people who are not interested in traditional banking It is now part of PayPal

142
5 years ago

A digital-first finance company with a trading platform that lets investors share portfolios across accounts and invest using multiple currencies. The startup wants to compete with traditional brokerages by using a similar toolset.

142
5 years ago

The startup says it’s a better version of the traditional “pay-once-and-get-everything” package that’s popular with consumers, which works well for a lot of products but can be hard for more high-tech products.

142
5 years ago

A software platform that allows people to buy and sell shares in companies for free or with as little as $5. The company is looking to compete with both traditional brokerages and stock exchanges like NASDAQ and the NYSE.

141
5 years ago

A startup that helps companies replace traditional human customer service with a chat bot. The startup has been in beta since February.

140
5 years ago

This is a “shortcut” to provide the same results as a traditional HR process, by using phone interviews, instant messaging, and video interview feedback to automate the hiring process.

139
5 years ago

The startup, based in the Netherlands, has built a device that turns any Android smartphone into a camera. It promises to ease the process of sharing photos, while also allowing users to take photos that are harder to take with a traditional camera.

139
5 years ago

This company builds technology that allows people to securely and easily send money to and from the Philippines. Their service, which launched in May of 2018, allows Filipinos to send money to family and friends without having to deal with the high fees associated with traditional remittance services.

139
5 years ago

People are still not taking advantage of the benefits of peer to peer lending in the US, so Peervest is trying to change that through a marketplace that compares the best rates at peer to peer lenders in the US to traditional bank rates.

139
5 years ago

A hybrid life insurance company that combines traditional life insurance with a private-sector investment arm.

139
5 years ago

A new way to make small investments in companies via a traditional stock exchange, where a fund manager buys shares in a private company and sells them to public investors. A good example of a startup that is trying to bring the benefits of high-frequency trading to a more traditional model.

139
2 years ago

A platform that helps users pay for their purchases with bitcoin. The company hopes to do for the cryptocurrency what Venmo did for traditional payments.

138
5 years ago

This is a company that helps companies connect with their customers to better understand their needs and market to them. Clues is looking to provide companies with a new way to engage with customers that goes beyond traditional marketing. It’s a platform that allows companies to create a “Stitchable”, a custom product and experience that is all about a customer.

136
5 years ago

Business cards for people who are too busy for a traditional design

135
4 years ago

The startup is building a service that replaces the traditional sales funnel with a series of interactions that make the process more intuitive for customers. The company’s platform is meant to help small businesses “tap into the power of the digital,” with a product that helps businesses pitch, pitch, pitch, and finally close.

135
2 years ago

Fathom is a company that is making it easier to connect people with people who can help their ideas come to life. The company offers an alternative to the traditional approach of cold-calling people, instead offering a “media service” in the form of a “virtual assistant” that handles the follow-up.

134
5 years ago

This cloud-based platform for payments brings together payments processors, banks, and merchants to offer a service that is cheaper and faster for consumers than traditional methods.

133
5 years ago

A startup that wants to replace the traditional annual tax prep software with one that can be used to help employees and independent contractors file their taxes with ease.

133
5 years ago

A new way to create personalized cards, with a variety of materials printed on the front. It’s a way to create business cards that are more meaningful than traditional business cards.

132
5 years ago

A self-service multi-channel marketing platform that works across social, email, and traditional channels.

132
3 years ago

Based in India, this startup is building software for managing a family farm. They use a combination of traditional tools and tech for their operations, featuring an irrigation system that can predict which fields need water, a digital record-keeping suite, and a series of IoT devices for farm management.

131
5 years ago

Zach wants to help people who don't want to use a traditional bank — they don't want to install an app, or they want to use a specific app for different financial needs. Zach is a mobile application that lets you do this, with a free service called Zach Wallet.

129
5 years ago

The startup is trying to bring the benefits of a traditional shared workspace to remote workers. The startup is building a system that allows users to take part in many different workspaces, and then get the space where they work.

125
5 years ago

“A low-cost, durable, and scalable solution for the enterprise that replaces the expense of traditional PDAs and cellphones.”

122
5 years ago

BridgeCoin is a cryptocurrency-based lending platform that is “an alternative to the traditional banking system.”

121
3 years ago

A microfinance startup that’s taking on the traditional banking system.

121
5 years ago

A startup that uses its own technology to construct a new type of credit reporting agency, which will offer credit score and credit monitoring to people who do not have access to traditional credit reports.

120
5 years ago

Flex is a tool for managing heavy tasks, like data-entry or proofreading. It gets rid of the “middle management” of the traditional task-management tool.

119
5 years ago

Building a mortgage application and loan application that takes traditional paperwork out of the equation and runs it through an AI engine.

119
5 years ago

A microservices-based API which helps developers build applications which benefit from faster and more efficient data processing, often beyond traditional limits of the cloud.

118
5 years ago

A credit card for young people, targeted at millennials for whom traditional credit cards don’t suit their habits. The company has a physical card with a magnetic stripe that customers put on one side of their phones to pay their bills.

118
4 years ago

A digital payments platform for the emerging markets. The startup wants to help companies who don’t have access to traditional banking services in developing countries.

117
4 years ago

An AI-based platform for marketers to create and distribute large-scale email campaigns at scale. The startup wants to help marketers copy and paste some of the work they do in traditional email marketing to email marketing automation.

116
4 years ago

Startup that wants to disrupt the traditional, outdated, and inefficient process for hiring workers for manufacturing. It allows manufacturers to hire workers from a pool of applicants, and set terms and conditions.

116
3 years ago

 An online platform that helps users build and manage a team of freelancers, with the company itself acting only as a middle-man. It’s a more sustainable alternative to traditional freelancing platforms like Upwork, and the company wants to use its own experience to help other companies build their own.

116
5 years ago

A company that says it is building an “ideal testing environment”, something that could replace the traditional lab environment.

115
5 years ago

A code library that makes it easier to build React Native apps, as opposed to the traditional NativeScript process that requires developers to learn a new framework.

115
5 years ago

A process control startup that enables companies to monitor and control processes that don’t have sensors. It’s a more accurate way of gauging process performance than the traditional approach of sending a technician to the site.

115
4 years ago

A startup that provides a point of sale (POS) system for retailers, allowing them to manage inventory and run their store without a lot of the overhead of a traditional store.

115
5 years ago

A startup for freelance writers, editors, and translators. The startup is in its pre-launch phase, but has already sold $3,000 worth of services. It’s not a traditional marketplace, instead relying on a closed community of writers and translators who are all working on the same project.

112
5 years ago

A health care company that aims to make it easy for patients to access, at a fraction of the cost of traditional health insurance, the full range of doctor and hospital services.

112
4 years ago

The startup is building a “digital” version of the traditional “mystery” game, with a new spin on the game: The game is a multiplayer one where players build their own “mystery” board, where they can use AI to give clues to each other.

110
3 years ago

A workplace application that automatically analyzes emails to determine which emails are the most important and should be answered immediately. It’s trying to replace the traditional “email triage” process with a more targeted process that says, for instance, “take care of these 10 emails first, then this one”.

110
4 years ago

A startup that lets you pay your bills with cryptocurrency (traditionally a pain to pull off).

109
5 years ago

The company’s pitch is that it is building a digital platform to help entrepreneurs raise capital at a much lower cost than traditional venture capital.

107
4 years ago

 A business that aims to help small-time beer makers have a better shot at getting a traditional distributor, by building a network of distributors and collectors who can help local brewers sell and promote their beers.

107
3 years ago

A startup that allows you to pay your bills from your phone. It’s meant to be a more cost-effective option than traditional billing software. It’s being built for small businesses, but the founders plan to expand to larger clients in the future.

107
5 years ago

A company developing a wireless, easy-to-install smart lock for houses. The product is designed to work with both traditional deadbolts and smart locks.

106
4 years ago

A startup that wants to create a new way of managing content that’s more dynamic and flexible than traditional CMSs.

106
4 years ago

A subscription-based service for managing and sharing your money. The company is building a service for people who want a personalized, financial dashboard, but don’t want to pay the hefty $200 per month that a traditional financial advisor charges.

106
3 years ago

A company that provides insurance for non-traditional vehicles like scooters and e-bikes.

106
4 years ago

A company that makes an app for ride sharing that gives riders pay-per-mile pricing instead of the traditional per-mile pricing.

105
5 years ago

A “non-traditional” startup that focuses on the aftermarket. It focuses on a market that’s typically difficult to reach because of the need for a deeper understanding of a customer’s business and needs.

104
5 years ago

 A global P2P insurance marketplace that aims to disrupt the traditional insurance market. Founded in July, the startup is currently in beta.

104
4 years ago

An online marketplace for customized makers’ goods. It’s also a marketplace for more traditional products, like fuel.

104
5 years ago

A B2B specialist that connects global buyers with local manufacturers. The company is building a supply chain management platform for businesses that is meant to be faster and cheaper than traditional methods.

102
5 years ago

A system that helps people make and share lists, with the goal of creating more shared lists than the traditional email/Google Docs/etc. style of list-making.

101
5 years ago

Taking a more “on-demand” approach to healthcare than traditional apps, with a goal of reducing cost and improving outcomes

101
4 years ago

This app allows you to rent a car from other drivers in your area, without having to do business with traditional car rental companies. The app operates on a peer-to-peer business model.

100
5 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for independent contractors to build and manage their own online profiles, bringing a more personal, social and trusted experience to a traditionally impersonal service.

98
5 years ago

Y Combinator is not a startup accelerator in the traditional sense, as it does not provide capital, mentorship, or other startup-specific services. Instead, Y Combinator provides seed funding and office space for startups that have already been bootstrapped for over a year and a half. Y Combinator has five cohorts a year, each of which lasts for 14 weeks. Participants are required to pay for their own flights and housing, which are taken care of by Y Combinator.

97
5 years ago

Idea: Online education platform for traditional Indian crafts and art

95
5 years ago

A gamification startup that wants to take the traditional business school process of teaching sales techniques and make it more gamelike.

95
4 years ago

 A company that helps providers manage their own dental, vision, and life insurance needs. It doesn’t offer a traditional insurance product, yet covers 100% of a doctor’s out of pocket costs if they’re hospitalized.

95
3 years ago

Web developers in India have traditionally worked with the Firefox browser. The startup wants to bring the Chrome browser to that market, as well as help companies use it at scale for their websites.

95
4 years ago

A digital marketing platform for retailers, combining traditional offline marketing with digital tools.

90
3 years ago

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

88
5 years ago

A credit card for people who don’t want a traditional card. The startup gets merchants to opt-in to their service, and since they don’t have a traditional credit history, they don’t have to pay as high interest rates.

86
4 years ago

This is a startup that wants to help corporations replace traditional HR software with a single platform that can handle recruitment, onboarding and retention.

86
3 years 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.

86
3 years ago

A platform that helps businesses raise money in a more agile way. The company says their model is more efficient than the traditional VC route, because it only invests in companies that have funding in the bank, and doesn’t require the more expensive seed round.

86
4 years ago

A company that makes a tool to help companies get their payroll done faster. The platform is based on the idea of a traditional monthly payroll cycle, but instead of hiring a payroll company to handle things, companies can outsource it to a company like Payroll Master, which runs the payroll for them for a monthly fee.

84
4 years ago

A platform that aims to replace the traditional credit card with a prepaid card that allows you to load funds to it at stores, without having to register it.

83
4 years ago

A way to make it easier to sell and buy traditional furniture, and also to encourage the creation of new products and accessories to go with those traditional pieces.

83
4 years ago

A sort of storefront for people selling their used items, with a focus on selling “non-traditional” goods, like vintage clothing or vinyl records.

83
4 years ago

A company that allows companies to hire a virtual office space for a fraction of the cost of traditional office space.

83
3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a platform for higher education students to find jobs. It’s a new platform for students, businesses and recruiters, and it’s cheaper and less time-consuming than traditional job boards.

83
2 years ago

Hitting the $1 million to $2 million mark in funding over the course of 12 months is fairly rare for a startup. But it’s true in the world of payday loans. Money Mart has managed to do it for the past two years. They’re a next-generation bank that offers storefronts, mobile apps and online banking as well as traditional loans. They’re growing in Canada, the UK and the US.

83
3 years ago

A startup that looks to improve the hiring process by connecting employers with candidates based on their skills, as opposed to traditional resume-based matching.

82
4 years ago

This startup looks to build a more flexible, less expensive alternative to traditional DNS (domain name server) services (think Cloudflare.)

81
4 years ago

A new way to get medical information on the web. Rather than just being a summary of what doctors have already said, this new tool combines the best of what the web has to offer with the benefits of traditional medical journals.

80
4 years ago

A platform to help colleges teach students how to code. The startup will teach students how to code using the Drag & Drop interface, which is more intuitive compared to using more traditional programming languages.

80
4 years ago

A firm that manages the “unbanked” — those without traditional bank accounts.

80
4 years ago

A company that helps people get on the path to financial independence by saving money, cutting costs, and investing. It plans to disrupt the current financial planning industry by offering services at a fraction of the cost of traditional financial planning.

79
4 years ago

A tool for designers to create interactive visualizations in a fraction of the time it would take with traditional software.

79
4 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for companies to handle and manage their supply chain with a more efficient, easier to use system than traditional ERP.

79
4 years ago

A tool to help companies bring their products to market faster. The startup’s founders believe that the traditional development process of building a product from scratch can often be too long and slow.

79
3 years ago

A peer-to-peer insurance exchange that aims to make insurance more transparent and cheaper than traditional insurance.

79
5 years ago

Reviewing B2B contracts is often a long and expensive process. With a cloud-based solution, companies can employ an army of contract reviewers at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.

78
5 years ago

A new way to train employees without the usual expense of traditional employees. The company says they’re working with many large universities on a new way to train employees in areas like documentation, procurement, and project management without the need for a full-time employee.

78
4 years ago

A millennial-focused startup that wants to create a locally-sourced and craft beer-friendly alternative to “traditional” craft beers. LocalBev will work directly with a brewer to create a unique beer style, with each batch brewed on an on-site system.

78
4 years ago

A tool for people in need of homeownership financing with access to traditional lenders.

78
4 years ago

This startup offers an alternative to the traditional lockbox for data centers. It’s a tamper-resistant container that can be set to be unlocked by a single person, making it easier to ensure that data is secure.

78
4 years ago

A platform for the “unbanked” in developing economies, this startup is building software to allow people to get loans and make payments without using traditional banks.

78
4 years ago

Hipsters are a big part of the e-commerce scene in India, but the startup wants to bring them into the mainstream, using a combination of data, AI, and traditional retail to help them discover the best of the best products.

78
3 years ago

A micro-lending platform that uses blockchain to enable loans to people who don’t have traditional credit scores.

78
4 years ago

A company that wants to help investors diversify their portfolios with non-traditional investments.

77
4 years ago

A company that uses machine learning to discover and prevent fraudulent users from taking advantage of traditional banking systems.

77
3 years ago

A traditional pharmacy and health clinic that sells prescriptions and medical services online, but also provides telemedicine services. It’s aimed at people who want to shop and get care at the same place.

77
3 years ago

A B2B company that brings accounting to a space where it’s traditionally done poorly.

77
3 years ago

 A startup that wants to build an app store for people in need of financial services that would be cheaper for people to use than traditional financial institutions.

77
4 years ago

A ticketing and event ticketing software company. The startup wants to build a platform for events to sell tickets online, as well as a way to sell tickets at non-traditional venues like bars and gyms.

76
4 years ago

A SaaS that helps companies with hiring and onboarding, namely with moving from a traditional hiring process that relies on paper forms to an online process that works better.

76
4 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help renters manage their finances and manage their utilities. The company’s founders say they want to build a tool that’s cheaper and faster than a traditional bank account and are seeking seed funding.

75
3 years ago

A company that wants to provide the capital that is missing from the lending industry — a more traditional intermediary. The startup takes a better interest rate on deposits, with individual investments capped at $50,000.

75
4 years ago

This startup is exploring a new way to send money to friends and family. Instead of using traditional bank transfer, they’re using a virtual currency they call Ven. It’s made of a built-in electronic payment system that’s easy to use, and they say they can send Ven without fees.

73
3 years ago

This startup is building a social network for millennials, but it’s not a clone of Snapchat, it’s a more traditional social network.

73
3 years ago

This startup aims to make it easier for people to buy high-quality, custom-designed and custom-made wedding rings. The company wants to disrupt the traditional diamond industry and take a day-to-day approach to helping couples design their rings.

73
4 years ago

Whether it’s a home loan or a new business, if you need financing, you look for a lender who won’t make you sweat about late payments and other problems. Greenlight is a new startup that wants to be the go-to-lender for all types of loans, offering better terms and lower fees than traditional lenders.

72
3 years ago

An “organization of organizations” that claims to offer an alternative to traditional venture capital, with a focus on helping founders bring their products to market.

72
4 years ago

The startup has developed a way to bring the flexibility, speed, and cost-efficiency of digital printing to the printing industry. The company is building a digital printing platform for professional print jobs, with the goal of replacing traditional printing services. They’re currently in the YC Winter 2019 batch.

71
4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people make the transition from a traditional job to a freelance career.

71
4 years ago

A company that builds a platform to connect investors and startups, allowing a startup to use the company’s investor relations platform to raise capital without the startup having to be in the traditional VC ecosystem. The company has made a $1.5 million seed round.

71
4 years ago

Providing a platform for W2 workers to get paid for their work outside of the traditional office environment.

70
3 years ago

A “social” or “dynamic” sales and marketing platform for small business owners. The startup offers an online platform for users to create customized sales and marketing campaigns. The platform then connects them with their target audience, encouraging the user to talk about their products and services, which the startup claims is more effective than most traditional marketing platforms.

70
4 years ago

A global fintech company that provides a way for emerging markets to get loans from traditional banks. The startup has pulled in big names including Bill Clinton, who has joined its advisory board.

69
4 years ago

A tool for using big data to predict where a product will sell best, rather than applying traditional marketing/sales data.

69
3 years ago

 A startup that wants to build a logistics platform that can handle both traditional and digital delivery

69
3 years ago

A platform for recruiting external developers and designers, with a focus on turning work out quickly without the time and costs of traditional recruiting processes.

69
3 years ago

This startup is building a “utility-style” credit score, combining three common traditional credit scores into one. It’s meant to be a “definitive score” that’s transparent, easy to understand and is suitable for non-traditional credit.

69
2 years ago

A startup that helps employers and recruiters find the best candidates for their companies. It uses job boards, social media, and other traditional sources to identify the best talent for the companies’ needs.

69
2 years ago

A tool that helps you find your dream job by identifying skills and experience you have. The startup says it cuts about the same costs as a traditional job search without the headaches.

68
4 years ago

 Handscomb is building a “location-aware” dog collar that lets pet owners know when they leave their dog alone. The startup’s founders say the collar is more humane than a traditional shock collar, letting owners know when their dogs are alone.

67
3 years ago

A platform that helps small businesses hire and manage service professionals (such as painters or electricians) at a fraction of the cost of traditional contractors. The company plans to take on the $3 billion market of service professionals.

66
3 years ago

This is a startup that builds software to help companies and governments manage health care. The company claims that it’s cheaper than traditional health care and prevents a lot of errors.

66
3 years ago

A startup that helps investors raise money. It’s an alternative to traditional seed funding networks.

66
3 years ago

A $2 billion enterprise software startup. It’s looking to solve problems that traditional software can’t, like helping retailers do in-store loyalty programs and managing credit card accounts.

66
3 years ago

A company that tries to help replace the traditional annual tax return with quarterly tax returns

65
3 years ago

A food-delivery service that hopes to take on both the on-demand world and traditional restaurants.

65
4 years 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.

64
4 years ago

This startup aims to bring access to credit to the estimated 2 billion people without it. In countries that have traditionally had difficulty accessing credit, the startup has been able to build a credit scoring model, and is now looking to bring that model to places with more need.

64
4 years ago

A startup that’s building a toolkit for companies to book meetings that are more efficient than the traditional in-person meeting.

64
3 years ago

A new type of fuel that is more efficient and cleaner than traditional diesel.

64
3 years ago

A startup that offers a way for small businesses to customize print products online to create special-edition products without the high upfront costs associated with traditional custom products.

64
3 years ago

A startup that wants to replace the traditional paywall with an algorithmically curated one that increases revenue for publishers. The startup wants to make subscriptions better, both financially and socially.

64
3 years ago

A startup that operates like a music studio but instead of a recording studio, they have a classroom setting where children learn to play traditional instruments

64
3 years ago

This startup wants to create an electronic health record for people who aren’t traditionally covered by insurance. The company will be a “one-stop shop” for those that aren’t worried about HIPAA compliance.

64
3 years ago

A startup that is developing a new type of animated content, which they call “motion comics.” The company wants to combine animated video with text to create “a story that is more engaging and sophisticated than the traditional comic book.”

64
3 years ago

A platform that allows you to get a loan with the click of a button. The app offers loans at a lower interest rate than credit cards and loans, and charges a lower fee than traditional payday lenders.

64
3 years ago

A problem with the traditional home health care system is that it’s too time-consuming and expensive for board-certified nurses to manage, according to the startup.

64
4 years ago

Micro-loans for the unbanked, with a minimum term of 9 months, a maximum term of 20 years, and a minimum interest rate of 2%. The goal is to offer a lifeline for the unbanked, who often have a hard time obtaining a traditional bank account.

63
3 years ago

This startup is building a new generation of battery-operated LED that’s brighter and lasts longer than traditional LED lights.

63
3 years ago

A company that wants to offer an alternative to the traditional way of buying insurance. Instead of taking a chance on a new product, people can buy a plan and get a better idea of what their costs would be.

63
4 years ago

A platform for selling products online and on the go, including users who can’t access traditional ecommerce platforms.

62
3 years ago

A company that helps you get a loan, even if you’re a first-time client to a traditional lending institution.

62
3 years ago

People say they want better access to healthcare but don’t want to use traditional hospitals. This startup is building a network of community health centers that don’t require insurance.

62
2 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform for customers to buy products and services online and have them delivered to their home or office. It’s a revamp of the traditional “pick-up in store” model.

62
3 years ago

A company that provides an alternative to the traditional model of doctor’s visits. The startup wants to take the guesswork out of scheduling appointments and provide a seamless online experience.

61
3 years ago

Hollywood has become a playground for startups. In addition to the traditional funding from venture capital, there are millions of dollars coming from the likes of Peter Thiel and Andreessen Horowitz. There are also a host of celebrities, like Ashton Kutcher and Mark Zuckerberg, who are teaming up with startups.

61
3 years ago

Startup that takes on the traditional financing process for small businesses.

61
3 years ago

A micro-loan platform for those in the US who don’t qualify for traditional bank loans, who often have trouble getting loans from the bank.

60
3 years ago

A hybrid platform that combines the benefits of a traditional investment advisor with the power of a robo advisor.

60
2 years ago

A startup to market and provide an alternative to traditional home loans for first-time homebuyers in the US. The company estimates their loan will be 20% less expensive than the average mortgage.

60
4 years ago

A company that makes “online courses for learning,” through which they claim to offer more material than traditional universities. They offer more than 1,000 courses on topics like machine learning, data science, and more.

59
4 years ago

This startup wants to replace the fees charged by traditional banks by building a platform that allows people to store money in a secure, open, and transparent manner

59
3 years ago

A traditional service for finding a sitter for kids, but one that’s a bit more low-cost, cheaper, and more flexible for parents.

59
3 years ago

A game that helps kids learn English. The startup is promoting English learning by playing games with kids, but the game is not a game in the traditional sense. The startup is building a game that uses a gamified approach to help users learn English.

59
3 years ago

A platform that provides education at a lower cost, with a focus on “smaller companies that don’t have the resources to deal with the expense and bureaucracy of traditional college”.

59
3 years ago

A startup that lets you share videos and information about your life in a way that’s more personal, relevant, and easy to digest than most traditional social networks.

59
3 years ago

A new way to learn to code, meant to compete with more traditional programming classes by teaching the basics.

58
3 years ago

A company that helps banks manage their lending, which they believe can save banks $7 billion while also trying to move away from the traditional bank gatekeeper role.

57
4 years ago

This company is working on a “P2P” trading platform for the long-tail of penny stocks. What sets it apart from other trading platforms is that it’s built on a distributed ledger rather than a traditional database, meaning that it can respond to market fluctuations in real time.

56
3 years 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.

56
4 years ago

A “payroll for the sharing economy” where companies can hire independent contractors with a more flexible relationship with customers and company. The company claims it’s cheaper, faster, and easier than traditional payroll systems.

55
4 years ago

A company that helps bank customers transfer money to friends and family in Mexico, paying them in pesos at about a 1% fee, as opposed to the 3% fee for a traditional money transfer.

55
3 years ago

An alternative to traditional social network sites for content curation, letting users create and share “micro-content” in smaller, more digestible chunks.

55
3 years ago

A new way for people to buy and sell goods and services that’s built for the Snapchat generation. Rather than the traditional auction-style marketplaces, the startup is looking to create a “Buy It Now” marketplace.

55
3 years ago

A startup that is building a way to mine cryptocurrency without using any electricity. The company says its technology is 10,000 times more efficient than that of a traditional bitcoin miner.

54
3 years ago

A media company created by people who’ve been burned by the time, energy, and money they’ve spent on traditional content-management tools. The company is working to build a new type of content management platform for the podcast industry.

54
3 years ago

Helping U.S. companies manage their risk, similar to how Schwab fills this role for traditional financial services firms.

54
3 years ago

A startup that lets you earn money renting out your car. The startup wants to replace the traditional mechanic model with one in which you can rent out your car while you’re away, receiving payment via a monthly subscription.

54
3 years ago

A platform that allows people to share their photos, videos, and stories in a more social setting. The startup is meant for people who want to share their stories but aren’t comfortable with the “traditional” media.

54
3 years ago

A new way to view ads in the mobile app world. The startup uses a new technology called “visual search” to allow users to swipe through ads, rather than the traditional method of text-searching ads. It’s being tested with a few companies.

54
3 years ago

A company that builds software for building logistics supply chains. It’s a fairly traditional API for supply chain management.

54
4 years ago

A machine learning-based system that can predict the viability of a potential investment in minutes, rather than the weeks it takes traditional gatekeepers.

53
3 years ago

A cloud-based platform for ordering deliveries, with a service that is about 70% cheaper than the traditional delivery companies and offers the same level of service. The startup plans to take on the same delivery service companies that Uber and Lyft are up against.

53
3 years ago

A “smart grocery store”, a place where you can buy groceries using a card that’s linked to your membership, and then pay for them using cash or a card of your choice. The checkout process is designed to be more efficient than the one you’d get at a traditional grocery store, with the goal being to get your groceries home faster.

53
2 years ago

A financial services platform that connects small businesses with traditional banks and alternative finance providers.

53
4 years ago

This startup is building a simple service for sending and receiving payments that are cheaper and faster than the traditional option. The startup is focused on being a cheaper and faster alternative for peer-to-peer payments in developing markets.

52
4 years ago

An idea to transform the world’s traditional volunteer work into a more efficient, tech-savvy model.

52
3 years ago

This email marketing startup’s goal is to replace traditional email marketing with a “personalized email experience”, according to its website.

52
3 years ago

This startup is building a tool that allows people to manage their personal finances on their own time, rather than scheduling traditional financial appointments.

52
2 years ago

A fashion company that sells “traditional” pieces that aren’t made of plastic. Instead, the products are made of natural materials like cotton, silk and raffia.

52
3 years ago

This is a text editor that works with pictures. The app, which was founded in February, aims to replace the traditional text editor and provide more flexibility for users.

51
3 years ago

A patent-pending cloud-based system for (1) recruiting and (2) retaining knowledge workers. The startup is working on using social media to connect workers with employers, which it says is more effective at job-hopping than traditional recruiters.

51
2 years ago

A tool that helps people get a credit score from different lenders, instead of using their traditional credit report.

51
2 years ago

 A platform that uses AI to help recruiters find candidates. Founded by the former CEO of Glassdoor, the company is aiming to be a highly-targeted alternative to traditional job boards.

51
4 years ago

A platform that offers a robo-advisor that works with traditional and digital portfolios, allowing investors to access the same investments through both.

50
3 years ago

This startup is building a “cross-border crypto bank” in which private banking is all done in crypto, but the banking infrastructure is still provided by traditional banks.

50
3 years ago

A platform for consumers to become investment managers. It aims to bring traditional investments to the masses, with a focus on financial planning for millennials.

49
3 years ago

A new publishing platform for startups, allowing them to build and launch their own newsletters without a lot of the traditional setup and maintenance of a traditional email newsletter.

49
5 years ago

A startup that wants to provide access to early stage equity for founders who don’t have access to the traditional venture capital market

48
3 years ago

A platform for entrepreneurs to manage their investments. Breeze lets you create investment portfolios and track their performance, and the startup offers tools for letting people manage their investments outside of the traditional brokerage world.

47
3 years ago

This startup is building a product that claims it will allow food trucks to fulfill orders in less time and with greater accuracy than traditional delivery services, which is important for food trucks as they are often less profitable.

47
3 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for people who don’t have access to traditional financial institutions. It’s currently in beta.

46
3 years ago

A startup for books for kids to buy and borrow. The company wants to get beyond the traditional book fair by making it a place where kids can buy, sell and borrow.

46
3 years ago

A software company that wants to help companies generate custom-made marketing collateral for a fraction of the cost of traditional media.

45
3 years ago

A platform that helps developers build and launch apps using a drag-and-drop interface. The company says the platform is faster, cheaper, and easier to use than traditional coding.

45
3 years ago

A micro-lending startup that sets its own timelines for loan funding, instead of waiting for customers to have their credit histories evaluated by traditional banks.

45
5 years ago

Idea: A peer-to-peer lending marketplace The startup offers an alternative to traditional banks, which the founders say offer high interest rates, but often have hidden fees

44
3 years ago

A startup that helps make the process of getting a mortgage more accessible to people who might not qualify for traditional bank loans.

43
2 years ago

A real-time stock-market app for our mobile devices that gets more accurate and timely data than traditional platforms.

43
2 years ago

A startup that creates a hybrid of a credit card that can be split between partners and a traditional credit card.

42
2 years ago

A startup that aims to build a “perpetual” money market fund that has the low fees of traditional money market funds with the stability of a traditional bank.

41
3 years ago

A P2P vetinary clinic that aims to break away from the traditional vetinary model by avoiding the vetinary practice of selling a vetinary service for a fixed price. They want to sell services based on a vetinary’s experience and reputation, instead.

40
2 years ago

A new way for people to get loans with bad credit, in a way that’s often cheaper than traditional payments platforms.

40
2 years ago

A startup that takes the traditional ad format (screenshots of a game, or screenshots of an app) and turns it into actual in-game currency. The startup wants to build an in-game economy around the screenshots, allowing people to trade and sell them to other players.

40
3 years ago

Headquartered in Indonesia, this startup wants to replace the traditional letter-delivery process that has been core to companies like Western Union and MoneyGram.

39
2 years ago

A new way of building solar-powered batteries that are more flexible than traditional solar panels.

39
3 years ago

A platform for creating and distributing “white papers” that summarize research, but aren’t bound by the limitations of traditional academic publishing.

38
3 years ago

A startup that wants to provide a better way for websites to collect payments by converting the traditional card processing and billing process into a decentralized mobile app.

38
3 years ago

A startup for managing a digital portfolio of art and photography. The app is meant to be a place for photographers to showcase their work, rather than a traditional gallery.

38
2 years ago

A startup that offers health care services at a cheaper price than traditional health care providers.

38
2 years ago

The startup is building a mobile app that connects users with non-traditional job applicants who also have relevant skills like graphic design, marketing, and accounting, crowdsourcing the labor of these potential employees in exchange for a small fee.

36
2 years ago

A startup that aims to “democratize” financial advice with a platform that empowers anyone to become a financial adviser. The company wants to reduce the cost of financial advice, and have a service for consumers that is “less expensive, better quality, and more accurate than traditional products”.

36
3 years ago

A “hip” alternative to the traditional recruiting process that helps companies find, vet, and hire the best new employees.

35
2 years ago

This startup offers an alternative to the traditional school attendance system for employees of companies, letting them track attendance via their phones and allowing them to pay back a portion of their benefits for missed days.

35
2 years ago

Build an agentless lending platform connecting traditional financial institutions with growing companies that are in need of capital.

35
2 years ago

A digital banking platform bridging the gap between traditional banks and fintech startups. The company counts the USAA bank as a customer.

34
2 years ago

A way to help people hire contractors, with promises to be cheaper and faster than traditional services.

33
2 years ago

A platform that connects the traditionally stagnant car insurance market to young drivers, hoping to make it easier for them to finance and insure their vehicles

33
3 years ago

A new insurance platform that combines smart contract-powered solutions with “traditional insurance products”. The platform uses a hybrid “Smart Contract+Insurance” product, allowing users to choose between a traditional insurance policy with a “smart contract” endorsement, or a traditional insurance policy without the smart contract endorsement.

32
2 years ago

The company wants to bring the benefits of video to traditional business meetings. The product is a video conferencing tool that allows people to host video calls via a smartphone.

32
2 years ago

A modern, social, mobile-centric take on the traditional paper notebook. The company claims the notebooks are more durable, have more space, feel more natural to write in, and also have a quick-access “diary”, “brainstorm”, or “to-do” section to keep track of notes.

32
2 years ago

A B2B SaaS startup that provides a cheaper and more transparent accounting alternative to traditional accounting software. They’re currently in the process of acquiring two customers.

31
2 years ago

A payment platform for the B2B Internet of Things. IoT devices have limited or no access to credit or banking, which means many companies need to rely on traditional banking services to pay for them.

31
2 years ago

A startup that wants to make healthcare more accessible to people living in developing countries. The startup believes that its model of using mobile phones to pay for healthcare services will be a more accessible option for people in rural areas who don’t have access to traditional healthcare. It’s looking to partner with companies like Walmart and the Gates Foundation to help its cause.

29
2 years ago

A text-based messaging communication platform that allows groups of people to communicate with each other in ways that traditional text messaging doesn’t. Users can also tag each other and share content, and the service can be used for team messaging, personal messaging, or private personal messaging.

28
2 years ago

This startup is bringing a business intelligence toolkit to small and medium-sized businesses, letting them get insights from their data in ways that are more relevant for them than those available from their traditional sources.

27
2 years ago

A startup that helps companies use AI to make better decisions. The startup works with traditional and emerging companies in the US and Latin America.

27
2 years ago

A digital wallet for people who don’t have a traditional checking account. Users get a Visa debit card that can be used for online purchases. The startup is mostly focused on the U.S. market, but it’s also expanding into Brazil and Mexico.

27
2 years ago

A “reimagining” of the traditional online hiring process for job hunters. The job app is built to make the process more efficient, informed, and the employee more informed.

27
2 years ago

A startup focused on building a “smart wallet” for people who don’t have traditional bank accounts. People who don’t have access to traditional banking services can store their money in the app, which also allows them to send money to family and friends.

26
2 years ago

A startup that uses loyalty cards and traditional points to incentivize shoppers to spend more at participating stores.

24
2 years ago

They’re building a digital version of a traditional career fair that’s much more interactive, personal, and engaging.

23
2 years ago

A dating app taking a swipe at the dating industry’s older, more traditional approach. By scraping data from Facebook, it can help users find their “type” of potential dates. So, if you’re looking for a “cute girl”, you can find that on the app. The startup is based in New York and has six new employees.

17
2 years ago

A new way to buy and sell domains that is cheaper and faster than the traditional method, with sellers able to see the daily list price of the domain they’re selling.

17
2 years 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.

16
2 years ago

A platform that allows you to create and share customized marketing and sales decks for yourself and your team, without the cost of traditional marketing software.

16
2 years ago

A platform that helps modernize the traditional 401(k) plan, which is becoming increasingly outdated.

16
2 years ago

A new type of health insurance that combines traditional health insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and tax subsidies into a single plan. The startup wants to help people with pre-existing conditions find affordable insurance options.

15
2 years ago

A new travel insurance product built on top of Ethereum’s smart contracts, replacing the traditional insurance contract with a new one that makes claims faster and easier to manage.

15
2 years ago

A tool for improving feedback by allowing more nuanced, nontraditional feedback methods like a video walkthrough.

15
5 years ago

Idea: A company that helps brands manage their “influencers”, a new media channel that has emerged alongside more traditional ones like print, TV, and radio. There aren’t many tools for brands to use to manage this new channel, and the team wants to solve that problem.

14
2 years ago

A tool for helping people manage their email inboxes. The startup is building an email tool that scraps the idea of inboxes and uses a “pile” metaphor, rather than the traditional inbox view, to give users a personalized view of their inboxes.

14
2 years ago

A new kind of bank account, aimed at people who don’t have traditional bank accounts. Instead of an account number tied to a bank account, the startup lets people store money in a simple digital wallet that they can use to pay for things like phone service or groceries.

14
2 years ago

A B2B company that helps enterprises manage their customer support costs. Its product is meant to alleviate the need for traditional call centers.

14
2 years ago

A startup that wants to eliminate the need for traditional office space by letting local stores and restaurants set up shop in public parks, city squares, and other public places. The startup hopes to expand to cities across the US.

13
2 years ago

A startup that helps users find the right product based on their needs, not based on some sort of algorithm. The startup says it targets a specific segment of the market that is typically overlooked by traditional e-commerce sites.

13
2 years ago

Fintech startups have been using personal finance apps to do things like invest in mutual funds and manage their portfolios. Traditionally, however, these apps have been more focused on creating a more “personal” experience. One startup, however, is building an app that can help users manage their credit cards.

10
2 years ago

The startup is building a software platform that allows users to sell and trade their cars (or parts thereof) without the hassles of buying a car, registering it and then selling it in a traditional dealership.

8
5 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.

0
5 years ago

Idea: A startup providing free credit scores to customers, funded by a paywall around their credit report They believe this will generate better engagement than the traditional credit monitoring model, which pays customers to read their credit report

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a better way for companies to manage their sales team’s calendars The startup hopes to replace the traditional calendar with something that is more flexible

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup built on the premise that traditional email newsletters are a relic of the past. The startup wants to bring the “chatbot”

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5 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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