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2 years ago

A startup that helps people who are applying for visas get into the country quickly

552

2 years ago

A platform for the healthcare industry, offering a way for patients to get a diagnosis and treatment based on their symptoms.

292

1 year ago

This company is trying to bring the power of machine learning to stock markets. It’s working to create a way to use machine learning to find correlations between stock prices and macroeconomic data, to identify bubbles and create predictive models.

292

2 years ago

Vertex is building an online marketplace for the construction industry, providing a way for contractors to sell their services through a web portal.

277

1 year ago

Aspiring to be like Amazon, this startup wants to be the Amazon of the $3.5 trillion retail industry. They say they’re currently focused on a core product that will eventually be able to make recommendations for products to customers, and have already signed up a number of retailers.

275

4 months ago

An online marketplace for selling used textbooks — a business that’s the only profitable part of the textbook industry.

244

2 years ago

A startup that helps people who are trying to learn a new language socialize with others online

239

1 year ago

In addition to making new sodas, this startup is looking to take on the soda industry as a whole by introducing healthier alternatives to soda, such as carbonated teas and fruit-flavored water.

228

2 years ago

A startup that sells 3D printing services to the medical industry

221

2 years ago

A startup that helps people who are trying to travel abroad adjust to their new surroundings

217

6 months ago

A startup that’s looking to disrupt the trucking industry

217

1 year ago

A startup focused on developing new materials and technologies for the 3D printing industry. The startup is building a 3D printing machine that prints metal, glass, ceramic and plastic materials.

214

2 years ago

An AI-powered solution for the construction industry. It’s a predictive maintenance platform that helps maintenance staff fix machines before they break down.

187

1 year ago

Pitchbook, a media company that covers the venture industry, has released a list of the top Y Combinator companies to watch. It includes several companies from the summer batch, including the following:

187

1 year ago

The founders of this startup are trying to create a new kind of credit card that can be used across multiple merchants, instead of different cards for different merchants.

184

1 year ago

This startup aims to help meet the demand in the IT service industry for IT professionals.

183

2 months ago

Mobile payments startup that is trying to bring an Indian flavor to the US market.

183

2 years ago

A startup that plans to disrupt the $20 billion handbag industry with a new line of handbags by using 3D printing. The startup is teaming with luxury fashion brand Michael Kors for the launch of the first products.

181

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help people get their business up and running in another country

175

2 years ago

A tool that helps people find specific flights, using data from travel agent websites. It’s a fairly simple concept but it will be interesting to see how they implement it as they try to become the Yelp for flights.

174

1 year ago

A tool to help you find and share free music online, with the help of music industry insiders

172

1 year ago

A tool for the agriculture industry (including farmers) to manage products, expenses, and profit on a day-to-day basis. The startup is working with farms to improve efficiency.

163

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people who are in the hospitality industry can find temporary housing if they are traveling for work

162

2 years ago

A startup focusing on the supply chain and logistics for the cannabis industry

162

2 years ago

A startup co-founded by a former Googler, Qwant is trying to recreate some of the magic of the Google search results page with a new, more visual UI. The startup is trying to compete with Google for the European market.

162

2 years ago

A startup for people in retirement who want to retire overseas. The startup helps people in their 50s and 60s with this goal, by building a financial blueprint for a person’s retirement and then matching them with an appropriate country.

161

2 years ago

Idea: A virtual reality startup for the e-commerce industry It wants to help online retailers build VR ads and other virtual experiences

160

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform that lets anyone customize a pair of shoes for any use, whether it be running a marathon, doing yoga, or just trying to look cool.

158

2 years ago

A data science startup focused on building machine learning solutions for the shipping and logistics industry. The company helps companies identify patterns in their data and build predictive models to improve operational efficiency.

156

2 years ago

This startup is trying to make it easier for companies to access and manage their customer’s data.

155

1 year ago

A tool that helps small businesses, specifically those in the restaurant industry, manage and pay all of their in-house expenses, from utilities to payroll. In the US, their core customers are restaurants.

155

2 years ago

A company that’s trying to solve the problem of how to buy and sell stocks on the blockchain.

154

2 years ago

A news aggregator for the legal industry, using a combination of legal news, blogs, and a Wikipedia-like reference library to stay on top of legal news.

154

1 year ago

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

154

2 years ago

The startup is building a platform for house-hunting in India. It’s a service like Zumper or Realtor.com but for a country where 40% of houses are bought and sold on a daily basis.

153

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service to people who are looking to make a significant career change and want to do a 6 month stint to get a taste of what it’s like to be in a new industry

152

1 year ago

A company that’s trying to solve the problem of how to get information from a decentralized public database like Ethereum to a centralized database.

152

1 year ago

A platform for the real estate industry to offer a better user experience for consumers.

152

2 years ago

A security startup that’s building a platform to automatically detect and prevent fraud in the payments industry.

151

1 year ago

A platform that helps the restaurant industry grow and scale.

151

2 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps companies hire entry-level engineers by arming them with a set of pre-screening questions that help them identify potential candidates

149

2 years ago

A digital document management platform for the legal industry.

149

2 years ago

The Startup Genome is a biannual report on the state of entrepreneurship. It is produced by a team of researchers from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. The report is based on interviews with founders about their businesses, the challenges they face, and their plans for the future. The report is intended to give entrepreneurs, investors, and other stakeholders a comprehensive overview of the startup ecosystem in a particular country, and to help predict trends between countries.

149

2 years ago

A tool for handling legal and regulatory filings in the cannabis industry.

149

1 year ago

A life insurance company that’s trying to make it easier for young, vibrant people to buy life insurance.

148

2 years ago

This search engine is trying to build the next generation of search results, with a focus on both social media and deep links.

147

2 years ago

A company focused on corporate software for the cannabis industry. The founders say they’ve already secured $2m in funding.

147

2 years ago

A new startup that aims to modernize the payments industry for businesses, making it faster, cheaper, and more secure.

147

1 year ago

A self-driving, electric semi truck. The company says they’re trying to “make it a safer, cleaner way to transport goods”.

147

2 years ago

A digital health startup working with the health insurance industry. They’ve been doing R&D in Canada for a year and have a healthy $1.4 million seed round.

146

2 years ago

A Chinese-based company that is trying to build a subscription-based web hosting service.

146

1 year ago

A health data platform aimed at hospitals. The startup wants to use the platform to bring innovation to the hospital industry.

146

2 years ago

A platform for the self-storage industry that allows customers to share photos of their storage units, enabling renters to get in touch with customers and find out about the facilities.

145

2 years ago

Symmetry is building a digital taxidermist, a tool to help users turn their photos into 3D digital models. It can be used for anything from creating a doll of a family member to making a taxidermy mount of a dead animal.

145

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help people understand the job market in the country they are traveling to

144

2 years ago

A tool that helps developers build apps for the fitness and health industries. The company aims to build a platform that helps all the different parts of the industry work together.

144

2 years ago

A startup that aims to be the Wikipedia of the veterinary industry, by building a community for vets across the world.

144

2 years ago

A company that offers data and analysis for the cannabis industry.

144

1 year ago

A road trip app that helps you find activities across the country, put them on the calendar and remind you when to go

144

2 years ago

This startup is trying to teach users how to use tech to do more good.

143

2 years ago

This startup is trying to be the LinkedIn for consulting.

143

2 years ago

A startup for people who are trying to get out of their current jobs. It’s a platform for employees to apply for jobs in the company’s network, and even offer their own services to employers who hire them.

143

1 year ago

A supply chain management platform for restaurants and other food-related businesses. Growth is strong and the founders say they’re trying to make a dent in the $8.5 trillion food and beverage industry.

143

2 years ago

A startup building a Facebook-style social network for the fashion industry

142

2 years ago

A company that’s building a social network for the $1.4 trillion dry cleaning industry

142

1 year ago

An e-commerce platform for the fashion industry. They say that their technology can help fashion brands save billions of dollars in handling admin tasks.

142

2 years ago

They help connect foreign workers with U.S. companies in the manufacturing industry. Their platform helps companies with the process of hiring foreign workers after they’ve arrived in the U.S.

141

2 years ago

A company that’s trying to build a “Uber for drones”.

140

1 year ago

A SaaS company that helps other companies in the health industry get and keep medical and dental insurance. The startup is only available in the United States.

140

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can rent a home in a foreign country with other

139

2 years ago

This startup is building a “sugar factory” that will use a patented process to turn sugar beet waste from the food industry into ethanol.

139

2 years ago

Videos of people in the industry explaining their jobs

139

2 years ago

A team of bitcoin and blockchain-savvy developers building a software suite for the financial services industry.

138

2 years ago

This startup is trying to help companies stop using Gmail as an inefficient way to communicate with customers and employees.

137

2 years ago

A company trying to bring together auto repair information from different sources into a single, searchable place.

137

2 years ago

Amira is helping the restaurant industry automate its back-of-house operations. Amira currently works with a few hundred restaurants.

137

2 years ago

A 3D-printed eyewear company that’s looking to disrupt the eyewear industry with a direct-to-consumer approach.

136

2 years ago

Ripple is a platform for creating virtual currency and a payment system. The startup is trying to get merchants to adopt its digital currency by offering them a low-fee payment processing system.

135

2 years ago

A platform for students to learn about and apply to jobs at some of the country's most powerful companies.

134

2 years ago

A real estate technology company that helps agents across the country with their home shopping and marketing needs.

134

2 years ago

A digital assistant for the wine industry, helping professionals like sommeliers and winemakers learn from the data they have without having to manually track it.

134

2 years ago

A B2B software platform (for the legal industry) for small businesses that helps them manage contracts and warranties, manage their legal teams, and access multiple legal systems.

133

2 years ago

Builds high-end VR content for the fashion industry. The startup, which was founded in May, wants to rapidly iterate on a VR experience before its peers.

133

2 years ago

This startup takes a unique approach to the software industry, building a platform to help customers manage their accounting.

133

2 years ago

A company that makes both low-cost and premium products for the fashion industry. The premium products include the T-shirt, the slim-fit denim, and the leather jacket. The company is also manufacturing a line of eyewear, and it recently launched a line of knitwear for women.

133

2 years ago

Adams, Tim (2017, August 7). "The Changing Tech Industry’s Labor Crisis", The New York Times, .

133

2 years ago

Microfinancing platform that uses a machine learning algorithm to do credit checks and a risk assessment in order to make sure the capital they lend is actually utilized. Microfinance is a $2.6 trillion industry where millions of people lack access to loans, and that’s where the startup wants to come in and help.

132

2 years ago

A joint project of the US Department of Agriculture and the National Park Service, which is trying to create a mobile payment system for parks.

132

2 years ago

Built for a “very different industry”, this startup is helping people manage their credit cards.

132

1 year ago

A company that offers career services to people in the fashion industry. The startup wants to help people get job interviews, find mentors, and improve their careers.

132

2 years ago

This startup is building a payment platform to help rural local businesses accept credit cards. The startup is based in the Philippines and has been working with both credit cards and bank-issued debit cards in the country.

131

2 years ago

A payment app for new-age businesses, such as the "backyard cottage" industry that Node is building.

131

2 years ago

A tool for streaming live video and building community around it. Trying to build a “Netflix for Live Video”.

131

2 years ago

A maker space for startups that helps teach users how to do 3D printing, with an initial focus on 3D printing in the oil and gas industry.

131

1 year ago

A startup that strives to be the Google of the health care industry by helping doctors get the information they need to make the best medical decisions.

131

2 years ago

A startup that provides SEO and marketing services for businesses that are trying to sell products to people in foreign countries

130

2 years ago

A startup that is an aggregator for people in the real estate industry to find new business

130

2 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can order a box of products for a specific time period, for example, I want to try to eat healthy for the next month, so I

130

2 years ago

Idea: A startup that makes it easier for people to find job openings in remote areas, with the goal of helping people find family members jobs in different parts of the country.

130

2 years ago

A company that is trying to create an online marketplace for networking through networking events.

130

2 years ago

Each week, the startup curates a list of 3-10 new books, videos, podcasts, and articles from the industry and the web that it thinks are worth reading and listening to. The startup also curates a weekly newsletter.

130

2 years ago

Hoping to use the same playbook as the coffee industry to grow their subscriptions to their platform, Hopin.

129

2 years ago

A New York-based startup that claims to be the first in the world to offer a virtual reality-based storytelling course designed for the music industry.

129

2 years ago

A platform that aims to bring transparency in the consumer data industry with a set of tools that help customers understand what data is being collected about them

129

2 years ago

A startup that helps businesses manage their membership programs. The startup is currently focusing on the restaurant industry.

129

2 years ago

A company founded by a team of Stanford and Berkeley researchers that uses AI to detect and prevent fraud. The software aims to detect when a person is trying to make a credit card purchase in a store and notify the appropriate employees, who can then stop the transaction.

129

2 years ago

A startup to help people better manage their money. The startup is trying to make budgeting and saving easier by helping users visualize their spending habits.

129

2 years ago

Recruiting a new generation of workers for the tech industry by creating an online platform where college students can learn how to code and get jobs.

129

2 years ago

This startup, which is a subsidiary of a government agency in Brazil, is focused on building technology to provide transparency into the country’s elections.

128

2 years ago

Services for the insurance industry, like a SaaS tool to help insurance companies automate claims processes.

128

2 years ago

A startup that’s creating a novel way to buy and sell sports memorabilia. The startup is building a “sport wallet” and hopes to have a “sport wallet” inside the Google Wallet app. The startup is also trying to build an ecommerce marketplace for sports collectibles and memorabilia.

128

2 years ago

This company’s founders were previously in the gaming industry, and want to help make that industry more inclusive. The startup is building a platform to help game developers with user acquisition and retention by building in features for “people of color, women, and LGBTQ people.”

128

1 year ago

A startup that connects companies with people who want to enter the service industry. The startup says they have $1 million in monthly revenue and have hired several staff since YC.

128

2 years ago

An online tool for the restaurant industry that enables companies to manage inventory, control orders, and order supplies from a single dashboard.

127

2 years ago

The startup is looking to disrupt the $2.8 trillion consumer credit industry, which it says is ripe for disruption by building a better credit scoring system for micro and small businesses using data from a company called Credit Karma.

127

2 years ago

A software platform that aims to facilitate the development of a “predictive model” for the Indian auto industry.

127

2 years ago

A “fintech for the legal industry”. It wants to make legal contracts easier to understand and fill out, so they don’t need lawyers to review them.

127

2 years ago

Provenance is a food tracking app, that has been billed as a startup that’s trying to get food to the same level of transparency as it has in other industries like banking or ride sharing. It’s a bit like the app Just Eat, but for food.

126

2 years ago

A startup that is developing an integrated software platform for the cannabis industry. This is a very large, very hot market.

126

1 year ago

An AI platform for the pharmaceutical industry

126

2 years ago

Builds outbound software sales calls to try to get businesses to buy more software.

125

2 years ago

This startup is looking to bring the on-demand delivery model to the pharmaceutical industry.

125

2 years ago

A startup that promises to be the next Uber for the taxi industry. Instead of incentivizing drivers by paying them directly, they’ll pay the driver’s customer base.

125

2 years ago

Notify is a data entry platform used by companies like Facebook, Slack, and Etsy. The startup is building an email-based alternative, so companies don’t have to rely on their help desk.

125

2 years ago

A company that helps people understand how their salary compares to others in their industry.

125

2 years ago

A startup in the hospitality industry that helps people do business travel (IE A startup that helps people find a place to stay when they travel to a different city for business)

124

2 years ago

Poynt is building an identity verification service for the cannabis industry, based on the Ethereum blockchain.

124

2 years ago

A company that is building a model to predict food allergies that can be used by the food industry to help them produce more nutritious, less allergenic food.

124

2 years ago

A B2B service for the financial industry that helps banks identify potential customers and understand their spending habits.

124

1 year ago

A startup that wants to use AI to create a more natural color palette in fashion. The company’s founder says that the color palette industry is “a $20 billion market, and it has been a very low touch market.”

124

2 years ago

A startup that provides software to help eCommerce store owners who are trying to grow their business

123

2 years ago

A B2B travel-insurance startup that sells to the travel industry

123

2 months ago

A platform for the online videogames industry, where gamers can sell and buy game items.

123

2 years ago

A company that helps automate supply chain processes for companies in the food and beverage industry. The startup’s software allows manufacturers to build a single, dynamic, supply chain plan, and it can adjust based on changes in demand and supply.

122

2 years ago

Trying to arm the elderly with a health monitoring device that allows them to get reminders about medication, blood pressure, and other dangerous health conditions.

122

2 years ago

A financial-tech startup that is trying to provide small business owners and independent contractors with better ways to manage and pay their bills.

122

2 years ago

A startup that is trying to build a platform for real-time user testing. Users browse a website, click on a button, and record their experience. The startup has raised $1.5 million to date.

122

2 years ago

A B2B company that connects companies with Indonesian factories that can produce goods at a lower cost than competitors outside the country.

121

2 years ago

This company, which is now a subsidiary of software giant IBM, is trying to make enterprise software simpler for smaller organizations. They have a new product called “Navigator”, which is designed to help organizations of all sizes (from a startup with 3 people to a Fortune 100 company) navigate the complex technology stack they have today.

121

2 years ago

A fintech startup built for natural gas industry. It allows users to collect and monitor their natural gas usage, and allows companies to monitor over their entire natural gas network.

121

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a community for people with experience in the health and fitness industry.

121

2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people who are trying to sell their cars The startup connects people with potential buyers by making a marketplace for

120

2 years ago

A web-based tool that makes it easier for employees to find and request rides from the private transportation industry.

120

2 years ago

A company that provides apps for the healthcare industry, to help doctors and nurses be more efficient. The platform includes apps like digital medical records, electronic health records, patient education, and clinical documentation.

120

2 years ago

A coworking space that offers amenities like yoga, a well-stocked pantry, and games.

120

2 years ago

Builds software for the retail industry that monitors security cameras in stores, then tags and collects data about those customers, whether they spend money, who they are, and what they’re looking at.

120

2 years ago

A platform for people to connect on a more personal level than on social media. A more serious side hustle to try to make rent.

120

2 years ago

A fingerprint-based unlock system for phones. The startup is trying to make fingerprint sensors more secure by having users open their phones in a certain way and secure them. This is a startup that has been around for a while, with a version known as SnapLock, but it is now rebranding itself as Fingerprint Lock.

120

2 years ago

This startup is building a digital library of sorts for the music industry. It hopes to replace the print-only distribution models with a digital distribution platform that allows users to sell music with minimal friction and low overhead.

119

2 years ago

A tool for the legal cannabis industry to help dispensaries track and manage their inventory. The startup is also developing a web application for dispensaries to manage patient data.

119

2 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.

119

2 years ago

Startup #7 is a marketplace for student housing. The company aims to transform the student housing industry, which is currently dominated by a small number of large corporations.

119

2 years ago

This is a tool for the music industry that automatically alerts you when someone you’re following releases a new song. The B2C startup is working with music companies and artists to make the feature happen.

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2 years ago

A platform for online job listings that helps users find the right job for them. It’s also trying to fight discrimination by allowing users to see what the company’s algorithms predict they’ll be paid before submitting a resume.

118

2 years ago

An insurance company focused on the life-sciences industry. It’s currently starting a pilot in the San Francisco Bay Area.

118

2 years ago

A platform meant to help companies in the wholesale apparel industry better manage their inventory.

118

2 years ago

A startup that helps folks in the fashion industry source products, make purchases, and have their purchases delivered.

118

2 years ago

A music-sharing platform that wants to take the middle man out of the music industry. The startup wants to make it easy for artists and labels to sell their music direct to fans, and also want to create a brand new revenue stream for artists in the process.

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2 years ago

This startup is trying to make it easier for people to compare different shopping carts online to find the best deal, without having to explain what they’re looking for to a salesperson.

117

2 years ago

A company that wants to connect businesses to each other that are in the same industry, allowing them to “push” deals to each other.

117

2 years ago

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

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2 years ago

Recruiting software for the travel industry and alternative work arrangements.

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1 year ago

A startup that helps users book Airbnb-style rentals, which is still a very new industry in the U.S.

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1 year ago

A startup that aims to solve the problem of long-distance relationships between people who are both working in the tech industry. The app takes advantage of voice and video chat to help people remain connected to one another.

117

1 year ago

A global money transfer service that lets you send money to other people in a country without a bank account.

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2 years ago

A startup that’s building a network of shared work spaces throughout the country.

116

2 years ago

The co-founders of the company Seers are trying to undo the stigma of the “office dog”. They had their first pup, Mitzi, on the playground of Spotify's offices, and the company asked them to bring her to work. Now, she’s a dog who visits office visits from time to time to make sure that everyone is having a good time.

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2 years ago

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

116

2 years ago

AI-powered machine learning platform for the fashion industry that helps brands measure product fit and recommend products for different sizes and styles.

116

2 years ago

A startup that helps people find and book flights around the world. "We're not trying to be a travel booking site but more a package." The platform lets users see prices and deals from a variety of airlines, which is useful for travelers.

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1 year ago

"We're trying to make a video game about men and women," Pachter says. "It's about gender equality. It's a game about how men and women are treated differently, and how that might be changed."

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2 years ago

An AI-powered analytics engine for games that helps developers understand players. The startup is trying to revolutionize the way game developers track and analyze their players.

115

2 years ago

A company that wants to use search engine optimization to help restaurants pay less in sales tax. Currently the startup is trying to go through the tax process to prove that it can save restaurants money.

115

2 years ago

Personalized medicine is a massive area of interest in the healthcare industry. With the help of AI, the startup is trying to create a way for pharmacies to recommend the most effective medications to patients.

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2 years ago

A student-driven airline that’s been in operation for less than a month. Its founders are trying to get the airline off the ground by asking students to fund the startup, but now they’re asking for $25,000 to accelerate growth.

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2 years ago

A parking management startup that wants to disrupt the parking industry by providing a digital dashboard for parking garages and lots.

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1 year ago

The company is building an app that uses artificial intelligence to try to predict what you’re going to want based on what you’ve bought before.

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1 year ago

A startup that sells an automated work order system for the construction industry.

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1 year ago

A government-backed startup that analyzes data from the Boston Police Department’s body cameras and uses those statistics to help police departments across the country innovate their own policies around body cameras.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps people who live in the city get things they need from the country (IE I live in the city but need a goat to sacrifice, hire someone to go out into the country and find me a goat

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2 years ago

Building another approach to the collaborative editing app. The company is trying to get away from the “slowly evolving” nature of the current products.

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2 years ago

LOWCOUNTRY is a startup building a live-action reenactment of the history of the Appalachian Mountains. The company is a production company that shoots reenactments, and it is building a storytelling platform to pair with them.

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2 years ago

The startup is currently in stealth mode, but it’s building a venture backed company that’s making a “set of automation services” for enterprise customers in the financial services industry.

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2 years ago

The startup is looking to digitize the process of back-office data entry. Based in San Francisco, the startup is currently focused on the insurance industry, though it's looking to expand into the retail and hospitality markets.

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2 years ago

A startup that’s building an ecommerce platform for the toy industry, targeting a market that’s worth $100 billion by 2025.

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2 years ago

Similar to the standard credit card processing business, but with a more tailored product. The startup has a subscription model, and aims to break down the barriers to entry for smaller businesses.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps people take care of their mental health, including counseling and psychology services. The startup is working on a mobile app for people to use when they need help, and is trying to work with employers to offer mental health support on-site.

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2 years ago

This credit card processor is trying to make small businesses feel more secure about their accounts.

113

2 years ago

A communications platform for contractors, with a focus on job seekers. The startup is trying to bridge the gap between the way the information is shared on the job market and how it’s received by recruiters.

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2 years ago

This startup is building a smart door lock that learns to open itself based on who’s trying to enter.

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1 year ago

A tool for the fashion industry to help brands save money on fabric and make their own samples.

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2 months ago

Helps professionals in the art and design industry sell their work online.

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2 years ago

An on-demand transport service for the U.S. trucking industry.

112

2 years ago

Helping companies in the legal industry to digitize and automate tasks that are currently done by hand, such as routine tasks like document searching and rights management.

112

2 years ago

Idea : This company is trying to help foreign students in the US apply for student visas

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2 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.

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1 year ago

A startup with a focus on the beauty and grooming industry, aimed at consumers and retailers.

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2 years ago

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

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2 years ago

A startup building a platform for the healthcare industry to store and share patient information.

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2 years ago

An online network for women to share advice with each other and access peer support. The startup is trying to build a community that helps women keep each other accountable, and tells them when they’re in a rut and need to make a change.

111

2 years ago

A startup that offers a tool for consumers to use to shop for and compare real-world products. The startup says it is the only shopping service that allows users to buy online-only products, while also allowing customers to see products in person and try them for free.

111

2 years ago

An online retailer of small business supplies that's trying to take on Amazon. The company is based in Brazil, which is where they say 85% of small businesses are located.

111

2 years ago

A platform where consumers can try out products before they buy them.

111

1 year ago

A startup that matches up students with internships in cities all over the country.

111

2 years ago

This is a SaaS startup that aims to help small businesses with their marketing and branding needs. The company says it has over 700 customers, with the majority of those customers coming from the tech industry.

110

2 years ago

idea: The company is an NYC based company trying to help people get involved in the fashion industry.

110

2 years ago

A market research and recruiting tool for the beauty industry. The startup’s founders say they have already worked with brands like Revlon and L’Oréal.

110

2 years ago

A company that markets and sells “performance” clothing for men. The startup is trying to make sure that the clothes it sells are comfortable and high quality.

110

2 years ago

A legal analytics startup that wants to help companies like Airbnb and Uber navigate regulations. The startup wants to provide data that would be required for an uber-like app to operate in a country.

109

2 years ago

A company that is building a “digital proof of concept” for the drug industry. The company is developing a platform that will allow pharmaceutical companies to test the safety of their clinical trial drugs and track the performance of their products, data that would be of great value to the FDA.

109

1 year ago

A search engine for the cannabis industry, focused on companies and events

109

2 years ago

A startup that makes software for the healthcare industry

108

2 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.

108

2 years ago

One of the original investors in OpenTable raised a $1 million seed round to help “Bring the magic back to the restaurant industry.”

108

2 years ago

A company that’s trying to make fans of a band a small part of the business. It’s a way to bring the band closer to their fans.

108

2 years ago

An API that makes advertising and marketing more efficient. “We’re trying to make it easier for marketers to manage campaigns,” says the company.

108

1 year ago

A “citizen journalist” for the Philippines that uses photos and videos to report on the country’s news and social issues.

108

2 years ago

A mobile payment app for the Philippines. The startup, which launched its app last month, is targeting the country’s growing middle class.

107

2 years ago

A startup that’s trying to build a new kind of HR software that can help replace the old-school HR role. It is hiring in the US

107

2 years ago

A new platform that allows big companies to help their employees get better at sales by offering real-time feedback on their pitches, and to see how they compare to others who are similar in their industry.

107

2 years ago

The startup is trying to build a kind of big data database that can be used by the financial services industry to make better business and investment decisions.

107

1 year ago

A platform that automates the process of getting a temporary license for a new driver in a foreign country. It’s a temporary insurance that helps new drivers who sometimes don’t have a valid license.

107

1 year ago

A company that helps companies use the power of their social networks to promote their offerings online. They say they are the second largest influencer marketing agency in the industry, with clients like Dove and Nestle.

107

11 months ago

A company that makes software for the hospitality industry, helping operations work more efficiently.

107

2 years ago

A B2B Internet of Things platform for the construction industry that offers a platform for construction companies to make products that can be automated, from construction vehicles to buildings. The company is building a “smart factory” that offers a low-cost manufacturing model that can be automated, allowing construction companies to run on lean manufacturing principles.

106

2 years ago

This startup is building a mobile payment solution in India that’s optimized for lower-income users. It provides a way for merchants to accept the main payment methods in the country.

106

2 years ago

A company building an on-demand system for the real estate industry. The startup is in the process of developing a web-based platform that allows customers to book appointments with mortgage brokers and appraisers.

106

2 years ago

A platform for developing mobile apps that connects clients with developers. They’re not looking to compete with big agencies, but trying to fill a gap between startups and agencies. They’re currently attracting interest from small businesses with a few employees who are looking for a way to get high-level visibility and technical support to manage the complexity of building apps.

106

2 years ago

A search engine for things that have been read. The company’s co-founder was a former search engine developer who was frustrated with the state of the industry.

106

2 years ago

A startup trying to bring payments made through a physical credit card to cash-only establishments. The startup is pitching its service as a way to bring cash-only businesses into the digital age.

106

2 years ago

A digital storefront for low-income people to buy used items from other people across the country, with a focus on items that are hard to find in the country.

106

1 year ago

A coalition of companies is trying to build a system for small businesses to buy and sell goods on the internet without a middleman.

106

2 years ago

A digital gift registry and shopping website that allows consumers to buy personalized gifts for loved ones without the hassle of a physical gift registry.

105

2 years ago

This company builds a virtual assistant for the health care industry to improve the efficiency and quality of patient interactions, from scheduling to documentation to making phone calls.

105

2 years ago

A startup for digital games, where players can earn money for playing games. Currently in beta. What’s interesting is that they’re trying to make it legal to use virtual currencies, which is a relatively new idea.

105

2 years ago

A startup aiming to “disrupt the security industry by providing an end-to-end solution for the enterprise”. The startup offers a platform for businesses to help protect their data against malware.

105

2 years ago

A product that helps businesses scale their operations across the country and around the world.

105

2 years ago

A platform for the entertainment industry to showcase talent, with a focus on both live events and social media stars. The company is looking to build out a 20,000-person network for talent.

105

2 years ago

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105

2 years ago

A startup that wants to be the middleman between the growing number of small-scale contractors and the big-contractor industry

105

2 years ago

A startup that helps the construction industry build faster and more efficiently.

105

2 years ago

A platform that connects people to the products and services they need related to their industry. The company offers services like:

105

1 year ago

A B2B startup that’s building a platform for finding and combating fraud in online sales. It’s not an entirely new idea, but Ampli is using machine learning to comb through data to try to pre-empt fraudulent transactions.

105

2 years ago

A simple mobile money transfer service for the African market. The startup is based in Kenya and is trying to solve a problem that’s been around for decades, but hasn’t gotten a lot of attention.

104

2 years ago

This startup wants to disrupt the insurance industry by creating a platform that connects users directly with experts and their claims.

104

2 years ago

A company that wants to bring more transparency and accountability to financial services. Vantage is looking to disrupt the private equity industry. The company is building a platform that will allow investors to track and analyze investment performance.

104

2 years ago

A collaboration and messaging app for the music industry. The startup has built a service where musicians can share edits and production notes with each other.

104

1 year ago

A startup that plans to decentralize the media industry, making it more democratic and giving users more control. The company wants to allow creators to be paid by their fans.

104

1 year ago

One of the most well-known startups in YC, ZestFinance is working on a suite of financial products for the cannabis industry. The company is working to build a platform that will help dispensaries and cannabis-related businesses better manage their cash flow.

104

1 year ago

The startup is trying to help startups in the US bridge the gap between when they want to hire their next employee and when they’re ready to start interviewing them.

104

2 years ago

A company that creates a system for connecting restaurants with service industry workers.

103

2 years ago

A startup trying to make a “financial assistant” for parents that helps monitor spending and teach them financial responsibility.

103

2 years ago

A startup that helps businesses with web security and privacy. They’re trying to get companies to invest in their software.

103

2 years ago

A content incentive platform that rewards employees for sharing and spreading content. It’s currently targeting the hospitality industry.

103

1 year ago

This app is building a vast community of builders. The startup’s goal is to make building fun again, for young people, who are driving the construction industry.

103

2 years ago

An online service that helps people sell used clothes without dealing with the hassle of eBay or try-before-you-buy services like Grailed and StockX. The company says it has already sold over $1M worth of used clothes.

102

2 years ago

A startup that takes on the issues facing small and medium sized companies in the industry with a cloud-based platform they say is “built for the employee experience”. The platform hopes to give employees more time and flexibility to be productive, with features like the ability to manage and access workers from any device, a “private” chat room, and an inbox for all communication.

102

2 years ago

VIC is a B2B company that provides a dashboard for small businesses across the country to manage their client relationships.

102

2 years ago

A startup trying to help iPhone users make in-store purchases without waiting in line

102

2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for restaurants to manage their supply chain through a single software tool. The startup is trying to take on the role of the general contractor, managing everything from inventory to ordering to delivery.

102

1 year ago

A startup trying to make it easier for start-ups to raise money in the US.

102

1 year ago

A tool for talent acquisition, actively seeking to disrupt the $1.25 billion recruitment industry.

102

10 months ago

A startup that provides training on a variety of skills, like programming, data entry, or testing.

102

2 years ago

The soft-spoken CEO of Young Living believes that as the industry gains more attention, it will lose the stigma it once had — and that “the stigma will fall like a rock”.

101

1 year ago

A company that helps companies with employee benefit management. It fits with the financial services industry, which is already using it.

101

1 year ago

Smart contracts for the energy industry. The startup wants to use smart contracts to allow energy producers and consumers to negotiate and transact energy independently of the power grid.

101

2 years ago

A startup that’s trying to build a platform to help people with disabilities regain control over their lives.

100

2 years ago

A startup that lets you try out the fit of shoes before you buy.

100

2 years ago

A startup that builds an e-commerce platform for the cannabis industry. The team has been operating in the Asian market for the past three years.

100

2 years ago

Loft, a startup that collects and compiles a range of industry data about startups, has named YC as one of the top three organizations in the world that are "helping to produce the next generation of startups."

100

2 years ago

A startup that wants to bring digital design tools for clothing to the masses. Clothe is a service that helps customers create a unique design for a single item of clothing using a photo, or from a library of templates. Users can design items like dresses for $19, or can also sell items they’ve designed on Clothe. The startup says they’re targeting the women’s fashion industry, which is worth $500 billion in the US alone.

99

2 years ago

America’s digital magazine is a digital magazine that is central to its mission is to cover the changing landscape of the media industry, and how technology is affecting it. Since February 2014, it has published a new issue every other Thursday and has a print-on-demand model, so subscribers receive their copy directly.

99

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a unique product for the retail industry, an online marketplace for bringing in contractors to remodel your home or help you get around town.

99

2 years ago

A startup that helps freelancers take their clients on a time-definite tour of the country of their choice, tracking the itinerary, and making reservations for them.

99

2 years ago

A company that is building a platform to connect people and products for e-commerce and B2B. It’s trying to build a trusted marketplace that connects buyers with sellers.

98

2 years ago

This startup is building a software platform that helps people find the right candidate for a job. The company is trying to help HR teams increase the number of hires by helping them manage their hiring pipelines.

98

2 years ago

A startup for flowers that lets customers customize bouquets. The company is trying to eliminate the need for in-store shopping.

98

2 years ago

A startup, built for the construction industry, that helps manage suppliers’ payment terms

98

2 years ago

Cofounder of the company, a former commercial real estate agent, says she knew nothing about the fintech industry until she started researching it in 2017.

98

2 years ago

A fundraiser app for the music industry

98

2 years ago

This is a company that is trying to bring back the concept of the “sales engineer” into startups.

98

1 year ago

A startup that’s building a platform for online consumer engagement campaigns. It also aims to bring more transparency to the online advertising industry.

98

1 year ago

A platform that hooks up investors to teams of entrepreneurs. The startup is trying to build a way for investors and companies to make more financial sense by linking them up.

98

1 month ago

A job search engine that lets you search for jobs and companies by location, job title, and industry.

98

2 years ago

This startup is building a tool to automatically find data entry errors and fix them before the document is sent to customers.

97

1 year ago

A platform that allows real estate agents to list properties for sale and rent via a mobile app. The startup is trying to connect home sellers and renters directly, rather than using a broker.

97

1 year ago

A wearable technology company, based in San Francisco, that makes apparel and accessories that measure in real time and track your activity. It has some of the lowest prices in the industry, and is a contender with the other big players.

97

1 year 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.

97

2 years ago

A startup focusing on retail space management, with specific knowledge of the restaurant industry. They want to build a system that can help restaurants to manage their space and inventory more efficiently.

96

2 years ago

A startup trying to make the creation of a new app as simple as asking a friend to help you. The idea is that creative people will be more likely to give their own time free to help others who may need it, and the startup hopes to eventually help with getting new users on their apps.

96

2 years ago

A free app that lets users create “Mystery Boxes” for their friends. The app helps you send your friends a message that includes a link to a product or experience you’ve never tried before. The recipient then has the option to try it out for free without having to buy it.

96

2 years ago

A startup that helps recruiters try to hire better from the start.

96

2 years ago

A collection of partnerships from the food industry, including:

96

1 year ago

A B2B company that provides “easy-to-use, but powerful” software that streamlines the data entry process of customer data, with plans to launch in 2020.

96

2 years ago

A digital registry that records and organizes all your investment holdings.

95

2 years ago

A digital health system that connects people with health professionals in their home country. The startup just launched in Brazil in May.

95

10 days ago

A tool for helping those in the restaurant industry manage the financial, administrative, and HR aspects of the business.

95

2 years ago

A startup that works with the insurance industry to help streamline claims procedures, saving companies from having to send thousands of paper denial letters every year.

94

2 years ago

A tool for the hospitality industry to manage attendee profiles. One of the founders previously worked at Airbnb.

94

1 year ago

Experts are expensive and hard to find, but this startup is trying to make them more accessible to small businesses with a platform that offers social media marketing advice.

94

2 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.

93

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform for the fintech industry that aims to help banks manage their lending, investments, and risk. The platform was built to sit alongside the CapitalOne API.

93

2 years ago

A shop where you can buy custom-designed fashion. It comes from a team that worked on the biggest startups in the fashion industry, including Rachel Zoe, Rag & Bone, and Tory Burch.

93

2 years ago

A startup that builds value-added solutions for the e-commerce industry, helping online retailers optimize customer experience and build better sales.

93

1 year ago

A real estate technology company which provides a technology platform to the home-selling industry.

93

1 year ago

A startup that helps brands and retailers manage their inventory. It’s currently focused on the grocery industry, and hopes to expand to other industries.

93

1 year 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.

93

2 years ago

The A16Z crypto hedge fund has a startup incubator called Alight Labs, which is building a machine learning platform to detect fraud in the industry.

92

2 years ago

A software company that wants to help the legal profession connect with attorneys across the country. The company’s founder says they’ve already signed up over 2,000 lawyers and are working on a nationwide expansion.

92

1 year ago

This startup is building an enterprise-grade CRM for the legal industry.

92

7 months ago

This startup is building artificial intelligence for the financial services industry, using machine learning and natural language processing to perform complex tasks.

92

2 years ago

The digital home improvement store, HomeDepot, is still trying to figure out where to go next. It launched a new website in late 2016, but it felt more like a home services site than a home improvement one.

91

2 years ago

A “location intelligence platform” that provides insight into the performance of restaurants (sales, etc) across the country.

91

2 years ago

A home cleaning service that aims to be the Uber of its industry, connecting customers to local cleaners

91

1 year ago

Built for the fashion industry, the startup is trying to help companies manage the extensive paperwork of their operations and inventory.

91

1 year ago

The founders walked away from their jobs in the technology industry to focus on food, and built a tech app that makes it easier and cheaper for restaurants to source from local farmers.

91

2 months ago

A hardware startup that’s trying to create a “mini-computer” for IoT projects. The device is meant to be used in “anyplace, anytime, with any device”.

91

1 month ago

The startup wants to be the Uber for the legal industry, charging a $10 monthly subscription fee to connect you with a lawyer and a paralegal.

91

2 years ago

Build a business that brings the customer service model to the cannabis industry, and helps the industry better serve their customers by creating a network that supports the needs of both the consumer and the industry.

90

1 year ago

A company that’s building tools that send and receive money from people’s bank accounts. Using the software, people can send money to each other and keep an account for receiving payments. The app can be used by anyone in the country, and is available to customers through a bank account in the US.

90

6 months 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”.

90

2 years ago

A startup that’s trying to make it easier to manage audit and compliance processes, as well as keep up with sanctions and other international affairs.

89

2 years ago

A company to help online retailers in China tackle the country’s ever-present counterfeit goods problem. The startup offers services such as in-store analytics, product testing, and education.

89

2 years ago

A travel health insurance company for the U.S. market, which is trying to cover a profitable market with an under-insured customer base. It’s currently in the UK, and is looking to expand to the US.

89

1 year ago

Filling the gap between the limited-access industry conferences it hosts and the online conferences that don’t have as much of a barrier to entry.

89

7 months ago

A social platform for the food industry. The startup wants to be the platform for all of your meal prep activities, from shopping to cooking to shopping for ingredients.

89

2 years ago

An engineering service for companies that wants to build a feature with a low barrier to entry, but is expensive.

88

2 years ago

A startup to help travellers navigate the security lines at airports and customs in any country.

88

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform that lets small businesses have a single point of entry into the finance system, with a dashboard that shows all their expenses and income.

88

1 year ago

A chatbot for the fashion industry, which helps clients find samples, find stockists, and query fabric.

88

1 year ago

A project backed by the President of Brazil to develop the country’s cabs.

88

8 months ago

The BusinessBold is an online directory of B2B startups. The directory allows members to search for businesses based on location, industry, and size. The directory is updated weekly.

88

2 months ago

Buildnoise wants to build an online marketplace for building materials and services, solving a problem that’s plagued the industry for years.

88

2 years ago

The founder of this startup grew up in a remote village in India and remembers a time when he was able to get a computer for the family and a year later they were able to get the internet. The founder realized the internet had brought a lot of connectivity to the country, but the next step was to bring connectivity to the millions of people who still didn’t have it. That’s what led him to start Jana, a startup that aims to give 1.5 billion people in India access to the internet.

87

2 years ago

A medical device startup that’s trying to simplify the medical industry by tracking and improving on the performance of injectable drugs.

87

1 year ago

This startup is trying to make web design a “safer” profession by lowering the drop out rate.

87

1 year ago

A startup trying to help domestic violence victims connect with resources and foster social networks of support. They’re looking to hire a coder to help make their product.

87

11 months ago

A start-up that maps the world’s food systems, trying to create a “living resource” map of where food grows.

87

2 months ago

A platform that simplifies testing in the security industry

87

1 year ago

A startup for the finance industry that lets companies lend to each other.

86

1 month ago

A company that’s building an analytics dashboard for the cannabis industry that allows users to see everything from production data to sales figures.

86

1 year ago

A startup that has built an automated rail system focused on the trucking industry. The rail system is connected to the trucking fleet, allowing drivers to scale back to a more leisurely pace and still maintain a safe route.

85

1 year ago

A startup that’s targeting the financial services industry with the idea of developing a platform for people to sign up for payday loans. The startup has already built the back end for this app and is now working on the front end.

85

1 year ago

A startup that’s trying to figure out how to make chatbots work for people. So far, it’s been tested as a Skype chatbot that helps you schedule a doctor’s appointment.

85

11 months ago

A platform for hiring freelance developers, who can be paid in monthly subscription fees. It’s currently trying to build a business in Germany and the Netherlands.

85

11 months ago

This is a platform that helps companies that want to start a business in a location they’re not in, find an employee in that place and work together remotely. They handle everything from recruiting to HR to employee pay, with the employee paid the same rate in their home country as the company is. The company is profitable, with $2M in recurring revenue and $1M in ARR and growing.

85

10 months ago

A tool for the hospitality industry that helps hospitality outlets streamline operations

84

2 years ago

A micro-insurance product that allows people to buy health insurance for $5 a month to cover catastrophic medical expenses. The startup is looking to build out a network of health centers around the country.

83

2 years ago

A tool for students that helps them track their progress and see how they’re doing in class. The company’s founders say they’re already working with a variety of colleges across the country.

83

2 years ago

A startup that is trying to make travel apps more useful, by helping you find and book housing, food, and activities.

83

1 year ago

A unicorn that helps people get the right insurance at the right price. It’s a platform for insurance companies to use and has attracted four top-tier insurance companies to try it out.

83

9 months ago

A startup looking to bridge the gap between the financial industry and the cryptocurrency industry by providing a way for banks to offer bitcoin-based financial products.

83

2 years ago

A new startup that’s trying to make it easier to book transportation from carpools.

82

2 years ago

A tool helps auto manufacturers create highly efficient car designs. It can review thousands of designs, pick out ones that are more efficient, and make suggestions to manufacturers to try.

82

1 year ago

A tool to help people in the healthcare industry collaboratively create and edit their healthcare records in a secure, HIPAA-compliant way.

82

1 year ago

A tool that aims to help companies manage contract negotiations, especially in the tech industry.

82

10 months ago

A search engine for the real estate industry. The company aims to make it easier for buyers and sellers to find each other, in an industry that’s often tough to navigate.

82

2 years ago

A startup creating a new patent system for the fashion industry, similar to how patents work on music. It wants to prevent knock-offs, but also be used by brands for protection of their business models.

81

2 years ago

A project to help health care professionals gain experience with industry standard health IT tools.

81

1 year ago

A startup that helps people get the most out of the 1.5 million items they have stored in their kitchen and pantry with a web-based software that allows them to create shopping lists, organize items, and track purchases. They’re also developing a separate mobile app.

81

2 years ago

A software company trying to solve the problems with digital payments in developing markets, where mobile banking is still a novelty. The startup wants to provide a solution that’s simple, easy, and secure.

80

2 years ago

This startup wants to replace the inefficient and often criminally-run trucking industry with a new way to move freight that’s better for consumers, the environment, and the economy as a whole, by using autonomous vehicles.

80

1 year ago

A platform that curates and tracks news and events relevant to a company or industry, with a focus on India.

80

1 year ago

The startup is trying to solve the problem of the lack of consumer choice in the longtail economy by introducing a service to help consumers find the best products at the best price.

80

1 year ago

A startup for professional foreign exchange (forex) traders. The startup wants to disrupt the industry’s outdated, fragmented approach to trading, and provide a platform for trading 24/7.

80

9 months ago

A startup that’s building software for the cannabis industry. The company’s software allows growers to track and manage their sales, look for patterns in their data, and get real-time insights into the market.

80

7 months 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.

80

2 years ago

This startup helps identify fraud in the ecommerce industry by identifying network traffic patterns that indicate a high level of fraud.

79

2 years ago

A startup looking to gain a foothold in business software for the real estate industry. The startup’s platform aims to help brokers, agents and developers collaborate on the back-end of their work.

79

1 year ago

A startup that helps companies in the financial services industry integrate data from multiple systems through one API.

79

11 months ago

A seed-stage startup that’s building a software platform for the pipe industry. They’ll be able to manage schedules, track equipment and provide an interface to the general public.

79

1 year ago

Trying to make it easier to find a rental property in a city

78

1 year ago

A platform to help consumers get the best return on their money in their financial accounts. The startup wants to take on a large part of the financial industry and make it more transparent to consumers.

78

1 year ago

A platform that sells data to insurers. They want to act as a middleman between the insurance industry and the data they use to calculate risk, and they want to do it in a way that’s transparent and easy to understand.

78

9 months ago

A toolkit to help the ad industry identify ads that convert to sales or keep consumers engaged.

78

9 months ago

A bid management tool for the hospitality industry to help hotels, event venues and attractions manage their bids to attract customers.

78

1 month ago

The company is building a tool to help recruiters discover and manage talent across the country

78

2 years ago

A tool for the finance industry to track and report on customer payment history.

77

1 year ago

Vape2Life is a packaging and fulfillment startup that’s trying to make it easier for e-cigarette companies to ship their products. The company is offering fulfillment through its own fulfillment centers, as well as working with partners like UPS and FedEx to get products into the hands of customers.

77

1 year ago

An API for automation of data entry on websites, with a focus on the travel sector.

77

8 months ago

A business intelligence platform for the legal and health industry, connecting law firms and physicians with their clients, providing insights into risk, costs and revenues.

77

2 months ago

This is a service that’s creating a new kind of “try before you buy” app store. The startup’s in-app purchasing allows people to try an app before buying it. The startup has agreements with Google, Apple, Amazon and Microsoft.

77

2 months ago

A new startup is trying to be a sort of digital safe deposit box for all your files. Instead of keeping your digital assets on a single cloud, on one platform, the company’s solution will keep them on as many as four different cloud platforms, and in an easy-to-access location. The company wants to replace your password-protected Dropbox, Google Drive, and iCloud accounts with a single, secure place on their platform.

76

2 months ago

Tern is trying to build a mobile payments system that works across all major mobile carriers in Indonesia. It uses B2B marketing to provide merchants with a new way to process payments.

76

2 months ago

This is an artificial intelligence startup that’s trying to build a system to help people pay their bills in real time. The idea is that people would get a notification to pay their bill, and then the system would make the payment automatically.

76

2 years ago

Once a year, the company hosts a conference to educate its customers about the latest technology and trends in the industry.

75

1 year ago

A platform for farmers that wants to take on the backend of lending for the agriculture industry.

75

2 years ago

A startup focused on the health care industry that’s building a system to make it easier for patients to get the medical care they need.

74

2 years ago

This London-based startup is trying to change the way that people think about cryptocurrency. The platform is designed to help people purchase and trade in cryptocurrencies while providing an environment for detailed analysis of the cryptocurrency market.

74

1 year ago

A computer-aided design app with an emphasis on the “2D” side of things. The startup is looking to do two things: first, it’s trying to “democratize” design, a notoriously expensive and time-intensive process, by helping people do their own designs. Secondly, it takes some of the things people do on their own and turns them into a “compelling product”.

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1 year ago

This is a startup that builds financial products for the European travel industry, with a focus on the global student market. It offers a student loan re-finance product in the UK, as well as a personal loans product in the UK, Germany, and Ireland.

74

1 year ago

A startup looking to help companies in the telecom industry expand their businesses into new countries. The company is building a platform that allows companies to easily explore new markets.

74

1 month ago

A 3D-printing startup with a focus on the cannabis industry.

74

2 years ago

Cofounder of the company, a former financial industry analyst, began researching the fintech industry in 2017. She found a dearth of female founders in the space. In her startup’s pitch deck, she highlights several female founders as part of the company’s advisory board.

73

1 year ago

A social networking tool for the fashion industry. The company says the platform will allow the fashion world to make more informed decisions about buying, selling and marketing.

73

2 years ago

A startup that wants to bring the benefits of automation to the legal industry, helping legal firms reduce costs and increase efficiency.

72

2 years ago

A startup focused on the healthcare industry that partners with pharmaceutical companies to build data products to make drug development more efficient.

72

2 years ago

A tool built for the hospitality industry that allows them to better manage the labor they have on-hand. The tool can track labor in real-time, and when it’s time to restock the fridge or refill the coffee machine, the software can alert the staff to take action.

71

1 year ago

A startup that wants to build a real-time streaming video platform for the news industry. It wants to help news organizations deal with the trend of short attention spans and a shortened news cycle.

71

1 year ago

A startup that is building a service that highlights the best of the media industry, rather than the best of YouTube.

71

1 year ago

A tool that helps lawyers find the best deal on software to try in the courtroom.

71

1 year ago

Blackbox is trying to tackle the problem of consumer credit scores, which are used to help determine creditworthiness, but are not very accurate. The startup is building a credit scoring tool that uses data from places like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to determine creditworthiness.

71

1 year ago

A startup that aims to create a more transparent and secure supply chain for the fashion industry, using blockchain technology.

71

5 months ago

A VC firm that invests in companies that are trying to make money by selling products to other companies

71

5 months ago

Two startups that want to lower the barrier of entry for creating a startup.

71

2 months ago

A startup tackling the problem of “fake news” and misinformation, which it says is a growing problem that is costing the industry billions of dollars. It’s a “quality control service” that allows news publishers to verify sources, and is currently being tested in the UK.

71

1 month ago

This startup is trying to reduce the price of drug discovery through cheaper, more efficient synthesis.

71

2 years ago

A platform for selling and buying used cars, introduced at YC’s Demo Day in 2015. The startup brings a car buying platform to a market where many people don’t have credit or don’t want to deal with the hassle of financing. It’s already in use in the Bay Area, and is looking to expand to other areas of the country.

70

2 years ago

A startup building a platform for the food industry to track food safety data. It’s a way for food producers to stay in touch with their customers and keep a finger on the pulse of the industry.

70

2 years ago

The startup is building a platform that allows users to share their favorite stories in a space that’s similar to Instagram but for the automotive industry.

70

1 year ago

Companies that have benefited from Y Combinator are focusing on the problems of the modern worker not because they’re trying to build the next Klout or IMVU, but because they think these problems will be solved by technology.

70

1 year ago

A program that helps small business owners and freelancers find jobs, with a focus on the healthcare industry.

70

1 year ago

A platform that allows users to create their own personalized recipes within the app. The startup is trying to make it easier for people to make their own meal plans and recipes.

70

1 year ago

This startup is trying to make content creation a more accessible experience for anyone.

70

2 years ago

A startup trying to solve the logistics problem of selling and transporting used electronics. The company wants to eliminate the hassle of storing, moving, and recycling the product.

69

1 year ago

A search engine for the professional clean up and disposal industry

69

1 year ago

A company that aims to solve “the unmet needs of the SaaS industry”

69

2 years ago

Profile’s founders say it’s like Pinterest, but for the fashion industry.

68

1 year ago

A company that helps the real estate industry make more money by helping people rent their homes from the comfort of their phones

68

1 year ago

A mobile messaging platform for workers in the oil and gas industry.

68

1 year ago

A utility for "smart" homes from the makers of Nest, Dropcam and Honeywell. Eko is a new company that aims to bring more automation to everything from thermostats to security cameras. The company started with a thermostat that can be programmed through an app and communicate with a connected garage door, but it’s now also trying to develop a home security system that will stop someone by recognizing their face and sending a message to their phone.

68

1 year ago

A startup looking to make it easier for companies to hire and fire employees. The system’s algorithms help companies find the best people, and eliminate the high-conflict humans in the process. The company also offers a “health score” for each job candidate. The company says they’ve operated in New York and LA and are now expanding to other parts of the country.

68

1 year ago

A cloud-based peer-to-peer insurance platform, which is already in use in the automotive industry. The startup wants to be the only place where clients can buy insurance online, in person, or on the phone.

68

2 months ago

This startup is building a tool for U.S. companies to stay compliant with China’s strict new cybersecurity law, which requires companies operating in the country to be “secure and reliable.”

68

1 year ago

An AI app that helps music producers and multi-taskers in the music industry.

67

1 year ago

A new way to hire talent in the media industry that connects companies with freelancers and connects companies with talent agencies.

67

1 year ago

“Our mission is to provide profitability to the drone industry.”

67

1 year ago

A startup that “builds large scale social media campaigns for brands and agencies”, but focuses mostly on the beauty and retail industry.

67

8 days ago

A company that’s building an API for the cyber security industry. The startup claims to be able to see what attacks are ongoing against your company, and how to stop them.

67

1 year ago

To help the fresh produce industry, which is worth $100 billion in the US, Farmako hopes to build a “smart warehouse” that uses artificial intelligence to track when and where fruit and vegetables are grown, to help ensure they’re grown locally.

66

1 year ago

A company that wants to be the Uber of the cannabis industry by decreasing the time between delivery and consumption.

66

1 month ago

A startup that wants to help mom and pop stores grow their sales by giving them a way to make online payments in a country where card fraud is rampant.

66

2 years ago

A maker of subscription boxes to help customers discover, purchase, and ship products from retailers across the country. Each month, the service helps subscribers pick each month’s “box” based on their interests, which is hand-curated by the company’s team.

65

1 year ago

A toolset for companies to set up a custom, easy-to-use digital product. Rely on a team of consultants who are literate in your industry and can build a custom product within 48 hours.

65

1 year ago

A new kind of digital currency for the healthcare industry. It’s aimed at allowing treatment plans to be set up for a patient, which can be adjusted at a later date based on their progress.

65

1 year ago

They’re building a platform that helps companies across the supply chain create global partnerships, with a focus on the fashion industry.

65

1 year ago

A way to pay taxes in the Philippines. Tenpay became the first company to launch a digital tax payment system in the country.

65

1 year ago

This New York City startup is building a subscription service for the restaurant industry. The founders behind the company believe that the industry is plagued by high costs and a lack of execution.

65

1 year ago

A startup that offers training and certification to job seekers to prepare them for entry-level jobs at startups.

65

1 year ago

A blockchain company that’s building the “first cryptocurrency for the adult industry”.

65

6 months ago

In July, the Brazilian government canceled a $500 million investment in Uber. In response, Uber Brazil has been building a team of 150 to prepare for its eventual return to the country.

65

2 years ago

The startup's founders say they help companies in the $50B+ technology industry find top technical talent and make sure they spend the right amount of time and money on the right people.

64

1 year ago

This startup wants to be the Airbnb of the hotel industry. Its mission: to make corporate events a lot more social.

64

1 year ago

A travel and hospitality booking and management software for the hospitality and travel industry.

64

1 year ago

A new way to sell and manage mortgage loans. The company wants to disrupt the industry by using artificial intelligence to manage home loans and lower cost by removing the middleman.

63

1 year ago

An on-demand pest control service for homeowners that finds pests, estimates how much it will cost to remove them, and then, in a few days, sends the homeowner a text message to let them know a technician is on its way. It’s a $500 million industry in the US.

63

1 year ago

A platform that helps people make lightning-fast alterations to their homes. The startup is trying to reduce the process of finding contractors, arranging payments and paying them.

63

1 year ago

Anti-fraud for the travel industry, which relies on the transportation of travelers’ luggage and documents.

63

1 year ago

The idea is that a user builds a profile of pre-made designs for their logo that they can then sell or share with other users who can purchase them. The startup is focused on the design industry, and allows you to buy and sell your own designs.

62

1 year ago

A startup that helps the cannabis industry manage its supply chain, maximizing cannabis quality and minimizing waste.

62

1 year ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for businesses to enter the insurance industry, by allowing clients to create their own insurance plans.

62

2 months ago

A $10-20 billion industry that’s undergoing a massive shift in the way it’s being made. The startup wants to be a large part of that change.

62

1 year ago

Smart contracts for the real estate industry, which are built on top of Ethereum, allowing parties to create smart contracts for leases, escrows and home sales.

61

1 year 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.

61

1 year ago

Blogging software that helps coaches and other industry pros manage their blogs, tracking social media growth and other metrics.

61

1 year ago

A startup that helps companies quickly and easily find and hire interns and low-cost labor for tasks like data entry, social media work, and other office tasks.

61

1 year ago

A startup that wants to replace the ad-tech industry by building a self-serve platform for advertisers to create and manage their own ads and campaigns.

61

1 year ago

A tool for businesses looking to make international payments, publicizing that their business has a presence in a foreign country and helping them find a local bank account.

61

11 months ago

The startup is in the process of building a network of personal chefs. Its current focus is on the restaurant industry.

61

2 months ago

A startup that makes it easy for restaurants to accept online orders. They, like many other startups, are trying to tackle an all-too-common issue in the digital space: how to make online ordering a seamless experience for customers.

61

1 year ago

Telling people’s stories is great, but not every story is worth telling—at least, not all the time. This startup is trying to make it easy to tell your stories, but only when it’s a good idea.

60

1 year ago

Zujaa is building a machine learning-powered platform that helps those in the freight industry manage their freight.

60

1 year ago

A company that’s building a “worldwide”, “unified” payments system for the oil and gas industry.

60

1 year ago

The startup is working with industry partners to establish a next-generation digital payments platform.

60

7 months ago

A platform for automating data quality testing for the financial services industry.

60

5 months ago

A platform, which provides a platform for the transportation industry.

60

2 months ago

A social service that helps families coordinate their care. The idea is to give parents a hub that allows them to connect with family members around the country, who can in turn request care for their loved ones.

60

2 months ago

A software platform for managing a contract with multiple brands, especially one that’s trying to source materials in different countries.

60

1 month ago

A messaging app for young people, trying to eliminate the need for a smartphone in order to communicate.

60

1 year ago

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A startup that helps people who are applying for visas get into the country quickly

A platform for the healthcare industry, offering a way for patients to get a diagnosis and treatment based on their symptoms.

This company is trying to bring the power of machine learning to stock markets. It’s working to create a way to use machine learning to find correlations between stock prices and macroeconomic data, to identify bubbles and create predictive models.

Vertex is building an online marketplace for the construction industry, providing a way for contractors to sell their services through a web portal.

Aspiring to be like Amazon, this startup wants to be the Amazon of the $3.5 trillion retail industry. They say they’re currently focused on a core product that will eventually be able to make recommendations for products to customers, and have already signed up a number of retailers.

An online marketplace for selling used textbooks — a business that’s the only profitable part of the textbook industry.

A startup that helps people who are trying to learn a new language socialize with others online

In addition to making new sodas, this startup is looking to take on the soda industry as a whole by introducing healthier alternatives to soda, such as carbonated teas and fruit-flavored water.

A startup that sells 3D printing services to the medical industry

A startup that helps people who are trying to travel abroad adjust to their new surroundings

A startup that’s looking to disrupt the trucking industry

A startup focused on developing new materials and technologies for the 3D printing industry. The startup is building a 3D printing machine that prints metal, glass, ceramic and plastic materials.

An AI-powered solution for the construction industry. It’s a predictive maintenance platform that helps maintenance staff fix machines before they break down.

Pitchbook, a media company that covers the venture industry, has released a list of the top Y Combinator companies to watch. It includes several companies from the summer batch, including the following:

The founders of this startup are trying to create a new kind of credit card that can be used across multiple merchants, instead of different cards for different merchants.

This startup aims to help meet the demand in the IT service industry for IT professionals.

Mobile payments startup that is trying to bring an Indian flavor to the US market.

A startup that plans to disrupt the $20 billion handbag industry with a new line of handbags by using 3D printing. The startup is teaming with luxury fashion brand Michael Kors for the launch of the first products.

A startup that provides a service to help people get their business up and running in another country

A tool that helps people find specific flights, using data from travel agent websites. It’s a fairly simple concept but it will be interesting to see how they implement it as they try to become the Yelp for flights.

A tool to help you find and share free music online, with the help of music industry insiders

A tool for the agriculture industry (including farmers) to manage products, expenses, and profit on a day-to-day basis. The startup is working with farms to improve efficiency.

A startup that provides a service where people who are in the hospitality industry can find temporary housing if they are traveling for work

A startup focusing on the supply chain and logistics for the cannabis industry

A startup co-founded by a former Googler, Qwant is trying to recreate some of the magic of the Google search results page with a new, more visual UI. The startup is trying to compete with Google for the European market.

A startup for people in retirement who want to retire overseas. The startup helps people in their 50s and 60s with this goal, by building a financial blueprint for a person’s retirement and then matching them with an appropriate country.

Idea: A virtual reality startup for the e-commerce industry It wants to help online retailers build VR ads and other virtual experiences

This startup is building a platform that lets anyone customize a pair of shoes for any use, whether it be running a marathon, doing yoga, or just trying to look cool.

A data science startup focused on building machine learning solutions for the shipping and logistics industry. The company helps companies identify patterns in their data and build predictive models to improve operational efficiency.

This startup is trying to make it easier for companies to access and manage their customer’s data.

A tool that helps small businesses, specifically those in the restaurant industry, manage and pay all of their in-house expenses, from utilities to payroll. In the US, their core customers are restaurants.

A company that’s trying to solve the problem of how to buy and sell stocks on the blockchain.

A news aggregator for the legal industry, using a combination of legal news, blogs, and a Wikipedia-like reference library to stay on top of legal news.

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

The startup is building a platform for house-hunting in India. It’s a service like Zumper or Realtor.com but for a country where 40% of houses are bought and sold on a daily basis.

A startup that provides a service to people who are looking to make a significant career change and want to do a 6 month stint to get a taste of what it’s like to be in a new industry

A company that’s trying to solve the problem of how to get information from a decentralized public database like Ethereum to a centralized database.

A platform for the real estate industry to offer a better user experience for consumers.

A security startup that’s building a platform to automatically detect and prevent fraud in the payments industry.

A platform that helps the restaurant industry grow and scale.

Idea: A startup that helps companies hire entry-level engineers by arming them with a set of pre-screening questions that help them identify potential candidates

A digital document management platform for the legal industry.

A tool for handling legal and regulatory filings in the cannabis industry.

A life insurance company that’s trying to make it easier for young, vibrant people to buy life insurance.

This search engine is trying to build the next generation of search results, with a focus on both social media and deep links.

A company focused on corporate software for the cannabis industry. The founders say they’ve already secured $2m in funding.

A new startup that aims to modernize the payments industry for businesses, making it faster, cheaper, and more secure.

A self-driving, electric semi truck. The company says they’re trying to “make it a safer, cleaner way to transport goods”.

A digital health startup working with the health insurance industry. They’ve been doing R&D in Canada for a year and have a healthy $1.4 million seed round.

A Chinese-based company that is trying to build a subscription-based web hosting service.

A health data platform aimed at hospitals. The startup wants to use the platform to bring innovation to the hospital industry.

A platform for the self-storage industry that allows customers to share photos of their storage units, enabling renters to get in touch with customers and find out about the facilities.

Symmetry is building a digital taxidermist, a tool to help users turn their photos into 3D digital models. It can be used for anything from creating a doll of a family member to making a taxidermy mount of a dead animal.

A startup that provides a service to help people understand the job market in the country they are traveling to

A tool that helps developers build apps for the fitness and health industries. The company aims to build a platform that helps all the different parts of the industry work together.

A startup that aims to be the Wikipedia of the veterinary industry, by building a community for vets across the world.

A company that offers data and analysis for the cannabis industry.

A road trip app that helps you find activities across the country, put them on the calendar and remind you when to go

This startup is trying to teach users how to use tech to do more good.

This startup is trying to be the LinkedIn for consulting.

A startup for people who are trying to get out of their current jobs. It’s a platform for employees to apply for jobs in the company’s network, and even offer their own services to employers who hire them.

A supply chain management platform for restaurants and other food-related businesses. Growth is strong and the founders say they’re trying to make a dent in the $8.5 trillion food and beverage industry.

A startup building a Facebook-style social network for the fashion industry

A company that’s building a social network for the $1.4 trillion dry cleaning industry

An e-commerce platform for the fashion industry. They say that their technology can help fashion brands save billions of dollars in handling admin tasks.

They help connect foreign workers with U.S. companies in the manufacturing industry. Their platform helps companies with the process of hiring foreign workers after they’ve arrived in the U.S.

A company that’s trying to build a “Uber for drones”.

A SaaS company that helps other companies in the health industry get and keep medical and dental insurance. The startup is only available in the United States.

A startup that provides a service where people can rent a home in a foreign country with other

This startup is building a “sugar factory” that will use a patented process to turn sugar beet waste from the food industry into ethanol.

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A team of bitcoin and blockchain-savvy developers building a software suite for the financial services industry.

This startup is trying to help companies stop using Gmail as an inefficient way to communicate with customers and employees.

A company trying to bring together auto repair information from different sources into a single, searchable place.

Amira is helping the restaurant industry automate its back-of-house operations. Amira currently works with a few hundred restaurants.

A 3D-printed eyewear company that’s looking to disrupt the eyewear industry with a direct-to-consumer approach.

Ripple is a platform for creating virtual currency and a payment system. The startup is trying to get merchants to adopt its digital currency by offering them a low-fee payment processing system.