United Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A student loan repayment platform for companies. Currently focused on the United Kingdom.

498

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easy for people in the United States to find jobs in Europe or vice versa.

271

4 years ago

Yolt is building a credit card without interest that refunds customers’ purchases if they make a payment within a year of making them. It’s a credit card for the unbanked, but it’s currently only in the United States.

243

4 years 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.

230

4 years ago

The startup wants to use machine learning to make sure everyone in the United States gets food stamps.

196

5 years ago

A platform for sending and receiving money within the United States

174

4 years ago

According to the 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, there were over 2.4 million startup founders working in the United States.

171

5 years ago

In August 2018, Crunchbase reported that there were over 150 venture-backed startup accelerators in the United States. The list of top accelerators in the United States was as follows:

169

5 years ago

If you’ve been to a restaurant in the United States, chances are you’ve left a tip. But what happens to that tip What if that tip was shared with the next person who dined at the same restaurant Farbric’s app cuts out the middleman, allowing the restaurant to keep more of that cash.

166

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies determine whether they have a “culture of safety” and if they’re on track to meet the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s goals.

160

5 years ago

A way to monitor, measure and prevent “cybercrime”. The startup is currently being used by the United States Department of Defense to fight cybercrime.

159

5 years ago

A startup that wants to build a mobile payment system for merchants in the United States.

155

5 years ago

A venture that is building a platform for managing insurance claims across the United States.

152

2 years ago

To help people in the United Kingdom get cheap childcare,

151

5 years ago

A tool that allows companies to see which employees are eligible to vote in United States elections.

150

5 years ago

Collaborating with organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank, Geotime provides demographic, economic, and climate data in a user-friendly way that’s useful for businesses.

148

5 years ago

A startup that helps foreign nationals who want to visit the United States and doesn't want to overstay their visas

147

5 years ago

A startup that helps businesses in the United States and Europe run their money using shared accounts. It’s a “one-stop shop” for working with multiple banks.

146

5 years ago

In March 2017, Y Combinator moved its operations to the United Kingdom, becoming a British Limited Company.

144

5 years ago

Idea:This is a startup that’s building a Slack app that allows users to collaborate on the design of their physical spaces. The startup has close to 50 employees in the United States and Australia, with plans to expand to the UK and other European countries.

142

2 years ago

A platform for managing travel itineraries for organizations. The company says it is already on board with clients like the NFL, PGA, and the United Nations.

137

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a small-scale, educational version of a Tesla Powerwall battery to budding solar panel users The company says that their product is the fastest-growing solar product in the United States, and has seen an 800% increase in the number of students using it

135

5 years ago

The startup offers some of the lowest-cost dental insurance in the United States. It wants to win over the many people with gaps in insurance coverage that many large companies have.

134

5 years ago

Hammer is currently available in the United States, Canada, India, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Germany, France, Indonesia, and Japan.

132

5 years ago

The accelerator is based in New York's Brooklyn neighborhood, and was founded in February 2015. It is sponsored by MasterCard, and has attracted companies from around the world, including Colombia, Kazakhstan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

129

5 years ago

A company that helps find and hire doctors in the United States to serve as mentors for American students studying abroad.

123

3 years ago

In the United States, the U.S. Department of Labor has created the Job Corps, a program that provides free job training to people who have little or no experience in a certain field. The program offers a wide variety of job training opportunities,

122

5 years ago

A social network for immigrants in the United States. The startup wants to create a community where immigrants can connect with each other and immigrant-owned businesses.

120

5 years ago

The following startups are featured in Inc.’s 2019 Inc. 5000 list, a ranking of the 5,000 largest privately held companies in the United States.

117

4 years ago

A company that helps small businesses in the United States and Canada sell to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe.

113

5 years ago

Startup Grind is a global community that aims to connect entrepreneurs and their startups with like-minded people, resources, and events in order to accelerate their growth. Startup Grind Philly is one of the first chapters based in the United States.

109

5 years ago

While the idea of a self-driving car might look like far-fetched science fiction, the reality is that the technology is already at work on the roads of the United States and Europe. However, it is still too expensive for consumers to access. The startup, which is still in stealth, is working to make the technology accessible at a consumer level.

105

4 years ago

A startup for underwriters of auto insurance in the EU. They’re working to expand across the United States.

103

4 years ago

A company that helps recruiters, called “instaCandidate,” compete with LinkedIn by posting candidates in a more fun and unique way. InstaCandidate has a branch in India, and is looking to expand to the United States.

103

5 years ago

A software company that tracks and analyzes water usage in the United States. The startup is led by a guy who also founded a company called Aquatech that tracked water usage in the US in the 1990s.

101

5 years ago

A company that’s building a “personal assistant” for the United States government. The product is built for the US intelligence community with a $1.5 billion contract.

98

5 years ago

An e-commerce platform for zoos and aquariums to sell souvenirs to customers. The startup is working with three aquariums in the United States, and has had over $360,000 in sales in its first year.

98

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help students in the United Kingdom study abroad through a program that pairs them with a local student.

94

2 years ago

A video messaging app which lets users share their screen/camera to others with a single tap. The app already has more than 1 million users in the United States.

89

4 years ago

A company that helps small business owners in the United States and Canada to sell and manage their products and services in a way that can be tracked and tracked across multiple platforms and markets.

88

4 years ago

A startup where people can list, sell, and buy used vehicles online. In the United States roughly half of vehicles are cars that have been owned for less than a year.

83

2 years ago

A company that aims to help doctors and hospitals in the United States use electronic medical records more efficiently, and to help the medical community improve patient records.

81

4 years ago

Tapping into this market, a startup that lets users “check in” with their luggage so they can be reunited with it later.

78

2 years ago

A startup that helps those in the United States buy satellite TV from Canadian satellite providers.

78

4 years ago

This startup is building a tool that allows consumers to make calls to any business in the United States, based on a phone number.

76

4 years ago

A startup that brings the best talent from the world's best schools to teach you how to be a better coder. The startup is an elite teachers program that has sold out its next batch of spots to students from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and Israel.

76

4 years ago

A B2B service that helps pharmacies in the United States to get more business.

75

4 years ago

In 2018, the United States has the largest number of startup founders in the world, and has been for the past few years.

75

3 years ago

A company that aims to modernize payroll in the United States.

73

4 years ago

The startup offers a tool for companies to make their own custom, branded products, using a 3D printer and a factory in China. The company has partnered with Unilever, United Parcel Service, and Chipotle among others.

72

4 years ago

A startup that wants to make sending money to Pakistan as easy as sending money to the United States.

72

2 years ago

A company with a suite of products for monitoring the safety of workers at construction sites. They are currently in negotiations with the United States President's Task Force on Safety and Health in Construction.

71

4 years ago

A startup that believes in the power of the individual to make a positive impact. They’re working closely with the United Nations to help deliver clean water to slums, and hope to expand to other areas.

70

4 years ago

A tool that allows anyone in the world to spend time in the United States in the same way they do in their home country. This startup wants to make it easy for people to live in the US temporarily, which they say would create about 15 million jobs.

69

2 years ago

A tool for companies to have a single data center and server where they can manage a bunch of virtual machines. The company, which launched in July, has partnerships with companies like United Airlines.

69

4 years ago

A product for education companies that helps them connect through online training programs. It’s used by companies including Whole Foods, Warner Brothers, and the United Way.

68

4 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to run a business in the United States and Mexico, working with an in-country agent to help you get all the proper permits and licenses.

67

4 years ago

On July 29, 2018, Y Combinator announced that it is working with the United States Department of Defense on a $120 million Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) grant. DIUx is a new unit within DoD that is focused on bringing together startups and the military to develop cutting-edge technologies that the military can adopt for use in the war and defense arenas.

67

3 years ago

A decentralized car sharing network that connects customers with vetted, vetted, and vetted drivers. The network can help in the event of an Uber or Lyft outage, and the company has 10,000 drivers and 5,000 customers in the United States.

63

3 years ago

A company that uses AI to make your conference calls less annoying and more productive. Its current customers include Mozilla and the United Nations Development Program.

63

3 years ago

An insurance company that helps employers cover employees’ dues to the United Auto Workers union.

63

3 years ago

A digital payments startup that offers a way for customers to pay for goods at restaurants, bars, and stores without cash. Payfirma users have transacted $15 million in the United States and Europe since launching in early 2019.

60

2 years ago

A startup to help the working poor in the United States apply for SNAP benefits (food stamps) online. SNAP is a program that covers food, housing, and child care costs for low-income families, but the application process is complicated and often unpleasant.

59

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a marketplace for products such as cosmetic surgery and German lessons, which is why it’s already in the United States.

58

3 years ago

The first annual Startup Battlefield took place in 2016, and was hosted by the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival. The event brought together over 60 startups from across the United States and around the world.

57

2 years ago

A startup looking to help companies find and recruit talent in the United States and Mexico. The platform features a centralized database of candidates and a mobile app for employers.

57

2 years ago

A platform that helps farmers sell fruit and vegetables in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

55

3 years ago

A startup that wants to provide a better service for hiring employees in the United States. They are currently working with “dozens” of companies across different industries.

53

3 years ago

This Polish startup aims to make it easier for customers to find rent-controlled apartments in the United States and Canada.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps refugees and asylum seekers to find legal representation in the United States.

50

3 years ago

Viable is building a platform for employers to manage their employee health plans. It’s a B2B operation, with its first customers being large employers like the Department of Defense and United Parcel Service. Viable is profitable and growing in the Philadelphia area.

47

2 years ago

A new kind of social network for the United States military, looking to help soldiers stay connected with loved ones and build camaraderie.

47

3 years ago

A logistics company for food and beverage businesses, which provides delivery and warehousing services for small businesses. The company wants to grow business in the United States.

42

2 years ago

The American Red Cross is one of the largest suppliers of blood and blood products in the United States, operating more than 1,000 blood donation centers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. It has donated more than 300 million units of blood since its inception in 1917. In addition to its domestic operations, the American Red Cross has provided lifesaving assistance to people in more than 70 countries through its international humanitarian program.

41

2 years ago

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is currently funding an initiative to improve data science education in the United States.

38

2 years ago

The first annual Startup Battlefield event in the United States was held in June 2016 at the University of California, Berkeley. The event was sponsored by TechStars, Y Combinator and an undisclosed Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

37

2 years ago

A mobile arcade game designed to teach kids about the history of the United States. The startup launched a Kickstarter in July that it failed to reach its goal of $250k.

36

2 years ago

A company that works with the U.S. government to provide people with legal resources on how to qualify immigrating to the United States and what to expect as an immigrant.

31

2 years ago

An email management system for the United States Army, designed for the iPhone. The Army is using the app to communicate with foreign armies and to train its own soldiers.

28

2 years ago

A company that helps people find and buy homes in the United States. It’s a similar idea to Trulia but is looking to figure out how to make it cheaper by avoiding the middlemen in the real estate industry.

27

2 years ago

A global system to sell insurance and provide risk management services. The company already works in the United Kingdom and Canada.

26

2 years ago

A company that aims to help business owners establish a presence in the United States, with tools that allow them to start a business, make an initial sale, and connect with potential partners.

21

2 years ago

Bizgroup is a digital marketplace that helps companies build and scale their businesses. The company is one of the few to have started with a focus on the B2B side of the market, an area that has seen little innovation in the United States.

20

2 years ago

A tool for HR to track hiring and compensation trends in the United States.

19

2 years ago

In November 2018, "Return of Kings" founder Daryush Valizadeh, known as Roosh V, was banned from entry to the United Kingdom. Valizadeh published an article in "Return of Kings", titled "How to Stop Rape" which suggests that women are more likely to be raped if they stay in their home countries rather than moving to the United States or Europe. This article has been criticized by people as being misogynistic and conservative.

14

2 years ago

A company that provides temporary workers and labor brokers for clients such as the White House, the United Nations, and the United States Senate.

14

2 years ago

This startup offers a free loan to small businesses in the United States, allowing them to invest in capital equipment. The loans are small, but the interest is capitalized into the loan, so businesses don’t have to pay it back for 30 years (plus, the loan is interest-free for the first year).

11

2 years ago

A software company that helps real estate agents in the United States streamline their hiring process for home inspections. The startup is currently testing their platform with local real estate agents.

10

5 years ago

Idea: A telemedicine startup for low-income patients in El Salvador. The startup works with doctors in the United States and Canada, who give patients in El Salvador a Skype consultation.

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5 years ago

A startup that provides information about the best places to retire in the United States

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United Startup Ideas

A student loan repayment platform for companies. Currently focused on the United Kingdom.

A startup that wants to make it easy for people in the United States to find jobs in Europe or vice versa.

Yolt is building a credit card without interest that refunds customers’ purchases if they make a payment within a year of making them. It’s a credit card for the unbanked, but it’s currently only in the United States.

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.

The startup wants to use machine learning to make sure everyone in the United States gets food stamps.

A platform for sending and receiving money within the United States

According to the 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report, there were over 2.4 million startup founders working in the United States.

In August 2018, Crunchbase reported that there were over 150 venture-backed startup accelerators in the United States. The list of top accelerators in the United States was as follows:

If you’ve been to a restaurant in the United States, chances are you’ve left a tip. But what happens to that tip What if that tip was shared with the next person who dined at the same restaurant Farbric’s app cuts out the middleman, allowing the restaurant to keep more of that cash.

A startup that helps companies determine whether they have a “culture of safety” and if they’re on track to meet the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s goals.

A way to monitor, measure and prevent “cybercrime”. The startup is currently being used by the United States Department of Defense to fight cybercrime.

A startup that wants to build a mobile payment system for merchants in the United States.

A venture that is building a platform for managing insurance claims across the United States.

To help people in the United Kingdom get cheap childcare,

A tool that allows companies to see which employees are eligible to vote in United States elections.

Collaborating with organizations like the United Nations and the World Bank, Geotime provides demographic, economic, and climate data in a user-friendly way that’s useful for businesses.

A startup that helps foreign nationals who want to visit the United States and doesn't want to overstay their visas

A startup that helps businesses in the United States and Europe run their money using shared accounts. It’s a “one-stop shop” for working with multiple banks.

In March 2017, Y Combinator moved its operations to the United Kingdom, becoming a British Limited Company.

Idea:This is a startup that’s building a Slack app that allows users to collaborate on the design of their physical spaces. The startup has close to 50 employees in the United States and Australia, with plans to expand to the UK and other European countries.

A platform for managing travel itineraries for organizations. The company says it is already on board with clients like the NFL, PGA, and the United Nations.

Idea: A startup that provides a small-scale, educational version of a Tesla Powerwall battery to budding solar panel users The company says that their product is the fastest-growing solar product in the United States, and has seen an 800% increase in the number of students using it

The startup offers some of the lowest-cost dental insurance in the United States. It wants to win over the many people with gaps in insurance coverage that many large companies have.

Hammer is currently available in the United States, Canada, India, United Kingdom, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Germany, France, Indonesia, and Japan.

The accelerator is based in New York's Brooklyn neighborhood, and was founded in February 2015. It is sponsored by MasterCard, and has attracted companies from around the world, including Colombia, Kazakhstan, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

A company that helps find and hire doctors in the United States to serve as mentors for American students studying abroad.

In the United States, the U.S. Department of Labor has created the Job Corps, a program that provides free job training to people who have little or no experience in a certain field. The program offers a wide variety of job training opportunities,

A social network for immigrants in the United States. The startup wants to create a community where immigrants can connect with each other and immigrant-owned businesses.

The following startups are featured in Inc.’s 2019 Inc. 5000 list, a ranking of the 5,000 largest privately held companies in the United States.

A company that helps small businesses in the United States and Canada sell to businesses in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Startup Grind is a global community that aims to connect entrepreneurs and their startups with like-minded people, resources, and events in order to accelerate their growth. Startup Grind Philly is one of the first chapters based in the United States.

A startup for underwriters of auto insurance in the EU. They’re working to expand across the United States.

A company that helps recruiters, called “instaCandidate,” compete with LinkedIn by posting candidates in a more fun and unique way. InstaCandidate has a branch in India, and is looking to expand to the United States.

A software company that tracks and analyzes water usage in the United States. The startup is led by a guy who also founded a company called Aquatech that tracked water usage in the US in the 1990s.

A company that’s building a “personal assistant” for the United States government. The product is built for the US intelligence community with a $1.5 billion contract.

An e-commerce platform for zoos and aquariums to sell souvenirs to customers. The startup is working with three aquariums in the United States, and has had over $360,000 in sales in its first year.

A startup that wants to help students in the United Kingdom study abroad through a program that pairs them with a local student.

A video messaging app which lets users share their screen/camera to others with a single tap. The app already has more than 1 million users in the United States.

A company that helps small business owners in the United States and Canada to sell and manage their products and services in a way that can be tracked and tracked across multiple platforms and markets.

A startup where people can list, sell, and buy used vehicles online. In the United States roughly half of vehicles are cars that have been owned for less than a year.

A company that aims to help doctors and hospitals in the United States use electronic medical records more efficiently, and to help the medical community improve patient records.

Tapping into this market, a startup that lets users “check in” with their luggage so they can be reunited with it later.

A startup that helps those in the United States buy satellite TV from Canadian satellite providers.

This startup is building a tool that allows consumers to make calls to any business in the United States, based on a phone number.

A startup that brings the best talent from the world's best schools to teach you how to be a better coder. The startup is an elite teachers program that has sold out its next batch of spots to students from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and Israel.

A B2B service that helps pharmacies in the United States to get more business.

In 2018, the United States has the largest number of startup founders in the world, and has been for the past few years.

A company that aims to modernize payroll in the United States.

The startup offers a tool for companies to make their own custom, branded products, using a 3D printer and a factory in China. The company has partnered with Unilever, United Parcel Service, and Chipotle among others.

A startup that wants to make sending money to Pakistan as easy as sending money to the United States.

A company with a suite of products for monitoring the safety of workers at construction sites. They are currently in negotiations with the United States President's Task Force on Safety and Health in Construction.

A startup that believes in the power of the individual to make a positive impact. They’re working closely with the United Nations to help deliver clean water to slums, and hope to expand to other areas.

A tool that allows anyone in the world to spend time in the United States in the same way they do in their home country. This startup wants to make it easy for people to live in the US temporarily, which they say would create about 15 million jobs.

A tool for companies to have a single data center and server where they can manage a bunch of virtual machines. The company, which launched in July, has partnerships with companies like United Airlines.

A product for education companies that helps them connect through online training programs. It’s used by companies including Whole Foods, Warner Brothers, and the United Way.

A startup that makes it easy to run a business in the United States and Mexico, working with an in-country agent to help you get all the proper permits and licenses.

A decentralized car sharing network that connects customers with vetted, vetted, and vetted drivers. The network can help in the event of an Uber or Lyft outage, and the company has 10,000 drivers and 5,000 customers in the United States.

A company that uses AI to make your conference calls less annoying and more productive. Its current customers include Mozilla and the United Nations Development Program.

An insurance company that helps employers cover employees’ dues to the United Auto Workers union.

A digital payments startup that offers a way for customers to pay for goods at restaurants, bars, and stores without cash. Payfirma users have transacted $15 million in the United States and Europe since launching in early 2019.

A startup to help the working poor in the United States apply for SNAP benefits (food stamps) online. SNAP is a program that covers food, housing, and child care costs for low-income families, but the application process is complicated and often unpleasant.

A startup that’s building a marketplace for products such as cosmetic surgery and German lessons, which is why it’s already in the United States.

The first annual Startup Battlefield took place in 2016, and was hosted by the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive festival. The event brought together over 60 startups from across the United States and around the world.

A startup looking to help companies find and recruit talent in the United States and Mexico. The platform features a centralized database of candidates and a mobile app for employers.

A platform that helps farmers sell fruit and vegetables in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

A startup that wants to provide a better service for hiring employees in the United States. They are currently working with “dozens” of companies across different industries.

This Polish startup aims to make it easier for customers to find rent-controlled apartments in the United States and Canada.

A startup that helps refugees and asylum seekers to find legal representation in the United States.

Viable is building a platform for employers to manage their employee health plans. It’s a B2B operation, with its first customers being large employers like the Department of Defense and United Parcel Service. Viable is profitable and growing in the Philadelphia area.

A new kind of social network for the United States military, looking to help soldiers stay connected with loved ones and build camaraderie.

A logistics company for food and beverage businesses, which provides delivery and warehousing services for small businesses. The company wants to grow business in the United States.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is currently funding an initiative to improve data science education in the United States.

The first annual Startup Battlefield event in the United States was held in June 2016 at the University of California, Berkeley. The event was sponsored by TechStars, Y Combinator and an undisclosed Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

A mobile arcade game designed to teach kids about the history of the United States. The startup launched a Kickstarter in July that it failed to reach its goal of $250k.

A company that works with the U.S. government to provide people with legal resources on how to qualify immigrating to the United States and what to expect as an immigrant.

An email management system for the United States Army, designed for the iPhone. The Army is using the app to communicate with foreign armies and to train its own soldiers.

A company that helps people find and buy homes in the United States. It’s a similar idea to Trulia but is looking to figure out how to make it cheaper by avoiding the middlemen in the real estate industry.