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Used Startup Ideas



3 years ago

Helping people find, buy, and sell used items online

2,526
4 years ago

💡 Converting ads into in-game currency, which can then be used to buy items in the game

2,145
2 years ago

A platform for selling, buying and selling and buying used cars in India.

1,543
4 years ago

A platform that helps people easily sell used furniture, household goods, and other items.

1,385
4 years ago

A chat bot that helps you find the cheapest flights to your destination, set alerts for when prices drop, and handle tons of other travel-related tasks. The startup is focused on helping travelers manage their itineraries and get the most out of their travel.

1,070
4 years ago

A company that helps people figure out what kind of insurance they need, and then helps them find the best and cheapest way to get it. The startup says they’ve already gotten good feedback from people who have used their site.

1,047
5 years ago

An India-focused, browser-based online marketplace for real estate.

705
4 years ago

A startup that helps people find and sell used textbooks, especially for students studying for exams.

594
5 years ago

A startup for selling and buying used computers from other people. Users can sell their old computers in exchange for cash or trade them in for newer ones. The company provides a platform to help people sell their old computers and also offers a buy credit option.

534
2 years ago

A network for finding low-cost, high-quality used cars.

504
2 years ago

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

498
5 years ago

A mobile payments startup that is focused on India, offering a personal loan service to people without bank accounts.

492
5 years ago

A startup to find and buy used furniture, which makes the process easier for both buyers and sellers. The company is currently in beta, with the site having been live on a small scale for just over a year.

432
4 years ago

A company that used to provide computer science education in English before shifting to the Indian market and focusing on autodidactic AI education.

432
5 years ago

A female-focused, non-sexualized virtual reality platform where women can connect with other women in a safe and judgement-free environment to discuss and learn about sexual health and wellness.

414
4 years ago

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

414
4 years ago

“A quick-and-easy way to sell your used books online”.

405
4 years 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.

402
5 years ago

A startup that uses artificial intelligence to help prevent fraud in payments. It’s an API for banks and merchants to check if accounts are being used fraudulently.

379
2 years ago

This is a startup that makes it easier for people to sell gifts online. The company is focused on the consumer market, rather than the business-to-consumer market.

375
5 years ago

A startup that connects brands with influencers It’s a marketplace for influencer marketing, and it’s currently focused on influencers that have large Instagram followings

369
2 years ago

This is an app for college students who want to sell their used goods on campus.

364
4 years ago

A place to buy and sell unused books.

361
3 years ago

A platform that lets users sell and share their old, unused stuff, with a marketplace that helps users decide what to do with it.

361
3 years ago

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

348
2 years ago

Shifts is a startup focused on making the tools people need to succeed at work more intuitive and easy to use.

316
5 years ago

A video games-focused startup that has created a “fitness tracker” for gamers. It’s a patch that attaches to a gamer’s sleeve and tracks their movements in real time while they play.

312
5 years ago

This startup is building a platform to help people get money from friends and family. The company uses a paper check system that’s more commonly used in developing countries, and it plans to roll it out in the US, Canada, and Europe. They recently raised $1.5M in a seed round.

294
4 years ago

A mobile app that creates a single login for all of your internet accounts. The company is focused on developing a solution that is secure and easy to use. The startup is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy to use. The company is focused on creating a solution that is safe and easy

284
5 years ago

A platform for buying and selling used cars, with a focus on selling cars without a title or dings.

283
4 years ago

A startup for selling used cars online for cash

276
4 years ago

An online marketplace for the sale of used, refurbished, or new products.

276
5 years ago

A hamburger-focused delivery startup targeting the Bay Area, with a goal of having a minimum of $20 million in revenue by the end of the year.

273
5 years ago

A tool that helps people evaluate their careers in a way that has real-time feedback from their managers. It’s currently used in early rounds at Y Combinator.

272
2 years ago

Social media monitoring startup focused on helping brands and agencies track sentiment on social media. The startup is focused on helping brands track competitors’ message and content sharing across social media.

271
4 years ago

A startup for selling used cars, selling cars wholesale and at a lower cost than dealerships. The startup has partnered with dealerships in the US already, and is adding an auto insurance product to help offset the cost of rental cars for customers.

269
4 years ago

A startup that allows users to search for, and buy, a cheap used car from other people’s parked cars.

265
3 years ago

This is a place for people to buy used electronics

261
5 years ago

A startup that helps companies rent out their unused space, so that they can get paid for it.

259
4 years ago

A startup that lets people buy tickets to events that they can attend from their phone, and their friends can recommend. Ticketfly is focused on events like concerts, sporting events and live theater.

259
4 years ago

A shopping site for second-hand, used books

259
5 years ago

A company that designs, manufactures, and sells wireless sensors that can be used to detect motion, temperature, and moisture in homes and offices.

255
4 years ago

A platform that connects buyers with sellers, allowing users to sell used items like books and DVDs, or purchase new ones in bulk.

255
4 years ago

A startup for selling or buying other people’s unused shipping boxes.

254
4 years ago

A new company, made possible with the launch of the new iPhone X, is developing a smartphone that looks like a watch and can be used to take selfies.

253
2 years ago

The app is meant to help young adults get their first job. It links to a personal website, which the company says can be used in lieu of a resume.

253
4 years 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.

250
4 years ago

A startup focused on the creation of multiplayer games on mobile and web, building on the success of multiplayer games like Candy Crush and Clash of Clans.

249
4 years ago

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

246
5 years ago

A tool for automating and streamlining the many steps it takes to launch a startup. Currently focused on the US, they want to help companies “bootstrap faster, raise better and get funded more easily.”

245
5 years ago

A dating app for people who want to have casual sex, focused on avoiding pressure from other users. The app is meant to be a safe place for people who want to do something that’s not going to last.

243
4 years ago

A tech-focused project management platform for small to midsize teams.

242
4 years ago

An AI with a mobile app that helps homeowners sell their unused real estate.

236
4 years ago

A startup with an app that can block websites that operate in countries where the government is blocked. The startup is currently focused on the Chinese market.

236
4 years ago

A tool that lets people “tag” posts so that they can find them later. “Tag” then sends people links to the posts they’ve tagged. Tag is currently focused on the UK but has plans to expand to the US.

233
4 years ago

A "smart home monitoring" startup focused on energy efficiency. It's currently in a pre-launch stage, with a device that allows users to remotely turn off lights and lock doors with a smartphone, and the company says it has acquired $2.4 million in seed funding

232
5 years ago

A company that’s building a platform for group communication. It’s building a way to easily voice chat and share information with groups. It’s a product for big companies that want to communicate with internal teams, but it could also be used by small startups to communicate with teams.

228
4 years ago

The startup is a spin-off of a company called Hint, which was founded in 2015 to help people make better decisions about personal finance. The data can be used to help consumers identify opportunities for savings and investments, and Hint says one in three Americans don’t have enough money saved.

226
5 years ago

Custom holograms for marketing campaigns, allowing companies to create holograms of their logo or product that can be used for promotions, company events, or even as stickers to mark employees in the office

224
2 years ago

An accounting app that helps small businesses prepare and file their own taxes. The startup is focused on people who have never had to file taxes before.

224
4 years ago

A personal assistant focused on helping you keep up with your email, social media, and your calendar.

223
2 years ago

The app is designed to help community centers run classes in their building. It’s meant to be situated next to their front desk, and can be used to create a schedule and notify people in the building of what’s happening.

223
5 years ago

Emoor is a startup focused on helping freelancers manage their content.

222
4 years ago

A 3D printable gun that allows you to modify the shape of your weapon. The idea behind the technology is that it can be used to make semi-automatic weapons capable of being fired more quickly.

221
4 years ago

A company focused on video collaboration tools, with a focus on video training.

221
5 years ago

A platform for companies to rent out unused office space when they don’t need it, for instance during a conference.

219
4 years ago

An eco-friendly conference for startups, focused on innovation, sustainability and technology.

219
4 years ago

A startup that can be used by anyone to manage their subscriptions to dozens of different services, including places like Netflix and Spotify.

216
5 years ago

A company that aims to simplify the process of buying and selling used goods online in the US, and in the UK, with the aim to make it easier than eBay or Craigslist. The startup currently has 2,000 members, each paying a monthly fee.

215
4 years ago

An ad-tech startup focused on helping brands to better understand their ad campaigns.

214
2 years ago

A digital marketplace for millions of used car buyers and sellers.

214
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that allows people to buy and sell their used items using augmented reality

213
5 years ago

A startup where you can buy used tablet computers from big retailers like Best Buy and Staples.

213
4 years ago

A startup focused on helping startups scale quickly by providing a forum for other startups to work with.

213
4 years ago

Website for buying and selling used bikes. They currently have over 20,000 users for their platform.

213
4 years ago

A platform for sharing and selling reusable office supplies to businesses. The startup focuses on 8 great office supply items that are used a lot, but don’t get recycled as often as they should. They’re currently focusing on the US, but plan to expand internationally and into business software.

212
4 years ago

An enterprise-focused Slack alternative, with focus on teams that need to collaborate. The company has also been expanding into other areas like marketing, design, engineering, and other business functions.

212
3 years ago

A startup focused on the development of specialty plastics. It’s got a factory in the US, and its first product is a sustainable, nontoxic version of the plastic used to make fiberglass.

211
2 years ago

A platform that helps students find and apply for internships. Started in January, the company has been used by over 1,000 students so far.

210
4 years ago

Another startup focused on helping people manage their money and expenses. It aims to be a more personal approach to budgeting and money management.

209
4 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform that serves as a community for people seeking to buy and sell used goods.

207
5 years ago

A startup that hopes to help people save money by getting them to share their unused parking spots with strangers with the goal of getting more free parking spots for more people.

206
5 years ago

A startup that creates a dating app focused on building meaningful relationships

205
4 years 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.

205
4 years ago

A community marketplace for buying and selling second-hand goods. It is very similar in kind to the popular site OfferUp, but with a community-focused twist

204
4 years ago

A decentralized, privacy-focused, social platform for the sharing and discussion of taboo things, like porn and sexuality.

202
4 years ago

A “social network for nurses”, where nurses can connect with each other and patients. The company is currently focused on the US healthcare system.

201
4 years ago

A startup where sellers can search and advertise used vehicles in real time.

201
2 years ago

This is a startup that helps event planners and talent managers book talent, with plans to help event organizers connect with buyers. The startup is focused on helping event organizers to manage their events, while ensuring that their talent has the best rates and options.

201
4 years ago

A startup focused on helping Indigenous communities in Canada. The startup aims to build a platform to help Indigenous people unite, and use technology to help them create their own economic independence.

200
2 years ago

A startup that sells equipment for non-destructive testing, instruments used by engineers to inspect and analyze electronic components. The startup is building a product that costs $3,000 and is selling for $25,000.

199
4 years ago

A company building tools for the home that can be used to monitor and control energy consumption.

198
3 years ago

 A B2C startup focused on helping farmers sell their produce, backed by a big agricultural company.

198
4 years ago

A privacy-focused cryptocurrency that uses multiple layers of encryption to make transactions hard to trace. The company’s software prevents transactions from being saved to a public ledger.

196
3 years ago

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

196
3 years ago

A startup that sends groceries to users' homes. In its first week, the app was used to send 5,000 orders.

196
4 years ago

“Eco-friendly” shipping containers that can be used to build shipping crates or other shipping products.

195
4 years ago

A platform that connects people looking to buy and sell goods and services for a commission. It’s similar to Groupon, but focused on more niche products and services.

194
4 years ago

A startup that helps people find and book restaurants and make reservations. It’s already used for over 1,000 reservations.

194
2 years ago

A new startup focused on helping readers access the best content in their area. The company offers a monthly subscription of a curated list of articles that interest a person. They want to launch in early 2020 to allow people to take a break from their phones.

194
5 years ago

A startup that allows you to “sell” your unused holiday or vacation days to other workers so they can use the days to shore up their own schedules.

192
3 years ago

A “marketplace for helping people sell their used fitness gear”.

192
5 years ago

 A startup that turns unused kitchen appliances into bitcoin mining rigs

191
5 years ago

A chatbot that organizes your orders and delivery for you. It currently has a team of 3, has raised about $1 million, and is focused on San Francisco for now.

191
4 years ago

An HR-focused product that helps companies make hiring decisions.

191
4 years ago

A startup where people can create and share their own videos to be used as a free marketing tool. The startup is working on a video series called Inside the Box, which follows a different startup every month as they grow.

190
5 years ago

This startup is building a comprehensive online marketplace for the sale of assets like real estate and cars. The startup is focused on rural markets like India, where the costs of buying and selling homes and commodities is often prohibitively high.

189
2 years ago

A startup called “TripTix” that lets you sell your unused airline tickets to other travelers.

188
4 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used cars and getting dealer-level prices and prices from auto manufacturers. The startup is in the pilot stage.

187
5 years ago

A startup that allows people to sell their used books, and it’s helped 20,000 people make $100,000.

186
4 years ago

The startup helps companies coordinate meetings and events in a more efficient way with a mobile application that lets people request times to meet and itineraries for the meetings. It’s been used on over 7,000 events and 500 events per month.

186
4 years ago

A solution for data scientists to turn their computer code into visualizations that can be used in presentations.

186
2 years ago

 A tiny wearable device that can monitor heart rate variability and other vital signs, used to diagnose sleep apnea. The device is being built by a team of engineers and sleep doctors.

186
4 years ago

A startup that’s building a toolset to help companies build a customer lifecycle. By tracking things like a customer’s first interaction with the brand, their engagement, and their final purchase, a company can better track how their customer is used across the brand’s products and services.

185
4 years ago

A startup that lets you create a custom, branded, and optimized mobile application using the same platform that’s used by Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

185
4 years ago

A mobile app that lets businesses book their events and track reservations. The company has used its platform to book over $10M worth of events.

184
5 years ago

CodeIgniter, a PHP framework, is used by about 25% of all websites.

183
4 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for people to create their own videos, with the goal of helping them share their stories with the world. The platform can be integrated into other services or used standalone, and has a number of corporate customers including the likes of Airbnb.

183
3 years ago

A health-focused startup that’s building a platform that allows users to track their own health and learn from others.

183
5 years ago

This startup aims to help chatbots learn from user inputs and be used in a number of enterprise use cases.

182
4 years ago

A tool for helping people find their next career move, which is focused on helping employees change jobs within the same company.

182
3 years ago

A digital marketing platform focused on helping companies reach their target audience in the best way possible. The company has been doing digital marketing for over a decade.

182
5 years ago

A platform where you can sell your used stuff to others.

181
4 years ago

A technology startup that wants to use the power of data to make stuff like robot pets and virtual reality games more interactive. It’s currently focused on Pokémon Go, where it is working with Niantic on a new feature that allows users to interact with characters in the game.

181
3 years ago

A company focused on helping consumers and small businesses manage their money using a single integrated app, including credit cards and checking accounts.

181
4 years ago

The startup is building a platform to help people to buy and sell gently used items, like cars, without having to go through a third party like eBay or Craigslist. They have a plan in place to expand into new categories in 2020.

180
5 years ago

An online marketplace for the trade of used books, trading them through a trusted system.

179
5 years ago

A B2B company focused on creating a visual sales tool for sales teams and executives.

179
4 years ago

A tool for developers to find out how their products are used, with the goal of helping them fix bugs.

179
4 years ago

A startup building a platform for users to buy and sell anything from used cars to timeshares.

179
2 years ago

A startup focused on improving the quality of the business-to-business process, from pitches to sales calls.

179
4 years ago

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

178
4 years ago

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

178
4 years ago

A blockchain-based, peer-to-peer marketplace for the sale of used goods.

178
4 years ago

A startup where dog owners can sell their pets, keeping in mind that many dogs can be abused.

178
3 years ago

U.S. startup that aims to bring rapid, inexpensive, and secure payments to the unbanked. PayMate's blockchain-based payment technology can be used for international remittances and micropayments.

178
5 years ago

A free database of all consumer credit cards, available online and allowing users to search for cards, compare them, and see where they’re used.

177
4 years ago

A platform for online business owners to manage their inventory. The startup is focused on the fashion market.

177
4 years ago

This startup is building an AI-driven, image-matching tool for marketers. At first, it’d be used to build ad campaigns, but it’d eventually be used to improve content creation and moderation.

176
3 years ago

This startup wants to let people sell unused home appliances and cut down on the waste.

176
3 years ago

A company that helps companies with “employee engagement”. The idea is that by using its “engagement platform”, companies can find more engaged employees and more engaged customers, and it’s been used by companies like Airbnb, Stripe, and LinkedIn.

176
5 years ago

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

175
5 years ago

A credit card with a debit card that earns points and can be used for all purchases, including travel and dining.

175
4 years ago

This is a digital assistant that helps you find insurance at the cheapest price and adjust it so that you pay the least amount of money possible. It’s a SaaS solution that can be used by any insurance company, and uses data science to help you find the best policy at the best price.

175
5 years ago

A startup that wants to make the process of buying and selling used cars more straightforward.

174
5 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.

174
5 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.

174
4 years ago

A system that lets small businesses and individuals buy and sell their used goods securely.

174
4 years ago

A social network for people interested in a subscription box subscription service. Currently focused on a subscription box for wine, with plans to expand to other categories.

174
5 years ago

A startup that’s building a 3D printing platform for mixed-use buildings. The tech allows for 3D printing of 3D models to be used in building construction.

173
5 years ago

A tool for managing an online student organization. It can be used to invite and manage members, track events, and make payments.

172
5 years ago

A startup for the sale of used cars, which is designed to be faster, cheaper, and easier than dealerships.

172
5 years ago

A physical token that can be used to unlock any door in the world

171
3 years ago

 A tool for schools that helps teachers plan and manage their school’s communication. The company says it’s already used by over 1,000 schools and is growing fast.

170
5 years ago

An ecommerce marketplace for buying and selling used products.

169
5 years ago

Motion-tracking device that can be used with any smartphone.

169
5 years ago

A connected car startup focused on providing an on-demand ride service. It’s one of the companies that was part of the Telangana government’s PPP program.

169
4 years ago

A startup that connects buyers and sellers of used cars. It currently has 10,000 used cars on its platform, and plans to add 10,000 more by the end of 2020.

169
3 years ago

A micro-investment platform, focused on small savings accounts.

169
3 years ago

An online shopping destination for the British market, with an alcohol-focused e-commerce platform

169
5 years ago

A way to create a “digital currency” that can be used across a number of e-commerce sites, allowing them to transact easily and quickly.

168
5 years ago

A startup for the sale of used and new cars.

168
3 years ago

A startup that allows parents to track their kids’ and teens’ activities. The startup is currently focused on South Africa.

168
5 years ago

A startup that aims to take the power out of microgrids and put it into the hands of consumers. The startup is working on a battery pack with solar panels that can be installed on the rooftops of homes and offices and be used to supply electricity for a certain period of time, much like a powerbank.

167
4 years 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.

167
3 years ago

A new way to build an app that can be used by anyone to create an app in minutes, from concept to launch. Users can build on top of a pre-built template to produce their own unique app.

167
3 years ago

An artificial intelligence platform that can be used to help predict and prevent the spread of diseases.

167
5 years ago

The startup is an online marketplace for local services. Currently it’s focused on New York City.

166
5 years ago

A startup that connects people who have things to give away with those who need them. It’s a sister-focused startup to Giveaway and Charitybuzz, which helps people find others who are looking for things to give.

166
5 years ago

A company focused on doing the same thing as Freshbooks, but for freelancers.

166
4 years ago

A company focused on the web and mobile performance, making the world’s largest distributed network for web and mobile services.

166
4 years ago

A recruiting-focused startup that connects job seekers to employers and job postings.

166
4 years ago

The first NFC app to let users order food directly on their phones, in advance, and pay using just a tap. It’s currently being used in Paris to order ahead at restaurants, hotels, and cafes.

166
4 years ago

An API that can be used to integrate web and mobile applications with the API and create a single platform. The API is designed to help enterprise and developers build applications with a central hub that can be accessed from multiple devices.

166
4 years ago

The startup is building an app that makes it easy for people to buy and sell used clothing online, cutting out the need for a middleman like eBay.

166
3 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used cars. Instead of a dealership, the business connects buyers with sellers. The startup wants to make vehicle buying easier, with an app that helps streamline the process.

166
3 years ago

A Y Combinator company, now working on an electric scooter that can be programmed to stop and go on command, and a remote control that can be used to start the scooter remotely.

166
5 years ago

A San Francisco-based company that wants to make it easy for people to take photos and videos of their food. The startup is focused on helping people create the perfect Instagram photos to show off what they’re cooking, eating, or buying.

165
5 years ago

An AI startup in the healthcare space, focused on building tools that help doctors and researchers better use the data that’s already out there.

165
5 years ago

 API developer that provides an easy way to create a custom API for a company or organization, as well as an API that can be used by other companies. The company's software is designed for startups, but could be applied to other business settings.

165
5 years ago

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

165
5 years ago

A mobile payments startup, focused on helping the unbanked in India, that’s created by a team of MIT grads that previously worked at a mobile payments company.

165
3 years ago

A tool for farmers that lets them see how much fertilizer they’ve used, or how much water they’ve saved for the season, and gives them a summary of their results.

165
5 years ago

A startup that helps people to buy and sell used cars, which helps save the environment. The entrepreneurs say that they’ve seen a lot of interest in the platform from US car dealerships.

164
4 years ago

A digital platform and marketplace for buying and selling used cars, that aims to offer the same experience as buying a used car from a dealer.

164
3 years ago

A startup that wants to connect businesses and consumers directly. It’s currently focused on one market that wants to be able to buy a physical product and also have that product shipped over the web.

164
5 years ago

A real estate focused business that connects tenants and landlords. The startup is a bit like Rocket Mortgage, a company that helps people with bad credit refinance their home loans — the startup’s focus is more on the landlord side of the equation. The startup charges a monthly fee of $50 for their service.

163
5 years ago

A Paris-based digital marketplace for people who want to sell their unused items.

163
5 years ago

A system that tracks a person’s location and data for the purpose of health management. The startup wants to make it easy for people to have a better understanding of how their data is used.

163
5 years ago

A platform to help people find and book affordable dental work. Currently focused in the UK and US.

162
5 years ago

A startup that helps you set up a study abroad or exchange program at a college in the US. The startup is currently focused on China and has a pending partnership with a college there.

162
5 years ago

A startup focused on providing real estate agents with a better way to find properties for their clients.

162
4 years ago

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

162
4 years ago

This startup wants to turn food waste into a commodity. It is developing a process to turn used food into a liquid waste product for use as a fertilizer for farmers.

162
3 years ago

A machine learning platform that lets anyone build a chatbot without coding. It’s currently used by Budweiser and HP.

162
5 years ago

A company whose software can help people buy and sell used cars.

161
4 years ago

A platform that helps small businesses find financing to grow. The service is used by over 1,000 businesses in the US.

161
4 years ago

A product that helps people visualize how their social media presence is being used by brands. It’s built for small businesses, and is pitched as a way to help them manage their online reputation.

161
4 years ago

A startup for the buying and selling of used cars, appliances and other household goods.

161
4 years ago

A smartphone that can be used to track the physical movements and location of a user in the event of a medical emergency.

161
3 years ago

A startup developing a new type of credit card that can be used anywhere, from Uber to Taco Bell to Applebee's

161
5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can rent out their unused vacation home for 2 weeks a year and make extra money

160
5 years ago

A startup for managing your team's projects and tasks from anywhere on the web. The company is currently focused on the US market.

160
5 years ago

A startup that’s building a marketplace for the sale of unused construction equipment.

160
3 years ago

A startup that helps people sell their unused smartphone accessories to other users, with a points system and a budget to help set prices.

160
3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to use and license Node.js, a widely-used programming platform

160
2 years ago

This app was supposed to help people schedule doctors’ appointments and manage their health records, but instead it was used by a large portion of the population to cheat on taxes.

160
5 years ago

A startup focused on expanding the definition of who and what can be a customer

159
5 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.

159
5 years ago

A chat bot that lets people through meditation than can be used to help people battle depression

159
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 platform that allows consumers to make payments online for new or used products, and then track their orders.

159
5 years ago

A platform for people to sell their used cars online. When a buyer agrees to buy your car, the app will handle the paperwork and payment.

159
4 years ago

Currently focused on the UK, a B2B company that enables people to borrow money from their employer via a payroll deduction. It charges 1% interest for up to 12 months, and the company keeps 2% of the loan amount.

159
3 years 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”.

159
2 years ago

A startup focused on helping firms with in-house legal departments with disputes

159
5 years ago

A “checking card” to help startups get paid. It’s a card that can be used for all of a company’s purchases, including things like affiliate marketing or advertising.

158
5 years ago

This is an online platform for selling and buying used phones.

158
5 years ago

This startup is building a tool that helps companies launch a new product easier and cheaper. It’s currently focused on B2B customers and is looking to partner with the B2B startups that come through YC to help them with their product launch process.

158
5 years ago

An online marketplace for the sale of used bikes and other goods. It’s also a user driven marketplace where users can connect with sellers.

158
3 years ago

The startup is focused on the global pharmaceutical supply chain, and wants to use blockchain technology to help reduce fraud and improve transparency.

158
3 years ago

A company that is building a new way to sell used cars using the web and mobile.

158
3 years ago

The next-generation of a widely used, widely used tool for finding and scheduling doctors.

158
5 years ago

A medical record-tracking app for doctors. The startup is currently being used to track 3,000 patients in the US.

157
5 years ago

A sustainability project that uses IoT sensors to monitor the environment. There are over 1 billion sensors in use today, but they’re not being used to their full potential.

157
5 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.

157
4 years ago

A startup that’s building a chatbot for use on Slack, to help teams communicate with one another. They’re currently focused on developing a “conversational” experience.

157
4 years ago

A community for people seeking to buy, sell, and rent used cars. They’re building a platform that aims to be as frictionless as possible, and is now working with a few car dealerships in the UK.

157
3 years ago

A company that helps with the design of data models and the development of data visualizations, which can be used in a variety of different ways.

157
2 years ago

A company that makes a smart card used to access public transit in London.

157
5 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.

156
5 years ago

A platform that enables people to buy and sell things like furniture, cars, and apartments, and rent out unused rooms. Borrowers can use the platform’s software to manage the loan, and borrowers can access the property remotely. The platform is currently focused on the UK.

156
5 years ago

A chatbot that can be used to verify email addresses. The startup is still looking at options on how to make money with the platform, and it’s not clear how many people are using it yet.

156
5 years ago

A startup for buying and selling tickets to events. The startup is focused on events in the UK and Europe. They were formerly known as Ticket Vending.

156
5 years ago

A startup that helps people find and close the deals for them. The startup is focused on the B2B segment, but it’s already working with companies like Capital One, Intuit, and Salesforce.

156
5 years ago

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

156
5 years ago

A web design consultancy focused on helping companies get their websites and business up to speed.

156
5 years ago

This is a tool for businesses that want to reduce their carbon footprint. The company is focused on helping companies reduce their energy consumption, and plans to launch a product that does this by helping them track energy usage and then offset the usage with cash.

155
5 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used cars online. At the moment, the marketplace offers about 20,000 used cars, but they’re planning to launch into the US in 2019, with plans to expand to Europe and Asia in 2020.

155
5 years ago

A startup looking to help auto dealers sell their used cars quickly, offering a broader selection of cars, and making the process easier for auto dealers.

155
4 years ago

A tool to help people quit smoking. The startup’s product, Patch, is designed to help people quit smoking through animations and imagery that help them break their habit. It’s designed to be used alongside other cessation products.

155
4 years ago

A platform for buying and selling used trucks and cars, which they say is a company that helps manage the transition between new and used cars.

155
3 years ago

A startup focused on building tech for homes in India. The startup wants to enable a system through which families can track their energy consumption, water usage, and air quality.

155
3 years ago

 A startup focused on treating traumatic brain injury. The team is building a wearable device that monitors the brain and tailors treatment plans based off the patient’s unique pattern of brain injuries.

155
5 years ago

A startup that is building a way to sell tickets to virtual events. Currently focused on ticketing for fitness events.

154
5 years ago

A platform for businesses to manage their HR — hiring, payroll, training, and more — from the cloud. The company’s pitch is that the platform can be used by all kinds of businesses, not just HR departments.

154
5 years ago

A venture for helping people find and book cheap flights on both domestic and international flights. The startup is a spin-off of co-founder and CEO Zachary Mider’s previous startup, which is also focused on domestic flights.

154
5 years ago

An insurance-focused startup that collects data from drivers using their Android phones and then uses the data to sell insurance to them. It’s an insurance company that doesn’t actually write the policies.

154
3 years ago

A startup aiming to make the process of selling used cars easier by linking people to a trusted auto broker in one place, and facilitating the process of selling your car to one place.

154
2 years ago

This startup is a “community-powered” marketplace for buying and selling unused gift cards at discounted prices.

154
5 years ago

A San Francisco-based startup in the education marketplace space that wants to help lower-income students afford higher education. The startup tells me it’s had over $200,000 in investments, has more than 10,000 students, and has been used by more than 3,000 colleges and universities.

153
3 years ago

A startup that wants to use a new type of smart contract language that can be used in autonomous vehicles to reduce insurance fraud.

153
5 years ago

The startup is building a teaming platform focused on the education, construction, and manufacturing sectors.

152
5 years ago

Cordyceps is a startup that helps you book medical appointments based on availability and location. The app can be used to book appointments, but it can also help you find an appointment for a dentist or other medical professional based on availability and location.

152
5 years ago

A startup that helps people track their workouts and plan healthy meals. The startup is focused on helping people who are healthy and want to keep it that way, and the company says that because the company’s algorithms are based on historical exercise data, it’s able to identify trends that are more accurate than what a person might individually determine for themselves.

152
5 years ago

A “digital marketplace for used books and audiobooks” that allows users to find and buy books in their community of interest.

152
5 years ago

The startup’s service allows users to create custom-designed and branded debit cards to be used at millions of locations in the US, UK, Canada, France, and Australia. It also does global spending and cross-border payments for businesses that need it.

152
5 years ago

A student loan refinancing service that’s currently focused on the US.

152
3 years ago

A platform that monetizes the unused power of Wi-Fi routers, allowing companies to sell it back to the public, or use it to create their own Internet service.

152
3 years ago

An HR software platform that aims to become a “one-stop shop for hiring and onboarding”. The startup is currently focused on HR and recruiting, but they have plans to expand into other areas of the business.

152
5 years ago

Money does not work like it used to. It’s more like a series of cashier store charges. This company wants to make the experience of using cash for transactions more like the way we use our phones.

151
5 years ago

A SaaS accounting service focused on small businesses. It’s powered by Intuit’s QuickBooks enterprise software.

151
5 years ago

A startup focused on making it easier for employers and HR professionals to manage the onboarding process. The company is building a process for hiring new employees that’s “one of the most frustrating parts of the process”. It would be used to help the company add new employees, fix the onboarding process, and help identify the right kind of jobs for the company.

151
5 years ago

A platform that will allow you to make adjustments to your iPhone or iPad without having to open it up. The startup is focused on making it easier for people to tweak their iOS devices.

151
5 years ago

A startup based on the idea that what’s often lost in the process of buying a car is the opportunity to sell it. CarBifi helps make the process of selling a car easier, and could be used by dealers to help people decide if they want to keep their car for another year.

151
5 years ago

A platform that helps people find the right property for a vacation or retreat. The company is focused on creating a full-service vacation rental in every coastal rental market.

150
5 years ago

A company that wants to streamline the hiring process for employers, letting them post jobs and give applicants a chance to respond. It’s been used by companies like Lyft and Warby Parker.

150
5 years ago

A way of organizing a person's social life through a calendar. The startup is backed by Y Combinator, and the company is currently focused on the enterprise market, but plans to bring it to consumers soon.

150
5 years ago

A company that helps people save money on their mobile phone bills. The startup is focused on helping people in countries where mobile services are expensive, as is the case in Mexico. It currently offers a mobile plan on a monthly basis and has signed on the largest mobile company in Mexico.

150
3 years ago

A company that takes photos of everything, then turns them into a library of product imagery that can be used to sell products online.

150
5 years ago

A platform that enables users to buy and sell their unused iPhone parts.

149
5 years ago

A startup that helps you buy and sell used cars, with listings on the app and an app you can use to manage them.

149
5 years ago

A company that brings together a community of people with the same interests. Its main community is focused on cooking, but it also had an early-stage fitness community.

149
5 years ago

They’re looking to build an AI that can be used by investors to evaluate the risk of a loan, and is meant to be more accurate and faster than existing methods.

149
5 years ago

A startup that helps companies set up a session-based video conference system that can be used on any device.

149
5 years ago

A portfolio of startups focused on building products that make it easier to follow the money.

149
4 years ago

A platform that provides data about how your phone is being used. The startup aims to tackle a problem that is increasingly important as the world becomes more connected: How exactly is my phone being used

149
5 years ago

The founders of this startup are building a device to help you identify the origin of your food. It can be used to eliminate food fraud, and help the world’s poorest populations.

148
5 years ago

A blockchain-based, peer-to-peer platform allowing people to rent apartments and rooms in unused retail space to travelers in need as a means of earning extra income and paying for rent.

148
5 years ago

A startup that wants to bring true visual search to the web. The startup uses AI to detect the objects in a picture or video, and then uses that data to power a search engine that can be used from anywhere.

148
5 years ago

A startup that helps convert documents into video so they can be more easily used by the visually impaired.

148
5 years ago

A startup that’s building out a platform to help users with recurring payments like subscriptions and digital products. The product helps people manage their recurring payments, and is already being used by 65,000 users with 30,000 active channels.

148
5 years ago

A startup for users to sell their used cell phone and get it unlocked.

148
5 years ago

The startup’s app, which is currently in beta, allows people to buy and sell used electronics by clicking between old iPhones and iPads. People can even keep track of the item’s age and condition which allows them to make smart purchases.

147
5 years ago

This is an online marketplace for people who want to sell their old stuff. It also wants to be a marketplace for people who want to buy used stuff.

147
5 years ago

A startup building an online marketplace for used trucks. The company is currently operating out of a warehouse and wants to build a larger, more permanent headquarters.

147
5 years ago

A video-sharing site focused on sharing original content with the goal of earning revenue through ads and paid subscriptions

147
5 years ago

A real estate app meant to help people find, research, and purchase houses. The startup is currently focused on the San Francisco Bay Area.

147
5 years ago

A startup focused on offering a new way for people to get around. The company is focused on making public transit faster, more reliable, and more accessible, and it wants to do that by buying out bus companies and running them as its own private transportation network.

147
5 years ago

A platform for businesses to manage their employee headshots, from the front-facing photos they’re used to seeing on LinkedIn to the full-on professional headshots.

147
5 years ago

An online photo editing platform, also available on iOS and Android, which is meant to be used by people with no experience in photography to be able to add various effects to photos.

147
5 years ago

 This is a website for buying and selling used computers. The website automatically searches for computers that are listed by sellers.

147
4 years ago

A tool for managing a sales team, helping reps track and forecast sales. The company says it has been in private beta since April and is currently focused on small businesses.

147
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a tool to help automate the creation of quotes and invoices via text message. The tool is designed to be used by small business owners and freelancers and would work best with a smartphone, but any text-capable device can be used.

147
5 years ago

A messaging app focused on messaging and group creation.

146
5 years ago

A home cleaning startup that’s focused on getting people to do more of their own house cleaning.

146
5 years ago

A startup building a mobile app that allows users to upload and share 3D models that can then be used for business, education, art, or other purposes.

146
5 years ago

A pair of heavy-equipment spare parts specialists in the Midwest. These guys help companies find used equipment, they’ve made over 200 sales to date.

146
5 years ago

A community focused on creating and sharing art, music, and videos.

146
5 years ago

A platform for buyers of used cars, or sellers.

146
5 years ago

A startup focused on helping customers gain access to discounts and deals for their phones.

146
5 years ago

A female-focused podcast network that focuses on health and wellness.

146
3 years ago

A mobile application that can be used to get a QR code for your friend's email address in the event of an emergency. The startup is the first commercially available app for getting an email in an emergency.

146
5 years ago

This company is focusing on anonymized data for companies. The startup lets anyone sell anonymized data about their customers, which can be used by businesses to provide better services.

145
5 years ago

It’s a “smart” alarm clock that can only be used once, so it only has to wake up once. The company also has a “smart” alarm clock that can only be used once, but it also has a mute button. The company also has another alarm clock that can be used instead.

145
5 years ago

The online marketplace where used cars can be bought from sellers and sold to buyers. The startup is private and hasn’t released much information on its model, but it’s looking to build a local network of auto sellers and buyers who make purchases through a mobile app.

145
5 years ago

A platform that lets users find and buy used cars, and works as a place for sellers to post used cars for sale.

145
5 years ago

Focused on improving the user experience of people who travel internationally. The company brings together a private messaging platform for travelers with a photo-sharing feature. The company is in the testing phase and will be available in the U.S. and Europe.

145
3 years ago

A digital voice assistant, or digital assistant, that can be used by anyone to enter tasks, appointments and a slew of other information. A digital assistant is a common consumer feature on many of the most popular smart speakers today.

145
3 years ago

A social media platform that’s basically like Facebook, but focused on developing a community of artists who work together to create art and share it with their friends.

145
2 years ago

A company that makes tiny speakers that play music through a smartphone. The company’s speakers are marketed as powerful enough to be used as a main speaker in a home, but can also be used to amplify the noise in a crowded space like a concert or a conference. The startup was founded in October 2017.

145
2 years ago

A hardware company that creates paper-thin fingerprint sensors that can be used to unlock computers, phones, and other devices. A pilot program with the Indian government to use the sensors to improve its census program.

145
5 years ago

A startup that helps create and manage internal databases (“databases that used to be siloed”)

144
5 years ago

A group of publications that allow users to create personalized editions. Previously called “my publisher”, the startup is currently focused on personalizing a magazine subscription.

144
5 years ago

A platform that allows mobile phones to be used as keys to access secure physical spaces and buildings.

144
5 years ago

A platform that allows users to create and share a digital drawing, which can be used by other users to add to or edit.

144
5 years ago

A real estate startup in New York City that’s looking to help people and companies find a space in the city. They’re focused on the New York City market.

144
5 years ago

A fashion-focused app that delivers on-demand styling help.

144
5 years ago

A tech company that makes digital services for the public health sector. They’re focused on getting government agencies to talk to each other.

144
3 years ago

A startup that lets you take a picture of your car with the app and get a quote from the dealership to fix it. The service has been used to help people fix their cars in less than 30 minutes.

144
5 years ago

A company that sells “smart contracts”. The idea is that Smart Contracts are more efficient and reliable than the current “Oracles” that are used to execute contracts.

143
5 years ago

The startup’s goal is to help users achieve a more “authentic” online presence. They’re building software that allows users to design their own avatars, choosing from a variety of “personas”, which can be used on other platforms, like Facebook, Twitter, or other social networks.

143
5 years ago

This startup aims to use the power of blockchain to help people find, buy, and sell their used goods.

143
5 years ago

A platform that helps companies organize their email, Slack, and other messaging systems. The startup’s founders say it can save companies 5% to 30% on their monthly email costs, and that it’s used by companies like MercadoLibre, Zappos, and Expedia.

143
5 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to find, buy, and sell used books online in an effort to combat e-commerce and Amazon.

143
5 years ago

A group of employees at a company that make up a “workcommittee” that can be used to solve internal conflicts.

143
5 years ago

A new way to buy and sell used cars. It also allows car dealers to buy and sell on the platform.

143
3 years ago

An online platform for pre-screening candidates before speaking engagements, meant to be used as a way to filter potentially unsuitable candidates.

143
3 years ago

A food delivery app that’s focused on serving college campuses in the US.

143
5 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used goods. The startup has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

142
4 years ago

The company is building a digital marketplace for people who want to buy and sell their used goods at wholesale. The company is focusing on the US but they plan to launch internationally.

142
3 years ago

A tool that allows developers to build their own tools that can be used by other people.

142
3 years ago

A startup focused on making it easier for grocery stores to acquire and market products as diverse as produce, dairy and meat

142
5 years ago

It’s a company that offers a way for people to buy and sell used parts, like alternators, spark plugs, or fuel pumps, using the same FBA business model that Amazon uses to sell used items.

141
5 years ago

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

141
5 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.

141
5 years ago

A platform for building chatbots that is meant to be used for enterprise-level business.

141
3 years ago

A company that is building a new tool that allows people to conduct a financial analysis of their own investment portfolio. They’re currently focused on analyzing retirement savings.

141
3 years ago

A CRM for HR that’s focused on millennials and uses gamification to keep them engaged.

141
5 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier to source and sell used cars, cars that have not been bought and sold through a dealership.

140
5 years ago

A tool used to connect small businesses with customers and suppliers, allowing the businesses to manage their finances from anywhere in the world.

140
5 years ago

An online marketplace for people who want to buy used music equipment and gear, with a focus on the UK and US markets.

140
5 years ago

An “invisible” credit card. The startup aims to use biometrics, like facial recognition, to replace physical credit cards. It’s first product is a “perpetual” card that can be used in lieu of a regular card.

140
5 years ago

A crowd-funded project to bring the benefits of underfloor heating and cooling to the underdeveloped world. The startup’s founders came up with the concept for a client-focused project as a way to combine the technology with other humanitarian efforts.

139
5 years ago

A coworking space, aimed at startups, but could be used by any small business.

139
3 years ago

A society in which each member has a designated “tax” that they pay to the community. The startup is focused on the personal tax, but says the societal tax is an interesting place to start.

139
3 years ago

A portable diagnostic tool for children to run noninvasive tests. A startup that helps parents test their kids for common problems before they go to the doctor. The startup is working on a lower-cost version of its product that can be used at home.

139
5 years ago

A platform for teachers and students to interact that can be used to share notes, assignments, and homework via a visual interface. They are developing a way for teachers to grade students' work in real time, as well as a way for students to get feedback from teachers and classmates in real time.

138
5 years ago

Focused on helping business owners and executives improve business outcomes, the startup’s first offering, CROW, is a software tool that helps companies analyze the performance of their marketing initiatives.

138
5 years ago

A tool for creating quick videos, working as a companion to other video creation tools. It’s been used by over 1,000 brands, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Taylor Swift, and Anthony Bourdain.

138
5 years ago

A mobile-first bank focused on small business owners and entrepreneurs.

138
5 years ago

A company that helps companies build software infrastructure that allows them to handle three types of data (user, table, and document) in a single data source. It’s currently being used by a large multinational company that has 7500+ employees.

138
5 years ago

A business that lets people take their unused gym equipment home.

138
5 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.

138
2 years ago

A payment processing startup focused on small businesses that delivers a much lower processing cost than businesses typically pay, allowing them to offer lower prices to their customers.

138
5 years ago

A digital marketplace for car parts, where companies buy and sell used parts to each other.

137
5 years ago

 A startup for buying and selling home appliances. Their current focus is on selling used appliances, which they want to make a one-touch online purchase process.

137
5 years ago

A startup that makes custom-made, 3D-printed female prosthetics that can be used to treat urinary incontinence in women.

137
4 years ago

Software that can be used to make the most of data from your business intelligence software.

137
5 years ago

A bug detector that scans for malware, like a virus, and blocks it out before it affects a computer. The company says it is meant to be used alongside antivirus tools to “protect your digital space” and is efficient because it operates at the lowest levels of the operating system.

136
5 years ago

Young startup that’s building a self-driving, electric semi-truck. Traveling 80 miles on one charge, the truck is meant to be used for local deliveries.

136
5 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform that can let people pay rent with their phones. The company is focused on the homeless population, which is more mobile than the average person, but their platform could be used across all sectors.

136
5 years ago

A crowdsourced research platform focused on helping companies understand their customers.

136
5 years ago

A mobile app that allows users to easily send and receive money. The startup was founded in July and is focused on working with local banks in the US. It aims to get users to use the app to send money directly to their local bank accounts or other people’s bank accounts.

136
4 years ago

Fingers is a web-based email app for teams that aims to look familiar to those who’ve used Microsoft Outlook, and is for teams that are already using Microsoft Office. It allows users to set up and share meetings, schedules, and tasks.

136
4 years ago

A startup for selling and buying used cars. The startup plans to build a national network of used car dealers to help consumers meet sellers of similar cars. The startup will take a moderate percentage of the sale.

136
5 years ago

A digital identity platform and communications network for digital society, based on the open source Edunet system, used in Venezuela prior to the Chávez administration.

135
5 years ago

A “one-click” platform that helps businesses create, edit, and schedule funnels. The platform is focused on making it much easier for businesses to digitally market and promote products and services.

135
5 years ago

A company that provides analytics, features, and data on how products are used in a retail location.

135
5 years ago

A startup focused on helping users filter content in their feeds. The startup has built a product that uses algorithms to recommend the most relevant content for you based on a variety of criteria.

135
5 years ago

A startup that helps you create, share, and sell short-form videos. The startup has a 4-person team and has been used by a number of brands — including the NBA, NHL, and Tom’s Shoes.

135
5 years ago

A startup that wants to use artificial intelligence to help improve the lives of aging parents. The company's first product is a watch that listens to the wearer's heartbeat and detects a change in heart rate caused by a number of possible issues. It then sends help via text message.

135
5 years ago

A new app that allows users to “virtually” connect with a well-known psychologist. The app was launched in April and is being used by students and their parents to help them better understand their experiences with mental illness.

135
5 years ago

A startup building an online platform for people to sell their used electronics. The idea is to be a free marketplace where sellers can sell and buyers can buy used electronics from people all over the world.

135
3 years ago

A real estate-focused website that allows brokers to publish homes for sale.

135
3 years ago

A company that uses AI to analyze and predict customer behavior which can be used to improve the company’s products and make them more useful.

135
2 years ago

A new startup focused on helping people “Solve for X” in order to make their lives easier.

135
5 years ago

A startup that is a marketplace for healthcare providers to rent out their unused medical equipment

134
5 years ago

A customer support and engagement platform for businesses aimed at the Millennial generation. The startup is focused on helping companies improve customer support and engagement, but its founders say it can be used across the board.

134
5 years ago

The company is pairing the digital technology used by banks to process payments to the physical elements of a cash machine, such as a keypad and a printer, to create an end-to-end solution.

134
5 years ago

This startup is building a way for people to buy and sell used items at a fraction of the cost of new goods.

134
5 years ago

A platform where used car buyers can find, communicate, and negotiate deals with sellers.

134
3 years ago

We’re used to going to a retail store and buying a product from a single brand. The startup wants to make it easier to find the product that’s right for you by making a detailed product finder in a new kind of retail store.

134
2 years ago

A consumer-focused bill payment service for businesses. The company is based in Bangalore, India.

134
5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for renting servers, using a model similar to Airbnb Users can rent a server by the hour, day, week, or month They rent out their unused servers, which helps keep them up to date, and clients get cheap hosting

133
5 years ago

A fitness tracking device that’s been downloaded over 3 million times, has a 4.5 out of 5 star rating on the App Store, and was sold to Apple. It’s been used by over 60 million people and is now the best-selling fitness tracker on the market. It’s profitable and has a $300 million valuation.

133
5 years ago

A “new, modern approach to commerce” that aims to serve the needs of B2B companies by giving them a single, unified interface to manage all their sales and marketing. They’re focused on helping B2B companies improve their sales and marketing, and currently have clients in the financial services space.

133
5 years ago

A wearable that will track activity and sleep habits, and then report them to you on your wrist. The startup wants to create a device that can complete a full-body fitness test that can be used with other devices.

133
5 years ago

A physical card that can be used to charge software as a service, like SaaS, subscriptions and free trials.

133
5 years ago

This startup wants to create a new digital currency that’s backed by a bank, and that can be used to pay for transactions in the physical world.

133
5 years ago

The company, founded by two former Facebook engineers, is building a way to take existing and upcoming blockchains and enable them to be built and used easily across different platforms.

133
5 years ago

This startup is building a new kind of pay-as-you-go mobile device, which can be used for a variety of purposes, from music to glasses to medical and molecular research. The device is meant to be flexible and easy to use, with a range of options for the hardware and software, and a monthly fee that is based on usage.

133
5 years ago

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

133
5 years ago

A real-time messaging platform for teams that works with Slack and other services. The startup is currently focused on teams with fewer than 10 people.

133
5 years ago

A company that builds flexible, adjustable shipping containers that can be used for housing, shipping, and construction.

133
5 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used office equipment, including desks, chairs, and computers.

133
4 years ago

A physical marketplace for selling and renting used cars in New York City. The startup wants to build a “supermarket for second-hand cars” and focus on luxury cars.

133
2 years ago

A digital platform that allows people to buy and sell used cars without ever having to meet in person. It’s already built out in 25 cities in the US.

133
5 years ago

A tool for benchmarking how a business’s content is being used across other businesses.

132
5 years ago

Intuition has created a connected digital device that can be used to help handicapped people with daily tasks.

132
5 years ago

A startup that is focused on building an internet platform for newsrooms. The startup is building a news platform that allows users to easily curate their news feeds, making it easier to find the news they care about.

132
5 years ago

A new kind of social networking platform that gives users their own personal “safe space” within the network. The site is focused on being a safe place for people to express themselves, and is designed to be a safe space for people of all types, but especially for those who are marginalized.

132
5 years ago

In the US, 90% of people’s social media profiles use photos, but only 50% of those photos are actually being used for social purposes. A company that wants to solve the problem, BuildFace is a tool that uses facial recognition to curate a digital photo-portfolio, using contextual photos to augment a person’s personal brand.

132
5 years ago

A social network for the humanitarian sector, not unlike Care2 but more focused on the humanitarian side of things like conflict zones, refugees and the like.

132
5 years ago

A startup focused on making home security more affordable and accessible. The company has raised $5 million from investors including General Catalyst, T. Rowe Price, and others.

132
5 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.

132
3 years ago

A digital platform that allows employees to forecast their hours and spend more time with their families. The company is based in Seattle and has a few thousand users who have used their program.

132
3 years ago

This startup is building an AI-based assistant for businesses. The startup is currently focused on hotel concierge services, and wants to help owners of small businesses know what their customers want.

132
5 years ago

A tool to help event producers manage their social media posts, customer service, and other communications. It’s an ad-free, content-focused social media management tool with 15,000 paying customers.

131
5 years ago

A project management tool built for teams that want to organize their projects. It’s already been used by a lot of the world’s biggest brands.

131
5 years ago

A C2C marketplace for buying and selling used furniture. There’s a big market for people looking to buy used furniture but no good way to find them. The startup’s website shows a few beautiful tables and chairs, but the bulk of the site features the items for sale.

131
4 years ago

A startup for used cars and motorcycles where buyers can find sellers in their cities and vice versa.

131
2 years ago

An automated system for managing the health of codebases and applications. Currently focused on open source projects.

131
5 years ago

A DC-based software company that wants to help members of Congress find more efficient ways of working. The company wants to help lawmakers streamline their day-to-day by helping them track and report their progress. It’s currently focused on the DC metro area.

130
5 years ago

An online marketplace for e-commerce merchants to sell their products and services in bulk. The startup is currently focused on the US, but has plans to expand internationally.

130
5 years ago

A startup that wants to make buying gift cards more efficient by allowing gift card holders to sell unused cards online.

130
3 years ago

A place to buy and sell used car parts, with an emphasis on spare parts of electric vehicles.

130
5 years ago

A platform that helps developers of internet of things devices get their software into the hands of end users. The startup is focused on the “Internet of Stuff”, or the internet of things — a technology that allows everyday items to be connected to the internet and have their state monitored.

129
5 years ago

A device that connects to an existing spectrometer for blood analysis. The device is ready to be used in clinical trials, and has already been approved by the FDA.

129
5 years ago

Building a platform that allows businesses to promote their brand and retain data about their customers. Right now, it’s only used by one business, but they’re building a paid platform as a revenue opportunity.

129
5 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.

129
5 years ago

A startup that wants to improve the process of lending money to small businesses. The company is a tool used by businesses that make loans to customers.

129
5 years ago

A messaging app that was built from the ground up to be used by people who are hearing impaired.

129
5 years ago

Not just a one-click solution for saving and transferring contacts, but a true platform for managing them. It allows users to create branded groups of contacts, and then schedule calls among them. It’s ad-free, secure and can be used on both iOS and Android.

129
4 years ago

Online discovery service focused on solving the problem of finding the right home for your next vacation. The startup uses data and algorithms to help vacationers find the right home for their next trip.

129
3 years ago

A product that helps businesses better manage their finances and automate their processes. The startup is focused on meeting a need that they say has been unmet by other tools.

129
5 years ago

A startup that is working on an injectable drug that will help heal damaged nerve fibers. They’re working on a treatment for a degenerative disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth, which is caused by damage to the peripheral nerves.

128
5 years ago

Another startup looking to challenge the status quo of the food delivery space. Olo wants to deliver a food service experience with a focus on healthy eating and delivery. It’s currently focused on New York City.

128
5 years ago

In the summer of 2016, Y Combinator opened a office in London to focus on Europe. The office is headed by Laura Simpson, who previously worked at eBay, and has joined the Y Combinator London team. Y Combinator London is focused on advising and investing in European startups and is led by Stephen O’Grady, who previously worked at Twitter, Google, and Yahoo.

128
5 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for consumers to buy and sell their used goods by connecting them with people who use it.

128
5 years ago

A mobile platform that helps users find nearby parking via mobile device. The startup is building the technology from ground up, with a new API that can be used by parking lot owners and app developers to get parking data.

128
5 years ago

A company that wants to build a service that lets you call up an Uber-like app whenever you need a ride anywhere. The service would give you options for the type of car to be used and then would let you track the car’s progress.

128
3 years ago

A company that makes custom furniture for startups, lifestyle brands and corporations. The startup is focused on creating interiors for commercial spaces.

128
5 years ago

A company that’s building a platform for scheduling livestreams, similar to Twitch but focused on short-form content. They have a library of over 10,000 videos on their platform.

127
5 years ago

A digital marketplace for office space. The startup is a spin-off of co-founder Aditya Kripalani’s previous startup, which is also focused on office space.

127
5 years ago

A payments app that can be used on any platform. The startup focuses on helping people save money by holding off on that $10 Starbucks drink for now.

127
5 years ago

An online marketplace for selling used furniture. The startup is currently focused on selling used furniture in the San Francisco area.

127
5 years ago

A health insurance startup focused on improving women of color’s health care, specifically in rural areas.

127
5 years ago

A video creation and distribution platform for scientific research teams, used by the NIH, FDA, and other institutions.

127
4 years ago

A digital currency for local commerce that can be used in the UK and Europe.

127
3 years ago

They’re creating an inclusive marketplace for people with disabilities to find employment, with a focus on people with a strong desire to help others. The startup’s platform is used by nearly 150 organizations across the country.

127
5 years ago

This company is building a platform for large retailers to run a giant global inventory system that can be used by partners and independent merchants.

126
5 years ago

Just like Uber, which allows you to summon a car at any time, this startup wants to allow anyone to get a ride at any time. Currently focused on bringing services to the campus.

126
5 years ago

They are building a website for buying and selling used cars in the US that allows users to create and manage a car listing. They also have an app for users to find cars for sale (which they claim would be the first app of its kind to gain Apple approval.)

126
5 years ago

A startup that sells customer acquisition services for B2B companies. They’re focused on funding growth for their clients by providing free, one-time services such as marketing and customer support.

125
5 years ago

This startup is building a digital tool that helps companies help people with disabilities. Assistly is a web-based platform that helps companies help people with disabilities. Assistly is focused on helping consumers with a disability buy products and services online.

125
5 years ago

A product design studio that helps brands create more appealing products. They’re currently focused on a few brands, but plan to branch out.

125
5 years ago

A product for helping people create a daily habit of exercising. The startup helps people work through a workout routine on their phone, with the goal of helping them build a habit. It’s meant to be a replacement for people who have used apps like ChoreMonster or other similar products before.

125
5 years ago

A startup focused on helping to lower the cost of the gig economy. They provide a platform for workers to outsource tasks as much as they need, and helps clients with tasks like hiring, HR, and payroll.

125
5 years ago

A company focused on helping companies find and recruit people who create content like blogs, podcasts, or YouTube channels. Content creators have to manually fill out applications and get approval from the startup to be on their platform. The startup has already raised $100,000 and is looking for more investment.

125
5 years ago

This app helps employers and candidates find each other in a process known as telecommuting. It uses the same technology that’s used to find talent at LinkedIn.

125
5 years ago

A “co-living” startup focused on the business side of student housing and aiming to become the Airbnb of college housing

125
4 years ago

A set of business-focused events for women. The company wants to start with a small group of founders in the SF Bay Area.

125
4 years ago

A startup that connects users with people who are willing to buy their used items in the US. The startup will connect you with buyers in your area and help facilitate payments. It launched in San Francisco in July 2015.

125
3 years ago

A mobile-first digital platform for buying and selling used cars, meant to be an alternative to Craigslist and other online classifieds.

125
5 years ago

An online service that helps people find and sell used goods and collectibles. The company is also looking at a new model where it will serve as a marketplace to help buyers find and buy goods.

124
5 years ago

A startup focused on getting more people onto their “right-sized” compact cars, with a focus on the East Coast. The startup is focused on targeting Millennials who are interested in driving small cars but don’t want to spend a lot of money.

124
5 years ago

A search engine focused on finding the most relevant articles about a particular topic. The startup is building the search around data from more than 190 million sources across the web. It was recently featured on the HBO show Silicon Valley.

124
5 years ago

Taking the speed and agility of the mobile web and developing a platform that can be used on any device, including desktops. The startup, which was started in 2013, is one of the few startups creating a truly mobile web application.

124
5 years ago

A platform that helps people buy and sell single family homes. Currently focused on the UK. The company is using a combination of software and crowdsourced data to help buyers make smarter decisions.

124
5 years ago

A startup that helps people find cheap flights to and from the city where they’re visiting. The company says it’s already been used by tens of thousands of customers who saved $1,000 on a flight.

124
4 years ago

A consumer card that can be used at many places where plastic credit cards are accepted. It’s meant for the Indian market to replace a plethora of different forms of payment.

124
5 years ago

A health startup that aims to make it easier for patients to find a doctor who can treat their condition. The startup is currently focused on the UK.

123
5 years ago

A seed-stage medical tech startup focused on helping patients undergoing surgery and managing their pain through a smartphone app. The founders say they’ve been featured on 60 Minutes, and have raised a $1 million seed round

123
5 years ago

A tool for finding out how many people have downloaded your app, and how many have used it in the past week. The founders say that it’s been integrated into 75 different apps, and that they’ve seen a 20% increase in user retention and engagement once they started using it, with a 50% increase in revenue.

123
5 years ago

This startup wants to help facilitate the digitization of art in a way that is more focused on intangible aspects like inspiration and emotion, rather than just the technicalities of how the work was created.

123
3 years ago

A startup focused on building an automated system for Algorithmic Portfolio Trading

123
3 years ago

A startup focused on protecting consumer privacy and data. It’s built a product that monitors apps that have been downloaded by a user. The startup is based in Berlin and says it has “saved” 100,000+ users’ data.

123
5 years ago

A data analytics company that turns data into stories that can be used to tell stories. They have a big focus on the criminal justice system, using real-time court data to help their clients make predictions on when a suspect will be released on bail, or when they will be convicted.

122
5 years ago

This startup wants to give independent artists a way to make money when their work is used in a commercial way.

122
5 years ago

A mobile-focused insurance company that focuses on coverages that keep people out of the hospital.

122
5 years ago

The company is building an app that helps companies to purchase and sell used cars. The company’s claim is that it’s the only app that allows you to purchase a used car in under 90 seconds.

122
3 years ago

A startup that lets people borrow friends’ unused airline miles for a fee.

122
5 years ago

A platform that helps companies manage their product lifecycles and is currently being used by “leading global brands,” as per the founders.

121
5 years ago

A startup that’s building an online marketplace for used cars, with a focus on low-mileage, high-quality cars.

121
5 years ago

A hardware startup that’s building ruggedized bitcoin hardware that can be sold to businesses and consumers. The company is currently working on a $1,000 device that it says can be used for up to a year on a single battery.

121
4 years ago

A single-page application framework that aims to let developers build highly-optimized mobile apps using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Modernizr is used by over 100,000 developers.

121
4 years ago

A tool that can be used to create “mini apps” that can be used to run tiny tasks on a business’s phone, like taking a picture with a tablet, or looking up a restaurant’s location.

121
3 years ago

A platform to sell used clothes, which expands on the concept of “swapping” in online marketplaces.

121
5 years ago

 A crowdsourced platform that will be used to crowdsource a variety of projects and tasks.

120
5 years ago

A SMB-focused marketplace for small business loans, which has already closed $20M in loans and has more than 10,000 users.

120
4 years ago

A startup that allows you to buy and sell your car for a fraction of a typical used car price. It also contains a market where you can post your trade-in for a new car.

120
3 years ago

A card that can be used to pay for its own purchases and then be used for future purchases anywhere that accept Paypal.

120
5 years ago

A social network for remote workers focused on health and fitness.

119
5 years ago

A platform for helping people build and sell customized products. They’re currently focused on building a platform for small businesses to access to the manufacturing supply chain.

119
5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps teachers manage grading. The founders say it has an “A+ grade” and is already being used in twenty schools.

119
5 years ago

A company that connects buyers with sellers of used cars via a mobile app.

119
5 years ago

A platform for the sale of used goods from motorcycles to cars, broken down into subcategories

119
5 years ago

A tool to create chatbots for businesses. The startup is building a chatbot that’s focused on helping companies build their branding. The startup is currently working with three clients.

119
4 years ago

Fostr is a marketplace where people sell their unused clothes. The company has raised $1.5 million in seed funding and says they’ve sold over 30,000 items in the last two years.

119
3 years ago

A company that sells an app that helps you make money off of your unused phone storage.

119
5 years ago

The startup has created a predictive analytics tool that helps food companies decide where to open new locations. The startup is focused on the US and UK.

118
5 years ago

A digital storefront for selling and marketing your art. The company is currently focused on artists whose work is sold by galleries, but it wants to expand into more verticals.

118
5 years ago

UnionX is a platform that can be used to organize a union or similar group for a group of employees. The startup has seen interest from unions in private companies, like Uber, and recently secured $1 million in seed funding.

118
4 years ago

This startup is creating a platform for financial markets that can be accessed and used by both startups and big financial firms.

118
3 years ago

A peer-to-peer marketplace for finding and buying used phones. The company says they have $10,000 monthly recurring revenue, counting YC as one of their customers.

118
3 years ago

A new-generation courier service that’s focused on helping businesses keep track of the people and items they’re shipping.

118
5 years ago

A mobile app that helps people manage their social media profiles. The startup is currently focused on identifying influencers and helping brands manage their social media presence.

117
5 years ago

A startup that used machine learning to automatically identify the best apps for people based on their demographics, to help navigate the app store.

117
5 years ago

A tool to help finance teams and executives track their spending and generate reports that can be used to improve management of funds.

117
5 years ago

A digital payment solution for baristas that allows them to accept credit cards, debit cards, and Apple Pay payments. The startup is currently focused on the US market.

117
4 years ago

A SaaS platform used by companies to automate and manage their recruiting and event planning.

117
4 years ago

A startup that helps hotels and restaurants get their online marketing more focused and effective.

117
5 years ago

A startup that offers a mobile app that can be used to recruit and manage talent in the same way that LinkedIn, Glassdoor and Indeed do today.

116
5 years ago

A platform for insurers, doctors, hospitals, and patients to communicate data about a patient without having to go through a third party. The data is used to improve care and reduce costs, and it’s currently being used in the UK.

116
5 years ago

A startup for tracking running mileage, showing a user’s progress in terms of distance run and time spent running. The startup is focused on the female market.

116
5 years ago

Building a company focused on making modeling, simulation and optimization more accessible to researchers, engineers and scientists.

116
4 years ago

The startup’s tool aims to give landlords the tools to manage their properties more efficiently. It’s meant to be used by property managers, but the startup is looking to also work with landlords and property managers.

116
4 years ago

A live-streaming platform, focused on video games.

116
3 years ago

DeSig is a mobile game that allows players to earn tokens via in-app purchases, which can be used to progress through a game board, as well as unlock new characters, items, or accounts.

116
3 years ago

A SaaS business focused on the buying and selling of used cars, with an app that allows car owners to post their car for sale and also see offers on that car.

116
2 years ago

This app is meant to help people track the things they own and where they are, as they are moving from one place to another. It’s a smartphone app, with a web app too, meant to replace the need to keep track of all of the various slips of paper used by people to track what they own and where.

116
5 years ago

A system that gathers cannabis-related data and allows users to search it in a single location. The startup is focused on helping people find strains that will help them with specific ailments, and aims to build out a robust strain database.

115
5 years ago

A startup that helps teachers track students’ progress, in a way that can be used to incentivize or sanction students. They had an initial launch at the beginning of October.

115
4 years ago

a global digital health company. The company’s platform is designed to convert health data into insights that can be used to improve health outcomes.

115
4 years 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.

115
3 years ago

A tool that helps users avoid the pitfalls of mobile phone and bank payment fraud, such as phishing and online skimming. It’s a sort of virtual wallet that can be used just like a physical wallet.

115
5 years ago

A platform for sharing and monetizing content, modeled on LinkedIn’s professional network but focused on sharing and distributing content.

114
5 years ago

 A company that gathers data from 10 million office spaces around the world and uses AI to predict how offices will be used in the future. The startup, which launched in May, will use this data to help companies with building out spaces in the future, by using it to determine which workspaces are most needed.

114
5 years ago

An online marketplace for trading used books, based on users volunteering their books as collateral. The company is based in the UK but has been growing in the US.

114
5 years ago

A UK-based startup that offers a social network for “sculptors and studios”. The company is focused on helping artists “have more control over their work”.

114
5 years ago

A digital marketing agency for mobile app developers, focused on helping them to grow their businesses. The startup is a spin-off from a digital marketing agency, and has raised $1.1M in seed funding so far.

114
5 years ago

A “community for digital nomads”, focused on sharing experiences and connecting with other digital nomads.

114
4 years 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.

114
4 years ago

This startup is building a software suite that integrates field data with information and insights that can be used to make better business decisions.

114
3 years ago

A decentralized digital identity platform. Users can register their digital identity and receive a token that can be used to access a variety of services, including the ability to take out loans.

114
2 years ago

A startup that helps companies buy and sell gift cards online. The startup wants to make gift cards a less popular retail item, which is currently used for 70% of all retail transactions.

114
5 years ago

A startup that lets you issue your own token that can be used to grow a business or pay for a service. It’s based on the ERC20 token standard.

113
5 years ago

A startup that uses artificial intelligence to create a set of data driven, predictive models that can be used to predict possible customer behavior.

113
5 years ago

A software-as-a-service that helps large companies manage and automate their entire supply chain, from procurement to inventory. It’s used by corporations like Apple, Ford, and Vodafone, as well as smaller companies like Clerys and GoDaddy.

113
5 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for people to sell their used gadgets and electronics. It wants to give users free website or app hosting and a platform for selling their devices and accessories.

113
5 years ago

A startup that’s building a marketplace for people to buy, sell, and trade used cars, taking a commission of each transaction.

113
4 years ago

A “tame” version of the Snapchat app, focused on bringing its features to one’s phone.

113
3 years ago

A startup that offers concierge services for the hospitality industry, focused on helping hosts at top-tier hotels book the right people at the right time.

113
5 years ago

A tech company focused on helping startups and entrepreneurs increase retention of new hires through a data-driven approach.

112
5 years ago

CREDITS is a new way to manage all of your credentials, focused on the crypto-economy.

112
5 years ago

 A credit card linked to your bank account, like a debit card with your bank’s approval. The card can be used everywhere the bank accepts credit cards. The startup has raised $1.5 million in seed funding from a single investor, Andreessen Horowitz.

112
5 years ago

A social network for people who want to buy and sell real estate. It’s currently focused on the San Francisco Bay Area, and is intended to compete with Zillow and Trulia.

112
3 years ago

This company wants to build a universal language of facial expressions that can be used in any social context

112
5 years ago

A platform that allows teams to manage their workflows collaboratively. The team is focused on making it useful for ride sharing companies and other companies that work with multiple contractors.

111
5 years ago

A data-driven company that makes a program that helps people pay their utility bills every month. The startup is focused on helping customers keep their utility bills at a minimum.

111
5 years ago

A drone startup that aims to make drones as useful as smartphones. The company is building a drone that can be mounted on a smartphone and used for a variety of uses, from viewing property to capturing video.

111
5 years ago

A company building a wearable that the company says is the size of a bar of soap and can be worn for up to a week. The company says the wearable can continuously monitor glucose levels, and can be used as a glucose monitor.

111
5 years ago

Building an ecosystem of companies that help people make money on their unused belongings.

111
5 years ago

A startup to help companies manage the data they collect in their stores, for example, that can be used to help them find new products or make marketing plans.

111
4 years ago

This startup is building a platform for location-based mobile advertising aimed at driving in-app purchases and attracting shoppers. The startup is currently focused on shopping malls in the US, but they have plans to expand to other verticals.

111
3 years ago

Virtual assistant that can be used with voice commands and text messages to schedule appointments, make reminder calls, and more. It’s currently available in the US, with plans to expand internationally.

111
3 years ago

A company focused on helping salespeople and sales managers in the consumer sector make sales more effectively by using AI. They’re currently in the early stages of development but have a team of 10.

111
3 years ago

A digital platform for enterprise companies to sell and buy used office equipment.

111
2 years ago

An online platform that helps users make money selling their unused vacation days. Users can make money on the company website, or through their own website.

111
5 years ago

A company that builds a platform for employees to apply for and manage their own benefits. The service started out as a way for employees to manage their health benefits, but it is now being used by employers to manage everything from work-from-home policies, to retirement plans, to tuition reimbursement.

110
5 years ago

A startup focused on, of all things, helping travelers navigate the world. The company wants to help you book hotels, flights, rental cars, and other travel arrangements using an app, a website, and a mobile messaging platform. (1)

110
5 years ago

A platform that facilitates local sales of used clothing. It allows users to post their items, and then lets a user who is looking to purchase an item find an appropriate buyer.

110
4 years ago

A way to buy and sell everything from a car to a house. They’re focused on the mom-and-pop home remodeling market in the US

110
4 years ago

An online marketplace for used items, which they claim has a $10-million monthly revenue stream via their website.

110
4 years ago

 The startup wants to be a marketplace for people to sell their used stuff. Its focus is on new-to-market products, but founders say they’d be open to selling used products as well.

110
5 years ago

The startup is initially focused on the US, but plans to expand into Europe in the future. It’s a “one-stop shop” for local food, covering restaurants, grocery stores, and specialty shops.

109
5 years ago

A device that can act as a second screen for your smartphone, beaming to your TV or a projector. The startup is focused on the touchscreen issue, as the screen is often the weak link in smartphone use.

109
5 years ago

A startup developing a platform for employees to be notified of their schedule, get a link to the correct file, and set up auto-expiring files. The startup is mainly focused on the logistics of building out their system and should have a better idea of when they’ll launch by the end of the year.

109
5 years ago

A live-streaming tool meant to be used for video interviews. The company is also building a subscription-based premium service that will allow users to conduct live-streamed interviews.

109
4 years ago

A tool for selling digital products with a drag-and-drop interface, focused on ebooks and video games.

109
3 years ago

A company that has created a device designed to keep people active under the guise of being a “gym ball.” The startup is currently focused on helping people age 65 or older maintain their fitness level, and the founders say they’ve sold over a thousand of the devices so far.

109
2 years ago

A startup for keeping up with the latest TV shows and movies as they’re released, personalized to your tastes. It’s like Netflix, but focused on movies.

109
5 years ago

A toolkit focused on helping startups make the transition into the U.S. market. The startup helps startups look for a U.S. office space, open a U.S. bank account, and hire U.S. staff. They currently have over 50 companies on their platform.

108
5 years ago

A platform for building out a SaaS-enabled multi-channel marketing campaign. The startup is now focused on developing its own SaaS product.

108
4 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to buy and sell their old phones, and also provide a marketplace for tons of other used phones.

108
3 years ago

A big data startup focused on making it easier to understand the risks associated with financial products to make more informed decisions.

108
3 years ago

A startup that’s building an app to help people find low-cost lending options for small business owners, currently focused on the UK market.

108
5 years ago

A startup that wants to bring affordable, secure storage to small and medium sized businesses. The company is focused on providing remote access to business owners who would otherwise have to pay high prices to store things in their own homes.

107
5 years ago

An AI-powered chatbot that helps doctors diagnose and treat patients. The company says it is already being used by over 20,000 doctors in the US.

107
5 years ago

A platform to shop for and share used cars, trucks, and SUVs by searching for and comparing available inventory via a mobile app, and then making an offer on a car with a simple swipe.

107
5 years ago

A chatbot for cleaning services that can be used by small employers, bringing a bit of automation to a very manual process.

107
5 years ago

The company’s software helps companies with customer service, and is used by companies like Microsoft and Salesforce

107
5 years ago

A card that can be used at any gas station in the US

107
5 years ago

A startup focused on virtual reality and augmented reality wants to make it easier to create and share 3D models on the web, allowing designers to upload their 3D models into its platform for sharing and collaboration.

107
4 years ago

A platform for individuals to sell their unused equipment.

107
3 years ago

Web-based scheduling app used by more than 15,000 restaurants in the US.

107
3 years ago

A platform for database developers that can be used to convert database schemas into code.

107
5 years ago

The startup is working to create an interface for the entire world’s supply chains, creating a single, centralized map that can be used to track and manage everything from production to delivery.

106
5 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.

106
5 years ago

A startup that used to be about doing silly things and now is about investing.

106
5 years ago

is a platform for selling used textbooks and keeping college students accountable for their books.

106
5 years ago

An online community for people who want to buy and sell used books and other collectibles.

106
5 years ago

Focused on helping the elderly pay bills, Vayvadex allows users to pay for services, like a nursing home, with a swipe of their debit card. Users can also use the app to find a doctor or a home aide.

106
5 years ago

A travel booking app for the US market that’s focused on building long-term relationships, rather than creating new reservations every time. It features a single price which is then split between their members.

106
4 years ago

A food delivery platform for small businesses that is focused on reducing the financial burden of running a brick and mortar restaurant. It aims to lower the cost of running a restaurant by providing the owner with the tools to order their own food and have it delivered. The company has raised $10 million in funding.

106
4 years ago

A startup that is building out a faster, cheaper, and more secure IoT platform that will be used by startups and large businesses alike.

106
4 years ago

A social network for Indian language users. The app is focused on users in India, but the founders say it could be used in other regions with large populations of people who use other languages.

106
3 years ago

A video game where users build a virtual city and help determine its fate from within the game. While other games have used this format before, the most successful example is Clash of Clans, which has over 1 billion monthly active users. It’s a familiar model, with the startup working with major publishers like Disney and Warner Bros. to reach that audience.

106
5 years ago

A merchant-focused transaction app for restaurants and bars.

105
5 years ago

A platform that helps businesses track the true costs of their data, and then helps them make better decisions about where to allocate their resources. This startup is building an enterprise-focused tool that helps businesses track their data and calculate their true costs.

105
5 years ago

A mobile app that helps workers better organize their tasks on the go. The company’s co-founder believe that most of the information workers have on their phones isn’t being used.

105
5 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used items and goods. The company is using a technology called RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) to allow consumers to scan an item and find out what they’re worth on the platform, which they say is a cheaper way to buy used goods, and helps sellers by cutting out the middleman.

105
4 years ago

A tool that helps companies sell more pre-owned items. It allows businesses to manage their used items and keep a digital record of them, inventorying them, then selling them.

105
3 years ago

We’re used to filling out credit card forms and writing out checks for purchases. Bankroll is a mobile app that does the same for business expenses. Bankroll acts as a virtual assistant pre-populating forms for the customer, and allows the customer to make purchases from another app called the Bankroll app.

105
2 years ago

A platform to help businesses broadcast their message via social media in a more reliable and effective way. Currently focused on events, but is looking to expand to other areas.

105
5 years ago

An enterprise-focused social network that lets teams collaborate on software projects.

104
5 years ago

The startup helps people find out how their data is being used so they can take more control of their digital identity.

104
5 years ago

A software platform aimed at building and managing community-focused online courses.

104
5 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used cars, with sellers spread out across the US. A small number of sellers offer used cars, but most of the items are from rentals. The company has raised $40M in a Series E.

104
4 years ago

A social network for college students with over 20k students currently enrolled. Its founders are looking to build a student-focused influencer platform that’s optimized for mobile, with a focus on gaming and video content.

104
4 years ago

An online marketplace that connects and sells used and new phones, primarily in Asia.

104
3 years ago

An AI-based personal assistant for doctors. The startup, which was founded in March, aims to help doctors make more accurate diagnoses in their offices. The startup provides customers with a “smart” assistant that can be used for a variety of tasks, from scheduling appointments to sending reminders from the doctor’s phone.

104
5 years ago

A startup that allows people to make money by selling their used items, such as clothes, furniture, and books, through an online platform.

103
5 years ago

 A startup that collects data from social media networks and aggregates them into daily reports that can be used to measure the human conversation that happens on the internet.

103
5 years ago

A simple way to put email and messaging in one inbox, and a way to make calls from one platform. Each app is meant to be used alongside the other, and can be combined with other services like Slack and Google Voice.

103
4 years ago

This startup is building a tool for HR managers to manage their team’s performance reviews. The service has already been used by over 5,000 companies, and it’s available for free to large companies.

103
3 years ago

A platform for selling and buying used school computers, with a business model that makes it possible for schools to sell products they don’t need anymore.

103
5 years ago

A tool for helping employees review and edit their resumes and cover letters. The B2B startup is currently working with Y Combinator, and is focused on helping hiring managers.

102
5 years ago

The company is focused on providing software that enables companies to track and analyze customer data in real time. The idea is to make customer data available to employees so they can make more informed decisions.

102
5 years ago

A startup that helps B2B companies automate their expenses. The company’s software is built to be used by the finance department to track expenses, and to automatically reconcile them with the appropriate accounting system.

102
5 years ago

A digital directory for buying and selling used cars. The company has a deal with dealerships, allowing them to sell their vehicles on the platform.

102
5 years ago

This August, TechCrunch reported that Instagram was in talks with Facebook to acquire the company for as much as $1 billion. Instagram, which was founded in 2010, is based in San Francisco, and is a popular photography app that has more than 300 million users around the world. It was acquired by Facebook in 2012, and Facebook has since used Instagram to promote its other products, including Instagram Stories, and advertisements. Instagram has been a big investment for Facebook, and many think it has been one of the company's most successful acquisitions. However, Instagram's popularity has led to a lot of negative press coverage about the user data that Facebook has access to.

102
5 years ago

A company that aims to build a simple digital video recorder that can be used to stream video from any compatible device, with a cloud-based backend that allows owners to edit, share, and even sell videos.

102
4 years ago

OpenPlans is a software company that helps people find a new home to buy, using data from real estate brokers and public records. They’ve raised over $5 million to date, and are now focused on building a platform for other developers to build on.

102
4 years ago

A blockchain infrastructure company focused on smart contracts and token engineering.

102
4 years ago

A startup to help people sell their used clothing and get a fair price. The company has a partnership with a charity that helps needy people in India.

102
4 years ago

A search engine for the arts. Currently focused on the UK.

102
5 years ago

A platform for curating and distributing mobile games. The startup is focused on games that are designed for touchscreens, though they reference other platforms, such as Facebook’s Messenger and Apple’s iMessage.

101
5 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.

101
4 years ago

An employee scheduling app that’s easy to use, works cross-platform, and can be used in teams

101
4 years ago

A digital platform that helps companies recruit and hire employees in remote areas, powered by artificial intelligence. The company has brought on nearly 1,000 employees in remote areas, and is now focused on the US.

101
4 years 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.

101
4 years ago

A school with a curriculum focused on the arts. The startup aims to create a curriculum that will help students learn “skills and techniques that they can put to use in a diverse range of fields”.

101
3 years ago

A digital credit card that can be used anywhere MasterCard is accepted.

101
3 years ago

A platform for customer service that focuses on simplifying the customer journey. The startup is focused on customer service, and is building a platform that allows customer service reps to quickly and easily create and send customized emails.

101
2 years ago

This platform, like the others on this list, is focused on the Indian market.

101
5 years ago

A company that allows users to create and market “smart” contracts. They can be used to create asset-backed securities, loans and bonds, and can be made to automatically pay out to users if certain conditions are met.

100
5 years ago

A money transfer service for the African market. The startup is launching in Cameroon in August and will expand to other countries as it progresses. The founders say their product is already being used in more than 60 countries.

100
5 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.

100
5 years ago

A company that delivers services on-demand, like Uber Eats, and uses a model of individual freelancers to help out on projects. Currently focused on the $75 million food delivery market.

100
5 years ago

A startup that helps companies build their own proprietary products to be used with their existing website.

100
4 years ago

A computer science student who wanted to help his parents, so he built a website for them to search for and buy used cars, and a mobile app to help them make appointments.

100
4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a decentralized banking system. The founders say that banks are creating systems that are too expensive and too clunky to be used, and that the market is underserved — especially by credit cards, which are used by everyone in the world, but for which there’s no good way to transfer money across borders.

100
4 years ago

 A social media platform focused on art. The startup wants to create a community around artistic endeavors and sales. The company’s current campaign has a goal of $100,000, but is still running with a month left.

100
4 years ago

A small company focused on building automation technology for HVAC, lighting, and other building systems.

100
4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people get a driver’s license from their phone, which can be used as a form of identification.

100
5 years ago

A platform for managing your files that lets you create “applications” for them. The startup is working with Y Combinator, and is focused on creating “applications” for files like videos, documents, and emails.

99
5 years ago

This startup wants to be the business management software for people managing personal assistants (like Siri, Alexa, or Google Now). The company offers a “human-focused” interface that makes it easier for the user to put together a plan for how they want their assistant to carry out a task.

99
4 years ago

A flash drive that can be taken to a kiosk and used to pay for goods.

99
4 years ago

The app allows people to pay off their student loans with a 25% monthly discount, which they say can be used for a wide range of things.

99
4 years ago

A group of students at Carnegie Mellon University are building a wearable that tracks the human heart rate, breathing, and activity. The technology is meant to be used for home wellness, but also to help with medical research.

99
3 years ago

Technology used by designers to make designs faster, more accurate, and more reliable.

99
3 years ago

This startup is building an automated email checker that helps businesses keep their email marketing campaigns focused and on-brand.

99
3 years ago

A company that’s building a workplace-focused social network. They’re looking for new opportunities to grow.

99
5 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.

98
5 years ago

A San Francisco-based startup that operates a marketplace for people to rent their unused devices like computers, cameras, and drones.

98
5 years ago

A list-management app for restaurants. The company is focused on bringing a reasonable price to the market for customers who want to see a list of all the restaurants in their area, and offering a platform to send out reminders to the wait staff.

98
5 years ago

A medical device company in the Netherlands that wants to bring a reusable medical device to market, which can be used for hysterectomies, colonoscopies, and other procedures. The device works with a camera and a monitor and wirelessly connects to an operating room.

98
5 years ago

A software company focused on creating web-based tools for managing the logistics of turning raw materials into finished products.

98
4 years ago

A social initiative focused on helping refugees in Lebanon find jobs and jobs find refugees.

98
4 years ago

A startup that helps restaurants offer online delivery services. The startup is focused on getting delivery to happen at the right time, with the right food, at the right place.

98
4 years ago

A company focused on building a mobile chat app for users to find and book hair- and beauty services.

98
3 years ago

This is a mobile app that allows users to share the results of their home energy usage with other users. It’s currently being used by 2,000 users in the UK, and the founders plan to expand to the US in the next few months.

98
3 years ago

A storefront for selling used goods and new goods from the same seller on Amazon.com.

98
5 years ago

A BoxCar is an online marketplace for buying and selling used equipment and supplies, including furniture, construction equipment, industrial machinery, and vehicles.

97
5 years ago

The startup wants to build a way for people to manage their digital assets via their mobile device. The startup says they’ve built a mobile app that can be used to create a digital presence for local businesses and brands. Co-founders say they’ve been doing extensive research on the best way to adopt blockchain technology.

97
4 years ago

The idea is to create a platform that allows companies to manage large expense accounts and seamlessly track whether they are being used for legitimate business purposes.

97
4 years ago

This startup is creating a way for people to make money by sharing their unused software licenses with others.

97
4 years ago

A security-focused video service that doesn’t require a subscription.

97
3 years ago

A startup for finding and buying used cars that’s now in the middle of a whirlwind acquisition process.

97
5 years ago

A startup that enables customers to pre-order any kind of product and get it shipped to their house in just 3 days. It’s currently been used to pre-order 500 products.

96
5 years ago

A platform that aims to improve the quality of data in health and education, by using AI and machine learning. A result is a platform that makes data “actionable” so it can be used to simulate outcomes and make predictions.

96
4 years ago

A “digital hospital” focused on improving patient interactions in their healthcare

96
3 years ago

A $25 credit card that connects to your bank account that can be used anywhere Visa and Mastercard are accepted. The card can be used anywhere in the world.

96
3 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used stuff. Buyer beware: there are scams out there, but you can also buy high-end designer items for $2.50.

96
2 years ago

A tool that can be used to do the math on your existing website

96
5 years ago

The company is focused on building a simple tool that helps users manage their personal finances, and has pivoted from an expense and bill tracker to a retirement planning tool.

95
4 years ago

An online marketplace for rentals of limited-use items like lasers, which are used for short periods of time and limited locations.

95
5 years ago

A card that can be used to withdraw cash from ATMs in over 200 countries in the world, with no fees and no limits on how much a person can withdraw. The startup is currently testing in the UK, and wants to go worldwide. It’s a competitor to non-native cards like the Delta SkyMiles card.

94
5 years ago

This blockchain-based protocol enables the creation of new digital assets that can be traded on a peer-to-peer basis. It is designed to support the issuance of new assets and the transfer of value between existing assets, and can be used to provide financial access to unbanked individuals.

94
5 years ago

A platform that helps you track down the best C-suite candidates among your employees. It’s a recruiting platform that uses a combination of algorithms and social media for finding top candidates for specific roles. It’s currently being used by YC and other startups including FundingPost and Foodspotting.

94
5 years ago

A B2B company that provides a platform that allows the sharing of inventory data between companies, which can then be used to more efficiently target consumer and brand marketing.

94
5 years ago

 This is a company that brings the star rating feature used by restaurant critics to hotel reviews.

94
5 years ago

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

94
5 years ago

A startup focused on user-friendly music discovery. The startup wants to create a desktop experience around music discovery that will allow users to browse and listen to songs, and also see what others are listening to.

94
4 years ago

A tool for checking the quality of content on Instagram. The startup is often used to check the quality of organic tagging on the platform.

94
4 years ago

 A platform to help people find used cars in the UK.

94
4 years ago

The company that makes the "company gym", which can be used by companies for employee training, goal tracking, and more.

94
4 years ago

A company that claims to have the world’s smallest solar power system. It’s for homes, but can be used anywhere.

94
4 years ago

In this world, your phone knows what song you’re listening to, when you’re at work, when you’re in bed, when you’re in a restaurant, and when you’re in a grocery store. The startup wants to turn that into a single app that can be used to control your music.

94
4 years ago

A company focused on building a better means of managing and compensating freelance work done on the web.

94
4 years ago

 A startup that allows you to create and sell websites. It’s a website builder written in Python and used as a base to build a variety of other sites.

94
2 years ago

A tool to help remote employees stay more engaged with their work, by making it easy to respond to work email from their smartphone. The startup is now focused on helping people stay organized and manage their inboxes, with a focus on helping people work from home.

94
5 years ago

A virtual assistant that helps people make sense of their social media profiles and other profiles. It’s meant to help people better understand their network and meet new people, and it’s already being used by some of the most successful entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley.

93
5 years ago

A software startup that aims to make it easier for "anyone from a small business to a large enterprise" to create and manage training programs. "We've had some success so far with the enterprise space, but we're mostly focused on education at the moment," the team writes.

93
4 years ago

A digital health platform that helps patients track their blood pressure, heart rate, and other measurements. The idea is that it’s less expensive, and easier to use than the existing devices, which are used by a small percentage of the market.

93
4 years ago

A company that provides on-demand delivery of grocery items to homes in the US. The startup, which was founded in July, is focused on expanding its brand to other cities.

93
4 years ago

A startup that helps you find a doctor in your area in seconds. It’s similar to Yelp, but it’s more focused on finding primary care physicians.

93
5 years ago

A company that offers a platform that allows people to trade their old smartphone for a new one. The idea is that people can trade their used phones for credits that can be used to purchase a new one.

92
5 years ago

A software platform for healthcare companies to manage their prescription costs. Has been used to automate over 40% of the cost of a typical Medicare Part D plan.

92
4 years ago

A tool with a simple design that helps organizations and software developers build and manage their websites. It’s focused on small-to-medium businesses.

92
4 years ago

“A cross between LinkedIn and Twitter”, used by businesses to post job listings and engage with employees.

92
4 years ago

A consumer-facing SaaS platform for the Indian market. The startup is focused on maximizing the efficiency of the home shopping experience, and is currently focused on a small segment of the online market.

92
4 years ago

A tool for reading faster, with an algorithm built to read 300 words per minute for average readers. It’s currently being used by the likes of Facebook and LinkedIn .

92
4 years ago

A mobile app for scheduling appointments. Currently focused on the tech talent market in New York.

92
3 years ago

A company that has already launched 5 products (one of which is a hiring platform), Seer is focused on building products that allow companies to quickly and easily collect and store data about their customers and employees.

92
3 years ago

A company that wants to bring the concept of a trip planner to travel, with an app that helps users find and book hotels, flights, and car rentals. The company is focused on making travel easier for first-time users.

92
4 years ago

We’ve covered many e-commerce startups in the past year, but this one is different. An e-commerce startup that is focused on helping people find the right products for their needs.

91
4 years ago

A tool for audio signal processing that can help vocalists learn new notes faster, with a similar approach to techniques used in speech therapy.

91
4 years ago

A chatbot that helps people find the right job. It uses a “listening algorithm” to match job seekers with companies with the right fit. Currently focused on the UK.

91
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “blockchain-based marketplace for buying and selling used goods”. The company is the first to build a blockchain-based marketplace for used goods.

91
5 years ago

A digital assistant that helps you manage your personal, family, and professional life. It’s a skinnable interface that can be used by any age, and is designed with a focus on helping people “navigate their lives without distractions.”

90
4 years ago

A startup that wants to build a marketplace where people can trade used computers. It’s already started in Brazil but wants to expand into other countries.

90
4 years ago

A startup that’s built a tool for companies to learn about their customers in order to optimize their experience. It’s currently being used by a particular customer, and the company says it has data from around 50 other clients.

90
4 years ago

A “community for adult video talent”, focused on “expert, exclusive and sexy content”.

90
4 years ago

A startup that allows companies to build and deploy web and mobile apps without writing code. They say their platform can also be used for other software development jobs, like managing servers and monitoring apps.

90
4 years ago

A tool for searching the web for specific text, which can be used for things like tracking things you

90
4 years ago

A food delivery service focused on the medical community. It’s focused on delivering speciality food to patients in specific hospitals.

90
3 years ago

A platform that matches young entrepreneurs with investors. Currently focused on Southeast Asia.

90
3 years ago

A hardware startup making smart lock hardware that can be used with the latest smart home platforms.

90
5 years ago

A startup for people who want to donate their old home appliances, furniture, and other items for reuse. The startup says that in the US alone, more than 10 million items go unused in storage every year.

89
5 years ago

A startup focused on helping farmers manage their farm operations and track their crops and equipment.

89
4 years ago

A tool that makes it easy for businesses to manage customer on-boarding and user experience. The product has been used by more than 300 companies, including Mozilla, Airbnb, and Groupon.

89
4 years ago

A credit card processing tool for people in developing countries. The credit card can be used to buy goods online from retailers all over the world.

89
4 years ago

Aaa is a network of Aaa-branded stores which use the platform to sell used textbooks, backpacks, luggage, etc.

89
4 years ago

a startup that allows people to sell each other their unused gift cards, with the proceeds distributed to charity

89
4 years ago

A startup focused on helping non-profits make better use of their data. It’s early days, but that’s one of the key areas where non-profits are struggling to get value from their data.

89
4 years ago

A startup with a $25,000 prize fund focused on the development of an app that could help you optimize your sleep.

89
4 years ago

A company that helps you find a new or used car based on your driving history or preferred car type.

89
4 years ago

An artificial intelligence that can understand your mood, amplify your happiness, and then re-share it with the world. The AI is used to make positive social media posts, rather than negative ones.

89
3 years ago

An “uber for professionals” that lets users request a ride through a mobile app for pickup and dropoff. The company is currently focused on companies that want to use it for recruiting, with a marketing platform in the works.

89
3 years ago

A startup that helps retailers and restaurants use their existing inventory to get temporary employees that are currently not being used.

89
3 years ago

A platform that makes it easy for businesses to get paid in their local currency. Currently focused on Southeast Asia.

89
3 years ago

A platform to help people buy, sell and manage their apartment homes. The startup is based in Seattle, California and is currently focused on the West Coast.

89
3 years ago

A company that wants to create a cryptocurrency that can be used to pay for things like transportation and food at the grocery store, similar to how Bitcoin can be used.

89
2 years ago

A startup that uses AI to help buy and sell goods online. The startup is focused on large merchants and has a paid monthly subscription model.

89
5 years ago

A white-labeled tool for restaurants to manage their online ordering. The startup wants to help restaurants build an online ordering feature that integrates with their existing website. The product is built for restaurants, but the company imagines that it will be able to be used by other companies as well.

88
4 years ago

Tribute functions as a shared custody platform for various family members, allowing them to track spending and keep track of things like medical records. The startup is currently only focused on family members, but is looking to expand to other kinds of multi-family sharing.

88
4 years ago

Last year, I wrote about how some of the most successful Y Combinator companies are focused on solving the problems of the modern worker, like home care, transportation, and education. The most successful YC companies are built on the idea that technology should be helping workers, not fighting them.

88
4 years ago

This startup is building a mobile app that helps patients manage their health insurance. The startup is currently focused on the UK market.

88
4 years ago

A video-editing startup focused on helping video creators and producers with their video tasks, including all the tools they need to record, edit, and share.

88
4 years ago

A digital platform for connecting buyers and sellers of used cars.

88
4 years ago

This startup is building a platform that connects people who want to enter the IRS’ EITC program with tax preparers. The startup, which was founded by former EITC advisor Amanda Nalley, has already been used by tens of thousands of people to qualify for the tax credit.

88
3 years ago

A platform that helps consumers track their spending and keep their money in savings. The company is focused on helping people save more, with goal of saving 5% of their income by 2022.

88
5 years ago

A standalone browser that integrates with the Slack team chat app. It allows users to create polls, polls that can be used in other Slack channels, and even polls that can be customized to display a specific emoji when they’re answered.

87
4 years ago

A management platform for managing the data of people on your team, making it easily accessible to all team members. It’s currently used by organizations like the Department of Defense, the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, and the National Park Service.

87
4 years ago

A software that generates an interactive 3D model of a building. It’s used to help people visualize their buildings or homes, and allows for physical models that can be viewed from anywhere.

87
4 years ago

A startup for people to buy and sell used clothes, accessories, and shoes, which they can wear or resell.

87
3 years ago

A health-focused startup provides a service that automatically pulls in data from the patient’s phone and presents it in a way that helps them make better decisions.

87
3 years ago

A social network focused on athletes, with the goal of making athletes lives easier by helping them find sponsors, an agent and other people to help them manage their careers.

87
2 years ago

A new way to buy, sell, and rent cars, with the startup currently focused on cars that can be rented.

87
2 years ago

A group of friends, who used to be engineers at a Fortune 50 company, wanted to create a new startup. They wanted to build a SaaS-based platform that could help companies do more with less. The company has a $1.2 million seed round and is planning to have a platform available for companies to use in the first quarter of 2018.

87
5 years ago

A startup that helps employees set up automatic recurring payments from their paycheck. The service is aimed at companies who don’t use a software for auto payments, and the company is focused on helping these companies avoid the hassle and expense of manually setting up recurring payments.

86
4 years ago

This startup allows people to create green screen videos using their own photos. The technology is used primarily by professional filmmakers, and the company also hopes to tackle the commercial market.

86
4 years ago

A SaaS platform that helps companies create, manage, and get feedback on their campaigns. It’s currently being used for over 100 campaigns, raised over $30 million in funding, and the founders have spent over a year building it.

86
4 years ago

A company that helps businesses buy back unused inventory from itself, then resell those that are still in good condition.

86
4 years ago

A self-branded purveyor of millennials-focused products, including clothing, furniture, and other items.

86
4 years ago

A platform for online book clubs - like the ones you can create on Facebook or Twitter - that can be used to organize offline book clubs.

86
4 years ago

A startup that allows you to track how much you spend on legal fees, and what they’re used for. It’s a bit like LegalZoom, but for lawyers.

86
4 years ago

A startup that connects creative professionals with vendors to provide a short-term freelance service. The startup is focused on helping creative professionals, but also wants to use the model to help sellers of other products who might want help in branding, but don’t have the funds to hire a professional.

86
3 years ago

"Personalized video products for customers in the US. The company's technology is focused on making videos as engaging as possible, and it has already built technology to personalize videos for TV channels, but is now bringing it to the world of online video."

86
3 years ago

A startup that’s building an app to help companies recruit people in India. It’s a more effective version of traditional job-posting sites and is primarily focused on getting high-quality candidates to apply.

86
3 years ago

This is a company that is building an online network of counterfeit-resistant products that can be used to trace the provenance of a product. The company, which was founded in 2015, says they have a database of nearly 1 million genuine and fake products.

86
3 years ago

A startup for buying and selling all things used, from cars to furniture, electronics and more.

86
2 years ago

This startup is making a digital currency that’s backed by the value of its users’ data and can be used as a way to buy and sell things online.

86
4 years ago

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

85
4 years ago

A platform that runs on top of Amazon S3 and helps users set up their own private storage for data. The startup is focused on data privacy and security.

85
4 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used cars, part of a larger company that also offers car-sharing services. Their customers can use the company’s vehicle for their work, then turn it back in when they’re done.

85
4 years ago

A tool for marketers to collect customer feedback across multiple channels (web, email, phone, social media, etc.) and turn it into actionable data. The tool is meant to be used by marketers to help them improve their marketing strategies.

85
4 years ago

The startup’s software enables users to track and report on their time and productivity more accurately and efficiently, and is currently being used by 100,000 people at more than 1,000 companies.

85
4 years ago

A dating app focused on people who want to date people with the same lifestyle as them, but don’t want to date someone who’s too far out of their comfort zone.

85
4 years ago

Portable Wi-Fi that can be used to power routers for internet.

85
4 years ago

A startup that uses machine learning to give customers more control over how their personal data is used.

85
4 years ago

Focused on the e-commerce business, Coder is building a platform for people to manage, control, and monitor their web properties. The startup provides tools to help build more efficient websites, as well as payment and shipping solutions.

85
3 years ago

A startup for goods and services, focused on home goods, DIY, and food.

85
3 years ago

A simple CMS that can be used by people with little or no technical knowledge.

85
3 years ago

A search engine for used vehicles, with a goal of letting you search for cars based on their model, year, mileage, and condition.

85
2 years ago

A mobile app that helps delivery drivers book delivery slots on the go. The startup says it has been used by over 100,000 drivers.

85
4 years ago

A startup for buying, selling and trading used cars. The startup has already attracted over 15,000 sellers and has processed over $600,000 worth of transactions.

84
4 years 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.

84
4 years ago

A platform that helps companies build and manage travel and expense management apps. One of the founders, who worked at Expedia, was frustrated by all the apps and services they used. So they built a better expense reporting system

84
4 years ago

A tool for companies to build product roadmaps. It’s currently being used by companies in the US.

84
4 years ago

A company focused on helping companies sell their products across the web. The startup wants to be the LinkedIn for products, helping companies list their products, track their prices, rank them, and more.

84
4 years ago

A platform for professional development to help people learn coding. The startup is focused on the education market, but it’s also looking to help businesses develop their own coding skills.

84
4 years ago

A startup that lets people sell their used furniture and household goods directly to a community of buyers.

84
4 years ago

A platform that allows people to sell their things, whether they’re used or new.

84
4 years ago

This startup is looking to help doctors manage patient files by moving them into a single platform. It’s a software-as-a-service platform that’s already used by doctors in the U.S. and the UK.

83
4 years ago

A product-focused company that helps companies in the developing world get products manufactured locally.

83
4 years ago

A digital storefront for physical objects, similar to Etsy but focused on travel and experiences.

83
4 years ago

A company focused on building applications to help hospital staff make better and more informed decisions.

83
4 years ago

A quality verification platform that tracks and verifies the quality of products. The company is focused on the $1.5 Trillion medical device market.

83
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
4 years ago

This startup creates a point-of-sale platform for small restaurants, allowing them to manage all of their sales, inventory, and finances via a cloud-based SaaS platform. The company is currently focused on the US market.

83
4 years ago

A company that wants to sell tools used for computer-aided design.

83
4 years ago

A rideshare service focused on millennials and their desire to grow and be independent.

83
4 years ago

A food delivery service focused on healthy and organic products in the San Francisco Bay Area. They have $40,000 in monthly recurring revenue.

83
4 years ago

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

83
4 years ago

A consumer app that allows wine connoisseurs to feel the difference in taste and identify the grapes used to make a particular wine.

83
4 years ago

A platform that enables real estate agents to see what real estate can be used for in their towns.

83
4 years ago

A way for people to chat and share photos on their Android phones without ever having to leave their apps. It’s a chat app that’s always on and can be used with a 3G or LTE connection.

83
4 years ago

A company focused on building a “universal” drone that can be built for any kind of use, from anything from agriculture to photography to filmmaking.

82
4 years ago

A startup focused on the “means of learning”.

82
4 years ago

One of the largest investment firms in the US, Union Square Ventures, has been investing in a number of consumer tech startups. They’re focused on building services that make it easier to sell and manage products through the internet, and they’re actively looking for seed stage opportunities.

82
4 years ago

A health-focused startup that aims to help consumers get their money back when they get cheated by credit cards.

82
4 years ago

A platform that helps people find and pay for investment opportunities. The company is focused on helping people invest in real estate and crowdfunding opportunities.

82
4 years ago

A process for hiring that’s focused on how candidates interact in person rather than just looking at their digital resume.

82
4 years ago

The startup is building a way to make it easier for the average person to sell their used goods on the internet. They’re currently crowdfunding a product that helps you list your used goods and get paid immediately via PayPal.

82
4 years ago

This startup is building a payments app for small businesses. The company is focused on helping small business owners take payments with a swipe of a card.

82
4 years ago

A credit union focused on serving military-based service members and their families, with locations in Guam, Japan, Korea and Texas.

82
4 years ago

A new way for people to buy and sell used cars, with no money down and a fast process.

82
3 years ago

A home maintenance platform, initially focused on the UK

82
3 years ago

A startup that wants to create an API for doctors to capture, store, and share patient data. The app would let doctors send patients’ data to specialists and insurance companies, and keep track of bills, insurance claims, and other documents. The company says it’s already been used by doctors in the US and India and has revenue of $300,000 a month.

82
2 years ago

A personal assistant that can be used with Alexa-enabled devices, and has the potential to become a virtual concierge.

82
4 years ago

LogMeIn is an online business continuity and disaster recovery tool used by businesses and organizations of all sizes. Users can access their computers and data in times of trouble, and moreover, take advantage of its free iPhone/Android apps for remote access and file sharing.

81
4 years ago

A startup that wants to create a marketplace for the private sale of used cars. It's a Craigslist-like service, except the cars are owned by the users, not the site, and are sold between users.

81
4 years ago

The startup launched in March, and has since focused on getting its holistic health and wellness app into the hands of people in the U.S.. The startup is currently working with more than 100 health providers across the country.

81
4 years ago

A digital health company focused on providing software and services for large health care system’s to help with interoperability.

81
4 years ago

An ecommerce-focused startup selling T-shirts and other clothing. The app is powered by a backend API that makes it possible for retailers to integrate their offline commerce into their online platforms.

81
4 years ago

A tool that lets users share their photos and stories from a digital experience on a social network. It’s a way to create a digital scrapbook from a trip or event. It’s been used by celebrities like Pamela Anderson and Jack Black, with a team of four people.

81
4 years ago

A company that wants to provide a platform to use design in healthcare. It’s a “new generation” of design tools that makes the practice more efficient and accessible. The company is currently focused on the US market.

81
3 years ago

A startup to buy and sell mobile phones and accessories. The startup wants to provide a space for people to sell their old phones, keeping them out of the dumpster. The company says it is focused on helping the “unbanked” and the “underbanked”.

81
3 years ago

A company that provides AI-assisted facial recognition software. The idea is that businesses can use the app to scan the faces of anyone who works for them and determine if they’re doing their job well. The app is currently being used by the University of Texas, but has also been pitched to police departments.

81
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a marketplace for buying and selling used cars. It’s also launching an app that will allow people to bid on cars, and an in-house financing startup.

81
2 years ago

A startup that provides an AI platform that helps analyze the possible health risks posed by climate change, and gives advice on how to adapt. The product is used by UN organizations and other international agencies.

81
2 years ago

Y Combinator has been criticized for sometimes playing a role in the demise of startups that they have nurtured. The company has been accused of being "too good" to startups, providing the founders with too much money and support and thus suppressing the risk of failure.

81
5 years ago

A peer-to-peer marketplace and online marketplace for exclusively selling used goods. The company wants to bring a new way to buy and sell things, but it’s not quite a marketplace. Instead, it’s a service that connects buyers with sellers, and a platform where sellers can share their goods.

80
4 years ago

A platform for businesses to help their employees track hours and pay for independent contractors. The startup has already been used by companies like Hewlett Packard, CVS, and DMCI.

80
4 years ago

An adtech startup that targets ads to users based on what they’re doing on the web. They’re currently focused on mobile apps and are looking to expand to other platforms.

80
4 years ago

An AI that helps people review restaurants. The AI can be used for speed dating, by restaurants to review their guests’ faces, and for booking books at restaurants.

80
4 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform to allow users to create their own custom-engineered blocks on a 3D printer. Those blocks can be used to construct robot arms, medical devices, and other tools.

80
4 years ago

Built for the entertainment industry, the startup wants to create a universal currency for the industry. The currency is meant to be used in software and streamlining payments.

80
4 years ago

A self-driving, electric vehicle startup. The startup is building an autonomous electric vehicle that can be used in public transit. The cars are currently in beta.

80
4 years ago

A company that helps connect buyers with sellers of used goods. They’re also working on a social network for used goods.

80
4 years ago

The startup’s goal is to build a $500 device that can be used to produce electricity from small amounts of water, such as rainwater.

80
4 years ago

A restaurant database that lets you search through menus, order food, and find nearby restaurants that deliver. It’s the opposite of EatWith, which is focused on finding people to eat with.

80
4 years ago

A toolkit for remotely controlling the heating and cooling of buildings. The startup is focused on the East Coast, but has no specific geography in mind for its expansion.

80
4 years ago

 A startup that helps companies and non-profits track their donations, using the donations as incentives to attract and retain employees. The idea is that the donations can be used as a sort of “pay-to-work” scheme.

80
4 years ago

A startup that can be used to track and facilitate the transfer of funds from one party to another

80
4 years ago

A dating app that matches you with people who work at the same company you do. The startup is focused on the software side of the company, and partnering with companies already located in the app’s target cities.

80
4 years ago

A web-based platform that helps legal professionals manage their cases. LegalZoom is focused on helping small businesses, with an emphasis on small businesses, and which thus does not provide deep bill pay services.

80
4 years ago

An education-focused startup that takes a simple approach to teaching kids to code.

80
4 years ago

A “digital concierge” for shoppers looking for the best deals, currently focused on the UK.

80
4 years ago

A web-based platform that allows users to sell their unused digital assets like MP3s, photos and video at a fixed price to others.

80
4 years ago

A mobile app that helps people find the best deals on local goods, like groceries and coffee. It’s focused on food delivery and grocery delivery, with a case study showing higher sales for customers in areas served by the service.

80
3 years ago

A medical software company focused on digital health products for primary care physicians and hospitals.

80
2 years ago

A digital assistant for employers, allowing them to manage their employee’s time logs from their mobile device. The startup is currently focused on managing time at the office, for businesses that have in-house HR departments.

80
5 years ago

A video analytics company that can be used to track and improve everything from a salesperson’s performance to the effectiveness of a training program.

79
4 years ago

A startup that helps you be a better listener. A podcast-focused app that allows users to listen to a podcast or podcast episode on their phone, and then scroll over text to see what was said, or share the audio with someone else.

79
4 years ago

 A digital currency for artists and creators, focused on content and media related transactions. HODL is focused on the US and UK markets.

79
4 years ago

A new kind of online marketplace for buying and selling used cars. Instead of going to a dealer, it's a platform where people can bid on cars and sellers can list them on the site.

79
4 years ago

An email-focused investment platform. The company provides tools for investors that are used by hedge funds and family offices.

79
4 years ago

A tool for finding and buying used books online that helps provide more information about the seller, and helps keep prices low by only listing books from places with a known track record of selling books.

79
4 years ago

A startup that helps people learn new languages faster. The startup is focused on game-like exercises that users play while they learn the language. The app also tracks the user's progress and gives them tools to practice.

79
4 years ago

Open-source software that helps developers collaborate on an unlimited number of applications in a private cloud. The platform can be used for connecting applications, sharing data and managing security.

79
4 years ago

A Y Combinator alum looking to build a “female-focused social network for millennial women”.

79
4 years ago

Scanners for medical devices, built to help patients use them more efficiently. Currently focused on the UK.

79
4 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier to sell used gear online. It’s more of a wholesale service, with members bidding on and selling used gear online.

79
4 years ago

A cloud-based platform for purchasing and selling used vehicles and other household items. The startup sells its customers’ used vehicles and other household items, with sellers paid in cash or with a credit card they can use to buy other items.

79
3 years ago

A basic, free phone number that can be used for any company’s voicemail system, for call tracking and call analytics.

79
3 years ago

This startup is focused on the education of kids, and works with schools to help them build custom curriculum for their students.

79
3 years ago

A chatbot that helps brands book appointments with doctors and support staff. The company is building a platform for groups to book appointments for their offices and can also be used for first-time patients.

79
3 years ago

A platform to help companies help their customers at home. The company is focused on items like smart plugs, smart bulbs, and smart bulbs to make sure they're installed at the right place and working properly.

79
5 years ago

Embrace is a team of scientists that are working on a way to detect and prevent heart attacks. They’re focused on developing a blood test that can detect a heart attack before it happens so that doctors can treat and prevent it. The startup has raised $84,000 in seed funding.

78
4 years ago

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

78
4 years ago

An advertising-focused startup that helps brands better target potential customers. It has raised $2.5 million in funding.

78
4 years ago

Another product for running virtual meetings, this time focused on the enterprise. The startup helps companies organize large-scale conference calls even though they could be anywhere in the world.

78
4 years ago

A startup that uses AI to help streams of data such as customer feedback, sales, and more, be used to help a company make better decisions and get a better sense of the future.

78
4 years ago

The startup is focused on the online dating industry, which is, according to CEO Ryan Feit, “one of the most archaic industries in tech.”

78
4 years ago

The startup wants to build a device that can be used as a wrist computer that can control other devices wirelessly.

78
4 years ago

A startup that’s building out a marketplace where people can sell their old smartphones, which the startup says will be used to fund a better future.

78
4 years ago

A startup that lets users buy and sell used clothes, based on a “gift economy” model.

78
4 years ago

A micro-banking startup focused on helping the unbanked in low-income, remote areas of rural Kenya.

78
4 years ago

A developer-focused job site. It’s looking to help upskill tech talent in the US.

78
4 years ago

The company says it’s building a global marketplace that allows people to buy and sell used goods. The company is looking to help solve some of the problems that come with buying used goods.

78
4 years ago

A startup focused on the energy sector, where energy is managed from a central hub to yield more energy from a smaller area.

78
4 years ago

An in-app messaging service used between employees. The company says it has 150,000 employees in its network.

78
4 years ago

The company is currently in beta, and the founders say they’re focused on helping businesses with their HR needs.

78
4 years ago

A startup that helps people learn how to code by building a website with drag-and-drop programming blocks. It’s currently being used by over 200,000 students, and the company says it has over $50 million in annual recurring revenue.

78
3 years ago

The startup aims to create a new kind of fire extinguisher for homes, replacing the “expired” pressurized fire extinguisher with one that is part of the wall and meant to be used on the spot, at which point its contents are automatically activated.

78
3 years ago

A software-as-a-service tool that allows teams to build and collaborate on software. Teams get access to a “digital classroom” on their own time, which can be used for problem-solving, teaching, and learning.

78
3 years ago

A data visualizations and analytics tool that helps companies better understand the e-commerce space. The startup’s product, OneSource, is built on a software called TripWatcher, which allows companies to track their consumers’ online shopping habits and understand how they navigate the online space. It’s being used by over 80,000 businesses across 2,000 categories.

78
2 years ago

A startup that helps users send money using smartphones and email. It’s currently focused on remittance in India and Indonesia.

78
5 years ago

Idea: A home security system that leverages a camera that’s focused on the door to see when someone is coming in.

77
4 years ago

A start-up focused on making it easier for individuals to invest in real estate. It wants to take away the complexity of investing in real estate and building an investment portfolio.

77
4 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier to buy and sell used cars. They’re focused on selling as-is, but they’re also building an app that will allow people to post their cars for sale, allowing customers to check out the car, make an offer, and pay for it with their mobile.

77
4 years ago

A real estate startup focused on providing services to families moving to new neighborhoods.

77
4 years ago

The startup aims to help brokers and sellers of used vehicles and vehicles for sale deal directly with each other.

77
4 years ago

A platform to help small businesses with accounting. They’re focused on helping small businesses with accounting, but they say they can be useful for larger businesses.

77
4 years ago

An e-commerce platform for small businesses to sell products on Amazon. The company is still in stealth mode but is focused on helping small businesses get their products to market faster.

77
4 years ago

Private carpooling services, focused on getting people to share rides with people they know in person.

77
4 years ago

The term "unicorn" is used to refer to a startup that reaches a valuation of $1 billion or more.

77
4 years ago

A digital avatar that can be used to solve problems, in the same way that a person is.

77
4 years ago

 A startup that makes a high-tech paper tablecloth that can be used to protect a dining room table and also to track how often a table is used.

77
4 years ago

Social enterprise focused on helping immigrants and refugees get the skills they need to secure and integrate into American society.

77
3 years ago

A platform that lets people sell their unused gadgets; the startup is targeting consumers and entrepreneurs in need of cash for their tech.

77
3 years ago

A startup that wants to help connect small businesses in the US with their suppliers in China and India. The company is focused on small and medium businesses, with a focus on purchasing and logistics.

77
3 years ago

Shares a lot of common DNA with the other startups above, but it’s a payments startup focused on medical expenses.

77
3 years ago

A platform allowing businesses to automate the creation of their own branded marketing emails, using the same techniques used to manage email campaigns for businesses.

77
3 years ago

A platform that allows companies to create chatbots that can be used to automate tasks and provide customer service.

77
4 years ago

A set of connected apps that create a digital diary of a person’s life. The app stores a person’s life in a personal database, and can be used to create a digital version of a person’s life.

76
4 years ago

A cloud-based tool to prevent nursing home abuse by monitoring patient activity and alerting nursing homes if a resident is being abused.

76
4 years ago

A new type of credit card that can be used to pay for goods on any mobile app. The card will also act as a loyalty card.

76
4 years ago

Machine learning and artificial intelligence startups are growing at a rapid pace, and this one is focused on helping software companies get the most out of their data.

76
4 years ago

This list is not a comprehensive list of every startup in the region. We have excluded startups focused on a single vertical in a city, startups founded in a certain part of the world, and startups that are only based in one city.

76
4 years ago

A startup where you can sell your used electronics, and get paid in bitcoin.

76
4 years ago

A startup that helps farmers get more out of their sales. The founders say 80% of farmers they work with have never used a website before.

76
4 years ago

A B2B startup focused on bringing global payments to the last mile. The startup wants to enable the last mile payments for businesses with a focus on developing markets.

76
4 years ago

A B2B company that helps businesses manage their operations. The startup was co-founded by a former Google employee who used to run a business before quitting in 2011 to become a full-time entrepreneur.

76
4 years ago

A web-based marketplace for the sale of used goods. The startup wants to expand into the US and eventually worldwide.

76
4 years ago

An organization focused on supporting women entrepreneurs in Thailand.

76
4 years ago

A solution for managing restaurant wait times. The startup is one of the few in this space, and is focused on being a single number that shows how long a customer can expect to wait for a table.

76
3 years ago

A machine learning focused startup that uses AI to help companies boost their brand reputation

76
2 years ago

A company focused on providing “farm to table” produce delivery services in the US.

76
2 years ago

A startup focused on helping businesses make sense of

76
5 years ago

Idea: A home security company for Latin American households, primarily in Mexico. The startup is focused on providing internet-connected cameras that allow users to see and talk to visitors while they’re away from home.

75
4 years ago

A company that makes a product called “Flex”, a flexible structural material that can be used to build buildings instead of using steel beams.

75
4 years ago

A startup for restaurants that aims to bring a more local, community-focused approach to the restaurant business. The startup is looking to help restaurants manage their operations through a system of bots and a more community-oriented approach.

75
4 years ago

A platform for users to sell their unused gadgets, with buyers paying with a single click.

75
4 years ago

A startup for the sales of all kinds of used goods. The startup is hosting weekly events to help people sell goods directly to buyers.

75
4 years ago

A company that offers a job board for freelancers, currently being used by 200 businesses

75
3 years ago

A digital tool for remote workers, that helps them “get focused and work through priorities with one another,” giving the startup a shot at the “Uber for remote workers” market.

75
3 years ago

This startup is developing a new type of seismic-based sensor that can be used to detect changes in seismic activity. The startup will demo the sensor at the upcoming American Geophysical Union meeting in December.

75
3 years ago

The startup’s goal is to provide a new framework for data analysis, using machine learning and a new platform that can be used on mobile phones and desktop computers.

75
4 years ago

A startup that uses AI to tailor your work environment by taking the psychology of your job and the company you work for into account. TRACE, which launched in early 2019, has found that when you work in a “high-energy” job, your brain feels more alert and focused, but that when you’re in a “low-energy” job, your brain feels more relaxed and unfocused.

74
4 years ago

A company focused on helping clients with growing their presence in Asia. Its app helps people navigate Asia’s credit card market, which is significantly different from the US market.

74
4 years ago

A software for helping businesses monitor and control their energy use. The startup uses IoT technology to reduce energy use in businesses and ensure that every watt is used effectively.

74
4 years ago

A startup focused on designing better medical devices for uteruses, ovaries, and other organs.

74
4 years ago

A mapping platform for managing locations and properties. The company is focused on the $250B real estate industry and wants to use data to help people find the best places to live and rent.

74
4 years ago

FuturePundit helps companies in the US and Europe to better understand how consumers’ online comments and reviews will affect their sales, and how such sentiment can be used to decide on future marketing and sales strategies.

74
4 years ago

 The founder of this startup is the CEO of a successful full-service SEO consultancy. The startup aims to take the SEO knowledge he used to build his practice and apply it to online marketing.

74
4 years ago

This is a SMS service that’s used to hire on-demand delivery drivers. The startup is working to make payments and routing as seamless as possible.

74
4 years ago

This company wants to help companies deal with the “digital exhaust” of their own employees, which includes information that can be used to identify a person’s preferred job, background, and interests.

74
3 years ago

An AI civic engagement platform. The startup aims to help develop AI tools that can be used to create citizen-driven initiatives for public health and development.

74
3 years ago

Automated insurance company for small- to medium-sized businesses and sole proprietors focused on the US.

74
3 years ago

A startup for tracking credit card purchases, with the goal of helping people spend less and reduce their spending on impulse buys. It’s currently focused on the UK.

74
3 years ago

A startup that creates miniature satellites that can be used to provide internet access to rural areas

74
3 years ago

A picture-sharing app that is focused on creative collaboration and communication. The app, which is currently in beta, is free for anyone to use and has a built-in story feature for creating and sharing pictures that are interactive.

74
3 years ago

A startup developing a new robotic material called “micro-cystalline diamond” that it says is 30 times stronger than steel and 10 times stronger than the current strongest ceramics. It’s super-strong and low-density, so it could be used for everything from an aircraft wing to an electric car battery.

74
3 years ago

Another startup in the field of machine learning governance, this time with a focus on expanding the scope of what data can be used to monitor the drug supply chain.

74
2 years ago

A startup that connects hotels to their customers through a smart app, allowing guests to see photos and videos of the hotel, and for hotels to see how their rooms and amenities are being used and to send out push notifications.

74
4 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses increase their productivity by allowing them to schedule time off in advance. The startup is currently focused on the US.

73
4 years ago

An enterprise-focused “platform for employee success”, focusing on employee engagement and satisfaction.

73
4 years ago

A platform for buying and selling used cars in New Zealand. The company’s first product, a set of online tools for dealers, has been downloaded over 40,000 times in the first 2 months. The company is also in talks with the New Zealand government to build a system for their dealers to manage car sales.

73
4 years ago

A startup that wants to build an AI-powered platform that lets people create online profiles that can be used to help them make local hiring decisions.

73
4 years ago

A developer-focused SaaS firm, this startup is building a suite of tools for developers that integrates with Salesforce and other platforms, as well as third-party services like Stripe.

73
4 years ago

A credit card that can be used by people without credit cards, who are often excluded from credit card acceptance and financing in the US.

73
3 years ago

A startup that takes the hassle out of buying and selling used cars. The startup, which is currently in private beta, wants to expand in the US, UK, and Australia, and then eventually Europe.

73
3 years ago

A system that integrates all the different payment systems used by businesses.

73
3 years ago

An economic, privacy-centric decentralized messaging platform that uses a “protocol layer,” or messaging layer, based on IPFS. A messaging protocol could be used in a variety of ways, but the company’s focus is to create a decentralized, secure messaging protocol that can be used by internet users.

73
3 years ago

"A platform for philanthropy," focused on making it easier for individuals to give to causes.

73
3 years ago

The startup aims to create a network of talking AI bots that can be used to enhance communications for everyone from teenagers to seniors to the disabled.

73
3 years ago

This is an iOS-only system for picking and receiving packages, which has already been used by UPS and FedEx.

73
4 years ago

A startup that helps companies and organizations manage their resumés and job applications, providing a service that’s currently being used by companies like UPS, IBM, and Capital One.

72
4 years ago

A new service that lets people offer their unused airline miles to friends and family. Recipients can redeem the miles for airline tickets, and the sender gets a payout.

72
4 years ago

A startup that allows users to pay bills and data plans by sending SMS messages. The founder used to work at Groupon and is raising $1.4 million in seed funding.

72
4 years ago

An AI that helps companies discover and understand meaning in text and voice. The product is used by companies like Duolingo, and the startup says it’s profitable and growing.

72
4 years ago

a startup focused on using AI to detect fraudulent activity on a credit card.

72
4 years ago

A company focused on creating a better way to handle and transfer money in digital platforms.

72
4 years ago

This startup is building an open source framework that gives developers access to a machine learning training environment that can be used to build and train AI models

72
4 years ago

A software-as-a-service platform for building and training AI models. Their software is used by the likes of Google, Facebook, and General Electric and their training services are used by companies like Unilever and Disney.

72
4 years ago

The Yield Lab is a business accelerator focused on agriculture and food. The startup provides capital, office space, and mentorship to help early stage companies launch and grow.

72
3 years ago

A $100 SaaS for processing resumes in bulk, allowing them to be used for campus recruiting or for employers to sift through resumes for hiring decisions.

72
3 years ago

An enterprise-focused CRM for sales leads.

72
3 years ago

A startup focused on making it easier to build apps with Parse. The company provides infrastructure and tools to allow developers to build better apps.

72
3 years ago

A health and wellness app focused on the health of women.

72
3 years ago

A programmable lock that can be used by consumers and businesses to control access to their homes, offices, and cars.

72
3 years ago

A startup that lets people sell their unused Starbucks or Target cards for cash.

72
3 years ago

A platform for buying and selling used vehicles, meant to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers using a unique model of matching and rating used cars.

72
4 years ago

A device that can help “people get in shape”. The device is currently being used by a number of fitness studios and gyms that cater to women. The company has raised $2.5 million.

71
4 years ago

A phone-based savings app, where users can create mini-savings accounts to be used for purchases in the future.

71
4 years ago

The Specialized Technology Fund (STF) is a $25 million venture fund hosted by the University of California, Berkeley, where it was founded in 2011. The fund is meant to facilitate the creation of new technologies that can improve the lives of people in developing countries. It is the first university-backed venture fund focused on developing technologies for developing countries. The fund is run by the university's Haas School of Business.

71
4 years ago

The software allows users to create a digital portfolio from their website, which is then used by employers to screen candidates. The startup also has a product called Jobvite that allows candidates to create a resume from their site and the company then converts it into a PDF.

71
4 years ago

A B2B company focused on helping retailers with supply chain logistics software.

71
4 years ago

This startup’s founders say that the federal government’s tax-reporting process is too complex and that it’s difficult for people to pay their taxes. They’re building a simple, modern, easy-to-use tool that they hope will be used by millions of people.

71
4 years ago

A startup with a piece of technology that keeps track of every step in a certain process. The technology has been used in a number of industries, including pharmaceuticals, and helps companies track products and processes in real time.

71
4 years ago

This is a consumer-facing app that helps small businesses test and learn how to be more efficient. It’s built to be used by SMBs of all sizes, and teaches them through a series of small tasks.

71
4 years ago

This startup is building a platform for managing all of the different tools used in a carpenter’s shop, which are usually spread across a bunch of different apps.

71
4 years ago

A B2B SaaS startup focused on helping companies find, manage and automate their supply chain. The company is led by former McKinsey consultant and CEO, who previously started and sold several companies.

71
4 years ago

In addition to the last column, each company’s founders would be listed in the “people” category. In the case where a company has multiple founders, alphabetical order is used.

71
4 years ago

Based in New York, this startup uses blockchain to secure a direct bond between two people who want to be financial partners. A single digital bond is created, secure and licensed by law, that can be traded and used like a stock. The company is backed by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin.

71
3 years ago

An AI platform for investing in stocks and managing portfolios with a focus on behavioral finance. The platform is built around artificial intelligence, machine learning, and AI-powered algorithms, and it’s focused on finding out how people really invest.

71
3 years ago

A company that wants to help with the clean-up of plastic waste. The startup has amassed a team of scientists from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and is bringing the science to a product that can be used by anyone.

71
3 years ago

A startup that helps sellers find buyers and buyers find sellers, and is also a marketplace for buying used goods.

71
3 years ago

This startup is building software to help companies sell their unused (and often untendered) real estate. The startup claims to have negotiated nearly $50M in deals in the past three years.

71
3 years ago

A product that makes it easier to store and manage tens of thousands of email addresses, phone numbers, and other contact information. The startup wants to reduce the amount of passive storage space used by organizations.

71
3 years ago

A startup that makes algorithms to help predict which languages will be most used in the future.

71
3 years ago

A personalized music streaming service, focused on artists and listeners who are passionate about their music and share some sort of social connection with the artist.

71
3 years ago

 LendUp is a peer-to-peer lending marketplace where people can lend money to their friends, family, or other people they know. It’s similar to sites like Lending Club and Prosper, but the startup is taking a different approach to the funding. It’s aiming to let people lend money to their friends and family, and the loans aren’t paid back until the borrower has used them to buy something.

71
3 years ago

The startup is building a tool for large companies to build products for users in emerging markets. The company is currently focused on India and Brazil.

71
2 years ago

A startup for consumers and businesses to purchase and sell their used tech products.

71
2 years ago

A startup that lets you create personal, disposable credit cards, which are then used to buy things online.

71
4 years ago

A tool for salespeople to generate new leads. The company’s co-founder used to go on sales calls where he’d be asked to generate leads, but then sit on his hands for days while he waited for new leads to appear. So he built a tool that automated this process, which has already generated 500 leads.

70
4 years ago

An online platform for renting out unused rooms in houses and apartments, and letting guests stay in them for a night.

70
4 years ago

A project management software company, focused on improving the workflows of design teams.

70
4 years ago

A group of designers and developers building a basic platform to help people create and share drawings and designs, similar to how Shapes is used to share images. It is currently in private beta, with a public launch scheduled in Q1 2015.

70
4 years ago

 A home-sharing app that connects renters with hosts and includes an expense ledger, an app to hold meetings, an inventory system, and a database of contacts. The company is focused on the hospitality and hospitality-adjacent industries.

70
4 years ago

A SaaS platform for meeting planners to manage their calendars and find new clients. The company includes a scheduling algorithm that uses algorithms to help organizers find attendees who want to meet with them. The company aims to be used in large firms and events.

70
4 years ago

A platform for focused collaboration between teams to make decisions faster.

70
4 years ago

The startup wants to buy and sell used tools, clothing and other items through a marketplace.

70
4 years ago

A startup focused on the development of mobile apps, with an emphasis on gaming.

70
3 years ago

A card that pays you for your unused airtime

70
3 years ago

A platform for paying health care providers. The company is focused on providing compliance and automation services to the health care industry.

70
3 years ago

A way to help people find and sell good-quality used phones and tablets.

70
3 years ago

A social media platform that allows people to create and share short videos, meant to be used on a variety of social media platforms. The app attempts to make the experience of sharing a video feel more like “posting a photo” on your social media networks.

70
3 years ago

The founders of this startup want to change the way we think about the trustworthiness of online reviews. The way reviews are currently created and used has been a problem for a long time, and it’s only going to get worse.

70
3 years ago

A startup that helps companies like Redfin, Realtor.com, and Zillow make money by selling their unused space like an online co-working space.

70
3 years ago

An online community for health-focused digital content.

70
3 years ago

Shopify is looking to expand in India with the same model that Facebook used to build its business there, which is to make it easy for small businesses to get started.

70
3 years ago

It’s a solution to remove the middleman from the process of selling a house. It’s currently focused on helping first-time homebuyers find their dream homes.

70
2 years ago

A platform for companies to sell their unused capacity, like server space, to startups and other companies.

70
2 years ago

This startup is building a messaging system that’s used by 400,000 people in Brazil to help with the country’s current economic situation.

70
5 years ago

Idea: This is a startup that makes a “smart” doorbell. It has a camera, a microphone, and a speaker. Users can talk to delivery and service providers through the doorbell, and the device can be used to monitor and intervene in domestic abuse cases.

69
4 years ago

A startup that launched in India wants to help small businesses create a sales funnel, and their technology is already being used by brands like Urban Decay and Yakult.

69
4 years ago

Startup focused on the issue of supply chain fraud, building tools for companies to scan supplier documents to make sure that the products they purchase are what they think they are.

69
4 years ago

A health-focused calendar and email app that sends reminders to patients about appointments, tests and more.

69
4 years ago

A company that helps people find and book flights. The startup is currently focused on the US market and has plans to expand globally. In the past year the company has added features like finding flights from the airport and the ability to book hotels with the same app.

69
4 years ago

An AI-powered assistant to help people with mental health issues. The startup is focused on helping users manage their depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues.

69
4 years ago

Helps companies get closer to their customers. The service has been used by some of the top names in the world, including Amazon, Uber, Google, and MasterCard.

69
4 years ago

A startup that’s focused on helping students, parents, and teachers access academic content easily

69
3 years ago

A place where people can shop for high-end, cheap, and secondhand sunglasses. The startup’s founders are a pair of optics industry veterans with an idea for a pair of industry-focused sunglasses, and a desire to sell them directly to consumers.

69
3 years ago

An online platform for people to buy, sell, donate, and recommend used books. The startup is focused on books that have not been published yet, but are already available as ebooks.

69
3 years ago

A startup focused on making video calls with mobile phones, for locations where “calling is not possible.”

69
3 years ago

 A “social network of businesses.” The company is building an app for businesses to find people to send their packages. It’s focused on a local market in San Francisco, especially for companies that have employees in the area but don’t have a local delivery service.

69
3 years ago

An online marketplace that allows users to auction off their unused stuff on the platform, either as a one-time donation or a recurring monthly subscription.

69
3 years ago

An online marketplace that connects sellers and buyers of used cars and vehicles across the US. The startup aims to remove the time and cost involved in buying or selling a car.

69
3 years ago

This company is building a network for local jobs boards. The startup is focused on creating a platform that allows users to find available jobs in their city and across the U.S.

69
3 years ago

A SaaS platform for managing and tracking industrial machinery that’s used in manufacturing plants and warehouses.

69
3 years ago

A company that makes a platform for managing the risks of people investing in a company. It’s a simple product that can be used by companies, startups, and even individuals.

69
2 years ago

A visual analytics platform that helps marketing teams bring more data to their strategy. That’s their tagline, and it seems to be what they’re most focused on.

69
2 years ago

A digital service that allows employees to sell their unused vacation days.

69
4 years ago

A smartphone that’s meant to be an all-in-one computer, with an operating system that’s focused on productivity and responsive design.

68
4 years ago

A company that allows people to find and rent out their unused furniture and appliances. The startup wants to upend the industry by offering a way to sell the stuff you own while making money on the stuff you don't.

68
4 years ago

The company believes in a privacy-preserving model for storing and sharing user data to add value to their users, and is building a platform to let users control how their data is used.

68
4 years ago

This startup is building a platform for AI-powered chatbots. Their system can be used to power chatbots for any industry or vertical, but they’re currently focused on businesses that are doing customer service.

68
4 years ago

We’re used to hearing about billion dollar startups, but none are aiming to create a unique operating system to process data like this one. A startup that wants to entirely re-invent industry standards and create a new “standard” for data-driven industries like the medical industry.

68
4 years ago

A B2B company that sells cloud-based software that helps companies create and manage online training programs. The startup’s product is already used by the likes of LinkedIn, Salesforce, and Microsoft.

68
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 new solution to mobile payments that’s focused on the growing nature of B2C payments. The startup recently closed a $1 million seed investment round.

68
4 years ago

a collaborative editing app for creating video content, which is used by Giphy to help users make GIFs, including the new “GIF of the Week” section.

68
4 years ago

Zendesk’s API was used by 30% of the Fortune 100 in 2018.

68
4 years ago

A free service that hosts a micro-website by your email address, with an easy-to-use interface that can be used to share anything from links to photos to a whole website.

68
4 years ago

A company building a digital camera, with a focus on hobbyists, that can be used as a webcam, a standard zoom camera, or a security camera.

68
4 years ago

A tool for building and selling websites. The startup is focused on making it easier for developers to create websites on the web. The company has just launched its beta version, which is limited to 500 people, and offering an invite-only experience in exchange for a $40 monthly subscription.

68
4 years ago

A startup focused on analyzing and solving government-issued data sets, like traffic data and air quality maps.

68
3 years ago

A medical device company building a high-performance, low-cost endoscopy system that can be used by physicians at home or in the field.

68
3 years ago

A startup that wants to let people sell unused or donated clothes, using the app to score and sell their wardrobe.

68
3 years ago

A company that wants to help companies create products that can be used by people with disabilities.

68
3 years ago

A platform that helps clients and teams track and manage project plans. The cloud-based platform is used by professional services firms, marketing agencies, and retail companies, with the company’s founders saying they’ve already grown to over $100 million in annual revenue.

68
3 years ago

A text marketing tool that helps users to create text campaigns that are sent to their audiences at a per-click rate. The startup launched in January but has only been used by 22 people.

68
3 years ago

The startup is developing a new kind of appliance that can be used both inside and out of the home. It can be used as a coffee machine in the kitchen, a set-top box in the living room and as a smart plug elsewhere.

68
3 years ago

A company that has created a new type of self-driving car that is designed to be used in crowded areas, mainly at malls and retail stores.

68
2 years ago

This is a startup that wants to take on the oil industry. It’s developing a system that uses algae to power fuel cells to create electricity and chemical reactions that can be used to clean up oil spills.

68
4 years ago

Similar to DoorDash, but focused on delivering food to college campuses.

67
4 years ago

A hand-woven bag that looks like a pineapple. The startup is building a community of knitters, who will make and sell pineapple-shaped bags to be used as a summer beach bag or a gift for a friend.

67
4 years ago

A company focused on building the next generation of technology for the core of the hospital. The company is building a new kind of computer that helps doctors and nurses coordinate a patient’s care throughout the hospital.

67
4 years ago

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

67
4 years ago

A consumer-focused fintech product that combines BitGold, mobile payment, and cryptocurrency. It’s available on iOS and soon to be Android.

67
4 years ago

A startup for finding and buying used cars, designed to be a hybrid of Craigslist and Carvana.

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

LarxBit is an online platform for buying and selling used cars. It aims to become a global used car sharing service, like Zipcar or Car2Go. The platform monitors cars on public roads, then transfers them to its users.

67
3 years ago

Building a platform that helps companies find and hire great talent. The founders spent years working on their own startup before realizing they needed to find a better way to hire workers. The platform has been used by companies like Paypal and Google to find talent.

67
3 years ago

A startup that helps people with disabilities and elderly parents to keep track of their finances via an app that can be used on any phone.

67
3 years ago

A company that’s built a real-time marketplace for used cars in Australia where buyers can find cars to buy at great prices, with sellers making money from the variety of cars available to buy.

67
3 years ago

A place to buy and sell used electronics, with a focus on working with manufacturers to build up the supplies for sellers.

67
3 years ago

“Things you can’t sell online anymore”. The startup is building a website for people who have a lot of physical things that are hard to sell online. It’s currently focused on antiques and collectibles.

67
2 years ago

This is an app that helps people navigate their flights. It’s being used by the likes of Uber and AirBNB to route users to the right airports, showing them departure times and flight numbers.

67
2 years ago

A startup that wants to help people open and manage multiple bank accounts from the same device. The business is focused on the unbanked and offers services in the US and India and has seen $500,000 in revenue since it launched at YC Summer.

67
2 years ago

Startup is building a platform that helps unprofitable retailers get by. Currently focused on the luxury segment.

67
4 years ago

A tool to help guide and monitor a company’s sustainability efforts. It hooks into a company’s internal systems to track the amount of water and energy used.

66
4 years ago

A health startup focused on combining the power of data science with the data of patients to help build better healthcare products. They are building a platform to help doctors with the construction of clinical decision support tools.

66
4 years ago

A startup that wants to give new restaurant owners the tools they need to start a food-focused business. It’s a digital menu, a store, and a way to book reservations from a single app.

66
4 years ago

This startup, which is focused on local Chinese media, aims to build a platform to help media companies target ads to specific consumers.

66
4 years ago

A video sharing platform focused on the video gaming community. Gamers use their mobile devices to upload their gameplay and create a community of like-minded people.

66
4 years ago

A business-to-business marketplace for selling used, outdated or overstock office equipment.

66
4 years ago

A startup that facilitates a transparent review of a loan, which can be used to lower interest rates

66
3 years ago

A Hong Kong-based startup that is creating a competitor to PayPal, a mobile payment system that can be used to transfer money to friends and family, accept payments from merchants, and make payments from users.

66
3 years ago

A travel booking service that’s focused on cheaper, last-minute deals.

66
3 years ago

When you need help with a color scheme, you might ask your mom. Mom’s Color is a color matching app that helps people find the perfect hues by asking them how they feel about the color. It’s designed to be used by people who are colorblind or otherwise struggle to match colors.

66
3 years ago

A system that lets people rent unoccupied houses for short-term travel or for rentals of the equipment that would normally be used in those homes. It would also help people who want to move to new places quickly, and helps landlords looking for short-term renters for their homes.

66
3 years ago

The platform connects customers and brands, allowing brands to bid on geographical and demographic information, and then shows what that information could be used for.

66
3 years ago

A startup that allows companies to buy and sell unused medical supplies, generating extra income from unused supplies.

66
2 years ago

A company that’s building an on-demand, on-site car rental service for major cities in the US and the UK. It’s a bit like Zipcar, but the company’s co-founder says they’re focused on “long term” agreements.

66
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a full-stack CRM for nonprofit organizations. The founders claim the product has a 3x conversion rate compared to other major players, and is focused on helping nonprofits do more for less money.

65
4 years ago

A software company that aims to help people sell their used goods by taking their old goods to auction sites.

65
4 years ago

This startup is building a new generation of web browsers, called “containers”, that work like operating systems. Containers are like virtual machines (VM) in that they run programs inside them, but they’re a lot more flexible. You can build a container that can run a Ruby or a Python, for example, and you can run a container that runs a ton of different kinds of programs. Containers can also be used to run a group of VMs, and VMs can run each other, too. The tech is still in its early days, but it’s a promising tech that’s been used to run the Linux operating system.

65
4 years ago

A startup that helps businesses find the right people for their jobs. The startup is currently focused on helping recruiters to find C-level talent but says it’s not exclusive to them, and has a broader mission to help businesses find the right people for their job via its platform.

65
4 years ago

As one of the first enterprise-focused venture-backed startups, Placed is building a platform that allows employers to create a database of their employees and their location, as well as see which of their employees they can “Placed” in the time they need to pay them.

65
4 years ago

A tool that helps people create a website using a single drag-and-drop interface. The tool is aimed at people who don’t know how to code — and it’s being used by companies like McDonald’s and Coca-Cola.

65
4 years ago

A company focused on helping companies with international business and global expansion.

65
4 years ago

A visualization tool that can be used to easily compare things like health savings account benefits, retirement savings and credit card rewards.

65
4 years ago

A tool to help with product management by allowing you to reuse assets, or “sketches”. One example the company gives is an ultrasound sketch of a fetus that can be turned into a 3d model to be used as a marketing collage.

65
4 years ago

A cross-platform P2P renting business that connects people with unused assets to rent them out for cash.

65
4 years ago

In May, Prevest created a proof-of-concept platform that allows people to collaborate on content. The company says they’re focused on the “first-time creators” who don’t have the resources to create content independently.

65
3 years ago

A startup that makes it easy to book airline tickets and manage your trip, with a “very simple” interface that looks like “Yelp for travel”. The company is focused on the Latin American market, where 90% of airfare sales are made by word of mouth — and where travel agents often have to call different airlines to book tickets.

65
3 years ago

A simple-to-use app for small retailers in India to find vendors and retailers nearby, also used as a marketplace for wholesale products.

65
3 years ago

This startup is building a “smart” bike that can tell you how many calories you’ve burned and how far you’ve ridden. The device is designed to help people get fit, and is a spinoff of the company’s original product, a smart wristband that used to measure blood oxygen levels.

65
3 years ago

A student-focused startup that charges students $2.50 a month to have student loan calculators and student loan information on their phones.

65
3 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier to deliver food to hungry people. Their service is focused on India, but they plan to expand to the US, Europe and the Middle East.

65
3 years ago

An online platform that helps doctors sell off unused prescriptions while making it easy for patients to get their refills.

65
3 years ago

A company that uses a variation of the sign language used on television to help with text-to-speech writing

65
3 years ago

A company that helps big companies automate their marketing and sales teams. One of the co-founders used to manage the sales teams at Rackspace, and she noticed that the same tasks were being repeated over and over again.

65
3 years ago

A startup that helps mental health professionals and patients connect over the web. The app is focused on treatment, but it hopes to eventually do some administrative functions as well.

65
3 years ago

The startup is a “social network for books”, which it says is currently being used by over 1,000 libraries and over 100,000 readers. It’s built around a system that “enables people to discover, share, and discover again”.

65
2 years ago

A medical device that can detect and treat E. coli, the pathogen that causes over a quarter million cases of food poisoning in the US every year. The device can also be used to detect and treat urinary tract infections and other illnesses.

65
2 years ago

A startup based in Seattle that wants to give companies a platform to sell their unused office space. They’ve already signed up over 1,000 companies.

65
4 years ago

A tech startup focused on improving the industry of tech and tech journalism and tech media. The organization aims to “promote tech as a force for good, and tech innovation as a key factor in improving people’s lives.”

64
4 years ago

A software startup that aims to cut out the need for data entry by allowing users to upload their own data. The startup’s web app allows users to upload data, which is then used to make recommendations and “tell you what to do next”. The startup is currently in beta.

64
4 years ago

A startup that helps people buy and sell used clothes, aiming to compete with ThredUP and Diy, among others.

64
4 years ago

This startup is working on a solution to the problem of “data exhaust” — the vast quantities of information generated by medical devices that are not being used by doctors.

64
4 years ago

A smart card that can be used to pay your utility bills. The company also offers a subscription service that sends billed charges directly to your card.

64
4 years ago

An author-focused social network and community for sharing, promoting and discovering new books. The startup has gained over 1,000 authors and claims to have facilitated over 1,000,000 downloads.

64
4 years ago

Startups with a “retail-first” mindset, focused on selling a product through a web-based storefront, rather than in a physical store. They tend to be larger, with 4–7 employees.

64
3 years ago

An AI that detects and flags content that could be used to build an implicit bias

64
3 years ago

A startup that provides advice on how to ride a bike. The people behind the startup are veterans of the bike industry, and they want to move away from a background that is focused on the bike industry to one that is focused on consumers.

64
3 years ago

A startup that finds and shares parking garage spots for around $10 per month. It’s fairly basic and focused on downtown San Francisco.

64
3 years ago

A $1-per-month app that helps users track their carbon footprint. Love.co is focused on helping users understand the environmental impacts of their daily habits, such as their food purchases, travel choices, and their energy usage.

64
3 years ago

A social network for sharing data on air-quality, environmental conditions and other environmental data. The startup is focused on the environmental sector.

64
3 years ago

A company that allows people to sell their used cars without having to sell them themselves, instead allowing some sort of intermediary to do it for them.

64
3 years ago

A company that allows their users to rent out their unused office space in a virtual way.

64
3 years ago

A system for getting energy from renewable sources like solar, wind, or waste. The company is working on a product that could generate power from thin film batteries, enabling the devices to be used in cars, buildings, and other contexts.

64
3 years ago

A company building a database of real estate listings that can be used to search for roommates and find roommates online.

64
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform for connecting consumers with used cars. The startup will let people browse a catalog of used cars and get quotes for repairs and maintenance.

64
2 years ago

A platform for people to find and sell used cars and bikes, and rent out items in their homes.

64
2 years ago

A simple and easy-to-use platform for people to sell their used goods online in the US and the UK.

64
4 years ago

A CRM focused on helping companies find and hire the right people. Jigsaw, which was founded in 2017, has been featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, and Business Insider.

63
4 years ago

A payroll startup in the UK focused on the in-person world. The company is looking to change the way employers pay their employees.

63
4 years ago

A “field guide for the digital age” that helps users decide which technology options to use for their product. They currently have 11,000 customers and a product that’s been used to build over 30,000 products.

63
4 years ago

Replacing what used to be live video with a tool that lets users edit and share video from their phone.

63
3 years ago

Fast-growing e-commerce company with a SaaS application for online reviews. They say their online reviews have been used as a predictor for an item’s success.

63
3 years ago

A tech-enabled financial advisor, allowing customers to communicate with their advisor via email, text, chat, and phone. The startup is a spin-out from the University of Texas and is currently focused on the US market.

63
3 years ago

A tool that can be used to organize, manage and make sense of all your files and tasks.

63
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a product to allow people to monetize their unused or overstocked idle computing resources via an API.

63
3 years ago

A real-time trading app for stocks, used by hedge funds and other traders.

63
3 years ago

A blockchain identity startup, currently focused on medical records, that is fixing the headaches associated with sharing sensitive medical information.

63
3 years ago

A startup that designs and manufactures electric bikes and scooters to be used on public transit systems.

63
3 years ago

A digital payments company that connects merchants with customers. Merchants receive payments in digital currency instantly, without the hassle of setting up physical payment terminals. It has been used by over 5,000 merchants.

63
3 years ago

A predictive analytics and chatbot platform, focused on retail.

63
3 years ago

A digital membership site for fitness clubs, the startup plans to take over the space vacated by the fitness trackers, and is currently focused on gyms. The startup says that their users see a 50% increase in visits per month.

63
2 years ago

A startup that’s building a grocery delivery service in the US that will use the same type of Ubers-like model that Instacart has used in the UK.

63
4 years ago

Ever the entrepreneur, Aaron Hinkley (of 25% Happier fame) co-founded a new startup, Arana, with his wife. It’s an online platform focused on promoting and discussing the benefits of meditation in a way that’s accessible to everyone.

62
4 years ago

This startup, focused on Latinos, began as a translation tool for web and mobile applications and has since expanded to other services. It employs over 100 translators and has over 200,000 active users.

62
4 years ago

A place for users to buy, sell, and trade their used clothes and accessories online.

62
3 years ago

This company is launching a platform that uses facial recognition and artificial intelligence to allow any phone to be used as a security token. The goal is to replace keys and biometrics.

62
3 years ago

A startup focused on helping retailers build smart merchandising systems that can predict which products will sell based on a shopper’s past buying behaviors.

62
3 years ago

A new operating system that’s designed to make it easier for first-time smartphone users to get started. It’s currently focused on creating an intuitive, visual, and simple user interface, with the goal of eventually unifying third-party apps onto the platform.

62
3 years ago

A platform that helps people save on utilities by allowing them to shrink the size of their energy usage. It’s currently being used by more than 1,500 people in the US, and is looking to expand to the UK next.

62
3 years ago

A company that helps consumers buy more from Amazon.com with the help of a digital assistant housed on a smartphone.

62
3 years ago

A web-based digital messenger for companies, that can be used to communicate with employees anywhere, anytime. "We want to make it so that you can start using it on your phone and take it with you when you travel."

62
3 years ago

Filling the gap in the smartphone payment space for small and medium-sized businesses, this startup is working on creating a payment solution that can be used with a credit card and not just a debit card.

62
3 years ago

A startup that works to make it easier for companies to hire remote workers, by helping them find, vet, and interview remote talent. The company is currently focused on the US, with an English-speaking office in Berlin.

62
3 years ago

   A platform to enable the creation of virtual credit cards that can be used to pay for goods and services online.

62
3 years ago

A food delivery app for Lyft drivers in the US that is focused on curbside ordering and deliveries. The startup was founded in March, and will begin operations in May.

62
3 years ago

A social networking app for hairdressers focused on the beauty industry. The pitch is that hairdressers are already meeting customers socially in salons, offering them a way to do the same thing online.

62
4 years ago

A software platform for the digital health and wellness market. The startup is focused on helping people manage their health and wellness through a mobile app and an accompanying digital dashboard.

61
4 years ago

A 3D-printed gadget that looks like a baseball cap that can be used to store and carry your phone in your pocket. The company calls it the “Portable Pocket”.

61
4 years ago

 A platform that allows manufacturers to track their raw materials and parts, with the goal of making sure they’re used only once.

61
3 years ago

A tool that makes it easier for poll workers to navigate voting machines on Election Day. The startup is looking to replace the paper ballots used today with digital ones allowing for machine-based auditing.

61
3 years ago

WeWork is a team of more than 200 people focused on expanding its leasing business, which consists of its office space in major cities. It also has a real estate investment business and a few other initiatives.

61
3 years ago

A system for keeping track of and organizing your food, in the same vein as the company’s app, Wunderlist. The company says the app is used by 75 million people.

61
3 years ago

A startup that helps parents track what their kids are doing on social media. The startup is focused on the US market, but is also considering expanding internationally.

61
3 years ago

A startup focused on the “hyperlocal” food delivery market, available in the US and Canada.

61
3 years ago

This startup is building an app that will let drivers in New York City charge gas and parking to their phones, and get paid via Square. The startup is currently focused on delivery market in London, New York, and Seattle.

61
3 years ago

A collaboration platform for teams used at companies like Facebook, Uber, and Airbnb. The company’s founder left his last job at Uber to work on the startup full-time.

61
3 years ago

A tool for digital nomads, focused on things like finding a place to stay, legal advice, and people to introduce you to people to meet. Founded in 2015, Union.ro is gaining traction in areas with a high density of digital nomads.

61
3 years ago

A startup that helps people sell or donate their old phones to help fund their next phone. The company says that 80% of cell phones on the market are still in use, and that used phones are worth about $20 in the US. The startup connects with consumers on their cell phone, and ships them cash or an Amazon gift card to use.

61
3 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling of used medical equipment. The founders say that the market for medical equipment is $35 billion and growing.

61
3 years ago

 A web-based tool for scheduling and tracking meetings. The startup is focused on the hospitality industry and wants to help companies and event planners better manage meetings across a variety of areas like food, entertainment, and travel.

61
2 years ago

A startup focused on building the software that runs the entire U.S. tax system.

61
2 years ago

A startup that lets people buy used furniture on a per-item basis, removing the hassle of finding a specific item and saving people time.

61
2 years ago

A database of over 100,000 solar energy projects, which is currently being used to help solar companies compete for government contracts to build solar farms.

61
2 years ago

The app is focused on helping people build a financial life plan. The startup will also allow people to put their money into a trust account.

61
2 years ago

The app helps people who can’t afford a car repair or a new car find a cheap used one. The startup is focused on the US market, where it says that one in 10 car owners can’t afford to repair their car.

61
2 years ago

A startup that creates blockchain-based contracts that can be used for loans, inventory, and purchase commitments.

61
4 years ago

This is what happens when the team behind Meetup, the platform for organizing local events, turns their attention towards the more consumer-focused side of the world. It’s a platform that helps merchants sell directly to their customers and serves as a hub for sales, marketing, and support.

60
4 years ago

A startup that is building an app that helps people manage their money by managing their spending. The business is focused on the US, where the average savings rate is just 4%.

60
4 years ago

An online marketplace for people who want to sell their used phones. The company is building a mobile phone exchange and marketplace for users to sell their used phones.

60
4 years ago

Azumio is building a device that allows companies to manage employees’ phones with just a few swipes. The startup is currently focused on managing Apple users but is working on expanding to Android and Windows.

60
4 years ago

An online platform used by health care providers to make appointments and book appointments with patients. The startup is building an app that will allow users to make appointments with health care providers, as well as find doctors and book appointments with them.

60
3 years ago

This startup is building a suite of tools that helps companies create “happy accidents” by helping them create prompts that can be used to encourage employees to take risks, test new products, etc.

60
3 years ago

A messaging platform that helps foster connections between coworkers and customers. The app, which is based on the GroupMe model, is meant to be used in your spare time, during lunch, or after work.

60
3 years ago

A digital assistant, currently focused on helping entrepreneurs plan events and prioritize tasks.

60
3 years ago

An engineering tool for companies with lots of devices, with a focus on the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. That means the tool is used to control devices that are connected in a very similar way. It’s a type of IoT technology that allows devices to work together.

60
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “full-stack” digital platform for solar facilities, including sales and finance. The company is focused on the solar industry, though their website says the company is “looking for the companies that will put us on the map” in other verticals such as batteries and energy storage.

60
3 years ago

When a user clicks a link to a website, it’s often followed by a URL shortener being used to shorten the link to keep it from being found. It’s a tool used by SEO companies to rank websites. Sovereign wants to cut out the middleman and allow users to use the URL shortener directly on its platform.

60
3 years ago

A startup focused on making the process of hiring more efficient and scalable. It helps employers find new hires and employees identify potential employers worth applying to.

60
3 years ago

This company is building a digital platform for building and managing groups of physical assets. It’s first products are intended to be used by real estate developers and property managers.

60
3 years ago

This company has developed a way to help consumers buy and trade in used cars.

60
3 years ago

A startup that aims to use heat from a person’s body to make electricity. Currently the startup is focused on the UK and Europe, looking for the right materials to make their battery work.

60
3 years ago

 A platform for sharing photos, videos, and links to webpages with your friends via email, SMS and other social networks. The platform caters to a wider group of users than just professional photographers, and has been used by celebrities, brands and musicians to share their works and ideas.

60
3 years ago

This startup sells a doc camera, offering a device that can be used for office-based workflows and document scanning.

60
3 years ago

A real estate focused startup that is building software that helps investors figure out the best strategy to maximize ROI on their properties.

60
3 years ago

A machine learning platform that help computers detect patterns in images. It’s already being used by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

60
3 years ago

A customer service chat bot for businesses. It’s meant to help companies communicate with their customers, as well as keep track of customer inquiries. It’s currently focused on helping companies pay their monthly bills.

60
2 years ago

A startup where people can buy and sell their used clothes. The startup is converting people’s worn-out clothing into a secondary retail market. It’s something like a Laundry List but for clothing rather than household items.

60
4 years ago

The founders of this startup have been working on a mobile-first platform since 2010. Now they’re building a mobile-only social network focused on young urban professionals.

59
3 years ago

A B2B company that helps individuals buy and sell used cars and trucks.

59
3 years ago

A web application for managing workers’ schedules and wages, which built out of an internal tool used by the company’s HR department. The software is used by thousands of workers and their employers.

59
3 years ago

A direct-to-consumer platform for renting out unused or underused commercial space in your home or building, which can be rented at competitive rates through the website.

59
3 years ago

A platform that helps bring open source and open hardware together. They’re focused on the hacker community and makers more broadly.

59
3 years ago

A company that wants to remove inefficiency from the supply chain by allowing everyone on a supply chain to manage inventory together. It’s currently focused on the hospitality industry, with its app launching in June.

59
3 years ago

A startup that allows users to quickly and easily create, edit and publish content, currently focused on travel.

59
3 years ago

This startup makes a video platform that has been used by the likes of the New York Times, the New Yorker, Huffington Post, Wired, and more. The company is looking to expand beyond video to audio and still images.

59
3 years ago

An open engine to create and test mobile apps, with the goal of supporting more mobility-focused apps.

59
4 years ago

A platform for the market for organic and non-GMO foods. The startup is focused on making it easier for consumers to buy and sell locally-grown and organic foods.

58
4 years ago

A company that wants to make a bank card that can be used across the world

58
4 years ago

A platform that helps restaurants connect with customers who have left reviews. The startup is using the software to help restaurants improve their management software, which is used for everything from ordering to inventory to ordering takeout.

58
3 years ago

A platform that allows international travelers to register, book, and pay onboard the same platform. It’s like a hybrid of Expedia and Kayak, and has been used by more than 100,000 travelers so far.

58
3 years ago

A startup delivering Thai food to the US by way of a food truck. The startup wants to use the food truck to experiment with new dishes and create new menu items, which can be used at other Thai restaurants.

58
3 years ago

The product could be used as real estate agents, but the startup is targeting homebuyers who are willing to test a new type of home before buying it.

58
3 years ago

A startup that gives businesses the ability to buy and sell used cars with a single service. The startup is also launching a lending program in the US to help ease the financing process.

58
3 years ago

A free, open-source software application that helps people protect and manage their digital assets with a consent-based approach. The tool allows users to provide explicit consent before they let their data be used.

58
3 years ago

A company primarily focused on helping women make money by teaching them how to make and sell their own beauty products.

58
3 years ago

A startup that enables customers to buy, sell, and share their unused apps through a new app called AppShare. AppShare will help developers and app owners get more money out of their apps, and would be a one-stop shop for app users to find, download, and sell used apps.

58
3 years ago

People who want to buy and sell used goods can use a system that schedules conversion between local currencies, reducing the risk of cash-flow problems.

58
3 years ago

A solution focused on helping nonprofits and non-profits build audiences on Facebook.

58
3 years ago

BizVine is a platform that connects businesses with existing events. It’s used to connect events like the Startup Weekend to their organizers.

58
3 years ago

A startup that is focused on making it easier for brands to build, manage and distribute their own branded content.

58
3 years ago

A built-in GPS in your phone that tells you how close you are to your destination and how fast you’re going. The startup is focusing on personal use, with the team currently focused on real estate.

58
3 years ago

A startup for selling used books, tools and services to other people.

58
2 years ago

A startup focused on video surveillance, pitching a “smart home camera system” that lets you use a smartphone as a remote.

58
3 years ago

A platform that aims to bring “authentic, personalized experiences to the masses.” The company’s first product, a chatbot called Rosa, is meant to help take on the Facebook Messenger bot monopoly and is already used by a number of companies.

57
3 years ago

A startup focused on making education more accessible to international students.

57
3 years ago

A free service that helps companies plan and execute their business in the most time-efficient manner possible. The company today is focused on using machine learning to find the best timewise schedule for a project.

57
3 years ago

A platform for corporate-facing video content, allowing companies to set and share rules for how video content is used.

57
3 years ago

The startup wants to build a service that lets companies get the most out of their sales people. In its current iteration, the service is just like a CRM tool, but it’s designed for sales people. It’s already used by dozens of companies, including the likes of Booking.com and Expedia.

57
3 years ago

This is an online buying service for used cars in Los Angeles.

57
3 years ago

A company that manufactures reusable plates and cups that are used once and then recycled

57
3 years ago

A consumer-focused delivery app that helps consumers order pizza and tacos directly from their phone. The startup is based in Argentina and says that it’s working on expanding from Buenos Aires to other South American cities.

57
3 years ago

A project management platform that helps teams manage projects and tasks, and has built-in support for time tracking, emailing, and more. The company is used by Y Combinator companies and has a team of 30.

57
3 years ago

A product that’s used to help companies manage their contractors and freelancers, with features like payroll, payment history, and a “contractor management dashboard”.

57
2 years ago

Health-focused crowdsourcing platform that helps users find the best doctors and health care professionals in a given city.

57
2 years ago

A collaboration tool for engineers and designers. It’s a way to easily share files, arrange work sessions, and schedule calls. It’s currently being used by 60 companies, and they’re seeking seed funding.

57
2 years ago

SaaS maker of a language learning platform and an artificial intelligence that’s used to improve it.

57
2 years ago

 A new type of digital wallet, one that puts the focus on the actual product being bought. Viva Wallet is a loyalty card for products and services that can be used to pay with bitcoin.

57
2 years ago

A health and wellness-focused site for brands to promote and share their products.

57
2 years ago

A startup that allows you to instantly create a video of any question posed to you. It’s already used by Wall Street Journal’s video team and the company says it has over 500,000 users.

57
3 years ago

A startup that is building a digital forest that can be used to help monitor deforestation.

56
3 years ago

A startup that provides “solution-based” marketing for companies. As it says in its pitch, the business is focused on helping companies develop “solutions” for their customers that solve a problem for them.

56
3 years ago

A startup that lets users search for nearby food and specialty ingredients, and then pay for them in an app. It’s access to these ingredients can be used in recipes or to make products. The startup, which is rapidly growing, is still in the pre-launch stage.

56
3 years ago

A device that can be used to monitor blood sugar and track other health metrics through the use of sensors.

56
3 years ago

A startup that allows people to book concerts and events. They are working on building a platform that can be used on mobile devices and applications.

56
3 years ago

A company that helps companies find and manage their professional network of vendors, service providers, and other professionals. The B2B business is focused on finding industry professionals and giving them tools to stay connected and in touch with their network.

56
3 years ago

A mobile analytics tool focused on helping brands understand their customer’s motivations, patterns and behaviors.

56
2 years ago

A startup that creates “edible, actionable and contextual” data for app developers to better understand how their apps are being used.

56
4 years ago

The startup is working on a platform that allows customers to design, produce, and print custom cards with 3D printers. The cards can be used as gift cards, business cards, or personal cards. The company is working with a few customers like Shopify and Microsoft, for whom the cards are used for employee rewards.

55
4 years ago

Zendrive wants to help employers and employees better understand where they are and what they’re doing by tracking their work patterns and emotions. The startup, founded in May, wants to build an app that can be used as an employee wellness tool.

55
3 years ago

This Silicon Valley startup is building a way for creators to build “by-God” apps for businesses. The company’s products are aimed at Fortune 500 companies, but their software can be used to solve a wide range of problems for SMBs and non-profits.

55
3 years ago

Designed for buyers of consumer electronics, this product helps users compare prices across hundreds of online retailers. The software scans thousands of consumer product listings from over 30,000 online retailers from all over the world. The company says it is already being used by over 1 million shoppers in the U.S.

55
3 years ago

This startup is focused on helping teachers find the right school for their kids. The company says most parents are using apps like Zillow and Homeschool Planet to find their kids the right school. However, they point out that these apps have a lot of limitations, like not being able to help parents find everything from the school’s name to the school’s PTA or its approach to discipline.

55
3 years ago

People are more attached to their smartphones than they used to be, and more than just a tool to check email and run errands. Now they have a way to make extra money while they’re on the go. Stocksy is a stock photography agency that licenses photos to brands and other companies.

55
3 years ago

This startup has developed a system that can be used by the military or a company to monitor their assets, from the price of a single barrel of oil to the temperature of a factory. They’ve been able to use the system for a car dealership to monitor the condition of their cars, for instance, and more.

55
3 years ago

A company that wants to build "an AI engine that can be used by AI developers."

55
3 years ago

Nivi is an online marketplace for buying used cars for under $10,000. The startup is based in San Francisco and has been operating in the US market for the past year. It’s profitable, and wants to expand to other markets.

55
3 years ago

This startup is building a home security platform for families that can be used with a smart phone, tablet, or computer.

55
3 years ago

A mobile game that helps patients manage their chronic illnesses. The game can be used to keep track of medications, and users can share their progress with their doctors.

55
3 years ago

A company that makes it easier for organizations to sell their unused software. The company’s idea is to take unused software and sell it for a profit.

55
2 years ago

A company that helps provide a replacement for cash/cards used by the underprivileged in developing countries.

55
2 years ago

A company that specializes in providing support for companies who operate in the “dark web”. The startup, which closed their $2.5M seed in July 2018, says they’re not just focused on the dark web, but also the “main” web, as well as “transactional” websites.

55
4 years ago

A startup for the sale of used cars in the US. The company says it’s already created a marketplace that matches dealers with customers, and says it’s already sold over 20,000 cars.

54
3 years ago

A startup that’s focused on helping businesses with their app development needs, like building mobile apps and websites.

54
3 years ago

A company that helps clients find and book talent for their events. The startup is focused on helping event planners find the best talent for their needs, rather than simply finding talent for hire.

54
3 years ago

A tech-enabled solution for the back-end of a recruitment-focused startup for employee onboarding and management.

54
3 years ago

A company that builds automation into the healthcare system for home usage, for example fitting an ECG monitor (like those used for EKGs) into a wheelchair. It currently has a pilot with the University of Toronto.

54
3 years ago

A mobile app that allows customers to buy and sell unused airline tickets through a peer-to-peer marketplace. It’s designed to make booking travel easy for the masses.

54
3 years ago

A search and booking app for private jets. The app is currently in beta and is focused on the US market.

54
3 years ago

A tool used to create and manage online campaigns, allowing users to manage their marketing budgets, track their results, and see how their campaigns are performing.

54
3 years ago

A tool for developers to manage and organize their code, used by over one million developers in 75 countries.

54
5 years ago

Idea: A tool for posting job openings in the local classifieds section of local newspapers. The startup has been used for over 1,200 job postings and says it has a retention rate of over 90%.

53
4 years ago

The company wants to build a way to monitor the behavior of AI and machine learning systems, as well as their performance. It wants to build an AI performance dashboard that can be used to monitor performance, alerting to users when something goes wrong.

53
3 years ago

Improving the delivery of savings products for customers who want to save for retirement. They’re currently focused on saving for retirement, but the founders say they’d like to expand to other areas.

53
3 years ago

A B2B company that helps manage software deployments for enterprise companies, which are in turn used to manage the development and deployment of software for multiple startups.

53
3 years ago

A platform for companies to sell their unused office space, converting vacant floor space into revenue for the business.

53
3 years ago

A company that aims to build an alternative to the decision support software used by insurance companies.

53
3 years ago

A startup that helps people learn how to cook, with a focus on recipes that use ingredients they’ve never used before.

53
3 years ago

A startup focused on building a data platform for healthcare informatics. The company is currently working on a methodology that can predict the outcomes of therapies based on the genomic alterations of a patient’s tumor.

53
3 years ago

This company is building a way to share information on the web by creating a database of the web. The team is currently focused on creating a database of the internet to be easily discovered via search.

53
3 years ago

A way for developers to create more seamlessly integrated apps. Instead of having to use a bunch of different APIs, developers can build an app that has a single API that can be used by multiple platforms.

53
3 years ago

A startup focused on helping “boundaries of the farm” in California’s Central Valley, so that farmers can look for new ways to grow food. The company purchases and recycles organic waste, converts it into rich compost, and sells it back to farmers.

53
2 years ago

This startup builds digital credentials for teens and young adults at risk of dropping out of high school, aiming to help them learn essential skills like reading and math, improve their confidence, and help them graduate. It’s being used in Washington D.C. and in schools in the Bronx.

53
2 years ago

This startup sells a series of online courses on startups and entrepreneurship, and is focused on the US.

53
4 years ago

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

52
4 years ago

An online platform for customers to sell their used cars and trucks and get paid cash for them. The startup says it’s already working with over 1,000 dealerships nationwide.

52
3 years ago

Technology for tailoring and sharing educational resources for kids. The company has 8 employees and is initially focused on developing markets in Africa and Asia.

52
3 years ago

A startup that’s focused on connecting with consumers on Facebook. It’s another entry into the space, but one with a more specific focus on data and targeting.

52
3 years ago

A luxury-focused digital concierge service that focuses on customer service and personalization.

52
3 years ago

A tool for sharing data between doctors, especially in a group practice setting. It’s a tool for doctors to share patient data electronically, and is focused on revamping the way that doctors communicate with their peers.

52
3 years ago

An enterprise software company focused on sales and operations, on-boarding and support. The company tries to build automation into the process and reduce the amount of time spent on the phone.

52
3 years ago

The idea is to make all of the data collected by a hospital’s nurses and doctors, regardless of the specific instrument or technology used, searchable by nurses and doctors for the purpose of better patient care.

52
3 years ago

E-learning platform that’s focused on helping new parents learn how to take care of their baby.

52
3 years ago

Ploom wants to be the answer to the “unbanked”. A cannabis product, available in pre-rolled joints and cartridges, cartridges can also be used to charge mobile devices.

52
3 years ago

A tool for managing data security, which helps users identify which devices are being used by their employees, and which are being used by customers.

52
3 years ago

A startup provider for short-term rentals. The startup is taking a page out of the AirBnB playbook to provide a service for renting out unused space to travelers.

52
3 years ago

A medical grade robot that operates like a vacuum and can lift up to 50 pounds. The robot is used at hospitals, but it can also be used on the farm, in the manufacturing space or in other “high-risk” environments.

52
2 years ago

This is an online marketplace for used books. It’s going after the market for textbook rentals, while also using its content library for educational uses.

52
4 years ago

A payment platform for shared bicycles. The bike sharing startup is focused on supporting bike-sharing startups, helping them with everything from pricing to marketing to customer service. It’s described as similar to the software they create for Uber, allowing bike-sharing companies to have a single dashboard to manage everything.

51
4 years ago

A company that’s building AI-powered technology to make it easier for people to search for, select, and buy the most-used products on Amazon

51
4 years ago

A company that makes a new kind of data stick that’s faster and more secure, and that can be used for a variety of applications, like a USB key for a car. It’s being developed by a team of engineers at Google, who are leaving the company.

51
3 years ago

A tool for managing your expenses and credit card debt that you can access from your phone. The startup is looking to build out a suite of tools that can be used by customers who have debt. They’re getting data from credit agencies, and from customers via the app.

51
3 years ago

A peer-to-peer platform that helps people who want to sell their old mobile devices sell them to people who want to buy them. The company also takes in-bound traffic to websites that want to sell used mobile devices

51
3 years ago

A startup for brands to sell their unused ad space, which the startup says is worth $6 billion.

51
3 years ago

A brand of online auctions and marketplaces for peer-to-peer trading of assets, with a focus on real estate, cars, and other items that can be traded around their used condition.

51
3 years ago

A global online marketplace for reselling used products from other people.

51
3 years ago

Namaste is a medical device that can be used to help patients take their own blood pressure.

51
3 years ago

an online tool that helps companies build, test, and export designs to be printed. The startup has been around since 2016 and has been used by over 75 companies.

51
3 years ago

The Center for Humane Technology was an initiative started by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who was a founding organizer. The center's mission is to research and devise ways in which technology can be used to help people, with a particular focus on children, refugees, and the disabled.

51
3 years ago

 A company building an application for iPhone and Android that helps users prevent identity theft, by sending alerts and notifications to users when their personal information is used to make a purchase, and even to notify users when their information is being used without their consent.

51
3 years ago

The founders of this startup are aiming to grow a marketplace for people to sell their unused clothing.

51
3 years ago

A company that helps individuals and businesses track their spending habits to make better, more informed financial decisions. The startup is a spin-off of the world’s largest robo-advisor firm, Betterment, and previously worked on a consumer-focused app.

51
3 years ago

A platform for energy workers. The startup is focused on people who build, maintain and repair energy systems, with a focus on the oil and gas industry.

51
2 years ago

A millennial-focused healthcare startup that wants to help people become more familiar with their doctors and healthcare providers.

51
2 years ago

A company that makes a product called “Aquaman” that cleans water with the help of the sun, but also uses intelligent algorithms to determine the best times of day to clean the water, what household items can be used to filter the water, and what types of water-cleaning products would be best to buy. Aquaman’s website says they’ve sold $2.75 million in their first four years of operations, and that they’ve serviced 200,000 customers worldwide.

51
2 years ago

An online platform for selling used goods that are found through Google.

51
2 years ago

A digital marketplace for selling used household goods, with an emphasis on quality products at good prices.

51
2 years ago

A startup that wants to make the process of buying insurance easier, especially for e-commerce entrepreneurs and small business owners. Currently focused on the UK market.

51
4 years ago

A startup focused on building and designing a digital twin of a physical product. The team is creating an AI that can scan a product and predict what changes it needs to make to reach its objectives, and then build that change into the product.

50
3 years ago

A self-driving electric bike company that produces a line of electric bikes that fold up into a bag and can be used as a bike-share system.

50
3 years ago

One of the most successful crowdfunding campaigns to come out of China in 2015, this company is focused on helping Chinese companies and individuals get the right financing in the right way. The company says that it has already closed over $1 million in funding, and has plans to expand to the US.

50
3 years ago

A smart contract platform that “is a new kind of Internet architecture,” allowing people to make smart contracts that can be used to pay, receive payments, and more.

50
3 years ago

The B2B company wants to “help companies make better decisions with less data”, using machine learning to analyze data to get more insights. The startup is focused on a few industries, starting with financial services.

50
3 years ago

A startup that tracks visitors to a client’s website and helps them improve their SEO. The startup is currently focused on a specific vertical, but has plans to expand to other verticals, like marketing and financial software.

50
3 years ago

A chat service that can be used with a single app on any device to create groups of friends and family, such as parents and kids.

50
3 years ago

The idea is to create a “one-stop shop” for people who want to buy and sell used goods on the internet. The founders say that their software, which is available on Android, will become the first place for people to discover and buy used goods on the internet.

50
3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for fans to discover, buy and share tickets to live music events. It’s an SaaS app that is used by the likes of Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, and Dead & Company.

50
3 years ago

A company that can help make a company’s network more humane, with a sensor that can be attached to a pet and then used to monitor things like their blood pressure, temperature and respiration.

50
3 years ago

 A hot dog startup focused on improving the beef supply chain using artificial intelligence and computer vision. The startup is building a “beef-improvement protocol,” designed to be a “clever self-learning system” that can identify the best cuts of meat.

49
3 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used equipment that runs on your phone and connects to services like UPS and FedEx.

49
3 years ago

A startup that aims to bring retail and commerce to the masses by making the user experience designed with sight and sound in mind. The startup is working towards building a retail experience that’s designed to be more immediate and immersive than the stuff we’re used to today.

49
3 years ago

The company creates a “pay per mile” model for moving freight. It also creates an online marketplace for people to sell used goods or services to other users.

49
3 years ago

A startup that bills customers by the second for the amount of time a product is used.

49
3 years ago

A startup that helps users reduce the cost of their energy consumption, building “solar-powered” homes that can be used as a blueprint for other buildings.

49
3 years ago

A relatively new startup, Peoplo is building a “bot-free chat platform that can be used by anyone, anywhere”. Peoplo users will be able to chat with their friends and family, and the company is looking to sign up up to 5 million users by the end of 2019.

49
3 years ago

A startup aims to use a machine learning system to identify which of the more than 1,000 words in the English language are used most frequently. It will make the word cloud on your computer screen.

49
3 years ago

Smart contracts are used to provide transparency and facilitate trust in complex transactions. CoinAdvisor is a startup that provides advice on how to choose and use smart contracts, and has developed a library of smart contracts to help developers in the ecosystem. It’s aiming at companies that need help on legal or regulatory compliance, or who have to deal with copyrights, trademarks, and patents.

49
3 years ago

This startup wants to build a platform that simplifies the process of requesting a loan for anyone, anywhere. It’s a service that can be used by governments and small businesses who don’t have access to capital.

49
3 years ago

A "disposable" product that can be used once and then disposed of. By supplementing the current garbage system, this startup aims to save the waste disposal industry $3.3 billion per year.

49
3 years ago

A human-powered AI that helps you learn languages faster, with a focus on English, Spanish, German, and French. It can be used to learn via text and audio, and the company is currently taking sign up for its beta. The idea is to teach you a language and then try to teach you another one by using the same systems.

49
2 years ago

A startup that uses AI to create an AI-powered personal assistant that can be used to help manage a person’s diet and weight.

49
2 years ago

A startup for people to sell and buy used e-books.

49
2 years ago

A food delivery startup that is building a platform to enable food delivery through everyday foods. This is a startup with an interesting business model: instead of going after restaurants, the startup is focused on delivering to people’s homes.

49
2 years ago

A deep-learning model for the Netflix Prize (the $1M prize for the first team to produce a movie rating system that was better than the human-rated system currently used by Netflix.)

49
3 years ago

A software platform for managing the workflows between international headquarters and subsidiaries. The platform is “recruiting-focused” and wants to be used by companies that want to keep costs down by “lowering the cost of global recruiting”.

48
3 years ago

A company that sells modular, inexpensive, and durable solar panels, designed to be used in developing countries.

48
3 years ago

A platform that allows people to donate their unused internet data from home, mobile, or laptops to people in developing countries

48
3 years ago

This business is focused on the US market.

48
3 years ago

A company that uses the power of crowdsourcing to help the homeless. The startup has already built a series of widgets for the New York City subway system that provide homeless people with a “home away from home”, where they can shower, receive assistance and be housed.

48
3 years ago

A company that wants to bring a more collaborative, flexible alternative to Slack. The company’s CEO is focused on the project so deeply that he’s been known to send his employees to work from the kitchen while they’re cooking, getting all of their orders out and done.

48
3 years ago

Used to power the startups’ websites, this

48
3 years ago

 “Towards the end of 2018, we identified an opportunity to build a new brand of cannabis and cannabis-infused products that focused on the needs of the African-American community.”

48
3 years ago

This startup is building an app for businesses that can be used to streamline data entry and make the process more efficient by combining data entry with the process of pulling and entering data.

48
3 years ago

A solution that helps companies design and build new apps by automating their entire process. The company says it’s used by companies like Pinterest and Box, and counts Stripe as a customer.

48
2 years ago

Tokens that can be used to track the transfer of real estate

48
2 years ago

A startup for selling and buying used cars that’s different from eBay and Craigslist

48
5 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for companies to build and manage their own apps. It is offering a set of tools and APIs that can be used to help connect apps together.

47
3 years ago

A platform that helps companies and individuals save money by making use of unused space in commercial buildings.

47
3 years ago

A digital platform that allows non-government organizations (NGOs) to raise money by selling tokens. The platform lets anyone purchase tokens which can be used to contribute to an NGO.

47
3 years ago

A startup focused on the idea that “the future is here” and that the “present is not what it used to be”. Founded in 2018, it has written and produced 9 episodes so far.

47
3 years ago

A tool for tracking the health of a project, the output of which is a report that can be used for decision-making.

47
3 years ago

A mobile payment platform that allows businesses to accept payments in one of over 200 currencies and in local currencies. The startup is focused on working with small businesses around the world, but has signed up thousands of merchants in the last year.

47
2 years ago

A startup focused on the smart home market in China. The company has a team of 25 engineers and is building a smart hub that connects everything in the home to the internet. They’re aiming to be the Amazon of the smart home in China.

47
2 years ago

A startup focused on stories around the crypto-currency market.

47
3 years ago

A payments-focused startup that’s working on a way to make payments more affordable for underbanked customers, including those in the US, Philippines, and Brazil. It’s working with existing banks and partnered with technology companies to make payments easier.

46
3 years ago

A startup that tracks the data that can be used to predict future events based on historical data. The startups founders say they have already proven the accuracy of the Georgia Tool Company’s algorithm that predicts earthquakes by looking at past earthquake data.

46
3 years ago

A startup for the most part focused on software developers but also building a product for recruiters

46
3 years ago

A specialist in helping startups unify their data. The startup’s technology is primarily focused on helping businesses unify their data, but it also makes it easier for individual consumers to do the same.

46
3 years ago

A startup that allows users to create a timeline of their life and experience using the photos, videos and other content they have. The goal is to create a digital archive of someone’s life to be used as an educational tool.

46
3 years ago

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

46
3 years ago

The startup is building a platform that allows people to buy and sell their unused gym equipment, from treadmills to bike equipment to weights and more.

46
3 years ago

A charity focused on helping children in the US on getting access to healthcare. It wants to use the latest in artificial intelligence to help doctors make better decisions.

46
3 years ago

This company helps people in low-income countries purchase a monthly cycle of pills for their family members. The startup will also implement a new payment system for the public, that can be used by the public to purchase cycles and pay for them in a similar way to how they pay their phone bill.

46
3 years ago

A company that helps companies manage their accounts receivables and payments. The founders say that their platform is used by major Fortune 500 companies.

46
3 years ago

A tool meant to make it easy for people to find the right contractor for specific projects. It’s currently focused on the US, but the startup says it’s looking to expand in the next year. Compared to the current contracting model, it allows users to search for contractors based on skill and experience, with a simple process for project management and payment.

46
3 years ago

This startup is focused on helping children learn about the world around them, and is a spin-off of a university startup. They are working on a STEAM curriculum, which is a combination of science, technology, engineering and arts, and they have a proven track record of working with both parents and teachers.

46
2 years ago

 "Once you have your seed funding it's important to have a strategy. I think we need to build an innovative bank. Instead of a bank, we are building a program. We have a program that is focused on building a new financial system for the country. We need to build the smartest bank in the country."

46
2 years ago

A personal finance-focused SaaS for millennials, pitching “the easiest way to manage your money”.

46
2 years ago

This company is building technology that analyzes the “viral loop” of social media channels, looking at how a hashtag is used over a period of time and how it changes.

46
3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for customers to manage their accounts with the same customer relationship management system used by the company. The company wants to help businesses bring the power of CRM to their customers.

45
3 years ago

A tool for helping developers and designers build interactive videos. It’s meant to be used alongside Adobe’s popular suite of video editing tools.

45
3 years ago

A way to take the guesswork out of buying, selling, and trading used cars.

45
3 years ago

A platform for cities to store and distribute parking data, with an API that can be used to build tools and applications for cities. The startup says it has 3,000 cities signed up to use the platform.

45
3 years ago

A company that helps you convert your files from one file type to another. The startup is focused on working with large companies, with customers like T-Mobile, Telefonica, and Sony.

45
3 years ago

A project-management app that can be used by freelancers, agencies, and clients to track and manage projects.

45
3 years ago

A startup that helps retailers track where their products are being used, and where they should be sold.

45
3 years ago

A wifi-enabled smartphone that makes it easy to receive calls, texts and other notifications while you’re out and about. The startup is currently focused on the US and the UK.

45
3 years ago

A team of editors who are “hypereditorial”, or work at an unusually high level of detail. The company is currently focused on the food vertical.

45
2 years ago

A platform for scheduling remote workers with a focus on on-demand workforce management. Currently focused on the US, with plans to expand internationally. They’re looking for a US-based CEO.

45
2 years ago

A bitcoin-powered online marketplace and exchange. The company is focused on the underbanked in Latin America as well as on international transfers. It’s also working on a way to let users pay savings and loans with bitcoin. Launched in Brazil and Argentina.

45
2 years ago

A money transfer app with an auto-spend feature. The startup is currently in an early-stage venture, and has already been used by some executives in Vietnam.

45
2 years ago

An Australian startup that is building a peer-to-peer marketplace for used cars. Their market size is expected to reach $4.4 billion in the next few years.

45
2 years ago

A company that aims to create a more affordable, user-friendly and general purpose wireless sensor platform. The platform, which is in early stages, is designed to be as flexible as possible so that it can be used in a variety of ways.

45
2 years ago

A digital platform for “bonds”, a term that has been used to describe a variety of different ways to file and track expenses, including mileage, Uber rides, and even bar tabs.

45
2 years ago

A platform for developers to build games on top of their own user-generated data. The startup is focused on helping people get their data into games – especially sports statistics – and for people to play games based on their data.

45
3 years ago

Software that helps startups manage their legal affairs. The startup offers a legal and compliance-focused platform that helps startups manage their legal affairs.

44
3 years ago

Y Combinator’s waiting list is a list of companies that are accepted into the program but haven’t yet received funding. The list is kept in a secret room underneath Y Combinator’s offices in Mountain View, California. The list is closed to the public and is generally used as a way for Y Combinator to vet companies that are accepted into its program.

44
3 years ago

Build an online marketplace for people to buy used cars from other people. It’s a massive market with 30 million cars sitting in people’s garages every year, according to the founders.

44
3 years ago

A B2B-focused SaaS business that helps companies manage their professional networks and make them more effective.

44
3 years ago

A startup that’s building an online marketplace for people to buy used goods. They want to create a global marketplace for used goods where users can buy and sell their goods, either online or in person.

44
3 years ago

A startup that bills itself as an online marketplace for sourcing, buying and selling of used medical equipment across the world.

44
3 years ago

A startup that automates the verification of employees via their LinkedIn profile. The company has developed a tool that allows small and medium-sized businesses to run a background check on each employee. It’s currently focused on the US market.

44
3 years ago

An insurance-tracking app that helps people manage their health insurance. It’s a consumer-focused tool, but they’re working on ways to help insurance companies optimize their assets.

44
2 years ago

A way to buy and sell virtual currency, currently focused on virtual goods.

44
2 years ago

A platform for students to earn college credit via workshops and online courses. Currently, the company is focused on the summertime.

44
2 years ago

A platform to allow businesses and users to exchange email addresses and phone numbers. It currently has over 1 million users in the US and Canada and is used by over 200,000 businesses in the US alone.

44
2 years ago

An accelerator focused on helping early-stage companies build large networks of connected hardware.

44
4 years ago

A tool for determining your emotional state, with a UI that’s very similar to the one used by Google Now.

43
3 years ago

The startup is building an automated peer-to-peer marketplace for new and used cars, buying cars from private owners, then reselling them to others.

43
3 years ago

The startup’s founders say they’ve had to raise over $14,000 to fund their efforts so far. The team is focused on creating a single management platform that can manage every aspect of a business, from HR to marketing to accounting to sales, and it’s already in private beta.

43
3 years ago

A startup focused on humanizing the process of ordering groceries, which has shown encouraging results. The company is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2019.

43
3 years ago

A company that makes micro-chips that can read and write to a microSD card and be used in a wide variety of devices. The startup has a chip that can be inserted into a computer’s memory stick slot and act as a flash drive.

43
3 years ago

A platform for creating and managing alternative identities that can be used to “bypass” the increasingly strict requirements of some countries’ national ID cards. The startup is working with governments in countries like Brazil and Mexico, which have strict rules on what ID cards they accept and which they don’t.

43
3 years ago

A startup that builds software that helps small businesses or entrepreneurs manage their finances, combining the power of analytics with a customer-focused approach.

43
2 years ago

A startup that’s building a “broadcast” platform for live streaming video, which can be used for anything from product launches to music performances.

43
2 years ago

 A startup that is building a reputation management platform for social media users that want to protect their identity. The startup built a reputation management app for Twitter, which is currently used by over 1 million users.

43
5 years ago

This company is building a platform for sharing and selling used furniture. The startup has a website where people can view and purchase furniture.

42
3 years ago

This startup wants to build bots for Slack and Slack’s chat-based messaging app. It’s focused on building bots that can schedule meetings, search for people, and do basic tasks like responding to messages.

42
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a “digital hotline” for consumers, which lets them contact different brands to ask questions about products, and receive live demos, videos, and social media updates. It’s focused on the UK market early on.

42
3 years ago

A product that takes the place of a subscription service like Spotify, but which can be used to listen to music on an unlimited basis.

42
2 years ago

This startup is building a decentralized search engine that consolidates information from multiple sources and, weighting them by the value they provide, can be used as a newsfeed.

42
3 years ago

A London-based startup that’s building a new kind of currency that is designed with the goal of being able to be used globally (currently in beta). The company is working with Mastercard to implement a new type of currency that can be used anywhere in the world.

41
3 years ago

In terms of what these startups are trying to accomplish, they all have slightly different goals, but they are all trying to solve the same problem. What they have in common is they are building solutions that are focused around simplifying the experience of managing data, both of the data and the tools used to manage it.

41
3 years ago

A community-run Reddit alternative focused on community-driven journalism that can be read on any device. Contently is hoping to create a “lean-back version of the newsroom.”

41
3 years ago

This is a startup that’s focused on building a platform that has data on all of the free/low-cost healthcare options available across the country. They’re building a platform that aggregates this information in a way that’s easy to use, so people can find the right plan for them.

41
3 years ago

A platform that helps ecommerce companies collaborate with customers about the products they’re interested in. The startup is currently focused on helping fashion brands, but is eyeing other verticals.

41
3 years ago

A startup that’s building a cryptocurrency that’s designed to be used on the internet and not just in a few select countries.

41
2 years ago

A company that helps companies with their “time to value”, or the amount of time it takes to complete a task. The company’s first product, called Time to Value, helps companies get accurate estimates of how long it will take to complete a task. It’s currently being used by a company in the US and in the UK.

41
2 years ago

A startup that connects buyers and sellers of used luxury cars by matching them based on the car’s make and model.

41
2 years ago

Online education company focused on video-based courses.

41
2 years ago

A startup that acts as a marketplace for used video game hardware.

41
2 years ago

A network of used bikes. The startup works with local stores to offer a rental fleet of bikes at a price that’s cheaper than buying a bike. It currently works with more than 500 stores in the US.

41
2 years ago

A way to streamline the process of buying and selling used cars, by simply cloning the car’s current license plate in the state where you live.

41
2 years ago

A platform that helps you sell or give away your used stuff on Craigslist, Etsy, eBay, Facebook Marketplace or any other marketplace.

41
2 years ago

The startup is an “online marketplace for the buying and selling of used cars”. It has 500,000 users, with plans to expand to the US and Europe in the next year.

41
2 years ago

A startup building a tool to match buyers and sellers of used cars, to help them get better prices on their used vehicle purchases.

41
2 years ago

A group of engineers and scientists that want to create safe, cheap access to space. The company wants to build an extremely low-cost space launch system that can be used to launch small satellites into orbit.

41
5 years ago

A new mobile app that provides a way for people to buy and sell used cars. The company is building a mobile marketplace for sellers and buyers.

40
3 years ago

A startup that wants to be a “Facebook for social media”, with a more focused focus on privacy and security.

40
3 years ago

A workplace analytics startup focused on HR. The founders have built a system that allows HR teams to track employee performance, morale, and engagement.

40
3 years ago

A $20 payment card that can be used for anything, anywhere, and is good for 8 years.

40
3 years ago

OpenMarket is a platform that lets restaurants sell their unused food inventory so they can manage it in bulk.

40
3 years ago

A startup building a new kind of collaborative software, called a “collaborative operating system”, that can be run on desktop and laptop computers, tablets and smart phones. The startup’s first product will be a $20 software download that can be used to build and deploy collaborative apps.

40
2 years ago

A tool used by teachers and parents to help organize and plan after-school activities. Instead of tracking each child, the company uses the school calendar to automatically track kids attending different activities and then creates plans for parents based on the kids’ interests and availability.

40
2 years ago

A software company that creates specialised versions of Twitter for education and finding local services. The startup is focused on creating tools for their own customers, colleges and universities.

40
2 years ago

A business that helps people sell their unused airtime. The startup has sold over $1,000 worth of unused minutes in the last 30 days, and is used by over 1,000 customers.

40
2 years ago

A fitness startup focused on pairing gym members with registered dietitians, who can help clients make healthier meal choices.

40
2 years ago

A healthcare startup focused on telemedicine. The startup wants to take the “talking to your doctor” experience online.

40
2 years ago

A company that helps people remember their passwords by generating an easy to remember string of letters and numbers that can be written down and used as an easy-to-remember password for logins.

40
2 years ago

A technology that allows users of a smartwatch to send and receive messages from the watch using the same interface used on their phones.

40
2 years ago

A brand-new startup that’s pitching a new way to buy and sell things online. The startup says it’s different from other marketplaces because it’s not focused on one particular category of items, but instead on a whole range of things like books, games, and even pets.

40
2 years ago

A startup that allows you to buy and sell your used items, like cars, on the same platform as Uber and other ride-sharing companies.

40
2 years ago

A startup for a restaurant’s “unfinished” dishes, or extra food that can’t be used

40
2 years ago

A digital marketplace for the collection of healthcare data from patients to generate research insights that can be used by pharma and biotech companies.

40
3 years ago

A software product that helps hospitals track patient data. It’s first product is a credit card reader for doctors and nurses to take credit cards on-site at the hospital, and can also be used for hospital payments and for medication tracking.

39
2 years ago

A company that buys, repairs and resells used servers for businesses.

39
2 years ago

A person tracking system for warehouse workers that can be used in a variety of ways, from making sure your employees are working to prevent injuries to helping you maintain payroll records.

39
2 years ago

A platform that helps publishers manage their payments and sales across mobile and desktop. The company is focused on taking out the friction in cross-platform payments and growing “mobile commerce”.

39
2 years ago

A company that makes an online platform for the sale of used vacation property.

39
2 years ago

A bike-sharing service that’s focused on the needs of seniors.

39
2 years ago

A product that can be used to track and manage work on a contract project, similar to Uber, but for larger teams.

39
2 years ago

A startup for hiring engineering assistants, using a blockchain-based token to distribute payment to those doing the work. The idea is that the blockchain can be used to ensure that the “bounty” is paid to those who are doing the work, rather than the company.

39
2 years ago

A machine learning system that could be used to identify fraudulent medicines or identify counterfeit drugs. The startup wants to make it easy for researchers to search vast stockpiles of data to find drugs that could help with pain relief, and is already partnered with pharma companies.

39
3 years ago

A tool for recording your thoughts, quizzes and other information, which can be shared with friends and family. The startup has been around since 2013 and is used by at least 2,500 schools in California.

38
2 years ago

A facial recognition app for iPhone that’s meant to be used in the background and is touted as a replacement for mobile fingerprint readers. The startup is still in stealth mode, and a company rep says that it’s just a few months away from launch.

38
2 years ago

A real estate startup focused on smart contracts for rental agreements.

38
2 years ago

A company focused on helping people build a business that can sustain itself for the long term in the face of rising costs and unstable internet connectivity.

38
2 years ago

A small project created to make financial transactions faster with a bitcoin-like application that can be used on a smartphone.

38
2 years ago

A platform that allows homes to manage their heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. This startup is focused on the US market but wants to expand into Europe.

38
2 years ago

A startup for used cars in the US, with 80% of the sellers being private owners.

38
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps retail businesses create personalized images and videos for their products. The company’s CEO says that the startup’s technology has already been used to create over 3,000 videos, and the startup has generated $50,000 in revenue so far.

37
5 years ago

Idea: A startup for used goods, where resellers can list any item they want for a flat fee. The startup wants to remove the hassle and fees of selling used goods online.

37
2 years ago

A business that turns unused office space into places for small businesses to operate.

37
2 years ago

An “Evernote for work”, which, in its own pitch, claims to be the world’s most used digital tool for work.

37
2 years ago

A company that’s working on a platform that lets you rent out your unused space in your house.

37
2 years ago

This startup, dubbed “the Uber for food”, is focused on helping people coordinate food deliveries from restaurants. The startup is currently focused on delivery in New York City, but it has ambitious plans to expand to nearly every US city.

37
2 years ago

A company that provides a solution for organizations that want to manage and store sensitive information on the blockchain. The company provides tools that can be used to create and manage private and public blockchains.

37
2 years ago

A tool that helps users manage their relationship with money, with an app for managing finances and budgeting. It’s been used by over 35,000 people in 2,000 organizations, and is using YC money to get a big expansion across the U.S. in 2019.

37
2 years ago

A tool that helps you build your own coin, a cryptocurrency that can be used for things like paying for service, or trading.

37
2 years ago

A company that creates and sells furniture for storage. The startup has a design-focused vision, saying it’s all about “simplifying clutter.”

37
3 years ago

Startup focused on the development of technologies to help people with autism. They want to provide a platform for people to share, buy and sell content.

36
3 years ago

The company is a pioneer in the field of payment-as-a-service technology. TAPAS is a cloud-based payments service which brings payment and commerce to the world of mobile handsets, tablets, wearables and even smart-phones via a fast, secure and simple to use interface. TAPAS currently supports online retail, online games and online banking platforms. TAPAS is being used in more than 500 companies in over 40 countries.

36
3 years ago

A startup building a library of open-source JavaScript that can be used by other frameworks and libraries. The company has the goal of helping other developers get started with React.

36
2 years ago

A “hybrid middle-market bank” that’s focused on growing its loans and deposits.

36
2 years ago

A platform that helps people find and sell unused items from their personal collections

36
2 years ago

A startup that helps employers with hiring, training, and onboarding. It’s similar to a software as a service provider, but it’s focused on the last mile of onboarding.

36
2 years ago

The startup wants to create blockchain-enabled game assets, or digital assets that can be used to make games. The idea is to make digital assets cheaper and easier for developers to use. They’re also exploring ways to use the blockchain to make game assets tradable once they’re built.

36
2 years ago

This tech company is building a credit bureau for the cannabis industry. The startup is licensing out data from its sister company, CreditSafer, that has over $1.5 billion in credit and has been used by over 300,000 customers.

36
2 years ago

A tool for managing a project’s roadmap, meant to be used by people working on a project.

36
2 years ago

A hardware company focused on making a better motion sensor.

36
2 years ago

A startup that builds on the concept of front-end-as-a-service (FaaS) and backend-as-a-service (BaaS). It is not only focused on user interfaces, but also on a backend that allows developers to build apps without a coding background.

36
3 years ago

A new kind of credit card that can be used at a wide variety of places, including restaurants, grocery stores, pharmacies, etc. The startup wants to use a digital card with a mobile application that syncs to the card’s information, so that users will be able to see their bills and make smart spending decisions.

35
2 years ago

A startup that was originally focused on helping companies manage their SPAM filters, but is now focusing on helping companies manage their overall spam-fighting practices.

35
2 years ago

A web-based learning platform that helps businesses focus on their customers’ needs by providing them with a dashboard that can be used by all employees to monitor their business performance.

35
2 years ago

This is an engineering-focused startup that wants to build a software solution that lets people design their own hardware. The idea is that you can create a design, get a quote for the cost of the materials, and then purchase the parts online. The computer chip and board are then assembled at a local store to create the finished product.

35
2 years ago

A data management tool that lets companies gain insights from their social media conversations. The startup says they’ve used their platform to predict when Amazon would launch a new product, and that they’ve helped companies raise over $100 million.

35
2 years ago

A startup for buying and selling used phones online. One of its business models is a “gifted” model that gives “reputable” users the ability to gift other users with phones. Called "Gifted,” it's a free app for iOS that lets you buy and gift phones to your friends, family, or strangers.

35
2 years ago

A video streaming service focused on Hollywood content that’s not available on Netflix. The startup is already working with studios like MGM.

35
2 years ago

A customer service-focused CRM that allows companies to monitor customer communication and engagement data.

35
2 years ago

An online marketplace for selling new and used clothes and accessories. It’s a marketplace for finding unique and hard-to-find items.

35
2 years ago

A company that offers a range of online services for growing companies. The company is focused on helping small businesses scale, and also wants to enable mobile apps.

35
5 years ago

A startup that creates peer-to-peer marketplace for renting out your car when it’s not being used

34
3 years ago

A tool for data scientists to track how their software has been used, allowing them to track customer acquisition and retention.

34
3 years ago

The startup builds tools to help shoppers make better decisions when buying everyday items. The tool will be used on a smartphone app, with options to allow users to see how a certain item performs over the course of a year, or compare the cost of a branded product to its generic alternative.

34
2 years ago

A company that helps companies find and rent out their own homes. Currently focused on the San Francisco Bay area.

34
2 years ago

A video ad platform that helps brands reach millennials through video ads. The startup is focused on helping brands by offering them analytics on how to target people that see their ads and those that don’t.

34
2 years ago

This startup is building out a digital learning platform for workers in industries that need skilled workers, like construction, manufacturing, energy, and healthcare. The founders say the platform is already being used by some of the largest construction companies in the US.

34
2 years ago

A niche travel aggregator focused on finding the best deals on international flights.

34
2 years ago

A startup building a tool used by healthcare teams to provide evidence-based treatment recommendations to patients for mental health problems.

34
5 years ago

A startup that helps brick-and-mortar retail businesses grow online The company used a SaaS model for their marketing platform, which helps companies attract and convert online customers

33
3 years ago

A software that can be used to create a map of a business's physical assets, creating a digital footprint.

33
2 years ago

A platform for lending to small businesses, allowing them to crowdfund with less paperwork. They’re currently focused on business loans, but the team has experience in consumer lending as well.

33
2 years ago

A startup for pre-booking restaurants. The company says that their app has already been used by over 1,000 restaurants.

33
2 years ago

A platform that lets you organically connect with people in your network based on interests. The service is already used by over a million people and has been adopted by companies like Virgin Galactic and The Economist.

33
2 years ago

A platform for building and selling security-focused software. The startup helps software developers sell their code to the U.S. Department of Defense.

33
2 years ago

 A full-stack marketing software startup focused on automating marketing, marketing automation, and lead management.

33
2 years ago

The startup is building a way to manage your credit card payments and payments at retailers. It’s first product, a card reader, was used by the Boston Mayor’s office, and the startup was acquired by Stripe in 2014.

33
2 years ago

An online platform that can be used to find legal resources and lawyers.

33
5 years ago

Idea: A software company that helps businesses run online meetings In Brazil, it’s primarily used by churches

32
3 years ago

A startup for service agencies to help them automate tasks, such as scheduling and follow-up, and to make it easier for customers to request service. The business is currently focused in the UK.

32
3 years ago

A collaborative space for people to draw and talk about their ideas. It has been used for everything from brainstorming to solving engineering problems.

32
3 years ago

A startup launched in March 2017 that is making a universal API and SDK for developers to build smart-device software. The company is currently focused on building an API for the fitness industry, but will expand to other industries in the future.

32
2 years ago

This is a social network for inbound call center sales reps. It’s been used by more than 100,000 reps and is used by 75% of the world’s top 100 companies, including P&G, Coca-Cola and Apple.

32
2 years ago

Founded in 2012, the company is focused on building a platform for people to purchase, share, and sell photos from around the world.

32
2 years ago

This startup is building a platform based on artificial intelligence to map out the Internet’s hyperlinks, helping people find things they may not have known they were looking for. The startup’s map is already being used to help people discover hidden gems on the web, and to build apps that can automatically map out the web.

32
2 years ago

A platform for assembling apps, focused on developing mobile games. The company specializes in two categories: “advergames”, which are games that the company makes itself, and “mobile games”, which are made by third-party developers and sold through the portal.

32
2 years ago

A company that helps companies connect their various communication systems together. Their product is used by the State Department to connect their email and other tools to the State Department's email system.

32
2 years ago

A free stock market app focused on helping traders learn more about stocks.

32
2 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used textbooks, with special focus on economics, business, and computer science.

32
2 years ago

A hardware startup that makes smart plugs, which can be used to automate lights, fans, and other appliances.

32
2 years ago

These are the kinds of problems that YouTubers and podcasters often encounter. This startup has made a mobile editing app for live video that’s used by over 250,000 people.

32
2 years ago

A tool that helps create and manage digital experiences for an increasingly digital audience. The startup uses artificial intelligence to create a series of events, polls, surveys, and quizzes that can be used to build loyalty and engagement across a customer’s journey.

32
2 years ago

The team behind this startup is currently building a “personas engine” that aims to deliver a more natural-language approach to user onboarding and user-experience design. The system has already been used to beta test Facebook and Google, as well as Babel, a virtual assistance service.

32
2 years ago

A digital marketplace for buying and selling used cars, with automated pricing and financing options. Its founders say they’re already working with dealers and banks to integrate their technology into existing processes.

32
2 years ago

A platform for selling used video games. The company says they have $500,000 in monthly sales after launching in May 2019.

32
2 years ago

A health startup focused on bringing surgical robotics technology to lower-income countries.

32
2 years ago

A Y Combinator-backed startup focused on making it easier for small businesses to manage their stock. Right now, a lot of small businesses have to hire a stock broker to set up a stock account with a bank and manage their stock manually.

31
2 years ago

A health-focused startup that aims to create a new kind of “personal health coach” for people who want to manage their health and wellness.

31
2 years ago

A digital marketplace for consumers to buy, sell and swap used devices. The startup hopes to use crowdfunding to fund a large-scale launch.

31
2 years ago

A company that sells virtual reality headsets that can be used to make a virtual workplace and online meetings.

31
2 years ago

This startup is building a platform to manage, track, and manage data for companies that need to know exactly what data is being collected, used, and shared.

31
2 years ago

A platform that gives the user a virtual assistant at the tap of a button. The startup’s first app was a virtual personal assistant to help users through their daily routine. Head of product at the company, Jason Chan, says the virtual assistant is now integrated with the iOS device and can be used in all apps.

31
2 years ago

A new app/platform for businesses to manage their social media presence. It's heavily focused on Instagram, and is integrating with other social networks as well.

31
2 years ago

A calendar app focused on sharing calendars with others. It works with other apps that allow you to create calendars and invite others to join.

31
2 years ago

A startup focused on improving payments and cash management for retailers.

31
2 years ago

A startup that is building an online marketplace for renting out, or “leasing out”, spare computer resources (like CPU power and storage space). Neocapital is pitched as a way for companies to maximize their profitability by renting out unused resources.

31
2 years ago

A tool for optimizing the design of websites, based on a technique called Page-Per-View, a technique that’s long been used in the TV industry.

31
2 years ago

A platform for finding and hiring freelance development work, in the vein of Freelancer.com but focused on smaller employers.

31
3 years ago

A company that sells a system that automatically replaces pages of ads on a website with a single, engaging video. The startup is focused on the display market, so it wants to take out all the boring parts of an ad page, and replace them with a single, engaging experience.

30
2 years ago

A company that’s building a platform for monitoring and analyzing political campaigns, and a data analytics tool for tracking all of the money that goes into, and comes out of, political campaigns. The founders say they’ve tested their product with hundreds of campaigns, and are now focused on building out a platform for the public to use.

30
2 years ago

A student loan refinancing platform that’s gotten a $1.5 million investment. It’s used by over 3,000 borrowers.

30
2 years ago

An ecommerce platform focused on the furniture industry, made for designers and retailers to sell their products online.

30
2 years ago

A developer-focused marketplace for building and deploying developer apps on the blockchain.

30
2 years ago

A chatbot for small businesses, focused on helping them manage their finances and invoicing. The startup wants to fill a gap in the market; “there is no software out there that’s just a chatbot that tells you what to do and how to do it.”

30
2 years ago

A cloud-based tool that translates any source of text into any other source of text, designed to be used by international teams to collaborate. The startup aims to be the “Google Translate of text,” with further verticals planned.

30
2 years ago

This is a calendar app that also integrates with workplace scheduling software. It’s been used by companies like JPMorgan, Deloitte, and Amazon to provide a more dynamic calendar for employees that can be used by HR and other teams as well.

30
2 years ago

A startup that collects, analyzes and translates online language-learning content into a format that can be used by teachers.

30
2 years ago

Focused on the growing technology needs of the health, fitness, and wellness industries.

30
2 years ago

A drone that can be used for deliveries and other things.

30
2 years ago

This is a company building a way for people to sell their unused gift cards.

30
3 years ago

Hire the Smart, an applicant tracking platform built for fast-growing, low-pay environments. It is one of the few startups in the pool that has been around for over a year. The company previously focused solely on the fast-food industry, but has since broadened its offerings to cover retail and other industries. The startup is also one of the few in the competition that does not currently have a product in production.

29
2 years ago

This startup was launched in 2016 and is focused on helping retailers create and promote their own discount codes. The startup uses tools to help retailers create their own discount codes and promote them to customers.

29
2 years ago

A SaaS for enterprise companies to manage the entire software lifecycle, including design, project management, and deployment. The startup is focused on the enterprise space.

29
2 years ago

A pair of sunglasses that can be used to track a user’s fitness or health, and to get alerts when they are out of range. It’s a combo of an activity tracker and an optical heart monitor.

29
2 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for people to cancel their cable subscriptions. The team is currently focused on developing a customer engagement platform that allows them to build individual and group campaigns.

29
2 years ago

The startup is building an online platform that helps match buyers and sellers of used cars. The startup is a new way to buy a car after it’s already been sold.

29
2 years ago

An ad platform for apps. The company is a Facebook-focused startup that wants to help other developers make money off of advertising via the social network.

29
2 years ago

A free platform for people to share advice for specific personal situations. The idea is that it could be used in a similar vein to the subreddit AskReddit.

28
2 years ago

A startup that’s focused on making online education more interactive. Its service, called ReadyBuddy, allows students to receive personalized feedback from their instructors for every lesson. It works by having a group of students take a quiz up front, and then having their instructor review it.

28
2 years ago

This startup is building a platform for video content management, which helps people manage, organize, and search their videos. The company says their service is used by more than 10,000 companies in 60 countries.

28
2 years ago

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

28
2 years ago

A company that wants to make sure your data is being used for the right reasons. They’re building software and hardware that lets you know if your data is being sold or used.

28
2 years ago

A platform that allows users to pay for their own personal assistants. The assistants can be used for everything from shopping lists to scheduling to doing the dishes.

28
2 years ago

A global real-time payroll and HR service that’s used by many of the world’s largest companies, including Oracle, Netflix, and Baidu.

28
2 years ago

A company that generates business intelligence from its customers' data, focused on the construction industry.

28
5 years ago

Idea: Online marketplace that allows people to rent out their unused stuff

27
5 years ago

Idea: This startup wants to build a “non-technical” interface for setting up web servers It’s building a platform that allows anyone to create a web-based service, and it’s been used to launch a website about the alt-right, among other things

27
2 years ago

This company, which is focused on helping small businesses, is taking a market-focused approach to the project, building a basic website for businesses to manage themselves.

27
2 years ago

A social network for “collective giving”, allowing users to raise money for a cause, then track and share who gave to the cause and what the money was used for.

27
2 years ago

This startup manages publicly-accessible drones that can be used to take aerial photos, providing real-time bird’s eye views of events.

27
2 years ago

The founders of Capital One’s Product Development team explain how they built a new computer vision API to help financial institutions determine whether a card was used for fraudulent activity.

27
2 years ago

A tool for students to create and manage their personal course catalogs in a way that makes sense. It’s a SaaS product that has been used by over 600,000 students nationwide.

27
2 years ago

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

27
2 years ago

A business that buys and refurbishes used cars, and resells them to customers.

27
2 years ago

A tool for making your own videos, with a social video-focused photo-sharing feature. It’s currently building out a platform for sharing photos and videos of activities (like taking a photo of your kids at the park.)

27
2 years ago

A startup that has developed an iPhone app that allows users to borrow a bike from the same spot where they’ll be picked up, for a small fee. Focused on the UK.

27
2 years ago

A startup that says it wants to be the Uber of the semi-trucking industry. Their platform has already been used to get a truckload of ingredients to a restaurant 100 miles away in just 8 hours.

27
2 years ago

A startup that helps companies be more efficient and accountable for the money they spend on marketing. The startup is focused on mastering both the marketing technology and legal aspects of marketing.

26
2 years ago

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

26
2 years ago

The startup’s website says it’s focused on providing “software and services to the financial industry”.

26
2 years ago

The startup’s technology enables users to download their own music and listen to it on their private headphones. The idea is that they can find their music on a playlist of known Spotify playlists. The company takes a small commission on each track, which is used to pay artists for their work.

26
2 years ago

A startup that’s building software that can be used in conjunction with a smart contract platform to automate payments, and which is aiming to launch a platform in 2020.

26
2 years ago

A startup that helps companies make sense of the data in their financial transaction transactions and make better decisions. It’s been used to help Walmart save $10 million every year.

26
2 years ago

A platform for “re-shipping” used items, with an emphasis on used furniture. It helps you sell your stuff, and they want to help people cut back on price tags by buying used items.

26
2 years ago

A startup that is building a 3D printer designed to be used by disabled people. It’s also trying to solve the “other” market problem that 3D printers are expensive and hard for non-disabled people to use.

25
2 years ago

A social network for people searching for jobs. It’s a bit like LinkedIn, but focused on connecting people who want jobs with people who have jobs.

25
2 years ago

A digital currency that’s less volatile than Bitcoin, but can be used for real-life transactions.

25
2 years ago

A platform that plans and organizes events for people who want to socialize. Currently focused on the UK, the company is working on a New York launch in the fall.

25
2 years ago

A startup that helps companies and individuals analyze their ad spend to improve ROI. The startup is focused on enterprises and has a number of enterprise customers.

25
2 years ago

A startup that plans to disrupt the used car market by selling cars directly to consumers over the internet.

25
2 years ago

A platform designed for building and publishing 3D content, supporting content creators, and customers, in a format that can be embedded and used in web, mobile and VR.

25
2 years ago

An AI that cares for elderly people at home by monitoring them and checking in regularly, and alerting if they have a fall and need medical attention. It’s currently being used in South Korea.

25
2 years ago

An enterprise app for managing industrial equipment in factories, warehouses, etc. The company is currently focused on B2B customers, although it’s open to B2C.

25
2 years ago

A music streaming platform that’s focused on the Indonesian market. The startup allows users to create playlists of their favorite songs.

25
2 years ago

A non-profit focused on using technology to create food that’s both healthy and affordable for everyone.

25
5 years ago

Idea: A tool for helping companies and employees build their own internal chatrooms. The founder says that the product has been used by YC for the past few years, and is now being offered to other companies as well.

24
2 years ago

A network that helps small businesses reach their customers. It uses a combination of social media, email and text to communicate with customers, and is currently focused on the UK.

24
2 years ago

A platform used by restaurants and bars to simplify their service process, and offer their customers a rewards program. The startup has deployed to over 2,000 restaurants and bars in the San Francisco Bay Area.

24
2 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for baby boomers to sell their used homes, which are typically a good investment but often sit empty for years.

24
2 years ago

A platform for creating online art installations that shows off photos and videos that can be saved to be used in the future as well.

24
2 years ago

Redbrick is a mortgage brokerage company focused on helping first time buyers, targeting those who would otherwise go without a mortgage.

24
2 years ago

A virtual assistant service that focuses on personalization. It's already used by close to 20,000 users and aims to keep its price point below $100/month.

24
2 years ago

A tool for reselling, or flipping, used products. The startup is working with other resellers to create deals.

24
2 years ago

A startup for used bikes, where you can bid on anything from a $2,000 Trek to a $2,000 custom-built bike.

24
2 years ago

The latest app from the founders of Tagtile, this one’s focused on connecting shoppers to the products they’re looking for on Amazon.

24
2 years ago

A new type of smart contract platform that allows developers to build blockchain apps that can be used both on the Ethereum network and on Ethereum Classic, a hard fork of Ethereum.

24
2 years ago

This startup has a few important products that allow for the creation of automatic video interviews. They’re used by professional journalists but are now being adapted for the masses.

24
2 years ago

A system for people to crowdsource their favorite Spotify playlists, which is then used to create recommendations for the music service.

24
2 years ago

A digital identity platform that helps content creators track how their content is used and make money from it.

23
2 years ago

A new type of financial services platform for small businesses, aimed at helping them reduce risk and increase productivity. The business is focused on helping small business owners manage their vendors and purchases, so they can focus on growing their business.

23
2 years ago

A startup that allows users to create a “digital DNA” that can be used to verify their identity online. The startup, which was launched in June, is working on a mobile app that will work with iOS, Android and Windows 10 devices. It wants to use a “DNA API” to securely authenticate users and identify them online.

23
2 years ago

A company focused on providing aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, providing them with food, shelter, and medical care.

23
2 years ago

A way to create a name and tag for the people you meet on the road (a la Foursquare.) It’s also a way to track those locations on a map, and see what’s happening nearby. Its co-founder used to be a member of the Y Combinator batch.

23
2 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for non-tech companies to design and sell their products and services on their platform. The startup already has a listing of more than 200 companies that’ve used their platform.

23
2 years ago

A startup that hopes to generate electricity from waste materials. It’s first product is a portable generator that converts waste into energy through a catalytic reaction. The generator is designed to be used in the home, in the field, and in developing countries.

23
2 years ago

A Facebook-like chat app for organizations, focused on the enterprise market, that aims to be able to run multiple channels of communications by using one app. After Facebook’s recent scandals, the startup says it is ready to start conversations and make its platform more transparent.

23
2 years ago

The company is building an analytics platform that helps users understand how their content is being used across social platforms. The startup is already working with media outlets such as the New York Times and Forbes.

23
2 years ago

MetroC has a vision of creating a low cost, self-driving, hyper-connected bus service that can be used by commuters and ride-sharing companies.

23
2 years ago

A company that sells a verification system for business licenses. The startup is focused on helping businesses around the world keep track of their licenses and permits.

23
2 years ago

An online platform that helps companies sell their products over Instagram. The platform is competing with the likes of Shopify, oDesk and others, and is focused on taking on the social component of selling to consumers.

22
2 years ago

An investment they’re funding personally with this round, social finance firm Monzo is a bank focused on making personal finance easy and accessible, with a minimalistic, simple interface and a rewards program that emphasizes savings. They’re experimenting with new products like peer-to-peer lending and a prepaid debit card.

22
2 years ago

A platform for college students to buy and sell textbooks, which works with colleges to sell used textbooks to students.

22
2 years ago

A peer-to-peer marketplace that matches buyers with sellers of used equipment. The company seeks to disrupt the retail industry by offering a lower-cost alternative to buying used equipment.

22
2 years ago

A startup focused on developing a food safety platform for restaurants.

22
2 years ago

This startup is building a tool for people to manage their finances through a mobile app. The B2C business is focused on “banking the unbanked” and specific Indian markets.

22
5 years ago

Idea: Focused on the US, this startup is building a platform to help YCs hire contractors for small jobs like painting, sewing, carpentry, or installation.

21
2 years ago

A startup that’s focused on connecting restaurants to customers and on-demand catering services.

21
2 years ago

A startup for used cars, used trucks, and used machinery. The company wants to be an alternative to eBay and Craigslist for selling used assets.

21
2 years ago

An IoT startup, focused on the supply chain. It’s selling a device that can track the temperature of refrigerated truck trailers.

21
2 years ago

An analytics platform for small businesses, similar to Google Analytics but focused exclusively on the product and services industry.

21
2 years ago

A startup that’s building a new class of sensor that can detect buyer intent, then act as a “liquid-based” AI assistant. It’s starting with a “smart mug” that’s meant to be used with a smartphone.

21
2 years ago

A platform for tracking all of your relationships in a way that can be used for data analytics and actionable insights.

21
2 years ago

A company that builds “digital products” – essentially, a set of tools used to help people spread their ideas and messages.

21
2 years ago

A youth-oriented startup focused on sharing live video and photos with users in India.

21
2 years ago

A startup for the purchase and sale of used cars on the cheap for people in the middle of a large budgeting cycle.

21
2 years ago

A platform for selling consumer goods with a credit card over the internet. The startup is focused on B2C, selling products such as fashion accessories and beauty products.

21
2 years ago

A tool that helps brands understand what their sales reps are talking about in social media. The startup says their product is the same thing that recruiters use to track what’s happening at a job fair, but it can also be used to track what employees are saying on social media.

20
2 years ago

The Startup SaaS company for on-demand freight and freight brokerage, which is already being used by major brands

20
2 years ago

A startup that provides a marketplace for people to sell their used books, electronics, and other household goods. They want to give customers an easier way to sell their stuff and not have to worry about storage fees or logistics.

20
2 years ago

A startup that wants to help customers buy and sell used smartphones, tablets, and laptops, and store them in a decentralized cloud.

20
2 years ago

A startup focused on building a tool that helps people who want to help startups with marketing and sales, especially with the new crop of automated tools.

20
2 years ago

The app uses AI to scan text in pictures to identify products. The startup is focused on identifying the best products at the best prices for consumers.

20
2 years ago

A startup that shares reports on the health of the world’s coral reefs, using satellite data. They’re currently focused on Africa.

19
2 years ago

An ad tech company that helps digital agencies and mobile publishers track users across multiple websites by creating a single code that can be used on all those properties.

19
2 years ago

A furniture startup that makes it easier to buy and sell used furniture by verifying the history of a piece.

19
2 years ago

A startup that helps brands create video content by letting them collect images and videos from all over the world to be used in their own branded content.

19
2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for consumers to buy and sell used tires. Called Restyle, this is a model that’s similar to eBay. The startup is using the champion of online shopping, Amazon, to help it get off the ground.

19
2 years ago

This is a solution for people who want to buy and sell used books, using a decentralized version of eBay. The company is looking to go after a market of people who want to sell books they no longer want while also expanding the market for used books.

19
2 years ago

A developer-focused coworking space in Chicago’s Willis Tower.

19
2 years ago

A web/mobile app for learning Spanish, currently focused on Germany.

19
2 years ago

A collaboration platform for attorneys, with an app and a web version that allows attorneys to collaborate and review documents. It’s already been used in 100 states.

19
2 years ago

A platform that allows people to pay for services on their smartphones. The startup is focused on creating an accessible and fair marketplace for building contractors, electricians, plumbers, and other skilled tradespeople.

19
2 years ago

An AI that can boost sales by using data to predict customer interest. The startup says it has been used to boost sales in the retail, automotive, and hospitality industries.

19
2 years ago

Food delivery service for the East Coast that works with restaurants. The startup is currently focused on Washington, DC and New York.

19
2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for companies to transition their data from legacy platforms like CRM and data warehouses to a modern platform like AWS. They’re starting small, with customers focused on enterprise data.

18
2 years ago

The startup’s software helps real estate agents notify clients about contracts that they’ve signed, and also helps agents know when clients have signed contracts. It’s currently used by 4,400 agents in the U.S.

18
2 years ago

A startup to help users and businesses find the right dishwashers, microwaves, and other kitchen appliances. The startup is focused on “inexpensive” kitchen appliances.

18
2 years ago

A platform that helps users sell their unused tickets to concerts without having to go through Ticketmaster.

18
2 years ago

A camera that takes 20 to 60 photos a second, allowing users to detect objects or people in the frame. It’s meant to be used to take selfies and capture action shots.

18
2 years ago

A company focused on building products and services to help with the process of learning a new language.

18
2 years ago

A social network for professionals focused on helping professionals connect with one another.

18
2 years ago

A technology for building chatbots. The startup wants to build one that’s accessible to everyone and can be used in any messaging app.

18
2 years ago

Creating a platform for businesses to package services and make them available to be called on by customers. The startup’s services could be used by a company like Uber, which is looking to build a platform for businesses to become a sort of call center for customers.

18
2 years ago

A company that uses computer vision to analyze images for indications of fraud. Its algorithms are trained on billions of images and have been used to detect nearly $100 billion in fraud since its launch in 2016.

18
2 years ago

A startup that creates a simple way for people to create and sell their own apps on their own websites. In addition to the app, customers get a voucher to be used on the app store to purchase the app.

18
2 years ago

A platform that helps salespeople stay organized and on top of their accounts. The company says their product is used by the largest law firms in North America.

18
2 years ago

A digital assistant that helps students study for exams and quizzes by suggesting flashcards based on their learning style. The startup is currently focused on the UK.

18
2 years ago

A “sales and marketing automation” platform for B2B companies. It’s especially focused on selling software, and is built for the B2B SaaS world.

17
2 years ago

This startup is building a tool to help companies and governments measure their consumer engagement on social media. The startup is focused on measuring consumer engagement across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

17
2 years ago

A real estate-focused startup that works with families to build a custom home plan. It’s a startup focused on a specific interest that can access funding from crowds.

17
2 years ago

Two brothers want to build a millennial-focused B2C brand that helps young people find furniture that looks good in their new apartments.

17
2 years ago

A startup that provides software testing services. It’s focused on helping small companies manage their testing needs across a wide range of products.

17
2 years ago

A Silicon Valley-based startup that is building a global data network of data centers that can be used by app and website developers to test and scale their creations.

17
2 years ago

A platform that lets people save medical data from their wearable and mobile devices so they can share it with physicians on a platform that can be used by a physician’s office or hospital.

17
2 years ago

A startup that would help companies build “instant” 3D models of their products. It’s a tool that’s been used by Toyota, Audi, Nissan, LG, and more.

16
2 years ago

Another startup focused on the food delivery space, this time trying to solve the problem of food waste. The startup is working to solve the problem by using AI to track food from when it’s harvested to when it’s served.

16
2 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier to properly and safely dispose of electronics, with a platform that allows people to sell their used electronics through a simple online form.

16
2 years ago

A startup focused on helping companies in the credit card industry understand how their customers are using their cards. The startup’s founder is a former Bank of America executive.

16
2 years ago

Bandwidth is used for a lot of different things, from sharing videos to communicating with people. The startup wants to make that process smoother, faster and cheaper

16
2 years ago

A tool to help developers get their apps into the AppStore and Google Play. The product’s first version is a library of “app-like” functions, like ordering a pizza or sending an email. The business is based on Bootstrap, which is used by companies like Airbnb and Medium.

16
2 years ago

This startup promises to revolutionize the way we do feedback to our coworkers. The video feedback platform is similar to a video chat, with the added benefit of taking a digital snapshot of the employee at the moment they need some feedback. The software is meant to be used in a group setting for multiple people to give feedback and have it be easily sent to the person in question.

16
2 years ago

A virtual reality app for kids. The startup is focused on creating an environment for children to play and learn through various virtual reality experiences.

16
5 years ago

xtractor is a platform for helping publishers convert their subscriptions into recurring revenue, which is often more profitable. xtractor’s pitch is hyperfocused on their customers’ business needs, like improving reader retention and increasing subscription and recurring revenue.

15
2 years ago

The company is building a tool that helps developers avoid running into issues while building apps. The startup is currently being used by a few companies, including The Economist.

15
2 years ago

The startup is a platform for consumers to buy and sell used vehicles. The startup is a cooperative that allows consumers to buy and sell used cars from others in the coop.

15
2 years ago

The application, which is currently in beta, lets users buy and sell their unused movie tickets online. Tickets are sent through the app so that users can check in and redeem the tickets at their local theater.

15
2 years ago

This company helps lawyers create legal documents in video form. They see potential in creating a fully customizable platform for legal documents that can be used by lawyers and legal professionals to create their own on-demand legal documents.

15
2 years ago

A startup with a strong data science background that allows employees to analyze and create models from massive amounts of data from things like social media, forum posts, blog posts, and more. The founder says that these data sets can be used to predict behaviors and trends for things like product development.

15
2 years ago

A CFO-focused app that helps companies better manage cash-flows and investments.

15
5 years ago

Idea: A business that helps shoppers buy and sell used furniture from each other.

14
2 years ago

Not just a credit card, but a credit card that can be used for e-commerce and bill payments.

14
2 years ago

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

14
2 years ago

A platform for those looking to buy and sell used luxury items. The startup is focused on selling high-end items that have been gently used.

14
2 years ago

A secure online marketplace for small businesses to rent equipment, which has been used by over 150,000 businesses in the UK.

14
2 years ago

We’ve all been there: you’re leaving a message on a voice message system, and you’re cut off, because you’ve used up your allotted number of minutes. Time to Call helps you to cancel those messages entirely.

13
2 years ago

A visual machine learning app, an AI that’s used for process automation. The company offers a suite of tools for companies that want to automate their workflows and increase efficiency.

13
5 years ago

A startup that creates a system so that people can create a new email address to be used for a specific family member (IE Mom@familycom)

12
2 years ago

The company is building a platform for building apps for Facebook Messenger. The company wants to re-energize the app market, and is focused on building for the next-generation of apps.

12
2 years ago

Not to be confused with Solv, which is trying to create the first blockchain-based bank that does not require a license from the government.

12
2 years ago

 A platform that lets people and businesses collaborate on documents and spreadsheets online. The platform has already been used to create over 1,000 documents.

12
2 years ago

Buggit is a marketplace for buying and selling used and refurbished smartphones, but what makes the startup different is that the company will trade you in your old phone for a brand new one.

12
2 years ago

Subscription business for buying and selling unused games

12
2 years ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell used transit tickets, along with a way to find out about nearby events. The company is based in New York City and launched in June of 2019.

12
2 years ago

A company that helps companies organize and report on the data associated with transactions. The startup is rewriting the way business processes are used to capture, store and report on data. It is currently being used as far back as the 1970s.

12
2 years ago

A startup that helps you build a digital storefront for your physical products. The company is really focused on the B2B side of things, but it does have some consumer apps too.

12
2 years ago

 A company that creates and markets a patented technology that attaches to the back of a smartphone and allows users to project an image onto a surface. The startup says the resulting image can be used as a mirror, a digital mirror, or a virtual mirror.

12
2 years ago

A consulting firm for the retail real estate industry, focused on addressing the intersection of real estate and technology.

11
2 years ago

A platform for community building, allowing people to broadcast their daily activities and post them to a specific board or group of people. The company says that it’s been used in more than 40,000 communities to date.

11
2 years ago

An online-only, mobile-only, and brick-and-mortar-focused bank for the underbanked. It focuses on low-income customers, offering a basic branchless banking service with no fees. It’s a new type of bank that allows customers to overdraw their checking account without charge and to access their savings account via an app.

11
2 years ago

OpenLedger is focused on the Russian and Chinese markets, with the goal of getting rid of the major middlemen and offering the most transparent cryptocurrency trading experience in the world.

11
2 years ago

 A company that builds apps that make it easier to find, choose and buy new or used cars. The company currently has a full-time staff of 10 and is growing steadily. They are also working on a new app that will allow users to swap cars with other users through the app.

11
2 years ago

A startup building a platform that helps users create personalized videos for their businesses. The company’s founder said the videos can be used to present to clients, potential partners, employees, or customers.

11
2 years ago

A dating app focused on the “unpredictable” and “un-romantic” millennial generation.

11
2 years ago

A company that helps restaurants and clubs track people’s orders in order to help them optimize their service. Currently focused on Southern California.

10
2 years ago

A startup that lets you learn more about your medical records, by allowing you to flip through them and find information. This could be used by consumers to find out more about their health, by doctors to find out more about their patients, and by insurance companies to find out more about their clients.

10
2 years ago

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

10
2 years ago

A company that makes it easier for people on the go to find places to dine. The company says the app is used by 40% of the customers who use Postmates.

10
5 years ago

Idea: An online marketplace to trade used and broken smartphones The startup is currently focused on the UK but is looking to expand to other countries

9
5 years ago

Idea: A way to automatically manage your finances that doesn’t require users to enter or re-enter any information. The startup is primarily focused on helping users pay off their debt.

9
2 years ago

An HR tool that helps companies create and easily manage performance reviews for employees. The company says the software is the first of its kind, and has already used the software to help companies like Airbnb, Facebook, and Uber do their performance reviews.

9
2 years ago

A platform for selling and buying unused items from commercial properties. The company is currently in beta, with a plan to launch in March 2019.

9
5 years ago

Idea: A way for developers and designers to collaborate on design projects, the way they used to, with the added ability to generate a GitHub-ready invoice at the end.

8
5 years ago

Idea: A white-labeled version of the video scheduling tools used by companies like Google and Facebook. It also helps companies manage their video ads — and is profitable now by helping companies make native videos.

8
2 years ago

A platform that connects medical equipment to the cloud so that it can be used in the US.

8
2 years ago

New York startup focused on buying and selling used cars online, with a particular focus on people in the “Uber generation” who have a lot of experience but not a lot of money.

8
2 years ago

A platform that lets you rent out or share a room in your house. The startup is currently focused on the UK, with the goal of entering the US market in 2017.

8
2 years ago

This startup is launching a new kind of mop and broom with an attached net that can be used to clean up spills and tracking dust.

6
5 years ago

Idea: A startup for buying and selling used machines from factories

5
1 hour ago

A startup that creates AI-powered voice companions for elderly users, focused on daily check-ins, medication reminders, and emotional support through natural conversation.

0
5 years ago

A startup that creates a marketplace where people can resell their used cooking pans

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a way for users to alert emergency services of their location This is meant to be used as an alternative to calling 911, which is often the default option for users in emergency

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5 years ago

Idea: A new consumer-focused mobile payments app to replace credit cards The company aims to reduce friction by letting users buy things with their phone instead of having to pull out their wallet They want to replace everyone’s credit card information The startup has processed over $1MM in payments

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup for new, used and refurbished tech

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5 years ago

Idea: Amazon for New and Used Office Furniture

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5 years ago

Idea: To provide a central platform for people to sell and trade used goods, and for brands to directly connect with consumers

-1
5 years ago

Idea: An alternative to Adobe, focused on web performance

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that enables people to track and record their eating habits It is currently used by thousands of people around the world

-1
5 years ago

Idea: This travel startup helps travelers book group trips, like tours and cruises The startup is focused on building a marketplace that helps small businesses find customers

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A solution for helping people buy and sell used items on Craigslist easier, converting the site into a full-on marketplace

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A B2B company that’s building an “automated B2B sales chatbot”. The startup, which is focused on B2B SaaS companies, wants to help those companies schedule meetings with prospects and track conversations.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A system for getting analytics data on the customer service experience of customers. The startup says that their analytics platform is already used by several large companies, including GEICO and FanDuel.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startup based in Brazil that is building an online auction house for used cars.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: This startup is building a low-code application development platform. It’s currently used by companies like AppDirect, eero, and Stripe.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startuplication that helps people learn how to code apps. The startup is focused on teaching people how to make apps for iOS and Android.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that makes a camera that’s meant to be used for augmented reality, where it’s meant to allow you to take pictures of things that will show up in AR.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A company that makes it easy for companies to pay their employees with a card that can be used to withdraw cash, make purchases online, or used for ATM withdrawals.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps people ship their used items to buyers. The founder says that she’s already sold $3,000 worth of items in her first two months.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A tool for creating animated characters that can be used for chatbots and other kinds of interfaces, ranging from mobile apps to web apps.

-1
5 years ago

A company that makes a small device that connects to a circuit board. The device is meant to be used by people who don’t know how to solder, to fix their electronics.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps companies build software that can be used across different apps and platforms. The team says they’re working with a few large companies in the UK and have $15,000 in monthly recurring revenue.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: A startup focused on helping US government employees make more qualified decisions about their health.

-1
5 years ago

Idea: In the US, a startup that brings data from a person’s Fitbit or other fitness tracker into their doctor’s office. The system, called Bionode, is already used at Cedars-Sinai Hospital. They’re looking to branch out to other health providers as well.

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5 years ago

Idea: An e-commerce startup that’s building a marketplace for used products, the team of which will be composed of previously incarcerated people.

-1
5 years ago

Wekan is a calendar with a twist: it’s a shared calendar that can be used by teams or groups.

-1
5 years ago

A startup that is building a marketplace for people to sell their unused electronics, and have a chance to get a new device in exchange.

-1
5 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for people to buy and sell used cars

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5 years ago

A startup to buy and sell used cars, with a focus on providing a safe and easy way for folks to manage everything involved in the process. The startup wants to make it easy to sell a car without involving a third party.

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