Whole Startup Ideas

1 year ago

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

226

1 year ago

A startup making it easier to buy and sell wholesale, for companies that want to buy in bulk.

185

1 year 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.

173

2 years ago

A loyalty app driven by a points system. Loyalty points can be earned and redeemed at over 3,000 retailers including Target, Best Buy, and Whole Foods. The startup says they are adding new retailers every week.

150

2 years ago

A platform that helps people find jobs that they can work from home, where they don’t have to pay for a whole office.

139

2 years ago

A tool to help you set up your own business without having to learn a whole new system.

135

2 years ago

A platform that helps restaurants manage their supply chain and order inventory to keep the stores stocked. The startup was acquired by the parent company of Whole Foods.

133

1 year ago

App that helps travelers find and book carpools. The startup is equipped with a whole suite of tools for drivers looking to share the driving costs with others in the car.

132

1 year ago

This startup is looking to replace the whole process of writing a paper from a researcher to publishing it in peer reviewed journals, using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

131

1 year ago

This is a web-based HR platform that focuses exclusively on startups, allowing them to manage their whole operations. The startup wants to help startups build their companies and build their teams.

127

2 years ago

A platform that connects local shops with brands looking for wholesale deals through a one-stop shop.

125

2 years ago

You want to find someone to build you a website, but “the whole process of finding someone to build a website is so cumbersome”. You want to do the hiring, but you’re not a developer and you’re not a designer, so you need a tool that gives you a few options for each step. That’s what the startup is building.

124

2 years ago

Platform that helps you build your own personal brand, including a social network to help you make connections with others. The startup is taking the “personal brand” concept to a whole new level.

124

2 years ago

A home energy service software company that helps users track and manage their energy usage in real-time. Anyone can install the service, which allows users to subscribe to a specific time frame or a whole week and pay $5 to $8 per day. Meant to help people save money on their energy costs.

124

2 years ago

This startup is looking to make organic food shopping for the Whole Foods shopper a little easier. They’re working with farmers to create an easy-to-use app that allows users to buy produce from their smartphones. They’re currently working with three farmers in the Midwest and hope to add more in the future.

123

2 years ago

This startup is building an automated ERP for wholesalers and distributors to streamline operations and keep track of inventory.

121

1 year 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.

120

2 years ago

Skim is a service that lets people save articles to read later, while still seeing the whole article.

118

2 years ago

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

118

2 years ago

A B2B startup that’s building a SaaS platform for wholesalers to help them manage inventory — allowing them to identify mispricing, under- and over-supply and other issues that could affect their bottom line.

113

2 years ago

A cloud-based billing software company that wants to integrate with wholesalers.

109

1 year ago

A startup that sources and purchases organic food in the US at wholesale prices, delivering it to customers for a small fee.

108

1 year ago

A B2B company aimed at connecting wholesale and retail companies with their suppliers.

108

1 year ago

A startup that automates the process of finding the best prices for food and other items at Whole Foods, Jet.com, Amazon, and other stores.

108

1 year ago

Patagonia has been in the YC program since 2010. The company sells backpacks and other outdoor gear through retail and wholesale channels in the US and internationally.

106

2 years ago

Directs and optimizes customer interactions with brick-and-mortar stores. The company has developed a proprietary virtual assistant software which has already been integrated into 88 retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Petco, and Whole Foods.

103

2 years ago

A wireless charging pad that looks like a credit card. The company wants to create a whole ecosystem that combines charging stations, wireless charging pads, and a mobile app.

102

2 years ago

A B2B company that offers tools for wholesalers to manage their supply chain and produce manufacturer catalogs.

100

2 years ago

A company that provides an API for businesses to be able to sell custom branded cryptocurrency gift cards to their customers. They say their customers include Whole Foods, Sephora, Target, and other major retailers.

100

1 year ago

A social app that allows users to “pick up” someone else’s profile and follow them instantly, without having to create a whole account.

100

2 years ago

A way to organize and manage the various marketing campaigns that happen in a company’s life cycle, giving a bird’s eye view of the whole campaign. The startup says it’s currently serving over 100 clients.

99

11 months ago

This startup is building a way for data scientists to get a more accurate sense of their customers by analyzing their purchases as a whole, rather than just their behavior as individuals.

99

1 year ago

A start-up that wants to replace the messy and outdated process of filling out tax forms with a website that will do the whole job for you. Taxcobo’s CEO says his company can save you 10 hours of work a year, or about $1,000, and its employees are former tax professionals.

96

2 years ago

A travel booking service for customers who prefer to stay in a more local or independent hotel. The company wants to make the whole booking process faster and more intuitive.

94

2 years ago

A platform that allows retailers to sell their products online without buying wholesale, lowering costs and maximizing margins. They’re building a marketplace that connects retailers directly with manufacturers.

91

2 years ago

A tool for real estate agents to manage their listings better. They aim to make the whole process faster and easier.

90

1 year ago

An on-demand e-commerce platform for retail and wholesale customers (e.g. restaurants, bars, and importers/exporters).

87

1 year ago

A startup for restaurants that allows them to create menus and send those menus to partners like catering companies and delivery services. The startup wants to help restaurants “monetize” the in-between area of their menu by letting them send a whole menu with price information and order details to partners.

86

1 year ago

A software platform that allows IT to design and develop, then automate the whole process.

85

2 years ago

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

80

2 years ago

A company that wants to “create the next generation of architecture” with “sustainable, sustainable” buildings. The company uses the idea of “architecture as a verb” to help people think about their buildings as the sum of the parts, not just the whole.

75

10 months ago

A platform that brings together the best of e-commerce, wholesale and retail, with an emphasis on high-quality products at the best prices.

75

10 months ago

A platform that helps small business owners sell their products wholesale to retailers such as Amazon, Target, and Walmart.

73

2 years ago

A startup that allows you to grow a whole portfolio of assets with one purchase, such as a website, business card, email, etc. The startup allows users to mix and match different products to create a single portfolio, while driving down the cost of all of them.

72

1 year ago

The company wants to build a global wholesale platform that enables small businesses to trade cash in and out of their digital wallets.

70

1 year ago

A real-time data visualization platform that lets you build a dashboard to monitor a whole bunch of different metrics or events. This allows companies to monitor or forecast various metrics for their business.

65

1 year ago

A way to easily translate whole works into different languages, allowing for more sharing and easier access.

58

1 year ago

This startup helps brands sell their products wholesale on Amazon by applying the Amazon Prime model to their own brand.

57

11 months 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.

57

11 months ago

A company that helps developers and enterprises collaborate in a new way, with a way to manage a whole ecosystem of apps and services in a single place.

56

1 year ago

This startup wants to remove complexity from the process of booking flights by connecting airlines directly to hotels. The startup currently has a pilot with 10 hotels in Philadelphia, and plans for expansion to the whole of the US by the end of 2019.

55

1 year ago

A wireless charging pad for your smartphone. The company is working to make the whole process of charging wirelessly faster, and also plans to work on a spot-on version in which a charging pad can be placed on any surface and a smartphone can be placed on top to charge.

54

1 year ago

This startup is creating a digital wallet for offline retailers. The company says it’s already signed up with 7,000 retailers, including Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.

53

1 year ago

A startup aimed at making the whole process of filling out job applications easier.

52

10 months ago

A one-stop shop for B2B companies that help them manage their whole customer life cycle.

52

1 year ago

The first platform for wholesale drug purchasing, connecting drug companies with distributors. The startup is already profitable and has 1,000 customers.

50

11 months ago

An “automated” ERP for wholesalers.

47

1 year ago

A startup that helps connect the dots between a person’s social media profiles with the businesses they frequent, enabling them to see the whole chain of connections.

45

11 months ago

A startup that helps retailers like Target, Whole Foods and Kohl’s improve customer loyalty. The startup is working to improve the customer experience with a proprietary loyalty platform that it says can be deployed in a few days.

44

2 months ago

A free service that helps maintainers of open source projects get notified about pull requests, monitor project development and make the whole experience easier.

44

1 month ago

A system that gives you a “whole-body photo” like a 3D scan of your skin. The startup sells this to hospitals and clinics that want to be able to see how your body heals after surgery or how different types of wounds heal differently.

44

7 months ago

A platform for managing the logistics and supply chain for a whole range of products, from consumer goods to industrial components.

43

1 year ago

A B2B company that aims to connect manufacturers and wholesale distributors in the US.

40

10 months ago

A startup that wants to put an end to the ridiculous mark-up on replica watches. The company wants to let customers buy replicas at wholesale prices directly from the brands.

40

1 year 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.

39

8 months ago

A startup that is building a platform for the wholesale and distribution market. They’re looking to help retailers and store managers sell more and find new customers.

38

14 days ago

This startup wants to help restaurants integrate digital ordering into their workflow. It’s designed to change the whole process by giving orders and payment information to the restaurant.

38

1 year ago

A startup that wants to make it easy for developers to include new features in their apps without having to roll out a whole new version.

37

1 year ago

A B2B company that helps companies manage their supply chains. It’s a cloud-based platform that lets companies track and manage their inventory, which will be increasingly important as the retail sector as a whole moves towards web-based systems.

37

1 month ago

A startup that lets you quickly create a digital avatar of yourself, allowing you to “be” your own avatar on the Internet via a whole host of digital services.

37

1 year 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.

36

9 months 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.

36

9 months ago

A SaaS company that helps organizations manage the whole range of human resources: payroll, benefits, training, etc.

35

4 months ago

The Boston-based startup is building a system that helps retailers find the most effective way to promote their product to the right people on Facebook. And it's building a whole new Facebook for small business.

35

26 days ago

A platform to help content creators set up online courses or consulting services, with a simple platform for companies to sell a whole class, or a one-on-one session.

34

9 months ago

The main purpose of this startup is to help people make their own products at home and sell them. It uses the Amazon marketplace to take orders and deliver products, and has a whole suite of tools for manufacturers to use.

33

9 months ago

Chai & Co is a clothing subscription company that aims to give fashion enthusiasts the option to try out clothing and purchase items they love while saving money with higher rates on wholesale.

32

6 months ago

A startup that enables people to go to their nearest Whole Foods and order groceries online and pick them up in-store.

31

1 year ago

A tool that helps businesses “manage their digital presence”. It’s a web platform that helps people manage their whole business.

30

27 days ago

A startup that’s teaching people to be better at interviewing and hiring remotely. The startup is built on video interviewing, meaning candidates can be interviewed through a webcam and then asked to do a demonstration of their skills. The platform will also help employers to screen and hire remotely, as well as manage their whole hiring process.

29

2 months ago

A startup that aims to make the global supply chain digital, enabling companies to keep track of the whole chain, from raw material suppliers to the retailers who receive their shipments.

23

2 years ago

Idea: A startup that creates a marketplace for intellectual property. The startup’s pitch is that there’s a whole market for IP like patents and algorithms that’s currently untapped.

20

4 months ago

Visualizing food production as a whole and tracking the movement of food in real time.

18

2 years ago

Idea: An online marketplace for wholesalers and small businesses to get access to low-cost goods in bulk.

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Whole Startup Ideas

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

A startup making it easier to buy and sell wholesale, for companies that want to buy in bulk.

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.

A loyalty app driven by a points system. Loyalty points can be earned and redeemed at over 3,000 retailers including Target, Best Buy, and Whole Foods. The startup says they are adding new retailers every week.

A platform that helps people find jobs that they can work from home, where they don’t have to pay for a whole office.

A tool to help you set up your own business without having to learn a whole new system.

A platform that helps restaurants manage their supply chain and order inventory to keep the stores stocked. The startup was acquired by the parent company of Whole Foods.

App that helps travelers find and book carpools. The startup is equipped with a whole suite of tools for drivers looking to share the driving costs with others in the car.

This startup is looking to replace the whole process of writing a paper from a researcher to publishing it in peer reviewed journals, using artificial intelligence and machine learning.

This is a web-based HR platform that focuses exclusively on startups, allowing them to manage their whole operations. The startup wants to help startups build their companies and build their teams.

A platform that connects local shops with brands looking for wholesale deals through a one-stop shop.

Platform that helps you build your own personal brand, including a social network to help you make connections with others. The startup is taking the “personal brand” concept to a whole new level.

A home energy service software company that helps users track and manage their energy usage in real-time. Anyone can install the service, which allows users to subscribe to a specific time frame or a whole week and pay $5 to $8 per day. Meant to help people save money on their energy costs.

This startup is building an automated ERP for wholesalers and distributors to streamline operations and keep track of inventory.

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.

Skim is a service that lets people save articles to read later, while still seeing the whole article.

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

A B2B startup that’s building a SaaS platform for wholesalers to help them manage inventory — allowing them to identify mispricing, under- and over-supply and other issues that could affect their bottom line.

A cloud-based billing software company that wants to integrate with wholesalers.

A startup that sources and purchases organic food in the US at wholesale prices, delivering it to customers for a small fee.

A B2B company aimed at connecting wholesale and retail companies with their suppliers.

A startup that automates the process of finding the best prices for food and other items at Whole Foods, Jet.com, Amazon, and other stores.

Patagonia has been in the YC program since 2010. The company sells backpacks and other outdoor gear through retail and wholesale channels in the US and internationally.

Directs and optimizes customer interactions with brick-and-mortar stores. The company has developed a proprietary virtual assistant software which has already been integrated into 88 retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Petco, and Whole Foods.

A wireless charging pad that looks like a credit card. The company wants to create a whole ecosystem that combines charging stations, wireless charging pads, and a mobile app.

A B2B company that offers tools for wholesalers to manage their supply chain and produce manufacturer catalogs.

A company that provides an API for businesses to be able to sell custom branded cryptocurrency gift cards to their customers. They say their customers include Whole Foods, Sephora, Target, and other major retailers.

A social app that allows users to “pick up” someone else’s profile and follow them instantly, without having to create a whole account.

A way to organize and manage the various marketing campaigns that happen in a company’s life cycle, giving a bird’s eye view of the whole campaign. The startup says it’s currently serving over 100 clients.

This startup is building a way for data scientists to get a more accurate sense of their customers by analyzing their purchases as a whole, rather than just their behavior as individuals.

A start-up that wants to replace the messy and outdated process of filling out tax forms with a website that will do the whole job for you. Taxcobo’s CEO says his company can save you 10 hours of work a year, or about $1,000, and its employees are former tax professionals.

A travel booking service for customers who prefer to stay in a more local or independent hotel. The company wants to make the whole booking process faster and more intuitive.

A platform that allows retailers to sell their products online without buying wholesale, lowering costs and maximizing margins. They’re building a marketplace that connects retailers directly with manufacturers.

A tool for real estate agents to manage their listings better. They aim to make the whole process faster and easier.

An on-demand e-commerce platform for retail and wholesale customers (e.g. restaurants, bars, and importers/exporters).

A software platform that allows IT to design and develop, then automate the whole process.

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

A company that wants to “create the next generation of architecture” with “sustainable, sustainable” buildings. The company uses the idea of “architecture as a verb” to help people think about their buildings as the sum of the parts, not just the whole.

A platform that brings together the best of e-commerce, wholesale and retail, with an emphasis on high-quality products at the best prices.

A platform that helps small business owners sell their products wholesale to retailers such as Amazon, Target, and Walmart.

A startup that allows you to grow a whole portfolio of assets with one purchase, such as a website, business card, email, etc. The startup allows users to mix and match different products to create a single portfolio, while driving down the cost of all of them.

The company wants to build a global wholesale platform that enables small businesses to trade cash in and out of their digital wallets.

A real-time data visualization platform that lets you build a dashboard to monitor a whole bunch of different metrics or events. This allows companies to monitor or forecast various metrics for their business.

A way to easily translate whole works into different languages, allowing for more sharing and easier access.

This startup helps brands sell their products wholesale on Amazon by applying the Amazon Prime model to their own brand.

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.

A company that helps developers and enterprises collaborate in a new way, with a way to manage a whole ecosystem of apps and services in a single place.

This startup wants to remove complexity from the process of booking flights by connecting airlines directly to hotels. The startup currently has a pilot with 10 hotels in Philadelphia, and plans for expansion to the whole of the US by the end of 2019.

A wireless charging pad for your smartphone. The company is working to make the whole process of charging wirelessly faster, and also plans to work on a spot-on version in which a charging pad can be placed on any surface and a smartphone can be placed on top to charge.

This startup is creating a digital wallet for offline retailers. The company says it’s already signed up with 7,000 retailers, including Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s.

A startup aimed at making the whole process of filling out job applications easier.

A one-stop shop for B2B companies that help them manage their whole customer life cycle.

The first platform for wholesale drug purchasing, connecting drug companies with distributors. The startup is already profitable and has 1,000 customers.

An “automated” ERP for wholesalers.

A startup that helps connect the dots between a person’s social media profiles with the businesses they frequent, enabling them to see the whole chain of connections.

A startup that helps retailers like Target, Whole Foods and Kohl’s improve customer loyalty. The startup is working to improve the customer experience with a proprietary loyalty platform that it says can be deployed in a few days.

A free service that helps maintainers of open source projects get notified about pull requests, monitor project development and make the whole experience easier.

A system that gives you a “whole-body photo” like a 3D scan of your skin. The startup sells this to hospitals and clinics that want to be able to see how your body heals after surgery or how different types of wounds heal differently.

A platform for managing the logistics and supply chain for a whole range of products, from consumer goods to industrial components.

A B2B company that aims to connect manufacturers and wholesale distributors in the US.

A startup that wants to put an end to the ridiculous mark-up on replica watches. The company wants to let customers buy replicas at wholesale prices directly from the brands.

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.

A startup that is building a platform for the wholesale and distribution market. They’re looking to help retailers and store managers sell more and find new customers.

This startup wants to help restaurants integrate digital ordering into their workflow. It’s designed to change the whole process by giving orders and payment information to the restaurant.

A startup that wants to make it easy for developers to include new features in their apps without having to roll out a whole new version.

A B2B company that helps companies manage their supply chains. It’s a cloud-based platform that lets companies track and manage their inventory, which will be increasingly important as the retail sector as a whole moves towards web-based systems.

A startup that lets you quickly create a digital avatar of yourself, allowing you to “be” your own avatar on the Internet via a whole host of digital services.

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

A simple-to-use app for small retailers in India to find vendors and retailers nearby, also used as a marketplace for wholesale products.

A SaaS company that helps organizations manage the whole range of human resources: payroll, benefits, training, etc.

The Boston-based startup is building a system that helps retailers find the most effective way to promote their product to the right people on Facebook. And it's building a whole new Facebook for small business.

A platform to help content creators set up online courses or consulting services, with a simple platform for companies to sell a whole class, or a one-on-one session.

The main purpose of this startup is to help people make their own products at home and sell them. It uses the Amazon marketplace to take orders and deliver products, and has a whole suite of tools for manufacturers to use.

Chai & Co is a clothing subscription company that aims to give fashion enthusiasts the option to try out clothing and purchase items they love while saving money with higher rates on wholesale.

A startup that enables people to go to their nearest Whole Foods and order groceries online and pick them up in-store.

A tool that helps businesses “manage their digital presence”. It’s a web platform that helps people manage their whole business.

A startup that aims to make the global supply chain digital, enabling companies to keep track of the whole chain, from raw material suppliers to the retailers who receive their shipments.