Backend Startup Ideas

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4 years ago

A platform for small businesses to rent or lease their storefronts, with a backend API that developers can use to build apps for managing rental inventory and payments.

228

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4 years ago

A platform that helps businesses set up and manage their e-commerce site with a backend system.

227

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5 years ago

A startup that’s creating a “chatbot” for HR. The startup is currently working with companies on the backend of the recruiting process.

145

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5 years ago

A company that makes a tool for cleaning up data from sensors, and provides a cloud backend to manage the data.

144

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2 years ago

a “platform for developers to build and launch their own open-source projects”. They provide the backend to allow users to create and manage projects on GitHub, the frontend to allow users to manage their projects on GitHub, and the ability to help developers make their projects on GitHub better.

125

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5 years ago

A startup that allows businesses to easily manage their membership and customer base, and to do so without requiring a backend.

119

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4 years ago

A platform for building a complete digital newsroom, with backend content management, real time video, and a CMS.

118

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5 years ago

A backend platform for the “internet of things”, which connects all the devices in your house. The backend is a piece of software that runs on an app on your phone which connects all the devices in your house. It’s a way to connect all the devices in your house, give voice commands, and get things to do on your schedule.

116

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4 years ago

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

106

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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

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4 years ago

A startup that’s helping cities create parking tickets that can be paid online, saving money and time. The startup is looking to hire a few engineers to build out its backend.

97

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4 years ago

A cloud-native, multi-tenant application platform that focuses on making it easier to manage a company’s backend infrastructure. It’s the company’s first product, and the company is targeting $100 million in revenue as it adds new features.

97

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4 years ago

A tool that enables design teams to build websites and apps without worrying about the backend.

91

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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.

80

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3 years ago

A content management system that enables small businesses to use their own custom backend. It’s a simpler way for small businesses to run their sites, and is also a cheaper alternative to using something like WordPress.

72

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3 years ago

This startup is building a new way for employees to get paid. The company has built a new backend for employees to pay their own salaries to their employers and have those funds managed on their behalf.

65

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup that is building an end-to-end solution for businesses making hardware to help them get funded and bring their product to market. They want to automate a lot of the backend work needed to launch hardware like creating a company and getting funding.

63

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4 years ago

A platform that lets users create and sell products on their site, with the help of a customized backend.

61

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4 years ago

Pivot is building a backend system for companies to track and manage digital marketing campaigns.

60

Build it

3 years ago

A company that wants to build out a platform that sorts through the millions of products that consumers buy each year and match them to the right retailers. The startup is building the backend infrastructure and is looking to build out the backend, customer management and analytics teams.

60

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3 years ago

A platform for managing employees in the $250 billion food delivery industry. The startup is building the backend of an on-demand delivery app, and is working with the likes of Seamless, GrubHub, and DoorDash.

58

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3 years ago

A company that builds software for linking online shopping carts and the backend systems that manage them. The company is selling the software to online retailers like Home Depot and Amazon.

58

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4 years ago

A software startup that helps people save money by switching their energy provider. It doesn’t actually provide energy, but helps people find deals on the market. It has a consumer-facing site, but its backend is handled by a network of “energy brokers”.

52

Build it

2 years ago

A backend service for managing Amazon’s AWS cloud, with the startup working with IBM to create a cloud that can be cordoned off from other cloud users.

50

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2 years ago

A payments company that helps build out the backend infrastructure for online payments in emerging markets.

48

Build it

3 years ago

This is a platform to help brands build and manage their stores in China. The platform offers a digital storefront with a web and mobile point of sale and backend for inventory, online payments, and marketing.

47

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5 years ago

Idea: A B2B startup that provides a tool for logistics companies to sync their backend systems like their ERP and supply chain management, and make their shipments more readable (for example, by adding barcodes)

43

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3 years ago

A company building a product that allows customers to access their own data, such as credit scores, on the backend and make changes, such as whether to add a new credit card or request a raise, without having to get in touch with a provider.

42

Build it

2 years ago

This startup is building a payments platform for services. Currently, the startup codes its own backend for payments, so it generates 2% recurring revenue by providing payments to its partner companies.

40

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3 years ago

A mobile-first, cloud-based system for managing patient records and care. They built on the backend of a similar system for doctors, and are now in a pilot with the Veterans Affairs Office of Patient Centered Care and Outcomes, and the Department of Defense to help improve the quality of patient care.

38

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2 years ago

A startup that helps brands and retailers build brand voice campaigns that resonate with their audiences. The platform is built for the fashion industry, and the backend is built on a GraphQL API.

36

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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

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2 years ago

This idea was the most popular of the first-round startups, according to the WSJ. The startup looks to be a full-stack backend for the idea of a ride-hailing service.

35

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2 years ago

A software company that specializes in backend and frontend technologies for marketing.

28

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2 years ago

A platform that helps users find the right skills and interviewers to fill those skills. The company will also be creating new roles for companies, like “backend operations” or “marketing”.

26

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5 years ago

Idea: A home services marketplace that offers reduced commissions to contractors working for customers in the US They’re looking to handle the entire process on the backend, from scheduling and payment to cleaning and service

16

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Backend Startup Ideas

A platform for small businesses to rent or lease their storefronts, with a backend API that developers can use to build apps for managing rental inventory and payments.

A platform that helps businesses set up and manage their e-commerce site with a backend system.

A startup that’s creating a “chatbot” for HR. The startup is currently working with companies on the backend of the recruiting process.

A company that makes a tool for cleaning up data from sensors, and provides a cloud backend to manage the data.

A startup that allows businesses to easily manage their membership and customer base, and to do so without requiring a backend.

A platform for building a complete digital newsroom, with backend content management, real time video, and a CMS.

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

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.

A startup that’s helping cities create parking tickets that can be paid online, saving money and time. The startup is looking to hire a few engineers to build out its backend.

A cloud-native, multi-tenant application platform that focuses on making it easier to manage a company’s backend infrastructure. It’s the company’s first product, and the company is targeting $100 million in revenue as it adds new features.

A tool that enables design teams to build websites and apps without worrying about the backend.

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.

A content management system that enables small businesses to use their own custom backend. It’s a simpler way for small businesses to run their sites, and is also a cheaper alternative to using something like WordPress.

This startup is building a new way for employees to get paid. The company has built a new backend for employees to pay their own salaries to their employers and have those funds managed on their behalf.

Idea: A startup that is building an end-to-end solution for businesses making hardware to help them get funded and bring their product to market. They want to automate a lot of the backend work needed to launch hardware like creating a company and getting funding.

A platform that lets users create and sell products on their site, with the help of a customized backend.

Pivot is building a backend system for companies to track and manage digital marketing campaigns.

A company that wants to build out a platform that sorts through the millions of products that consumers buy each year and match them to the right retailers. The startup is building the backend infrastructure and is looking to build out the backend, customer management and analytics teams.

A platform for managing employees in the $250 billion food delivery industry. The startup is building the backend of an on-demand delivery app, and is working with the likes of Seamless, GrubHub, and DoorDash.

A company that builds software for linking online shopping carts and the backend systems that manage them. The company is selling the software to online retailers like Home Depot and Amazon.

A software startup that helps people save money by switching their energy provider. It doesn’t actually provide energy, but helps people find deals on the market. It has a consumer-facing site, but its backend is handled by a network of “energy brokers”.

A backend service for managing Amazon’s AWS cloud, with the startup working with IBM to create a cloud that can be cordoned off from other cloud users.

A payments company that helps build out the backend infrastructure for online payments in emerging markets.

This is a platform to help brands build and manage their stores in China. The platform offers a digital storefront with a web and mobile point of sale and backend for inventory, online payments, and marketing.

Idea: A B2B startup that provides a tool for logistics companies to sync their backend systems like their ERP and supply chain management, and make their shipments more readable (for example, by adding barcodes)

A company building a product that allows customers to access their own data, such as credit scores, on the backend and make changes, such as whether to add a new credit card or request a raise, without having to get in touch with a provider.

This startup is building a payments platform for services. Currently, the startup codes its own backend for payments, so it generates 2% recurring revenue by providing payments to its partner companies.

A startup that helps brands and retailers build brand voice campaigns that resonate with their audiences. The platform is built for the fashion industry, and the backend is built on a GraphQL API.

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.

This idea was the most popular of the first-round startups, according to the WSJ. The startup looks to be a full-stack backend for the idea of a ride-hailing service.

A software company that specializes in backend and frontend technologies for marketing.

A platform that helps users find the right skills and interviewers to fill those skills. The company will also be creating new roles for companies, like “backend operations” or “marketing”.

Idea: A home services marketplace that offers reduced commissions to contractors working for customers in the US They’re looking to handle the entire process on the backend, from scheduling and payment to cleaning and service