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A startup selling the basics (like food, clothing, etc.) in a way that allows users to add a custom sticker of their own photo to the product. The startup has been operating for a year, and has been profitable since day 1.

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5 years ago

A computer science startup that builds simple, cheap, and fast hardware for India’s unconnected. One product, called the Laptop Bridge, is a $35 device meant to plug into an electrical socket and convert it into a computer-like device that can run basic programs and connect to the internet, so that farmers, students, or anyone else can use it.

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4 years ago

A tool to make choosing a car insurance a little easier. Instead of filling out forms, traditional agents have a choice to make a few basic questions.

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4 years ago

A community for individuals who want to learn the basics of machine learning and data science.

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3 years ago

Spectra is a startup that provides a platform for building better experiences for “heads-up displays” which are basically the tiny screens that are mounted on modern vehicles to display speed, navigation, and other information. It’s available on Android and iOS.

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4 years ago

A Tinder-like app for finding local businesses. Founded by two former Coinbase employees, it has a basic but growing user base.

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service to help people with their immigration paperwork (basically lawyer) A startup that provides an alternative to Airbnb for people to rent out their homes (which they are not living in)

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5 years ago

One of several startups that are building alternative work schedules that let people swap out their hours for the week. They all basically pair an employer with a local worker who can come in for extra hours in exchange for a small fee or a flat rate.

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5 years ago

A tool for getting a lot of attention on social media, especially Twitter. It's basically a social media management app that helps you build a plan for driving lots of followers, likes, retweets, etc.

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5 years ago

A startup that’s meant to help employers manage their employee benefits and compensation. It’s currently a SaaS business with a free tier that offers access to a basic toolset including a tool that helps employers calculate a person’s hourly wage.

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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.

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5 years ago

A platform that helps retailers sell offline. The startup lets retailers sell their products in physical stores, and then also sell it online for buyers. Basically it’s a way for brick and mortar retailers to sell online and to their customers.

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3 years ago

A SaaS platform for managing rooftop solar, with basic solar energy packages starting at $5 a month.

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5 years ago

A platform for sharing and learning on cryptocurrencies. The company want to educate people in “the basics” of blockchain, cryptocurrency mining, and investing.

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5 years ago

This is a one-stop shop for help with software installation, configuration, and troubleshooting. The company’s network of software experts can help people with “anything from the basics to the not-so-basics.”

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5 years ago

This startup is building a network for the more than 60 million people who don’t have bank accounts — but are still expected to receive a loan, rent payments, or pay utility bills. As a result, they often don’t have access to the basic financial services they need. Envelope lets them become a platform for next-day payment, and offers payment-by-phone for small transactions.

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3 years ago

This app basically allows you to order food from your favorite restaurants. It’s a way to cut out restaurants and make the entire process of ordering food a lot more simple, similar to Grubhub.

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3 years ago

A company that can turn any website into a podcast, with some basic studio tech and a Dashboard for the host to manage subscribers.

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5 years ago

A startup that allows users to upload photos of their houses and other real estate for sale, and to set some basic prices.

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2 years ago

A virtual assistant that helps people get answers to basic questions (“How much is a flight” “What time does the next flight to NYC leave”) — a digital concierge, basically.

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5 years ago

A startup that lends out the tools necessary to set up a basic office at home, whether it’s for a small team, an individual freelancer, or even a single room. The startup has a platform for users to manage and share their work books, collaborate with other team members, and track team progress.

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5 years ago

A new startup that helps students learn how to do their own repairs by teaching them the basics of repair.

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4 years ago

This startup is building a platform that helps brands to create a distinctive voice in the digital landscape, bringing a familiar brand experience to a digital platform. It’s basically a quiz app that allows brands to build their own personality profiles to bring to the web.

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3 years ago

This startup is building an app that helps people design and manage their home automation system (cameras, lights, etc.) from their phone or desktop computer. It basically acts as a way to manage and control smart home devices from a smartphone.

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5 years ago

A platform for sharing tools and services between people who need them. So far, they’ve been able to build a basic stack for a Kickstarter-like experience, and work on a basic version of the

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4 years ago

Smart contracts are basically pieces of code that will execute conditions set by the maker of the contract when the contract is broken.

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5 years ago

A company that aims to create a unified market for global enterprises to buy and sell global inventory. The startup is taking a basic model of eBay for sourcing global products and turning them into a full-service marketplace.

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4 years ago

Basically a “one-stop shop” for hiring engineers and data scientists.

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5 years ago

A tool that helps consumers create a budget and track their spending. The startup has raised $12 million for its technology thus far, and is looking to pivot into a basic financial management tool as it grows.

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3 years ago

A tool that helps people in low-income areas in the U.S. get access to basic health care services, including vaccinations and emergency care.

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3 years ago

Great stuff for people with small businesses who want to track and manage their expenses. It’s a basic tool that’s easy to use and has a lot of features.

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4 years ago

The California-based company, which previously had raised $16 million, is selling custom-designed power banks, which are basically portable chargers for smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other devices. The company is selling them through its website but is also looking to partner with retailers to sell them in their brick-and-mortar stores.

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3 years ago

Szymon is building a very basic robot that can pick up and move objects

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4 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses use their phone to do basic accounting. The company is working with complex micro-payments, inventory management, order-taking, and invoicing.

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3 years ago

A “basic income” startup that believes the government should pay people regardless of their employment status. It’s a startup that wants to pay people whether they’re employed or not. The startup plans to raise money from private investors and from the government.

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4 years ago

A way to set up a group that gives support to people who are experiencing life-threatening illnesses, helping them access basic medical care.

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4 years ago

Niche dating site for people who are looking for a partner in the U.S. but don’t have access to a lot of the basic services (like Facebook, email, and photo sharing.)

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4 years ago

A new type of open education platform that would use gamification to teach basic skills and tasks, such as cooking, DIY, and cleaning.

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3 years ago

A basic, free phone number that can be used for any company’s voicemail system, for call tracking and call analytics.

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4 years ago

It’s a basic accounting app for small businesses, geared towards non-accountants. It allows users to connect their bank accounts and get a basic accounting system for their company.

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4 years ago

This is an on-demand concierge service for cleaners, basically an Uber for household staff.

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4 years ago

An on-demand delivery startup that helps people order and pay for basic services like food and phone calls.

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3 years ago

A startup that teaches people how to do basic coding, specifically in Python and JavaScript.

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4 years ago

A social enterprise that sells a monthly subscription to its members, who can use the service to get a cup of tea in their home or a drink in a restaurant. The company hopes to provide a service to the growing number of people who do not have access to this basic human necessity.

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4 years ago

A cloud-based solution for small businesses, helping them manage their orders and orders of their customers. It also offers a basic CRM product for SMBs.

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4 years ago

The startup wants to help you take better pictures and videos and save them in a single place. It’s called SoundSnap and it’s basically a mobile app that turns any camera into a video recorder.

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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.

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4 years ago

A company that helps technicians and technicians-to-be learn how to repair basic electronics.

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4 years ago

“It’s an app that’s basically a search engine inside of an app. Instead of searching through Google, you search through an app.”

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2 years ago

A startup that makes it easier to manage a group of people who share the same set of interests, sent messages to each other, and get updates from each other. It’s basically a more robust version of a group text.

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3 years ago

Building a system to help the underbanked get basic financial services

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3 years ago

The startup is basically a Spotify for classical music. It’s meant to help classical music fans discover new artists (and may or may not have a far more interesting name than that.)

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4 years ago

A startup that wants to make AI more accessible to everyone. The company is building an interface that helps non-experts get started with AI and learn the basics of machine learning.

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3 years ago

A smartphone app that provides live video tutorials to users when they need them. For example, if you want to brush up on the basics of Excel, the app will send you a live video of an Excel expert.

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3 years ago

A company that is basically a website builder for small businesses, providing a web presence for those in need of one.

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4 years ago

A platform that allows people to create and sell training videos in the same way they can create and sell online courses. The startup is looking to start by offering training videos on basic coding and design to supplement college classes.

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3 years ago

Data from nearly 200 million credit cards and 15,000 retailers show that B2B companies often pay more than twice as much as they should for basic services. The startup is building a tool to make it easier for companies to negotiate better terms with providers.

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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.

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4 years ago

A company that makes basic video editing tools and video editing training for businesses and individuals.

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4 years ago

One of the most basic tasks for startups is a website. This startup wants to be the “Yelp for websites” and allows for users to rate their sites and let other people know where the site is located, what it does, and whether it’s worth your time.

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3 years ago

A “loyalty program for the hospitality industry”. The startup is basically a loyalty program for hotel guests, and is currently in private beta.

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4 years ago

A mobile app that helps users make healthier food choices by providing a basic food nutritional value guide and suggested meal options.

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3 years ago

The San Jose, California-based startup offers an introduction to basic accounting, billing, and invoicing. The startup launched in San Francisco in December and was one of 10 finalists in the TechStars New York program.

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3 years ago

One of my personal favorites. An automated tool to send you a guaranteed raise every year no matter what. The basic subscription is $25 a year, which you pay back in monthly installments. The subscription is good for a limited time, so you can take it on and off whenever you want.

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3 years ago

A platform that allows companies to offer employees flexible work arrangements as part of their benefits package. It’s basically a HR tool for companies to manage their workplace.

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3 years ago

A new way to learn to code, meant to compete with more traditional programming classes by teaching the basics.

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3 years ago

A way to create and manage a “journal of your life”. It’s a more basic service than others like Evernote and Google Keep, it just wants to help you get your thoughts down in a way that makes sense of them later on.

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3 years ago

A B2B company that allows people to enter and view basic information about products in medical supply catalogs. The company is looking to partner with pharmaceutical companies to streamline the ordering process, and then help prescription customers find the best prices.

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2 years ago

PlacePeek is a way for anyone to create a map of their house, and then share and access it with others. It’s basically a way to share a floor plan with guests or other parties.

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3 years ago

The company wants to build a platform that allows anyone to create virtual reality content using basic computer vision and machine learning.

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3 years ago

A virtual assistant that can help with the basics of staying organized, like scheduling workouts and creating to-do lists.

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2 years ago

A company that helps consumers determine what to buy based on seasonal sales and discounts. It’s basically a shopping list generator on steroids. It hooks up to the people’s favorite retailers and uses their data to identify the best deals and send users notifications.

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3 years ago

These are basically a Bluetooth-connected pair of earbuds that you wear while running to monitor your steps and encourage running more.

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3 years ago

A SaaS platform that allows small businesses to manage their finances online. HelpMyBusiness is a platform that helps businesses manage their business accounts and access to basic banking services. The company is a digital bank for small businesses, and hopes to become the “Amazon of banking for the SMB”.

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3 years ago

A "social entertainment network" – basically a streaming video network, similar to Netflix and Hulu, where users can pay a monthly subscription to access a library of movies and TV shows.

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2 years ago

A chatbot that teaches foreign language students the basics of English by giving them practical everyday assistance.

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3 years ago

A “popup” book that helps you learn the basics of programming.

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3 years ago

A tool to help companies reduce their carbon footprint and work with them to reduce it further. The company says it’s a “carbon reduction platform”, with a free version, a basic version, and a premium version.

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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.

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3 years ago

Making it easier to get online with a one-stop shop for all your internet needs. The company wants to help people who can’t afford basic broadband, who might have to pay thousands of dollars for a small connection.

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5 years ago

Idea: Online courses for teaching the basics of programming

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3 years ago

Businesses often have to deal with the issue of creating a “high security environment” to pass over their payment information to someone. Entrepreneurs Ryan Levitt and David Honig say that the good news is that the process has basically become “the same as logging into Gmail,” and they’ve developed a simple, secure solution that they’re now using in their own businesses.

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2 years ago

This is a company that’s looking to make it easier to manage your health information. It’s basically a health information management system, a place where you can store all your medical records, update them, share them with doctors, and so on.

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2 years ago

Builds small, temporary venues that serve as startup incubators or corporate offices. The spaces can be rented through a website, with a dedicated desk, a computer, and basic amenities.

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2 years ago

This startup is teaching kids how to code, with an app that uses games and animated lessons to teach basic programming concepts.

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5 years ago

Idea: An AI-powered chatbot that will perform basic legal tasks like signing documents or finding a lawyer for you.

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2 years ago

A company that allows firms to use a mobile app to process payments and automate basic payroll tasks.

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2 years ago

A company that started out with a basic web design and development package, now building a suite of mobile apps.

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2 years ago

Unmetric is basically a dating app for inventors. The founders say that over a quarter of patents are never licensed, and that a large majority of inventors are single. Unmetric wants to help connect inventors with others who may be interested in licensing or collaborating on an idea.

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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.

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5 years ago

Idea: A mobile game that runs in-browser for the browser-based game streaming service The startup basically wants to make a mobile game but instead of building a native iOS or Android app, it can run inside the browser and be streamed to a phone

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2 years ago

A company that wants to help SMBs manage their expenses better by consolidating and automating their accounting platform, and providing them with basic information to make better decisions.

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2 years ago

A SaaS that enables running a company from a phone app. It’s basically ordering food from an app and tracking it to your fridge, or ordering from a restaurant from a phone.

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2 years ago

A more sophisticated version of the basic messaging app, which uses AI to quickly filter through messages and prioritize chat between friends.

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2 years ago

A web app for investors to get answers to basic questions about a company.

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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.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps companies avoid the cost and hassle of having to hire professional developers to handle basic UI and UX design work. Users can create and manage their own designs from their own computers, and the company says it can complete the work in just 5 days.

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5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can purchase a box of basic food staples for the pantry for $25 that they can add to each month

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5 years ago

Idea: A business intelligence platform that allows big companies to keep track of their financial data It’s basically a way to manage multiple data silos in one place

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4 days ago

An AI-powered voice agent for small clinics in rural Africa, handling patient triage, appointment booking, and basic consultations in local dialects via WhatsApp.

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