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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.

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5 years ago

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

705

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.

493

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.

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4 years ago 1 views

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

3 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

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

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 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

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 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

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.”

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.

250

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 1 views

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

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.

242

4 years ago

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

242

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

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

5 years ago

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

222

4 years ago

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

221

4 years ago

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

219

4 years ago

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

213

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

4 years ago

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

212

4 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

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

5 years ago

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

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

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.

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 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.

199

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

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

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.

193

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

5 years ago

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

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

177

4 years ago

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

177

5 years ago

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

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 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.

173

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

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

3 years ago

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

168

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

2 years ago

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

159

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.

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5 years ago 1 views

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.

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.

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11 days ago 169 views

A startup that creates AI-powered voice companions for elderly users, focused on daily check-ins, medication reminders, and emotional support through natural conversation.

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

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.

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

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.

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 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.

153

5 years ago

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

152

5 years ago

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

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

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 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.

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 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 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

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.

149

5 years ago

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

149

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

3 years ago

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

143

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

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

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 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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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 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

3 years ago

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

134

3 years ago

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

134

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 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 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

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

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 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.

131

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 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

3 years ago

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

130

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 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.

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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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.

124

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.

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 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.

123

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

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 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

122

5 years ago

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

121

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

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 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

5 years ago

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

118

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

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

117

5 years ago

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

116

4 years ago

A live-streaming platform, focused on video games.

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

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 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.

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

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 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 “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 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

4 years ago

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

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

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 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.

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

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 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.

107

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

4 years ago

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

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 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 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

3 years ago

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

98

4 years ago

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

97

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.

97

4 years ago

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

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

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

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 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 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

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 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 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 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

4 years ago

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

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

5 years ago

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

4 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

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

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

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

4 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

4 years ago 1 views

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 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

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

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 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 1 views

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

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 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 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.

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

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 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

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

3 years ago

A home maintenance platform, initially focused on the UK

82

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”.

82

4 years ago

A startup focused on the “means of learning”.

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

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

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

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

80

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

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

An email-focused investment platform. The company provides tools for investors that are used by hedge funds and family offices.

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 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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

The company is currently in beta, and the founders say they’re focused on helping businesses with their HR needs.

78

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.

78

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.

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

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

Private carpooling services, focused on getting people to share rides with people they know in person.

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

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.

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

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 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

An organization focused on supporting women entrepreneurs in Thailand.

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 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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

3 years ago

"A platform for philanthropy," focused on making it easier for individuals to give to causes.

73

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

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

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

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

A B2B company focused on helping retailers with supply chain logistics software.

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

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 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

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

4 years ago

A project management software company, focused on improving the workflows of design teams.

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 platform for focused collaboration between teams to make decisions faster.

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

An online community for health-focused digital content.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 the development of mobile apps, with an emphasis on gaming.

68

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.

68

4 years ago

A startup focused on analyzing and solving government-issued data sets, like traffic data and air quality maps.

68

4 years ago

Similar to DoorDash, but focused on delivering food to college campuses.

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

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

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 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 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.

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

3 years ago

A travel booking service that’s focused on cheaper, last-minute deals.

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 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 company focused on helping companies with international business and global expansion.

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 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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 startup focused on helping retailers build smart merchandising systems that can predict which products will sell based on a shopper’s past buying behaviors.

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 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.

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 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

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

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.

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 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 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

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.

62

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 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 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 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

3 years ago

A startup focused on building the software that runs the entire U.S. tax system.

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

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

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

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.

60

3 years ago

A digital assistant, currently focused on helping entrepreneurs plan events and prioritize tasks.

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

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

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 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 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

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 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

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

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 solution focused on helping nonprofits and non-profits build audiences on Facebook.

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

An open engine to create and test mobile apps, with the goal of supporting more mobility-focused apps.

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 startup focused on making education more accessible to international students.

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

Health-focused crowdsourcing platform that helps users find the best doctors and health care professionals in a given city.

57

2 years ago

A health and wellness-focused site for brands to promote and share their products.

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.

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 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

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

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

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 search and booking app for private jets. The app is currently in beta and is focused on the US market.

54

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.

53

3 years ago

A tech-enabled solution for the back-end of a recruitment-focused startup for employee onboarding and management.

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 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 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 sells a series of online courses on startups and entrepreneurship, and is focused on the US.

53

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

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

3 years ago

E-learning platform that’s focused on helping new parents learn how to take care of their baby.

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 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

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

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

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.

49

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 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

This business is focused on the US market.

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

“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

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.

48

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 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 personal finance-focused SaaS for millennials, pitching “the easiest way to manage your money”.

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 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 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

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

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 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

3 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 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

A B2B-focused SaaS business that helps companies manage their professional networks and make them more effective.

44

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.

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

An accelerator focused on helping early-stage companies build large networks of connected hardware.

44

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

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.

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 startup that builds software that helps small businesses or entrepreneurs manage their finances, combining the power of analytics with a customer-focused approach.

43

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.

43

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

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

2 years ago

Online education company focused on video-based courses.

41

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

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 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 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 bike-sharing service that’s focused on the needs of seniors.

40

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

3 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 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 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

2 years ago

A “hybrid middle-market bank” that’s focused on growing its loans and deposits.

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

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.

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

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

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 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

A niche travel aggregator focused on finding the best deals on international flights.

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

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

3 years ago 1 views

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.

33

3 years ago

A company that helps companies find and rent out their own homes. Currently focused on the San Francisco Bay area.

33

3 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 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

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

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

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 free stock market app focused on helping traders learn more about stocks.

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 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 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

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

Focused on the growing technology needs of the health, fitness, and wellness industries.

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

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 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

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

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.

28

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.

28

2 years ago

A company that generates business intelligence from its customers' data, focused on the construction industry.

28

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 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.

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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 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 company focused on providing aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, providing them with food, shelter, and medical care.

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

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 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

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 youth-oriented startup focused on sharing live video and photos with users in India.

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 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.

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

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

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

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 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 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

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

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

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

A CFO-focused app that helps companies better manage cash-flows and investments.

15

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

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

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 consulting firm for the retail real estate industry, focused on addressing the intersection of real estate and technology.

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 dating app focused on the “unpredictable” and “un-romantic” millennial generation.

11

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

10

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

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

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

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

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: An alternative to Adobe, focused on web performance

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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

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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.

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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.

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5 years ago

Idea: A startup focused on helping US government employees make more qualified decisions about their health.

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5 days ago

A platform for gig economy nannies that matches parents with vetted caregivers via real-time video interviews and blockchain-verified background checks, focused on urban millennials.

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