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2 years ago 22 views

The founders of a $60,000 startup are creating a platform that gets people to help lend each other money at a rate of about 1% interest.

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2 years ago

A startup that helps people find local people with similar interests. It has about 25,000 users, and has been a part of several YC startups.

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5 years ago

A startup that lists jobs for students interested in jobs during the summer

345

5 years ago

A women’s networking app that connects women interested in entrepreneurship and investing to other like-minded women.

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4 years ago

"We’re a group of people who are interested in learning about the art of conversation"

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4 years ago

A startup that sends personalized emails to people based on their data, and the content of those emails is based on what the person is interested in.

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11 days ago 626 views

A startup that uses AI to generate personalized bedtime stories for kids based on their interests, family photos, and daily activities, delivered via a voice app.

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3 years ago

A company that connects users with different skill sets and interests with local professionals.

272

5 years ago

A company that helps match people who have the same taste, background, and interests to make it easier to find collaborators, whether it’s for a band or a new home.

260

5 years ago

A startup that helps people find one another based on their interests. It’s a way for people to find new friends and make new connections.

258

4 years ago

Yolt is building a credit card without interest that refunds customers’ purchases if they make a payment within a year of making them. It’s a credit card for the unbanked, but it’s currently only in the United States.

243

4 years ago

This startup is building a new way to work that allows you to quickly create a virtual meeting room for your team (with audio, video, and other features) and then broadcast it to whoever is interested.

240

4 years ago

A platform that lets people make their own videos using their voice, and works with a library of stock images and sound effects. The app is for anyone interested in making their own video clips without knowing how to edit video.

235

3 years ago

A credit card designed for use in the developing world that charges low interest rates and has lower transaction fees.

226

2 years ago

A Fintech startup that offers small businesses an alternative to cash advances, with zero percent interest and no fees

226

2 years ago

A social network that helps people find other people who are interested in the same things as them, like a meetup or a club.

219

5 years ago

A tool that helps people find specific flights, using data from travel agent websites. It’s a fairly simple concept but it will be interesting to see how they implement it as they try to become the Yelp for flights.

209

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 payments app that allows you to lend or borrow money in minutes, for under 1% interest. The app is in the process of getting Fintech licenses in the UK, France, and Germany.

189

4 years ago

A tool that helps brands and agencies create social media content that’s “faster, better, and more interesting”.

187

4 years ago

A startup that lets you buy a lifetime membership to a community of people who share your interests. It’s a subscription based site so you pay a set amount over time, but there’s a free version for non-members.

187

3 years ago

A startup that aims to bring more women into technology and tech-interested companies.

185

5 years ago

Pinterest’s India team is looking to pivot from a product team into a data science team. They’ve hired two data scientists, who are looking for more.

183

4 years ago

While this is a new company, the founders’ past experience and work on other startups and products and their location in São Paulo, Brazil, makes it an interesting choice.

183

4 years ago

The idea is to use an app to automatically coordinate payroll across different companies. Employees get notifications when their salaries are ready, and the company takes a cut of their paycheck. It’s an interesting model that could help companies restructure their payroll.

182

3 years ago

A social network for the LGBTQ community that allows users to create a profile and share their interests.

179

3 years ago

An online marketplace that helps women find the best jobs for themselves, through their skills, interests, and behavior.

177

4 years ago

A student loan refinancing startup that promises to reduce interest rates. It just closed a $10 million round, and its founders said they’re targeting 15% of student loan holders.

176

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

4 years ago

A mobile application which provides the user with information about the location of points of interest and allows the user to consult them by turn.

172

5 years ago

A social network for people interested in mechanical engineering, allowing people to find jobs, learn about new developments, and get connected with engineers and designers.

171

5 years ago

A micro lending platform that helps small businesses in India access credit. It doesn’t charge interest, but charges a fee for the loans.

168

5 years ago

A social media site for bloggers, with the goal of helping people find the most interesting content and share it with their friends.

168

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for people who are interested in learning how to do their own home repairs

167

4 years ago

A tool for connecting people with a shared interest in a particular topic

166

5 years ago

A platform that helps people share and talk about their interests, helping them find new friends and meet new people.

165

3 years ago

A startup that’s building an app to help people find magazines, books and products that interest them. It’s already built an app for magazines, and is building another to help people find books and products.

165

5 years ago

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

164

5 years ago

An idea that would let anyone be a coder or designer for local versions of the web. Google is interested.

163

4 years ago

A company that helps small businesses (both online and in-person) and entrepreneurs borrow money at a lower interest rate.

163

5 years ago

A company that manages “affinity communities”, or groups of like-minded people who share a similar interest.

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5 years ago 1 views

A startup that curates the most interesting content from around the internet for a daily digest.

160

5 years ago

A startup for those interested in buying and selling vintage items.

160

5 years ago

A system that helps connect people across the world who are interested in doing freelance work, such as writing, editing, and design. The startup was founded in March and is looking to raise seed funding.

160

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

5 years ago

A travel concierge platform that serves travelers who want to visit the same places. It is designed to connect travelers with similar interests and save money by helping them make a booking at the same time.

158

5 years ago

A tool that allows you to create and manage your own variety of financial instruments. Think of it as a Pinterest and Facebook for financial funds, with a focus on helping people raise money from friends and family.

157

5 years ago

It is a platform that helps people find jobs in their area of interest, and also allows employers to post jobs.

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4 years ago

This startup is building an iOS app that helps users find and book events that fit their interests.

156

5 years ago

A startup that sells a service that helps people who are visiting a new city find interesting things to do

155

5 years ago

A startup that sells a subscription service that sends someone to clean your house once a month. The startup is advertising the service on Facebook, reaching a lot of potential customers that have seen its ads and are interested in it.

155

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people who are interested in buying a home can hire someone to walk through homes that are for sale to tell them if they’re a good fit

154

3 years ago

A software company that provides a way for people to get a loan and pay it back on time, usually with interest.

154

4 years ago

If interested, please send us an updated resume to [email protected].

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5 years ago

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

152

5 years ago

This is a startup that lets you raise and manage funds for your startup, as well as make personal loans at 0% interest

151

5 years ago

A platform that lets publishers create and sell custom content based on their subscribers’ interests.

150

5 years ago

An online platform that helps people find and connect with others with similar interests (i.e. a Google search for people who like to ride bikes in San Francisco).

150

3 years ago

This startup helps people who are interested in purchasing homes find the best deals. The company helps people find homes by connecting them with licensed agents who can show them homes that are on the market.

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 browser-based tool that helps users easily create “quizzes” to test their knowledge of a topic they’re interested in.

148

2 years ago

A platform that helps students plan for their future careers. The startup helps students identify their interests, identify schools they should be applying to, and figure out which careers are in demand.

148

5 years ago

Very interested to see what comes of this product - the idea is to give you a way to create a smart contract with a shipping company that automatically tracks your package from the time it is picked up to the time it is delivered.

147

3 years ago

A design agency that helps small business owners build their brands with branding and social media. The company also offers a new kind of consultancy, called Brand Branding, that helps clients build their presence on Instagram, Facebook, and Pinterest.

147

5 years ago

A platform that helps ad agencies, marketers, and agencies reach people across multiple channels based on their interests, without having to find their personal email addresses.

146

5 years ago

A tool that helps you find the best interest rates for your credit card. The startup says they have more than 1,000 users and are growing by 100 users a month. The founders say they’ve raised $1.3 million in funding from angel investors.

146

5 years ago

This startup wants to make it easy to put your favorite photos on a physical slide that can be hung on a wall. It’s like a physical version of Pinterest, but for your own photos.

146

4 years ago

"Idea" is a series of articles that provide a comprehensive overview of the startup scene in a given area. The goal is to highlight the most interesting and unique startups in a given city.

146

5 years ago

A startup that helps you find your friends in real-time on your phone, and groups them with similar interests.

145

5 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier for people to track their purchases and sales by integrating with apps like Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest.

144

5 years ago

A startup that offers a platform for building micro-communities online. The company wants to bring the community dynamic of crowdfunding to communities in which people have a shared interest.

143

5 years ago

Ideabook is a blog that highlights the interesting startups, interesting ideas, and interesting people at Y Combinator.

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5 years ago

A startup that aims to make online payments seamless for millennials and other young people who are not interested in traditional banking It is now part of PayPal

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5 years ago

There are also a handful of open source startups doing interesting things:

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5 years ago

A platform that enables fans to interact with players and teams to better understand their interests. The startup is currently in a partnership with the NBA; it’s also in a partnership with the A’s to help fans in the Bay Area get better access to the team.

139

5 years ago

Personalized medicine is a massive area of interest in the healthcare industry. With the help of AI, the startup is trying to create a way for pharmacies to recommend the most effective medications to patients.

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

A startup that provides tools for people who are interested in starting their own business, but who are overwhelmed by the thought of it

138

5 years ago

A startup that helps people find events based on their interests. It currently has about 50,000 users.

137

5 years ago

A social discovery app that finds and connects people based on their shared interests.

137

5 years ago

The startup has developed a way to help employers manage their employee recruiting process and streamline subsequent onboarding. The platform allows organizations to put together a recruiter roster, create a template for their job description, and see who’s interested in the job.

137

4 years ago

A startup that helps people fill out job applications and offers more accurate insights about what they’re truly interested in.

136

5 years ago

A startup that aims to create a “digital neighborhood” for those interested in digital security

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5 years ago

A company that builds products that help people understand their finances and save money. It saves customers money in the form of lower interest rates and lower cost of credit, and it pays interest on all savings in a person’s bank account.

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5 years ago

One of the key differences between this year’s class and last year’s was the level of public interest in highlighting the work of the companies that were accepted. This year that level was very high, with over 10,000 people visiting the project page. That interest was a major factor in the growth of the class.

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5 years ago

This startup is building a way to automatically build and promote e-newsletters to customers based on their interests.

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3 years ago

Meet-up-based social networks for people interested in a topic.

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5 years ago

This startup is building a photo-sharing app that helps users organize and share photos. It’s like Pinterest but for local events and places.

133

5 years ago

Company is building a platform to help people find and get along with friends, and help people find people with similar interests.

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5 years ago

A tool that delivers content based on the interests of users. The startup has built a platform where users are able to express their interests, and then receive content that is tailored to their tastes.

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5 years ago

This startup is using the goodness of Twitter to build up a public database of “interesting” places to eat, with a focus on those that are “off the beaten path”.

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5 years ago

In an effort to identify people who are interested in starting a business, the Y Combinator Summer School offers select entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from Y Combinator fellows while also receiving mentorship from Y Combinator partners. Since the school’s launch in 2011, over 400 students from around the world have participated.

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5 years ago

A startup for digital games, where players can earn money for playing games. Currently in beta. What’s interesting is that they’re trying to make it legal to use virtual currencies, which is a relatively new idea.

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2 years ago

A crowdfunding platform for startups, where investors can back a company they’ve found interesting.

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5 years ago

The company is interested in building a new type of crowdfunding platform for businesses and non-profits.

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5 years ago

A dating app that serves to connect people with the same interests through a private group. It is a spinoff of the successful PopSurvey, which was acquired by LinkedIn

128

5 years ago

A way for companies to increase their B2B sales, the startup wants to use a combination of machine learning to identify inbound leads and then text them to see if they’re interested in a demo.

128

5 years ago

A platform for developing mobile apps that connects clients with developers. They’re not looking to compete with big agencies, but trying to fill a gap between startups and agencies. They’re currently attracting interest from small businesses with a few employees who are looking for a way to get high-level visibility and technical support to manage the complexity of building apps.

128

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service for people who are interested in buying a franchise but want to test out the franchise before buying it

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5 years ago 2 views

A visual search engine that curates images for people, similar to Pinterest

127

5 years ago

The startup is a service that connects brands with people who are interested in working with them. The startup wants to create a digital marketplace for brands to find the talent to help them.

126

5 years ago

This startup is building an “app store for white-label content marketing” for companies. It’s called “branded content” and has a lot of the same features as Pinterest’s official app store.

125

5 years ago

A company that wants to help you build a website that’s just like Pinterest, but for your business.

125

4 years ago

Uncover is a program that helps smart, talented people make a living from their interests.

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

A company that aims to help marketers adjust their Facebook ads in real time based on the user’s interests. The startup is working with various marketing teams all over the world to build out a proprietary algorithm.

124

5 years ago

A tool to help artists find people who would be interested in commissioning work on their own creative projects.

124

5 years ago

A complete package for in-person recruiting events. When you schedule an event, you can mark candidates’ interests on a map, create a class schedule with break times, and then send that info to candidates in a text message.

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5 years ago

The company helps companies automate their social media marketing efforts by providing analysis of their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts. A company can then run these analytics across all their accounts and get a report which shows which content is performing best and which posts are most engaging.

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5 years ago

The summer school is for students interested in learning programming and fundamental knowledge in computer science, with the intent of helping them be successful in college.

123

5 years ago

A community of and for people who don’t like to login to the internet. A social networking site for users who are interested in meeting up offline.

121

5 years ago

Predictive modeling technology that can help marketers understand where consumers are and what they’re interested in at any given time.

119

5 years ago

A platform for managing the career of a single individual. The company’s goal is to give a platform to employers to manage the career of a single individual. The platform is particularly interesting because it would allow a company to manage the career of a single individual.

119

5 years ago

A digital platform that allows you to explore and research topics of your interest by browsing and sharing user-created content.

119

5 years ago

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

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4 years ago

The startup wants to make it easier for investors to invest in early stage companies. It wants to make it easier for angel investors to back startups and give them information about startups they’re interested in. The startup wants to put money into startups in a way that’s similar to how a hedge fund would, but also make it possible for retail investors to put money into startups like they would an IPO.

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5 years ago 1 views

A competitor to Amazon Echo that brings the Google Assistant to your home. The company is raising $50 million from investors and has drawn interest from Google and Apple.

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4 years ago

An AI-powered assistant that provides financial advice to users based on their goals, ideas, and personal interests.

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5 years ago

A mobility platform that connects businesses with the right tools to make it easier for drivers to earn income by delivering packages and other items. The startup’s co-founder, Alex Boussard, says they’ve already seen interest from a number of major companies and has even managed to raise a few million dollars in funding.

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3 years ago

A new approach to recruiting that uses an algorithm to find the best fit potential candidates. People are paid to do a “job test” of the candidate and rate it on a scale of 1-10. They match the rate with the candidate’s skills and interests and offer a job.

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4 years ago

A company that uses algorithms to direct automated phone calls to businesses to help them reach out to prospective customers who have similar interests. The startup offers a “campaign” for as low as $400 for up to two calls per day.

112

5 years ago

It’s a brand new concept in the world of advertising, using the “perks” of a travel-based credit card to show you ads you’d be interested in on a flight.

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5 years ago

A platform that helps people with small car loans get lower interest rates

109

4 years ago

A platform for homeowners looking to sell their homes, allowing them to easily list their properties for sale and hire a virtual agent to show the property to interested buyers.

108

5 years ago

A startup that helps consumers track their bills, get alerts when bills are coming due, and pay off them early with interest.

105

4 years ago

A dating platform that lets people find love by matching them based on their interests.

105

4 years ago

An underground “mixing” app that uses the concept of the blind date to pair people up based on shared interests and provide a means for them to meet.

104

3 years ago

The startup is looking to provide Internet-wide offline access to a library of books and ebooks. Interested users can sign up for free, download the app, and choose which books to download. You can create “stacks” of books based on topics, or “curated stacks” based on which books you think you’ll be interested in.

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3 years ago

This is a collective of startups that want to use the power of the internet to build an open-source marketplace for physical goods. The startups will join forces to offer goods from around the world at low prices to anyone in the world. There’s a lot of competition in the space, but it’s an interesting idea.

101

4 years ago

A tool that uses AI to help you find interesting stories by looking for keywords and phrases.

100

5 years ago

A mission-based social platform for millennials to discover events based on their interests, follow the ones nearby, and make connections with people in their social networks.

98

4 years ago

A credit card for freelancers with a 0% interest rate and a $300 annual fee.

98

3 years ago

A weekly show for people interested in food and restaurants, with a focus on the best new restaurants.

98

4 years ago

A health insurance app which allows users to submit their medical claims and payment information with a couple of taps on their phone. The startup is a bit of an interesting case study for the healthcare sector. They launched in March and have over 1,000 customers already. They're profitable for the first time.

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4 years ago

A platform to facilitate peer-to-peer lending, allowing people to lend money to each other and earn higher interest rates than banks

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3 years ago

A software company that wants to re-invent the way we calculate interest rates for loans.

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2 years ago

A company that wants to help people who don’t have a lot of spare time and who have no interest in learning to drive to use the Uber app to get from point A to point B.

95

4 years ago

A company that helps brands communicate with their customers in a more personal way. The startup wants to make a “human social media network” that works in a more organic way, where you can reach people with specific interests without the need for any kind of targeting.

94

3 years ago

An AI for small business loans, to help entrepreneurs get lower interest rates

94

5 years ago

A digital insurance startup that wants to help people find doctors and medicines. The startup is taking on the large insurance companies that they say don’t always have the best interests of their customers in mind.

93

4 years ago

A credit card that doesn’t charge interest and is cheaper than a credit card with a small monthly fee.

93

4 years ago

A platform for advertisers to creatively display ads to users based on their interests.

93

4 years ago

The goal is to build a tool to help people get the most out of their in-home gym equipment. It’s an interesting idea, but it’s also very early on.

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4 years ago

This startup aims to be a “Pinterest for the home”.

91

5 years ago

Profile’s founders say it’s like Pinterest, but for the fashion industry.

90

3 years ago

Helping customers build personalized video courses based on their interests, skills, and abilities.

90

2 years ago

An ad tech company that helps brands target ads at people based on the type of content they’re interested in, the time of day they’re interested in it, and the apps they use. The company is working with Facebook to launch a new product.

90

5 years ago

This company is looking to connect home buyers with people looking to rent out their basements, garages, and spare rooms. The startup has raised $1.6 million, and is interested in getting users to share their spaces with strangers.

89

4 years ago

This startup is building a web/mobile platform that delivers personalized news about a person’s interests.

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4 years ago

The business of helping people find interesting things to buy online.

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4 years ago

A platform to create custom ad campaigns, allowing users to target people based on their interests. The startup wants to use “Facebook’s platform and scale it” to build a “Facebook ad management system.”

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4 years ago

The startup is building a platform for online communities of interest. Currently, it’s a way for people to find events and share recommendations for friends, but it can be applied to other categories like sports, music, movies, etc.

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4 years ago

A company that offers loan products to small businesses at a lower interest rate than banks

87

4 years ago

This startup is building a chatbot that learns from your habits to give you better recommendations for what to watch based on your interests.

87

4 years ago

A startup that wants to be the Uber of home-sharing. It offers homeowners the ability to list their living space on a platform meant to match interested guests with the right homes in the right locations.

87

5 years ago

Idea: This is a social media app that helps users monetize their personal stories and connect with brands interested in learning more about their experiences

86

5 years ago

A credit card for people who don’t want a traditional card. The startup gets merchants to opt-in to their service, and since they don’t have a traditional credit history, they don’t have to pay as high interest rates.

86

4 years ago

A new kind of social network for people who are interested in sharing their cat videos or pictures on Instagram.

86

4 years ago

Build a digital community for college students. The startup wants to be the go-to place for students to find roommates, find jobs, look for housing, and more. One of the most interesting parts of the business is that the startup is actually building their own apartment complex, with all the services and amenities that go with it.

86

4 years ago

This startup makes a credit card without annual fees or a credit limit. Customers can pay as much or as little as they want each month and never be charged interest or fees.

85

4 years ago

A network of women who are interested in trading services/products online for fun, personal, or professional use.

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3 years ago

A digital line of credit for small businesses. It’s a small business lending platform that provides loans of $5,000 to $100,000 or 0% interest for 36 months with collateral.

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4 years ago

A credit card for students to get the best interest rate possible

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3 years ago

A small-business loan that’s structured to minimize interest rates and minimize risk and uncertainty.

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3 years ago

A startup that’s building an app to make it easy to find and connect with like-minded people. It also wants to make it easy to find and connect with people who share common interests. It’s currently working with more than 1,000 businesses and is on track to get its 1 million users in 2017.

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4 years ago

A startup that tries to get people to take more time off from work to pursue personal interests, such as by creating a way to track a user’s vacation days.

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4 years ago

The startup wants to provide a tool to help people find new friends based on their location and interests. The startup is launching in the UK in Q3 2019.

83

4 years ago

A company that’s building a new type of social media experience. People can send videos to their friends and have friends vote on which ones they like or dislike, for AI to curate more interesting content.

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4 years ago

The startup aims to be a peer-to-peer marketplace for student loans, to help students avoid high interest rates by borrowing from other students.

82

4 years ago

A Pinterest-like social network for artisans, with a focus on artisans in developing countries. The platform uses a marketplace to help artisans sell their goods and connect with customers, and features "artists in residence" to help guide new sellers.

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3 years ago

An e-learning platform for teachers, meant to help them customize coursework to fit the interests of different students.

82

4 years ago

A startup that’s building a dating app for people over 50. The app lets users browse by interests, post photos, and build their own profiles. Money is kept separate from the app, so the founders don’t have to have people have to delete their profiles if they don’t want to date.

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4 years ago

A startup that texts college students details about upcoming events, based on their interests.

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3 years ago

This social media platform is creating a space for people to post and discuss the things they’re interested in, which could include a new project, a new restaurant, or even a new way to get to work.

81

3 years ago

A startup to help shoppers explore local markets, find deals, and build lists of what they’re interested in.

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4 years ago

Idea : A tool for managing relationships between people with similar interests. The company is building a platform to help people share interests with others, and it’s using data science to help people actually find each other.

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4 years ago

A company that aims to be the Uber of Airbnbs by connecting people with shared interest and letting them share their dwelling with others who want to stay or need a place to stay.

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4 years ago

A social network for drivers. It’s meant to help drivers find new and interesting drivers to carpool with.

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5 years ago

A maker of subscription boxes to help customers discover, purchase, and ship products from retailers across the country. Each month, the service helps subscribers pick each month’s “box” based on their interests, which is hand-curated by the company’s team.

79

4 years ago

A suite of tools for startup founders interested in crowdfunding.

79

4 years ago

This startup allows businesses to track their online/social media marketing, and also offers a way to get promoted for sharing interesting content.

79

4 years ago

A bot that helps you research and discover interesting things on Twitter.

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3 years ago

A tool for users to organize their social media activity, sort it, and then see what audiences are interested in.

79

4 years ago

A video platform for TV and film that wants to help people find and learn new and interesting content and build a community around the content.

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4 years ago

A startup that connects businesses to consumers to help them engage with each other. It helps brands engage with potential shoppers by helping them create a customized experience based on profile or interest.

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4 years ago

A “human-powered” platform that connects users with other people in their niche-of-interest. The idea is that each user has an “agent” who will help them find other people in the same area or have similar interests.

78

4 years ago

A company that sets up a meeting with a group of people who might have similar interests, similar values and similar goals, to help them find common ground.

78

4 years ago

A platform that automates the process of doing social media advertising. It uses AI to match ads to consumers based on their interests on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

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4 years ago

An on-demand, on-the-go, and on-the-nose resource for Pittsburgh families interested in buying a home in their city.

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4 years ago

A web and mobile app that helps anyone interested in buying a home. Users can search for homes, find listings, and get contract details before making a purchase.

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4 years ago

A startup that allows users to get a readout of their fellow travelers’ histories at a glance. The startup also has a feature that helps people find other people who have similar interests.

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4 years ago

A startup that lets people rent out their property, then send reminders and connect with interested tenants.

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3 years ago

A “global community of like-minded people who are interested in building businesses that use exponential technologies”

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3 years ago

A startup for companies to find new employees. The startup’s founders say that their data shows that people are interested in learning about their jobs and company, but don’t know how. The startup’s job posting app helps these people find a new employer.

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4 years ago

A messaging platform to facilitate in-person meetings between people who never actually met before. It’s designed to streamline the matchmaking process by connecting people with similar interests, and to make it more efficient for those who like meeting in-person.

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3 years ago

A startup that connects consumers with products they’re interested in buying with individuals who have a similar taste in products.

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4 years ago

The startup wants to make it easier for small businesses to receive financing. It’s a mobile lending platform, using the same algorithms as big banks, but with lower interest rates and higher standards for creditworthiness.

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4 years ago

A way to streamline the process of getting a home loan and financial information, as well as a way to compare interest rates.

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4 years ago

A startup that wants to help marketers create lead nurturing campaigns that are more personalized and personalized to the target market. It currently has a product called see-now-buy-now, which shows users a personalized ad based on things like their interests and location.

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4 years ago

A person-to-person lender that is “taking the risk out of lending money” with lower interest rates.

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4 years ago

A social network for people interested in cooking and eating food in the Bay Area

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4 years ago

The idea is to provide investors with a one-stop place to find a portfolio of companies they’re interested in, with tools to help them manage their assets.

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3 years ago

A company that wants to provide the capital that is missing from the lending industry — a more traditional intermediary. The startup takes a better interest rate on deposits, with individual investments capped at $50,000.

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4 years ago

A matchmaking website that matches people up based on their shared interest in the same topics

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4 years ago

This company wants to help companies deal with the “digital exhaust” of their own employees, which includes information that can be used to identify a person’s preferred job, background, and interests.

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3 years ago

A company that makes a software platform for real estate brokers that lets them check out clients in person to gauge their interest and negotiate terms.

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4 years ago

A startup that wants to allow companies to target marketing programs to specific visits on websites. The startup, which was founded in December, has already signed up over 200 customers including Pinterest, Dailymotion, and Instagram.

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4 years ago

A startup that helps connect dating service members with those interested in meeting them.

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4 years ago

Matching a user's facial expressions with activities they would like to do, like watching TV or playing video games. The startup wants to use this to tailor ads in a way that’s more aligned with users’ interests.

73

4 years ago

This company is trying to make it easier for people to get a loan (either short-term or long term) at a lower interest rate.

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2 years ago

A daily briefing app that helps users find the most interesting news and stories

73

2 years ago

A company that wants to build a community for people with common interests in things like the arts, sports and DIY projects.

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4 years ago

A donation platform that connects non-profits with companies interested in supporting their causes.

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4 years ago

Connecting people with a shared interest with a way to manage their own chat rooms.

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2 years ago

A mobile app that makes spending on your phone more interesting. It’s a tool that makes it easier to find and buy the things you want, as well as learn about them. It’s like Foursquare but for the world of goods.

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4 years ago

The startup is trying to disrupt the home buying process by letting users make offers on a property they want to buy, without any money down. They’re also building a mobile app that helps buyers track homes they’ve been interested in.

71

3 years ago

A platform for dating that claims to be better than popular app Tinder in part because it’s based on mutual interests rather than proximity, and uses a “personalized algorithm” to match you with someone based on first impressions.

71

3 years ago

This is a “personalized credit score” company that helps people find the right credit cards, loans, and more in their own budget. The company claims to help people save up to $300 a year on interest.

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2 years ago

A platform that allows people with common interests to find others and organize themselves into groups.

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4 years ago

An online clothing warehouse delivering to local boutiques and independent stores in the U.S. A recent move into the UK has brought in $100,000 in sales in their first month, while they say they’ve already received interest from other retailers.

70

4 years ago

A platform for lenders to buy home loans and for homeowners to refinance at lower interest rates.

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4 years ago

This startup is building a tool that makes it easier for people to track and save their money. They’re looking to consolidate debt and save money on interest.

70

4 years ago

A tool for building media apps that uses the power of machine learning to find the best stock photos and audio clips. It’s a spinoff of the startup that develops the core infrastructure for sites like Pinterest, SoundCloud and Twitter.

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4 years ago

One of the most interesting startups to come out of the fintech space, Nomiku is building a device that allows consumers to cook with precision.

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3 years ago

A workflow management app that helps engineers work across multiple applications, like Slack. The startup aims to give engineers control over the process of adding new workflows, which they can use across different apps. This is an interesting approach to automation since it involves both a central application and a decentralized set of workflow rules.

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3 years ago

A digital assistant that learns a person’s interests and delivers tailored news and personal intelligence. The startup is looking to use machine learning to predict what news/information a person will like.

70

3 years ago

A platform that helps close friends connect using the same set of interests, like a Facebook or LinkedIn, but without the need to sign in.

70

3 years ago

An electronic university degree and career guidance tool, built using intelligent algorithms meant to personalize the education experience based on a student’s interests and goals.

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2 years ago

This job board aims to help people find jobs within their personal networks. The company says they have over 100 clients, including Pinterest, which uses the startup to help recruit.

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4 years ago

A startup for meeting new people and finding friends. The app is designed to make it easier for people to make new friends, and to find people with similar interests.

69

4 years ago

A startup that provides investors with information about companies they’re interested in, including their financials, their social media activity, and their networks.

69

4 years ago

a Pinterest-like social network for interior designers, with users being able to share photos of their work and sell it within the app

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A tool for small-business owners interested in selling their products on Amazon’s Fulfillment by Amazon, which allows companies to outsource product fulfillment and marketing to Amazon.

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3 years ago

A platform that connects diverse groups of people with similar interests

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2 years ago

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

69

2 years ago

A consumer engagement platform for retailers that lets them leverage social media and push interesting content to customers.

69

4 years ago

A platform that allows investors to invest in other investors. The platform pairs investors with other investors to provide capital to investors who are interested in backing other startups.

68

4 years ago

An online community that offers a place to foster and develop friendships, share interests, and explore hobbies.

68

4 years ago

A medical device that can detect breast cancer, in a more affordable and less invasive way than current tools. It’s not FDA approved yet, but the founders say they have been talking to a number of medical companies that have expressed interest.

68

3 years ago

This startup aims to connect students with instructors who can teach them what they’re interested in without requiring them to leave campus.

68

3 years ago

A company that provides data to help businesses make decisions. They’re particularly interested in the insurance sector, and are targeting “insurance executives who are looking to make data-based decisions in a cost-effective way”.

68

3 years ago

A community of women who are interested in preserving history and sharing their stories.

68

3 years ago

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

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4 years ago

Working to develop a new personal finance platform that helps users manage their money by providing ‘simple tools and features that save time and money.’ Beyond personal finance, the startup is also interested in the wellness and fitness markets, and wants to provide a platform for people to track their health and nutrition.

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4 years ago

A company that wants to build a platform for local businesses to get their products in front of people who are interested, by connecting them to other local businesses.

67

3 years ago

The company wants to provide a tool for creating and managing advertising campaigns, and make it easier to reach people who might be interested in what you’re selling.

67

3 years ago

A startup that aims to help people find jobs in the U.S. that align with their professional interests

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5 years ago

A startup that pays people to do research on topics they are interested in which is then written up into a paper and sold to students

66

4 years ago

A social network that connects people based on an interest in getting involved in local community events. For instance, if you’re interested in helping to organize a neighborhood watch program, you can connect with people in your neighborhood who are interested in getting involved.

66

4 years ago

A startup that connects people who have mutual interests, allowing them to connect online or in person.

66

4 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to discover and share interesting content by bringing together all of the different sources of content in one place.

66

4 years ago

A platform for people to connect with others who share their hobby/interests.

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4 years ago

A platform that aims to “help advertisers better target specific people based on their behavior, location, interests and demographics.”

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4 years ago

A “library of points of interest” that allows users to search a 3D Spatio-temporal map, which they can then mark as favorites. The startup says their “points of interest” are more than just “coffee shops, restaurants and art galleries” and that their map will be “a more inclusive, relevant and vivid alternative to Google Maps”.

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4 years ago

A startup that facilitates a transparent review of a loan, which can be used to lower interest rates

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3 years ago

A startup that helps new members of a community find others who share their interests in real-time.

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4 years ago

A design and development studio that says it’s “a team of designers, engineers and startups” that helps “build and manage large scale web apps”. It’s interesting to see a startup that’s taking on the very same tasks that larger companies have historically outsourced to larger consulting firms like Accenture or PwC.

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4 years ago

A tool that allows users to create custom animations on video to make their videos more interesting and engaging.

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4 years ago

This personal finance app is meant to help you save money and get into the best financial products. It’s currently only available in the U.K. The app also claims to have access to the UK’s highest interest savings accounts, so it may not be available in the U.S.

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4 years ago

A new feature for Slack (which is a messaging/chat application), allowing users to create a group of people who could potentially be interested in a product or service. The startup says it’s already working with a small team of companies and that it plans to roll out to the 1.1 million Slack users.

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4 years ago

A social platform that helps people connect to each other based on their shared interest in science, space, and technology. Curricula, which was founded in October, is an educational platform that lets people who share the same interests build a community and “seek, share and teach knowledge” in their area.

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4 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to find and engage with their community of friends, family and other people who share the same interests.

65

3 years ago

This is a company that’s building a digital sales force that can travel to businesses, who sign up for the service and get a list of qualified prospects who might be interested in a service.

65

3 years ago

A new way to read news that has been personalized to your topic interests, and which the company says is “faster and more interactive” than Facebook.

65

2 years ago

A company that created an online platform where people can create and share videos of funny and interesting things that happen to them.

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4 years ago

The startup wants to connect influencers to brands, by way of influencer marketing. The startup combines data about their followers with the user’s interests to provide a ranking of influencers for brands.

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4 years ago

A startup for people to connect for shared interests. People can suggest what movies and music are being talked about and vote on a list of suggestions.

64

3 years ago

A startup that lets consumers get recommendations on travel options based on the interest they already have in a destination.

64

3 years ago

A platform that allows you to get a loan with the click of a button. The app offers loans at a lower interest rate than credit cards and loans, and charges a lower fee than traditional payday lenders.

64

2 years ago

A platform for college students to build portfolios and showcase their skills and interests.

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3 years ago

This startup is building a platform for people who are interested in becoming independent contractors, and for their customers, who like the idea of having a personal assistant without needing to hire one, or without even having to leave the house.

63

4 years ago

A company that helps companies manage their email marketing campaigns through a tool that allows them to create and send personalized emails to customers who have expressed an interest in a brand.

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4 years ago

Micro-loans for the unbanked, with a minimum term of 9 months, a maximum term of 20 years, and a minimum interest rate of 2%. The goal is to offer a lifeline for the unbanked, who often have a hard time obtaining a traditional bank account.

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4 years ago

A startup that helps companies manage the diversity and inclusion of their workforce by connecting people with a shared interest in a particular topic.

62

4 years ago

A SaaS platform which allows companies to create free online surveys to gauge customer interest in new products and services. The startup is looking to expand its offerings to content, research, and other types of online surveys.

62

4 years ago

“The best way to discover interesting new things is to ask a friend.” Spare Room is looking to build out a marketplace for people to privately buy, sell, and share gifts.

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3 years ago

This company is building a platform that allows people to create their own online courses on topics they’re interested in, like learning how to give a speech or improve their english.

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3 years ago

This startup is building a way to create a new, low-cost, high-interest loan to help start businesses.

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4 years ago

A startup that’s building a platform for people with shared interests in specific things to meet with each other in person and share information with one another in a “safe and secure” way.

61

4 years ago

A startup that helps HR managers take on a more strategic role in the process of recruiting, making sure they’re not missing out on candidates they’re interested in.

61

3 years ago

A company that wants to aggregate all the data about what people are interested in based on their life stages and interests.

61

3 years ago

A tool that connects people who want to buy a house with those who want to sell one. There’s no direct transaction, but the startup allows you to show up at a potential home owner’s house and show interest. When both parties agree, they enter into negotiations that are mediated by the startup. The company says it has signed up over 1,100 clients.

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3 years ago

A company that provides a way for small businesses to get loans, at lower interest rates and with some value-added perks. The company has $1 million in funding.

60

3 years ago

A way to help workers build their own open source software, so they can be more creative and build more interesting things.

60

3 years ago

A way to turn your Pinterest boards into tangible products, allowing you to make physical terrariums with your floral pins, or turn your recipe pins into cooking supplies or even a box of cupcakes.

60

3 years ago

A way to put online ads to use for data collection, using the content that people are most interested in to get them to do things on the web.

60

3 years ago

Thinking about buying a house Want to know what it’s worth Leave your car on the street overnight Want to know what you’re getting into with a loan The startup has tied up with a few banks to provide information on loan costs and interest, and is working to expand across all banks.

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3 years ago

It's a platform that allows people to create community profiles and make it easy to find other people with common interests.

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4 years ago

A startup that posts interesting things to read in a certain category, or a tough topic like “How to be a good parent” with articles like “How to get your kid to go to bed.”

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4 years ago

A startup that matches students with mentors who are already in fields of study that interest them, as well as companies. The startup claims it is already helping 25,000 students find mentors, and has been featured in The New York Times and The Washington Post.

59

3 years ago

A company that helps people find the people they want to hire, turning job boards into a place where people can express interest in a job rather than looking through disparate listings.

59

3 years ago

A startup that helps people eliminate their debt by buying them out, or by negotiating lower interest rates.

59

4 years ago

A new way to organize and share knowledge across the world, connecting people who have similar interests and experiences.

58

4 years ago

Parchment is building a personalized education platform for students, parents, and teachers. Parchment uses artificial intelligence to identify the people in your life who share your interests, then helps match them with relevant educational content.

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3 years ago

This company is looking to disrupt the marketing and sales industry by connecting companies with people interested in working for them. It’s a tool for recruiting, and connects the two parties so recruiters can find people interested in the companies they represent.

58

3 years ago

“A platform for data-driven marketing”. It’s a platform that pulls from Facebook and Instagram and Google to understand what your family and friends are interested in, and makes a recommendation based on that data.

58

3 years ago

What is it A social network for people seeking romantic connections, where they can post pictures, announce engagements, and discuss their interests.

58

3 years ago

A credit card that cuts fees and interest payments by transferring the balance to a peer-to-peer loan program.

58

3 years ago

A tool for gauging consumer interest in certain brands, with an app for finding out what people are saying about brands on Twitter.

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3 years ago

A network of people and companies that help you find the best home loan from a larger pool of lenders, and lower the interest rate you pay.

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4 years ago

A new way to connect with friends, co-workers and family members by sharing your location, knowledge and interests.

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3 years ago

A platform that connects customers to the people who make a product they’re interested in.

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3 years ago

This app is designed to help high school students organize their free time to find things to do, meet friends and plan their after-school activities. It’s B2B, with a small school setting where it tries to help teachers create a network of students with similar interests to help them plan their after-school schedules.

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3 years ago

A platform for people who want to build a new product or service and figure out if others are interested in it, checking to see if the market is big enough to sustain the product. It is built around a network of users who offer feedback on new products.

56

3 years ago

A startup meant to build out a cross-border payment system using Alibaba’s payment network. It’s currently an internal startup at Alibaba, but the founders have been in contact with several other companies interested in incorporating their technology.

56

3 years ago

A startup that provides “a smarter, more accurate way to manage your money”, with a goal of “making sure you’re always getting the right interest rate on your savings”. The company is planning to launch in early 2020.

56

3 years ago

A platform that helps people find and make connections with other people based on what they’re interested in. The company says they’ve already built a network with over 1,000 active users, and they have a big presence at tech conferences like YC.

55

3 years ago

A credit card that eliminates overdraft fees by using a line of credit, which is funded by a credit card so the user can pay their bills without paying interest.

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3 years ago

Smaller women owned businesses in Latin America that are interested in selling their products online.

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3 years ago

“We’re a tool for managing your personal finances. We help you save, you pay us interest on your savings, and we use that to make investments for you.”

55

3 years ago

A facial recognition startup working on a social network that uses facial recognition to help people find friends, family, and other people with a similar interest.

55

3 years ago

A dating application that uses an algorithm to create a match between two people based on their mutual friends and interests.

55

3 years ago

A new approach to teaching math and science to elementary school students. It’s a gamified platform that connects teachers with millions of interested students via game play.

55

3 years ago

A platform that aggregates the data from tons of different social channels, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and others, with different filters. It aims to allow companies to have a single interface for monitoring all the social channels that they have interest in.

54

3 years ago

A startup that makes an online platform where people can buy/sell stock they own. It’s a good way to invest in sectors that you’re interested in, and make money off of in the future.

54

3 years ago

A tool for letting people track the amount of time it takes for their ideas to be converted into action. It’s an interesting concept for a startup, but has already run into problems with privacy.

54

3 years ago

This startup is building a real-time messaging platform that helps people find others in their area who are also interested in sharing a night out or concert.

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2 years ago

A platform that builds a personal profile for each person, including their hobbies, interests, and goals.

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3 years ago

In an effort to better understand the impact of its product, Yext is conducting real-time behavioral tracking tests of its software and the effects of it being installed on the web. Yext already has a number of users and revenue from companies like Airbnb, Pinterest, and Yelp.

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3 years ago

A video platform that allows you to group together people of similar backgrounds and interests and other users who want to join their group. It’s similar to other social networks like Meetup, but different because it’s built for groups of specific interests, like comedy or hiking.

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3 years ago

A social network for people with a particular interest, like parkour, photography, or running.

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3 years ago

This startup is selling a credit card for online shoppers with a low interest rate, and pays users back only when they charge things. The startup is based in the UK, has a team of five, and has already closed $1 million in funding from investors.

52

3 years ago

A startup that helps teachers find and get funding for interesting projects in their classroom as part of their professional development.

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2 years ago

A startup that allows users to create and manage a team around a common interest. Users can create teams, view them and their progress, and communicate with team members.

52

4 years ago

This is a startup that teams up with restaurants to build a shared table that customers can reserve. The tables are in a different part of the restaurant, and the customer can reserve them via their phone. It has a very interesting model, but the market it’s targeting is sticky, and they’re looking to expand past the pilot they’ve begun.

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3 years ago

A community website for people who live in apartments and are interested in buying their own home, with an app that helps potential homebuyers get pre-approved for a mortgage.

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3 years ago

a way to connect with people you’re interested in and who are interested in you. Based on your Facebook data, Bumble is able to tell you who’s single, who you should message, and who’s interested in you.

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2 years ago

A startup that allows users to scan barcodes and receive updates on the products they're interested in, all from their phone.

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3 years ago

A credit card for students, who often have a hard time getting approved for a credit card. It includes a special student-friendly credit card account, with a lower interest rate.

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2 years ago

A software company that allows you to track your investments or investments you’re interested in.

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3 years ago

The startup is building a platform that allows people to aggregate some of the most popular content on the web and create original content that’s relevant to them. The content creator gets paid in cryptocurrency, and the tool allows users to filter content based on their interests.

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3 years ago

Tern is building a way to take video clips from your phone and turn them into stand-alone “scrapbooks” for easy viewing. It’s a bit like a combination of Dribble, Pinterest, and Instagram.

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3 years ago

Essentially, a personal dating app with the goal of creating a more systematic, less chaotic way of matching people up. Potential users include people who have a special interest in a specific topic and want to find like-minded people.

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3 years ago

A solution that helps companies design and build new apps by automating their entire process. The company says it’s used by companies like Pinterest and Box, and counts Stripe as a customer.

48

2 years ago

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 company that provides people with the ability to create and manage a digital resume and a directory of contacts and others who are interested in hiring them.

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3 years ago

A startup that wants to build a “personal newsroom” for journalists. It allows users to curate news based on their interests and set up alerts for breaking news.

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3 years ago

A tool that helps users find people who are a good match to their skills and interests. The startup has over 400,000 job hunters on its platform, making it the largest of its kind.

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3 years ago

A startup that matches people interested in buying health insurance with insurance agents

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2 years ago

A social network for golfers, with a goal of making golf social by bringing together players and fans through shared interests and activities.

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2 years ago

A startup meant to help real estate agents promote their listings to interested buyers using location-based marketing

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3 years ago

This is a platform that allows people to build a custom social network with a wide range of different types of users, like families, groups, or people of a particular interest, like the board game Risk. Eventually there will be a “universal” platform that allows people to build a custom social network, which will be valuable because custom social networks can grow faster.

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3 years ago

Requires high-quality images and videos to be uploaded, and then it will create a beautiful virtual tour of your home. The startup is also working on a mobile app to help people show off their homes to interested buyers.

45

3 years ago

A startup with a very unusual (but interesting) business model. Instead of charging a monthly fee, Mattermark sells itself as a kind of “product research service” to customers, who pay when they find an investment-worthy stock.

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3 years ago

A company that has developed a way for people to connect on social media with a shared interest

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5 years ago

Idea: A peer-to-peer lending marketplace The startup offers an alternative to traditional banks, which the founders say offer high interest rates, but often have hidden fees

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3 years ago

The startup is building a network of people who have a shared interest in creating things that are useful, beautiful and environmentally friendly. They have a purpose-built app for tracking and sharing ideas.

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3 years ago

A “social network for the most interesting, beautiful, and valuable things in the world,” according to the company.

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3 years ago

A digital platform that allows you to share your interests with the rest of the world, so you can put your skills to use and earn money.

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3 years ago

This startup’s mission is to make it easier for small businesses to buy and sell inventory online. They’re particularly interested in bringing inventory to the US, since most online businesses in the US are local.

43

3 years ago

A tool that helps people build and rank their own personal lists. Users can put together lists based on their interests, social connections, and other criteria.

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2 years ago

A crowdsourced social network for the LGBTQ community, with a purpose of being a safe, welcoming place for people to connect and organize around their interests. They’re starting with a blog-like platform where users can post their opinions on current events and share their personal stories.

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2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it so that anyone can build custom, personalized timelines on your phone, thus letting you see what you’re interested in without having to use different apps.

42

3 years ago

A platform that allows users to quickly put together a full-service event from a list of things they’re interested in. The startup helps event organizers boost ticket sales by having an earlier and more direct relationship with potential attendees.

41

3 years ago

A platform that helps ecommerce companies collaborate with customers about the products they’re interested in. The startup is currently focused on helping fashion brands, but is eyeing other verticals.

41

3 years ago

A company that builds custom tools for people who hold Pinterest boards. It’s a Pinterest-native tool, built to make the Pinterest experience smoother and easier.

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2 years ago

A financial services company that helps corporate clients with their cash flow problems. Their product, Premia Capital, is a simple and affordable way for companies to get what they need to survive, like a short-term loan with low interest.

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2 years ago

A platform that allows users to target ads to people based on their social networks and interests. They have a Facebook component that lets marketers target people based on their friends’ likes.

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2 years ago

A social network for people with many different interests, including a retail element.

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3 years ago

This startup helps companies that sell to the government to get government contracts. For example, a software company that sells to the government might want to use the platform to see if the government is interested in their product.

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2 years ago

A tool used by teachers and parents to help organize and plan after-school activities. Instead of tracking each child, the company uses the school calendar to automatically track kids attending different activities and then creates plans for parents based on the kids’ interests and availability.

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2 years ago

A hybrid crowdfunding and peer-to-peer lending company that lets people borrow money to pay off high interest debt, starting with student loans.

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3 years ago

A way for people to test their writing skills before sending them off to a publisher or agent. The startups’ writing samples can be sent to “writers of interest” that can rate it, and then the writer can see what changes he/she needs to make.

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3 years ago

The company is building a system that finds and captures the most interesting, free and accurate information on the web, and delivers it to patients in a way that’s easy to understand.

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2 years ago

A community for people who are interested in understanding and overcoming financial struggles. The company was founded by a former professional road racer and WIRED editor.

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2 years ago

is a startup that wants to use blockchain to build out a platform for people to rent their homes to travelers. It’s an interesting model that doesn’t yet seem to have a massive market.

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2 years ago

A platform that helps interested parties find, book, and pay for private investigators.

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3 years ago

A mobile app that connects people with a shared interest in the same TV show, so that they can chat about it.

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2 years ago

A startup that is building a suite of tools that help salespeople manage their time. It has interesting features like a calendar for project management and a calculator that lets them track their productivity.

37

2 years ago

A cloud-based “digital assistant” for brands and marketers to target customers more effectively. Users can make predictions about what they are interested in, and the software works to deliver ads that the users are likely to click on.

36

2 years ago

A startup to help consumers, developers, and businesses build and manage their own local community of interests around an app.

36

2 years ago

A company that helps people connect with the people and places they’re interested in in order to find the right kind of transportation, and then book it.

36

2 years ago

A startup that offers a daily email digest of news, trends, and articles of interest.

35

2 years ago

Hackable street light that lets people monitor it from their phone. The startup says they’ve had several businesses in the San Francisco area interested in a prototype.

35

2 years ago

"The company's founders say that while they've always thought of themselves as a B2B company, for now they are focusing on providing the service they have to their own customer base of 600 firms. It will be interesting to see how the business develops as it moves this model into the B2C world."

35

2 years ago

A platform that lets you organically connect with people in your network based on interests. The service is already used by over a million people and has been adopted by companies like Virgin Galactic and The Economist.

33

2 years ago

A company that aims to help companies add custom, tailored newsfeeds for their employees, based on their interests and location.

33

2 years ago

a company that’s building a social network for flower growers. The founders say they want to build a community of people who have the same interests in growing flowers.

33

2 years ago

A startup that lists off the best classes for a person’s interests, kind of like Netflix but for professional development.

33

2 years ago

An "app for all things career" in the UK, putting people in touch with experts based on their career interests.

33

3 years ago

With its Sparrow for Facebook, the company lets people use Facebook as an ad platform for their business. Sparrow lets businesses target ads at specific people based on their Facebook profile and interests.

32

2 years ago

This startup aims to help advertisers reach more customers by enabling them to reach customers who have shown interest in their products in the past, whether through social media or directly.

31

2 years ago

A product that combines navigation and location sharing for tourism and points of interest.

30

2 years ago

A social network for millennial women. It allows women to connect via their interests, with the app’s founders saying they have seen a 400% increase in users since launching the site in September.

30

2 years ago

This is a platform that aims to make it easy for users to build and manage their own personalised guide to the best restaurants, activities, and more based on what they’re interested in.

28

2 years ago

A startup that helps people build a community around a shared interest, like a shared passion for food or learning a language. You sign up, start a Facebook group, and invite others to join.

28

2 years ago

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

28

2 years ago

In the US, there is a shortage of STEM workers, especially computer science experts. The startup wants to change that by teaching and training students to become computer scientists. The startup's platform is open source, and free for any school or company interested in using it.

28

2 years ago

A reverse auction that takes into account the interests of both buyer and seller.

28

2 years ago

A financial advisor who helps people invest in cryptocurrency. He’s also a cryptocurrency trader, which is what got him interested in crypto in the first place.

27

2 years ago

A startup that generates a projection of how much money the person has in an emergency fund (in terms of amount and interest rate.) The startup says that, although it can be hard to have an emergency fund, it’s the best thing you can do to ensure you save for retirement.

26

2 years ago

A shopper’s assistant that helps you get to the right aisle in a store, taking notes on what you saw and the items you might be interested in.

26

2 years ago

A social network for people who are interested in helping people find their lost pets. The founders say that they’re looking to build a platform that will allow pet owners to find the best possible service to help them recover their lost pets.

26

2 years ago

A company that connects people with a shared interest in art and culture on a monthly subscription-based membership platform.

25

2 years ago

A targeted retail platform for the world's poorest people. The startup is building out an app that allows people to connect with businesses that match their needs and interests, and will eventually connect with those businesses to automate the sales process. There are over 6 million people in the Amazon that don't have access to healthcare, and the team says that it can help improve health outcomes by empowering them to take control of their health.

25

2 years ago

The startup is building an API-first social media platform for consumers, a kind of Pinterest for the Facebook age in which you can create and share content with a set of people you trust.

25

2 years ago

This startup wants to do for the grocery aisle what Pinterest did for the home decorating section.

24

2 years ago

Businesses in the US and Canada that are interested in hiring skilled foreign workers can apply on this site. The startup is working on a visa for the first time that they say will eliminate the need for expensive visa consultants.

23

5 years ago

A startup that will help people who are applying to college find the best fit by using a questionnaire, test scores, and personality assessments to evaluate colleges based on their interests

22

2 years ago

An AI-based bot that helps users find and connect with other people in their area who are interested in playing sports or taking classes

22

2 years ago

A startup that connects startups with data-driven algorithms that can predict which customers might be interested in their startup. It’s a service targeted at startups where marketing is more effective than sales.

22

2 years ago

A weekly newsletter for “techies” that focuses on interesting new tech. It runs at a loss and is based in Y Combinator’s office.

20

2 years ago

This startup is building a platform for startups to raise capital and recruit talent. They aim to do so by creating a “community of talent” that is interested in joining startups. They’ve already built three separate sites — an “accelerator program” for startups, a job board, and a place to recruit talent.

20

2 years ago

A micro-financing platform for small businesses. With an $8,000 minimum loan and interest rates as low as 4%, the startup says it’s putting money in the hands of small businesses.

20

2 years ago

A product that helps companies find and hire candidates based on their interests, such as hobbies, sports, or games.

19

2 years ago

A startup that helps you pick from a bunch of books, or from a personalized reading list, based on your interests. Once you’ve picked a book, it’ll send you a notification when it’s been published.

19

2 years ago

A startup that sends emails to users when they are relevant to a user’s interests.

19

2 years ago

A method for generating long-term revenue. The startup does this by selling to companies who are interested in growing their business.

19

2 years ago

An AI that can boost sales by using data to predict customer interest. The startup says it has been used to boost sales in the retail, automotive, and hospitality industries.

19

2 years ago

A startup that lets you buy and sell Ether on the blockchain. It appears to be a social network for people interested in trading Ether.

18

2 years ago

A company that helps people find homes by allowing them to create a profile and generate interest in their property.

18

2 years ago

A startup that connects people in their 20s to people in their 30s with similar interests, tastes, and values.

17

2 years ago

A system that enables corporations to buy technology using a new form of short-term borrowing. The company has a partnership with Microsoft which allows it to provide a large amount of cash at a low rate of interest.

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

A social platform for content creators to share their work with fans, allowing them to see who’s interested in what they’re creating and more directly interact with their fans.

17

2 years ago

A company that wants to make dairy products and plant-based products easier to share. Nestlé is interested in the startup’s technology to help make its products more convenient and sustainable.

17

5 years ago

Idea: A startup that aims to help people learn to code through a combination of chatbots and online courses The company’s founders say they’re currently working on an AI-powered chatbot that can make coding exercises more interesting

16

2 years ago

What’s specifically interesting about this is the way the team is tackling a major pain point for people who work in fintech. They want to make it a bit more like a person is learning a skill, and their interaction with the app can add a sense of community to the experience.

16

2 years ago

A new financing model for startups. They provide a 3-year loan, and the interest rate is tiny.

15

2 years ago

A platform that lets businesses manage their large email lists, including segmenting them by interests or location, adding “organic” content (i.e. pro-team messages), and more.

15

5 years ago

A startup that connects people interested in buying or selling a home with people who want to buy or sell a home

14

2 years ago

An online scheduling platform for beauty and wellness professionals. The startup is the first in an industry to make the necessary changes to be compliant with the US’s new Fiduciary Rule, where the service provider must act in the best interest of the client.

14

2 years ago

A group of startup-minded undergraduates at UC Berkeley who want to connect students with interesting classes.

14

2 years ago

A global network for people interested in developing startups. It’s a first-of-its kind online platform that connects people from all over the world and helps them get together to learn, exchange ideas, and network.

13

2 years ago

A repurposing of the popular online dating app where people can create a profile, see what they’re interested in, and, if they’re interested, send a message to see if their interests are mutual.

13

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where people can find a real estate agent who is interested in the buying/selling of a home in a certain price range

11

2 years ago

This startup offers a free loan to small businesses in the United States, allowing them to invest in capital equipment. The loans are small, but the interest is capitalized into the loan, so businesses don’t have to pay it back for 30 years (plus, the loan is interest-free for the first year).

11

2 years ago

In May of this year, the company launched an app called “Spend on Hiring” that offers companies a way to pay employees in a variety of ways, including services, education, products, and other perks. The idea is that companies can use the app to encourage their employees to spend money on their own, specific, needs, and the company gets to know what things employees are interested in and thus more likely to buy.

11

2 years ago

A startup that’s building a marketplace for casual events and parties, connecting people looking to have a party at a specific time in a specific location, but with no shared interests.

10

2 years ago

A platform that lets people connect with other people with similar interests to learn more about the subject.

10

2 years ago

A software company that helps companies in the B2B space automate vendor management and payment processing. The startup is already getting a lot of interest from companies in the B2B space.

8

5 years ago

A startup that sells a toolbox for people who are interested in learning more about business planning

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5 years ago

A startup that provides an app for finding people who are interested in being a part of a mastermind group

-1

5 years ago

A startup that provides a service where you can post your resume and will be contacted by recruiters who are interested in you

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A startup for insurance companies to sell risk to interested buyers, like hedge funds The startup offers a way for insurers to get better at evaluating risk, and a way for hedge funds to get better at buying risk

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A business that helps companies build and manage lists of users who are interested in a particular product The company has a subscription model, and its largest customer is in the pharmaceutical industry

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A new twist on insurance for freelancers. The startup is a high-deductible plan with a really low premium — that also includes a loan component. The startup says it’s looking to compete with a 1500% APR loan and offer a 1% interest loan.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: A platform that helps people discover, share and find a mentor or a group of people with common interests, which helps people find jobs.

-1

5 years ago

Idea: Idea: A social network that allows people to network with others who have similar interests

-1

5 years ago

A startup that gives people the ability to store their personal photos and videos online and find friends who share similar interests

-1

5 days ago

A platform that uses AI to generate personalized bedtime stories for kids, incorporating their names, interests, and daily events, with voice narration and optional AR visuals for tablets.

-4

10 days ago

A B2B tool for freelance graphic designers to auto-generate client mood boards from Pinterest links and brand guidelines, with real-time collaboration.

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