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2 years ago

A laptop delivery service for people who can’t take time off work to go to a store. The startup currently has a pilot in Mumbai, and has plans to expand to Delhi and Bangalore.

231

4 years ago

A company that wants to use CRM data to build a better customer experience. So far it’s built a pilot program that serves as an internal CRM for a few hundred employees at a 100k company.

211

4 years ago

A startup that is building a service that lets organizations connect to highly-skilled drone pilots.

204

4 years ago

This startup is building an online marketplace for electric cars to sell and buy cars. The startup is currently in the pilot phase.

202

4 years ago

An online marketplace for buying and selling used cars and getting dealer-level prices and prices from auto manufacturers. The startup is in the pilot stage.

187

5 years ago

A tool to help users manage their personal data and communications in one place. The startup is currently working with 2 enterprise pilots.

184

4 years ago

A new service for small businesses to manage their fleet of contractors on one platform. The company’s working with 8 enterprise pilots.

181

3 years ago

A startup in Singapore that plans to replace the human middleman in real estate transactions with an AI-powered software platform. It’s currently running a pilot in Singapore, and plans to launch in Australia next year.

174

4 years ago

Working with 13 corporate pilots and growing in Dallas.

169

5 years ago

A platform for micro-transactions for online merchants. The startup wants to eliminate the need for credit cards. The startup has its first pilot under its belt, with $300,000 in monthly revenue.

166

5 years ago

A new way of looking at the way people travel, with a mobile-first approach. The company is piloting in a few markets in the US.

163

5 years ago

A VC-backed startup that is looking to bring financial services to the unbanked in India. The company has started piloting its technology in Chennai and Hyderabad.

157

5 years ago

A London startup that helps drone pilots track down lost drones.

149

5 years ago

This enterprise software company is designing a SaaS app for running a large manufacturing facility. The company is currently in a pilot with a large manufacturer in the US.

148

4 years ago

A food delivery app that departs from the usual model, charging for delivery to non-customers. Instead of waiting for a customer to order, you can order from a restaurant from the app and have it delivered. The startup is currently in the pilot phase.

148

5 years ago

A company building a blockchain-based trade finance platform that uses its own token to make the process more efficient. It’s currently in a pilot phase in Europe.

147

2 years ago

A platform that connects customers with flight attendants and pilots and helps them book flights and arrange ground transport.

147

2 years ago

A hardware company that creates paper-thin fingerprint sensors that can be used to unlock computers, phones, and other devices. A pilot program with the Indian government to use the sensors to improve its census program.

145

5 years ago

A startup that provides a marketplace to connect people looking for freelance work with people looking to hire freelance work done The startup is in its pilot phase, currently connecting over 1000 freelancers with 5 companies

144

5 years ago

Ride-sharing for the elderly. The startup is working on a ride-sharing service for seniors, called Seniorly. The company is also in talks with the US Department of Transportation to develop a pilot program for a level of autonomous driving.

144

5 years ago

An insurance company focused on the life-sciences industry. It’s currently starting a pilot in the San Francisco Bay Area.

141

5 years ago

A financial services platform for small businesses in the UK. It’s currently on a pilot with around 100 businesses.

136

5 years ago

A software platform for building sales force automation (SFA) tools, meant to help companies “create and manage relationships with customers”. They are working with 4 enterprise pilots.

135

5 years ago

A startup that aims to be the Uber of short-term rentals, allowing people to rent out their spare rooms or entire homes. Ethos currently has a pilot in place with over 10,000 users.

135

5 years ago

An on-demand gig service that pays users with gift cards to merchants. The startup currently has two pilot customers in the UK, and plans to expand to the US in the coming months.

133

4 years ago

“The world’s largest decentralized flight management system”, helping pilots and air traffic control systems coordinate location and navigate flights. The startup says that its technology is already replacing “50% of an airline’s total operations” with a fleet of more than 30,000 aircraft.

130

5 years ago

A platform for selling advertising through instant video. The startup wants to build a video site that allows brands to sell ad space through auto-pilot videos.

126

5 years ago

Helping companies find and hire the best crew for their projects, from the best electricians to the best drone pilots.

124

5 years ago

A startup that aims to integrate payments into customized retail experiences. The startup helps retailers connect with shoppers, and it’s already in a few pilot programs.

123

5 years ago

This is streamlining the process of managing employees in-person and remotely by making it much easier to communicate with employees, set up meetings, and review schedules. The company is currently piloting with large retailers, and plans to expand to other verticals in the future.

122

5 years ago

A messaging app for the US government that allows users to set up a “digital safety net”. Users can set aside extra money to pay for medical bills, car payments, or other expenses. The government’s been piloting the app with its own employees.

118

5 years ago

A platform for meal delivery to college students. Currently in a pilot with 40 students.

118

4 years ago

A chatbot that helps users with their finances. The startup says that it has already run a pilot with a few companies.

118

5 years ago

The startup wants to build a kind of digital scrapbook for co-pilots, allowing them to share photos and stories from their flights.

116

5 years ago

A digital marketplace for students to buy and sell classes, with pricing based on student demand. The company has piloted the platform with 500 students, and will expand to other colleges and universities next year.

114

5 years ago

A grocery delivery service that works with local farmers in the US. The startup wants to create a local food system for cities with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and food miles. The company is currently in the process of getting its first pilot partners.

113

5 years ago

This startup is building a service that helps you find and schedule your home doctor appointments online. It’s currently in the pilot stage, but has raised seed funding from a group of investors.

112

5 years ago

A startup that helps healthcare companies manage their patient records. The company provides software and services to help them make data easier to find. They have already run pilot programs with large insurance companies and hospitals.

111

3 years ago

A company that helps connect the “last mile” between the customer and the product. The startup is working with a large carrier for a single pilot.

107

5 years ago

A way to help businesses manage their energy consumption. The startup has over $2 million in funding and a number of pilot programs in the works.

105

4 years ago

A “turn-key” email marketing automation software that helps businesses meet their marketing goals using email. It’s currently in the pilot phase.

105

3 years ago

A startup in the social sector, Canvas is applying artificial intelligence to the cause of ending global poverty. The startup already has a pilot in the Indian state of Bihar, and is hoping to expand to other countries.

98

4 years ago

A startup that helps bars, restaurants, and retailers engage customers with digital menus and order-ahead functionality. It’s currently running pilots in Chicago and New York.

86

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help people book and pay for hotel rooms. The startup is running a pilot with Y Combinator and Hilton.

86

4 years ago

The startup is building a team of drone pilots that can fly parcels to people within 20 minutes. The service is cheaper than UPS and FedEx, but requires a subscription fee.

86

4 years ago

A company that generates emergency alerts for users to see and hear. The startup is currently in the pilot phase.

83

4 years ago

A new kind of air traffic controller that lets pilots and air traffic controllers communicate directly with each other, rather than using an emergency service.

83

4 years ago

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

82

4 years ago

A startup that wants to disrupt the global shipping industry by building a platform that allows anyone to send packages directly to a customer. The startup’s founders say that the company has already built a beta product and has started a pilot program with USPS.

81

4 years ago

A B2B startup that aims to provide a B2B version of Slack, which would allow companies to create channels for everything from HR to marketing. The startup is currently only in the pilot stage.

80

3 years ago

An AI-powered system that analyzes video for plagiarism and automatically flags the instances of it happening. It's currently in the pilot phase, with 1000 users.

80

4 years ago

The startup wants to bring online education to developing countries. It’s currently building its first pilots in India and Nigeria, where it’s pitched as a way to bring education to places that aren’t well-off enough to attract students from elsewhere.

79

4 years ago

A startup that aims to create a virtual assistant that keeps track of your inbox and reminds you of important tasks. It’s currently on a pilot program with a few companies.

79

4 years ago

A company that helps teachers get better at teaching. The startup is currently in a pilot with a few hundred teachers in Philadelphia and New York City, and has been in Y Combinator since November. It aims to take out the headache of grading papers and lesson plans.

77

3 years ago

A way of helping pilots land airplanes by hand.

76

4 years ago

A food delivery service for those on the go. It’s currently in the pilot stage and is accepting $50k in seed funding.

75

3 years ago

A digital health startup that's building a mobile health platform for remote workers and caregivers of people with disabilities. Working with 6 enterprise pilots in the US.

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5 years ago 1 views

Idea: A drone startup that's been working with Amazon for the last two years, and is now moving into a larger market It’s currently piloting its service in Peru

74

3 years ago

A chatbot that helps people learn Spanish vocabulary and grammar. The startup wants to build a tool that helps people learn Spanish by chatting with a bot. It’s already built out a prototype and has launched a pilot with Canvas.

74

4 years ago

Autopilot is building a device for the visually impaired that lets them use their phones to control devices like lights, coffee machines, etc.

72

4 years ago

This startup is building a new way for people to pay for things in the cloud. They’re working with brands like Walmart and Starbucks to launch a pilot.

71

3 years ago

A digital media business aimed at helping companies build their brand and promote to their customers. They’ve finished a 3-month pilot with a company and are looking for other businesses to join.

71

4 years ago

A company that uses AI to detect when someone is using the internet to pay for things with their credit cards. They’re currently in the pilot phase and plan to use the results to help other companies get customers to sign up for their products instead of stealing their data.

70

3 years ago

A platform that helps users find and book fitness classes. The company is currently in a pilot with seven fitness studios in Los Angeles.

70

4 years ago

As a long-time Amazon customer, this startup is building an app that helps you re-order your favorite items, including household goods and food, from Amazon. The startup is currently in the pilot phase, with a rollout planned for mid-2018.

69

4 years ago

After school for kids ages 6-12, which combines a social club with professional development and homework help. Following the success of their pilot in Los Angeles, The After School Club is expanding nationally.

69

3 years ago

A simple, in-app tool for self-employed individuals to take a self-employment tax deduction. The startup wants to make it as easy as possible for people to deduct taxes, and it’s currently running a small pilot.

69

3 years ago

A startup that’s building a tool that helps people keep a digital record of their cars. The company is pitching a service to help military personnel keep track of their cars (and is currently in the pilot phase.)

68

2 years ago

A “microcredit” platform that helps people earn money by selling goods, from crafts to clothes to food. The company is in pilot with the government in India.

67

2 years ago

A digital tool for employees to get their work done from anywhere. The platform serves as a “virtual desk” for teams to work from. Working with an enterprise pilot.

65

4 years ago

A global, autonomous, decentralized network of plane makers, flight attendants, maintenance personnel, pilots, and airplane part suppliers.

63

3 years ago

A platform that allows farmers to monitor and manage their crops, with a focus on data collection and analytics. The startup is currently in a pilot with a leading fruit and vegetable producer in the UK.

63

4 years ago

A company that creates a single platform to manage the entire sales, marketing, and customer support cycle for a product. Zolli currently has a pilot for a new product launch agency.

60

4 years ago

A web-based platform for managing a fleet of self-driving vehicles, integrating with all the major systems including Waymo, Uber, and Tesla. The startup’s platform is built on the open source OBD2 standard and uses the same kinds of sensors as Tesla's Autopilot.

58

3 years ago

A cloud-based tool that lets companies — be they public or private — manage their security incident response procedures. 6 pilots with 8 enterprise clients.

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3 years ago

A payment system that gives companies a way to provide money to their employees, especially small businesses. Working with 14 enterprise pilots.

58

3 years ago

A product to help people with complex mental illnesses to increase their energy and better their daily lives. The startup is currently working on a pilot with the UK’s NHS.

58

3 years ago

A startup that helps companies reduce their physical footprint in the office by offlineizing their data. It’s currently in a pilot with 3 companies.

57

3 years ago

A startup that uses a combination of AI and machine learning to help companies make sense of the growing amount of data they are trying to collect, and come up with actionable insights. Currently working on a pilot in the UK.

56

4 years ago

This startup launched in March in the UK and is planning to expand to the US. The company is building a phone app that connects people to someone who can perform home inspections for them, and is currently running a pilot in the UK.

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3 years ago

A platform to help connect the world’s 1.5 billion people who use mobile to send money to each other, currently in the pilot phase.

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3 years ago

A company that builds automation into the healthcare system for home usage, for example fitting an ECG monitor (like those used for EKGs) into a wheelchair. It currently has a pilot with the University of Toronto.

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4 years ago

A “situational awareness” app for drone pilots. Essentially it’s a way to keep pilots of small UAVs in the loop with what’s happening around them, at the same time as they’re operating.

53

3 years ago

A company that aims to make it easier for international students to find and apply to college in the US. The startup is currently in the process of piloting their service in two major cities in the US.

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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4 years ago

A way to establish the value of a car based on the condition of its parts. The startup is piloting in Massachusetts, and wants to roll it out nationally.

50

3 years ago

A social media platform for people with disabilities (and their friends and family) to share their stories and interact with others online. Currently, the startup is in talks with several large universities and is looking for partners to help them set up a pilot program.

50

3 years ago

A startup that makes it easier for people to sell items online. The startup has already done a pilot with local stores in Hong Kong and Singapore.

49

3 years ago

A self-driving car platform that can also deploy human drivers in a car, with a pilot program in London’s Greenwich district.

49

2 years ago

A company that gives customers a daily pack of fresh, customized coffee, whipped cream, and sugar. It’s currently in pilot with The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

48

3 years ago

Delta is building software to help corporate pilots get their hands on the tools they need to make a great app (rather than having to pick up the tools they need and figure it out themselves.)

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3 years ago

A startup that allows you to track your next-day flights and automatically book seats, with a time-saving feature that allows you to book the same seat on a flight 24 hours in advance, saving you the hassle of trying to book the same flight two or three days in advance. The app currently has a pilot with Flyte, and is also in talks with other airlines.

46

3 years ago

A utility that helps companies reliably track and mitigate their carbon footprints. They currently have a pilot running with a number of large companies in the UK and Asia.

46

2 years ago

A direct-to-consumer platform for high-end private jet pilots. The company currently has a fleet of 5 planes and is looking to expand.

45

2 years ago

An iPad app that allows new and veteran pilots to quickly get the FAA knowledge test questions they need to pass and earn their pilot’s license.

43

3 years ago

A startup that allows employees to request rides from other employees in their proximity, which the startup says will save them time and money. The startup is currently in a pilot with 1,000 companies and tested with 25,000 trips.

41

5 years ago

Idea: A co-working space in Colombia that is growing quickly The company is currently in a few pilot locations and is looking to expand rapidly They have a waitlist of over 50 companies

40

3 years ago

A company that makes all your devices smarter. They’re currently in pilot with 12 clients, including Philips and Vodafone.

39

2 years ago

A company that makes self-driving car simulations that allow software to “drive” the vehicle in the same way virtual reality simulators can help a pilot learn to fly.

39

3 years ago

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

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2 years ago

A car-sharing service for people who don’t have access to a car. They’re currently in the pilot stage for driver sign-up, and plan to launch in Austin, TX in July 2020.

37

3 years ago

A “decentralized digital safe” for documents and files, with a team of digital forensic analysts. It’s currently in a batch of pilot programs.

34

5 years ago

Idea: A mobile app that delivers news from the NY Times in a personalized feed. The startup currently has 20,000 active users and is working with the Times on a pilot program to test potential monetization options.

33

2 years ago

A six-month pilot project in Puerto Rico that tests a set of microfinance loans for people affected by Hurricane Maria. The idea is that small loans can help people get back on their feet and be able to repay them later. Vantage Labs is partnering with the government to provide the loans.

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2 years ago

A hardware startup that sells a credit card sized device that connects to a smartphone’s camera, ostensibly allowing users to be paid in real time. It’s still in its early days, but the company has a pilot program in place with a few customers.

32

2 years ago

A pilot project by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to build a large-scale, three-dimensional, computer-rendered model of the universe.

31

2 years ago

A B2B company that helps users manage their business expenses. They launched in August 2018 with a pilot program in San Diego and plan to use the funds to expand to other cities.

30

2 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for companies in Germany to offer their employees paid time off. It’s currently in the pilot phase with companies in the US, the UK, and Germany.

29

2 years ago

This startup is building a tool for e-commerce businesses to better measure their employees’ engagement. The startup is currently in B2B and B2C trials with the goal of launching a pilot for B2C by the end of the year.

28

2 years ago

In the past, the Mayor's Office of New Urban Mechanics has run a number of initiatives to support startups in the city, including a grant program and a series of hackathons. Now the office has launched a pilot program to provide startups with a $2,000 grant to help them get off the ground. The program is run through the Mayor's Office of Innovation, and is specifically meant for startups that provide new or novel solutions to the city's biggest problems.

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2 years ago

A system that helps pilots keep tabs on their fleet’s performance. It’s like an app on the dashboard of the plane that notifies you of any issues.

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2 years ago

An online resource for finding and hiring private pilots in the US.

21

5 years ago

Idea: A B2B product that helps doctors get paid faster by sharing their patient data with insurance companies. IntelliCare says it’s already working with 5 pilots and 2 paying customers.

20

2 years ago

The idea is to provide a platform for businesses of all sizes to hire and manage their own customer support teams. It’s currently in the pilot phase with over 100 companies, including a few Fortune 500 companies.

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2 years ago

A B2B logistics startup that’s using drones to take packages to customers after they’ve been shipped. The company is working on pilot projects in Australia and New Zealand, and plans to reach other countries over the next year.

13

2 years ago

A web startup that wants to help business users get a better understanding of what the data they have collected about their business is telling them. The company has two customers that are currently in the pilot stage.

12

2 years ago

A drone company that began as a startup that aimed to make flying quadcopters more accessible for consumers. NUVI has pivoted to focus on training and education, and is working to build a drone pilot certification program.

11

5 years ago

iphree creates a micro-grid for off-the-grid communities in developing countries. It currently has a pilot project in Cameroon.

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2 days ago

A platform that connects freelance drone pilots with farmers for real-time crop monitoring and automated pesticide spraying in rural areas.

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6 days ago

Virtual reality job simulator for high-school students to test careers like surgeon or pilot before college, partnering with universities for credits.

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