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Supplier Startup Ideas

2 years ago

An e-commerce platform for the Indian market. The startup connects small and medium-sized businesses to suppliers and distributors, and also helps them hire employees.

2,666

4 years ago

A startup which helps producers of consumer goods in India get their products from a supplier to a store.

427

2 years ago

A “social network for local businesses” that gives companies a way to pay suppliers.

276

5 years ago

This B2B company wants to help companies manage suppliers, service providers, and contractors.

257

4 years ago

A platform that helps big companies manage their supply chains, taking on the role of a middleman between suppliers, distributors and consumers.

220

4 years ago

This startup is a platform for helping B2B companies easily buy and track their suppliers.

215

2 years ago

A software platform that helps companies manage their supply chains in one place. The startup is looking to build a marketplace for this software where companies can buy and sell contracts for their suppliers.

209

4 years ago

A platform for managing supply chains for small businesses, connecting them to factories, distributors, and suppliers. It’s currently working with factories in China and Vietnam.

193

4 years ago

A platform for businesses to create their own private marketplaces, that can be a hub for suppliers and buyers.

192

4 years ago

A company that builds a platform that helps small businesses communicate with customers and suppliers via SMS or voice calls.

191

4 years ago

A B2B company aimed at connecting wholesale and retail companies with their suppliers.

191

4 years ago

A startup for small suppliers of everyday office supplies (like computer cables or paper clips) and small businesses to buy and sell them.

176

4 years ago

This startup is building a system for making food trucks more sustainable by allowing them to buy in bulk directly from suppliers.

174

4 years ago

A B2B company that helps suppliers manage their orders, with a focus on small to medium-sized businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

173

5 years ago

A tool for teachers to look for suppliers of the classroom supplies they need. The startup, which was founded in July, is building a list of suppliers that are listed on Amazon.

167

5 years ago

A company that helps restaurants secure contracts with their suppliers.

166

4 years ago

A platform to connect suppliers to restaurants with the goal of increasing food security in the developing world.

162

5 years ago

Helping the US military optimize their supply chains by using machine learning to track the performance of their suppliers.

161

5 years ago

A customer and supplier management software to help small and medium-sized businesses reduce costs and increase productivity.

158

5 years ago

Idea: This company is building an AI-powered solution for retailers and suppliers to match inventories, to combat stockouts and to reduce markdowns.

157

4 years ago

A new way for companies to manage their supply chain, including everything from specifying products and manufacturing processes to shopping for the best rates from suppliers.

157

5 years ago 1 views

A startup that aims to be a “database for the commodities space”, helping companies like Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba connect with supply chain partners and suppliers to get better data insights.

154

4 years ago

A way to manage payments to contractors and suppliers via a web-based system. The company collects payments and tracks projects on the same platform.

154

5 years ago

A SaaS platform that wants to help U.S. businesses compete with Chinese suppliers.

153

3 years ago

A digital calendar for your business, that keeps you connected with the expected arrival dates for customers and suppliers, as well as design deadlines.

153

5 years ago

A startup that is building a search engine for businesses, intended to let them find the right vendors and suppliers.

152

5 years ago

A startup that aims to help buyers of large items like boats and yachts get a quote from a wide variety of suppliers to see if they could do the job for less elsewhere.

148

5 years ago

An online marketplace connecting businesses with their customers, by removing the pain of looking for the right product, by allowing them to find the right supplier.

148

5 years ago

A company that makes satellite communication easier for small businesses, in particular those whose suppliers are overseas.

148

5 years ago

A startup that makes it easy for companies to pay suppliers in real time. The system is meant to integrate with existing point of sale systems.

147

5 years ago

A St. Louis-based startup that helps suppliers and manufacturers connect with employees, suppliers, and parts.

142

5 years ago

A startup that lets you find and purchase reproducible office supplies with a simple, visual search for suppliers.

142

5 years ago

A tool used to connect small businesses with customers and suppliers, allowing the businesses to manage their finances from anywhere in the world.

141

5 years ago

A “social marketplace for manufacturing”, where manufacturers can find and price items from suppliers, and suppliers can find customers.

141

4 years ago

A bank account for small business owners that builds off of the popular social network Huddle. The startup is building a way for small businesses to connect with each other and build relationships with banks, suppliers, and other businesses with which they do business.

138

4 years ago

A startup that brings together suppliers and customers in a community for shared resources, helping people get the best prices and services.

137

5 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies create a network of suppliers and vendors based in other countries to help save their clients money and prevent fraud. The company is launching in the US to manage supply chains in the US, China, and Europe.

134

5 years ago

A tool for bringing together the various employees in the supply chain of a product. The platform is meant to help manage the complexity of supply chains, which include multiple suppliers, and to keep a closer eye on the supply chain.

131

5 years ago

Foodway is a startup whose goal is to make it easier for people to eat healthy food. It’s building a subscription service that connects restaurants with local food suppliers and curates food for its users.

130

5 years ago

A startup that makes it cheaper and faster for online businesses to choose the best suppliers. It’s essentially a marketplace for business to compare suppliers.

128

5 years ago

A startup, built for the construction industry, that helps manage suppliers’ payment terms

127

5 years ago

A company that helps small businesses open bank accounts, and then allows them to pay employees & suppliers on the go with ease.

125

5 years ago

A startup that connects retailers to the right supplier by monitoring the daily cost of raw materials, and then helping the retailer to negotiate a better deal.

125

5 years ago

A company that helps connect businesses with local suppliers and help them manage inventory better

115

4 years ago

A platform for companies to send and receive money from customers and suppliers very cheaply. It aims to be the PayPal of the developing world.

113

5 years ago

A B2B marketplace that enables businesses to connect with suppliers and manage orders and payments.

112

4 years ago

Capto is a one-stop app that helps connect customers with suppliers and help them find the best deals. The startup says it has a userbase of over 2.5 million, and plans to expand to more countries in Latin America.

112

5 years ago

A tool that helps you manage your Christmas card list, and order cards from different suppliers.

110

5 years ago

An online hub for people who are visually-impaired and hard of hearing. The site’s founders say that they’re currently in talks with hearing suppliers to help them build a suite of apps for users.

110

5 years ago

A tool that helps streamline managing relationships with your customers, suppliers, and partners. They’re also working with a few government agencies to help companies build better products.

110

5 years ago

A company that helps companies aggregate and visualize their suppliers’ product data. The startup is based in the UK and was founded in August.

109

5 years ago

A platform for companies to get a better handle on their runways of suppliers, factories, and partners.

108

4 years ago

A startup for selling outside of Ebay. The company is building out a marketplace for manufacturers and suppliers to list their goods for sale.

108

5 years ago

A platform that connects businesses with the communities that surround them, allowing them to connect with their local customers, suppliers, and employees.

105

5 years ago

The startup says it is “a bridge between the consumer and the supplier,” and is “optimized for fast response and the real-time transfer of information.”

105

3 years ago

The startup is launching a B2B LinkedIn for suppliers for restaurants and other food-related businesses. It will connect them with investors, customers, and other local vendors.

104

5 years ago

A platform that links manufacturers and the people who buy their products (consumers and businesses). The service helps retailers find the best suppliers and creates a better purchasing experience.

103

4 years ago

A platform that connects innovators with consumers and businesses. Their app allows people to rate items they’ve purchased with a star system and makes it simple to find more suppliers and products.

103

4 years ago

A “B2B marketplace for contract manufacturing” that connects manufacturing orders to suppliers.

94

5 years ago

Ira is a tool that helps people manage and communicate with their business partners and suppliers. The business development team can use the platform to find and get to know new partners, and the sales team can help handle communication, relationships, and resources, all in one place.

93

5 years ago

A software product that helps companies streamline the procurement process by creating a digital dashboard that aggregates supplier performance data.

92

4 years ago

A company that helps healthcare companies manage their supply chain by connecting suppliers with hospitals.

85

4 years ago

This app, which is currently only available in the US and Canada, uses a mobile app to help provide customer service to restaurants and other food and retail suppliers.

84

4 years ago

A tool that helps companies in France, Germany, and Belgium connect to Chinese suppliers.

84

4 years ago

The startup, which was founded in 2010, builds software that helps companies manage their supply chains. The idea is to build software that automates all the tedious work of managing different vendors, suppliers, and shipping.

82

3 years ago

The idea is to create a credit system for global trade, where a buyer in the US wants to purchase something from supplier in China. It’s a way for global businesses to manage the complexities of international trade.

82

4 years ago

Tastebuds helps restaurants and home cooks save money by paying suppliers directly and automating day to day operations.

81

3 years ago

A startup for small businesses in India that helps them grow by connecting them with suppliers and growing awareness of their business

81

3 years ago

A network of startups that helps large companies connect with smaller companies. It helps large companies find new business opportunities and suppliers, and helps small companies find new partners.

81

2 years ago

A platform for business, enabling companies to add and manage their suppliers on-demand. The company’s founders, who came from a marketing background, say the product is targeted at companies in the $1-10 million range.

81

3 years ago

A platform for businesses to find and vet quality suppliers.

80

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help companies track their suppliers and employees as they travel to places like China, which they say is a $350 billion market.

79

4 years ago

A software-as-a-service that helps companies locate and manage their third-party suppliers, including those in India.

78

4 years ago

A startup that wants to help restaurant chains and their suppliers improve the way they track their food production.

78

4 years ago

This product helps small businesses and retail outlets vet their vendors and suppliers.

78

3 years ago

A startup that wants to help connect small businesses in the US with their suppliers in China and India. The company is focused on small and medium businesses, with a focus on purchasing and logistics.

78

3 years ago

A decentralized supply chain platform that helps suppliers and manufacturers create a better supply chain and to get paid faster.

76

3 years ago

This startup is building a tool that helps companies manage their supply chains, integrating contracts and documents from their suppliers. The startup says it is building out its “SaaS” supply chain software to help companies manage the massive number of contracts and documents they are expected to sign. The company is partnered with companies like Target and UPS, and is currently in closed beta.

76

3 years ago

This is a system that brings together employees, customers and suppliers with real-time data, allowing businesses to make decisions with a high level of confidence and accuracy.

74

4 years ago

A company that offers a service that allows the public to view details of the companies that supply their electricity. The app displays companies’ ethics and data from their websites and connects to their electricity suppliers through the cloud, giving people the ability to see how much they’re paying for electricity.

73

4 years ago

A software-as-a-service that allows companies to manage their customer relationships with customers, suppliers, and partners.

72

4 years ago

Smoothing the friction involved in the procurement process; a “digital procurement agency” that helps companies find suppliers and manage deals.

72

4 years ago

A platform that helps companies manage their supply chains with its software, which allows companies to import packaging and data from suppliers. It also helps give companies an overview of the supply chain, and how it behaves.

71

2 years ago

A B2B business that helps buildings identify and communicate needs to suppliers. The company wants to take the guesswork out of identifying what a building needs and what’s possible.

71

4 years ago

Startup focused on the issue of supply chain fraud, building tools for companies to scan supplier documents to make sure that the products they purchase are what they think they are.

69

4 years ago

A market for B2B buyers, sellers and suppliers to connect online.

68

4 years ago

A startup that helps businesses manage their supply chain by providing a database that connects them with manufacturers and suppliers. The startup has raised $1.8 million in seed funding.

67

4 years ago

A software company building a tool called “Kronos” that helps companies track and manage their workforce, customers, and suppliers. They’ve built a prototype of their tool and are now looking for $100,000 in seed funding.

67

3 years ago 1 views

A startup that’s building a way to allow businesses to manage their inventory across multiple suppliers (think: Amazon web services – but for inventory).

67

3 years ago

The startup is building a platform for companies to manage a supply chain as a service, which means they’re not tied to one single supplier, but can select from an array of suppliers for any given product.

67

4 years ago

A digital platform for e-commerce businesses to securely manage relationships with suppliers, suppliers managing their own inventory, and customers. It’s a solution for Amazon sellers.

64

3 years ago

A startup for B2B e-commerce, where suppliers can easily connect with customers.

64

3 years ago

A tool to help companies pay their suppliers, who are often outside of their control or the company’s system. Y Combinator is the startup’s first customer, and the company is looking to launch its first product in Q2 of 2020.

64

4 years ago

A company that builds products to help farmers to negotiate better deals for themselves with their suppliers. The company is currently in the midst of an $8 million seed round after launching in May 2019.

63

4 years ago

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

63

4 years ago

A software platform that helps large companies track and manage their supplier risk. Aids in the planning and execution of supplier audits, risk mitigation strategies and supplier management programs.

62

3 years ago

A startup that helps restaurants manage their suppliers, with a mobile app that helps restaurants work with their suppliers easier. It has customers in the US, the UK, and Australia.

62

3 years ago

A human-powered logistics startup that helps companies, and especially retailers, get products from suppliers to customers.

61

3 years ago

Marketplace for vendors to buy and sell products made by other suppliers.

59

3 years ago

A platform for manufacturing companies that wants to help them manage their supply chains. The new platform aims to help companies find and manage the suppliers that make their products and track what they’re doing.

59

3 years ago

A solution to help the thousands of companies who have to keep track of their suppliers and have to keep track of where their products come from, a problem that has become more urgent as they have to move to the “clean” label market, where products don’t contain animal ingredients.

59

3 years ago

A digital platform that helps companies manage their cash flow. The startup has built a platform that can help companies manage cash flow with their suppliers, so they can get paid on time and prevent overages.

58

3 years ago

A SaaS platform for e-commerce transactions, allowing small businesses to quickly and easily process transactions for their customers and suppliers. The company says it has over 10,000 merchants using its platform.

58

4 years ago

A B2B startup that helps retailers manage their supply chains. It gives retailers visibility into their stores, inventory, and shipping. It’s a way for retailers to get real-time information on their inventory, and for suppliers to get a more accurate picture of their supply chain.

57

3 years ago

Making it easier for big companies to manage their supply chains by making all of their suppliers’ data, payment systems, and invoicing work together.

57

3 years ago

A startup that helps small businesses in China pay suppliers and employees. The idea is to help local shops avoid the 2-3 week delays that are common.

57

4 years ago

A startup that helps you find the right supplier in a given category, with the ability to see what other customers have paid and what they’ve paid for. It’s able to find suppliers in the US and Canada, and is currently testing in the UK.

56

3 years ago

A B2B service for helping companies manage multiple suppliers for the same product.

56

4 years ago

A “social network for the manufacturing supply chain”, helping companies track the location of parts, parts suppliers and manufacturers.

55

3 years ago

In a world where companies work with dozens of suppliers, sometimes on a daily basis, it doesn’t make sense to have to use multiple tools. This B2B company wants to help companies manage their suppliers on a single platform, making it easier for them to do business.

55

3 years ago

A B2B company that helps companies manage vendors, suppliers, and customers, helping them communicate and collaborate more.

54

3 years ago

A startup that aims to make the global supply chain digital, enabling companies to keep track of the whole chain, from raw material suppliers to the retailers who receive their shipments.

54

3 years ago

Armed with an AI-powered chatbot and an online marketplace, Pepper is a service that helps retailers find suppliers and manufacturers. Pepper claims that its buyers and sellers connect directly, saving them time and money.

53

3 years ago

A global platform that allows companies to manage agents and suppliers in a central location. The company has offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, and London.

53

3 years ago

a supplier-to-customer platform for the Chinese market. It currently has over 30,000 suppliers on its platform.

51

3 years ago

A software company that provides the tools an e-commerce store needs to manage its inventory, pay suppliers, and display products for customers.

50

3 years ago

A cloud-based platform for manufacturers to manage their supply chain and collaborate with their suppliers. It’s first use case is for the automotive industry.

50

2 years ago

A startup that helps scientists find the best suppliers of lab supplies.

50

3 years ago

A platform for companies to manage and track their suppliers, keeping tabs on orders and payments and giving owners control over their inventory.

47

3 years ago

A company that makes a “Github” for companies, linking them to suppliers and letting them manage their entire supply chain from a single place.

45

3 years ago

A platform that helps smaller businesses collaborate with their suppliers, allowing them to check out the status of a product or service before it’s shipped and even see what the supplier looks like.

44

2 years ago

A startup that lets companies keep track of their global suppliers, allowing them to communicate and collaborate on the progress of their products.

44

3 years ago

A platform that connects suppliers of products, services, and expertise with the businesses that need them. The B2B company helps clients find, review, and process all kinds of contracts and legal documents for themselves, their employees, and their customers.

43

2 years ago

A company that helps manage employee data such as payroll and benefits. It helps companies manage employees, customers, vendors, and suppliers and build an HR system that’s easy to use.

43

3 years ago

The startup is a marketplace that connects suppliers and customers, and acts as a middleman for both. The company is also working on a blockchain-based marketplace for car sales.

42

3 years ago

A machine learning tool that helps companies make better decisions about their supply chains, including the decision to ship Walmart goods to China or other locations using a greater variety of products. The startup is working with Walmart, which they say wants to increase their number of suppliers by 1,000.

42

3 years ago

A platform for building online stores for small businesses, with a focus on suppliers and third-party sellers. The startup aims to simplify the process of setting up and selling online.

41

3 years ago

The American Red Cross is one of the largest suppliers of blood and blood products in the United States, operating more than 1,000 blood donation centers in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. It has donated more than 300 million units of blood since its inception in 1917. In addition to its domestic operations, the American Red Cross has provided lifesaving assistance to people in more than 70 countries through its international humanitarian program.

41

2 years ago

The startup's idea is to provide a platform that helps small businesses in the US and Canada connect with the right suppliers.

35

2 years ago

A supplier-to-company platform that helps businesses manage their procurement by providing a marketplace for product and service providers.

35

5 years ago

Idea: Aims to make it easier to do business in the developing world by removing the human element from contract management The company takes care of the legwork and legal formalities so that companies can do business with foreign suppliers without having to learn the ins and outs of local business processes

30

2 years ago

A software company that builds apps that give suppliers access to a host of data about their customers in real time.

27

2 years ago

A startup that creates a real-time marketplace for trading medical devices and supplies, with a software as a service platform that helps device makers and suppliers connect.

24

2 years ago

A solution for companies to keep track of their vendors, suppliers, and suppliers’ suppliers.

24

2 years ago

A tool for the home improvement industry to help contractors and suppliers communicate with one another to complete projects on time and on budget. The company says it can cut up to 30% off projects.

23

2 years ago

A web-based gateway for retailers and suppliers to easily keep track of their inventories and make sure products are delivered on time.

21

2 years ago

A startup for people who want to sell or buy spare parts, with a network of parts dealers and suppliers

20

2 years ago

A way to help companies manage their supply chain risk, with a platform that allows companies to share data about suppliers, and allows businesses to track their suppliers’ data on a dashboard.

19

2 years ago

This startup is an online marketplace for the legal marijuana industry. The company is looking to bridge the gap between suppliers and dispensaries, creating a faster and more efficient system for customers to receive orders from dispensaries.

17

2 years ago

A tool to help small businesses work with their suppliers. The startup wants to make the process of negotiating with suppliers easier.

16

2 years ago

A startup that aims to make it easier for small businesses to connect with each other via an app. The startup is also building a platform that helps small businesses find local suppliers and manufacturers for their products. The company is based in San Francisco.

15

2 years ago

A software platform that helps retailers find the right suppliers, based on their product specifications. The company works with customers like Zara, Coca-Cola, and The Container Store to find the right suppliers to make their products.

14

2 years ago

This startup wants to make it easier for customers to get a hold of their suppliers. Since the startup’s founding, it has grown to a list of more than 100,000 suppliers, and aims to expand to 500,000 over the next few years.

14

2 years ago

A company that provides an intuitive platform to help small businesses know whether they’re getting the best deals from their suppliers.

13

2 years ago

A startup that helps companies manage clients, suppliers, and employees by matching them to the right people via a mobile app.

13

2 years ago

This startup wants to help manufacturers of consumer goods get product data from their suppliers, so they can improve their processes.

11

10 days ago 2 views

B2B tool for restaurants aggregating supplier invoices from fragmented vendors into a single dashboard with predictive inventory ordering to cut food waste by 30%.

1

5 days ago 1 views

B2B tool that automates compliance checklists for restaurants, scanning menus and supplier docs to flag allergen risks and licensing gaps.

1

1 day ago

A B2B platform helping small manufacturers in Southeast Asia digitize supply chains by integrating WhatsApp orders with inventory tracking and automated supplier payments.

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1 day ago

B2B tool for restaurants that uses computer vision on security footage to automatically inventory kitchen stock, predict shortages, and reorder from suppliers.

-1

21 hours ago

B2B tool that integrates smart fridge data from restaurants to predict ingredient shortages and auto-order from suppliers.

-2

9 days ago 1 views

A no-code tool that automates regulatory compliance audits for food delivery startups, scanning menus, supplier docs, and delivery logs in real-time.

-4

10 days ago

AI-powered tool that scans construction blueprints and generates real-time material cost estimates and supplier bids for contractors.

-6

8 days ago 1 views

A B2B platform helping e-commerce brands predict and automate inventory restocking across multiple suppliers to cut waste and stockouts.

-6

2 days ago 1 views

A B2B tool for small manufacturers that automates supply chain sourcing via blockchain, matching suppliers with buyers using predictive demand algorithms.

-7

6 days ago

A B2B service helping e-commerce brands predict and prevent stockouts by integrating supplier data with sales forecasts.

-9

11 days ago 1 views

A mobile app for urban gardeners that scans plants with AI to diagnose issues, recommend fixes, and link to local suppliers for seeds and tools.

-21

14 days ago 1 views

A B2B tool for construction firms that uses AI to predict material shortages from weather data and supplier trends, optimizing inventory in real-time.

-93

13 days ago 1 views

A B2B service automating compliance checks for small food delivery businesses, scanning menus and supplier docs to ensure health code adherence in real-time.

-101

13 days ago 7 views

A B2B tool for restaurants to predict ingredient spoilage using AI and IoT sensors, reducing food waste and optimizing supplier orders.

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