192 Startup Ideas


  1. Prepackaged school supplies based on the lists from the school districts

  2. Travel agency that shows you dying civilizations

  3. A self praise app. Sometimes you need encouragement, use the applause app to get praise for your accomplishments from supporting peers

  4. Personalized alarm clocks that sync with a user's body and their iPhone

  5. A service where you are sent a random awesome product from Amazon each week for $5 or under

  6. Job swap board for stay at home moms – I'll do your laundry if you do my grocery shopping.

  7. Search engine for reviews

  8. Interest free loans

  9. Recycling for people (offer to pick up their recyclables and take care of it all for them... for a fee + the value of the recyclables

  10. Online shark-tank - pitch investors online

  11. An app to post a list of food from your pantry you want to get rid of, to see if others want it

  12. American Idol online where the user judge the you own peers and strangers, built on a karaoke format.

  13. Discovering some random plant based alternative to lithium, something that is a battery technology breakthrough

  14. An online marketplace for scientific experiments

  15. System that sends me my receipts electronically via email rather than paper copies at the store. Could either work with my credit card company or via the loyalty cards stores offer.

  16. Personalized cereal boxes (to celebrate child's achievements)

  17. Ads on paper towels. Give out free paper towel rolls, each tab has some unique advertisement on it.

  18. A fresh/warm loaf of bread delivered to your door in under an hour

  19. A website that aggregates food in grocery stores that is about to expire and gives you a big discount on it. This would help to greatly reduce the millions of tons of pre-consumer food waste each year.

  20. SMS alerts of news based on events within a 3 mile radius of you

  21. Meal delivery in hospitals

  22. A water testing kit to see if your water has minerals and stuff in it and is making you sick

  23. A gift recommendation engine that pulls products from Amazon

  24. Real world bookmarking app

  25. An ethical hotline - ethics experts answer questions related to ethics for fee per hour

  26. A website that aggregates places you can go for factory tours. Like Ben & Jerry's, the Cape Cod potato chips factory, etc.

  27. Site to discover startup ideas that were acquired

  28. A meter that tells you when you've had enough caffeine and when you should stop drinking.

  29. Netflix for books/used books; online delivery service

  30. An app to count how many times per day you unlock your phone, and translates that data into how fragmented and weak your focus has become

  31. Keep track of your plants and remember to water them

  32. An app to find someone to go on an adventure with

  33. Neighborhood phone book

  34. A company that digs your car out of the snow and removes snow from your driveway and starts car in the morning.

  35. Super local news

  36. A trend of the month club, where each month you get mailed something hip with a glossy booklet explaining how cool that item is about to become. Limited to 5,000 people. Gives you a cool story to tell yourself for the rest of the month, and something to talk about with your friends.

  37. An alternative to Linkedin. Something way less spammy.

  38. A service that lets you rent a fully loaded adventure car

  39. Book summary podcast – would include a long version with an in-depth summary and a lazy person’s version with three things to know and what to say when someone asks you about it.

  40. 23andMe for cats/dogs - Most pet owners want to know there pets are healthy and in good shape, this would help improve anxiety and do just that.

  41. Currency calculator with on-the-fly conversion

  42. An app to help you read through web pages faster

  43. An email bot that sends sarcastic messages over and over when you open your emails (client or otherwise).

  44. Marketplace for wedding vendors

  45. A tool that predicts flight delays

  46. Blockchain based lending platform

  47. An app to track the progress on the book you're reading through, giving an estimation of how long is left.

  48. An app that tells you what places are open right now

  49. An app to help you fall asleep

  50. Birthday gifts reminder app

  51. Photography studio that casts you as characters from movies

  52. Linkedin for challenged/disabled people

  53. Marketplace for pre-owned high end clothing

  54. In-grocery store prep service (buy vegetables first and drop them off to be chopped to your specs - pick them up on the way to checkout)

  55. Automated invoice collections for small businesses

  56. Grocery delivery service for college campuses: Fresh direct for dorm rooms.

  57. An app that tells you why modern day trends exist and why you don't necessarily need to conform to them.

  58. Service to get paid for reviewing products

  59. Car/home insurance where each user ends up owning part of the insurance company

  60. Hug Buddy - find a random person that is going through tough times to give them a hug and show emotional support

  61. A service to let you create your own ice cream flavors

  62. An app to gently remind you of people worse off than you and why you should be grateful for being you.

  63. A chat app for discussing divisive topics with strangers

  64. Automatic thank you notes, sent to contacts as a postcard generated from uploaded contact lists. On the card is a highly realistic signature that users digitally upload.

  65. A place where people could go to eat/study but would HAVE to do it at the same table with a stranger. It would encourage us to talk to/meet new and interesting people.

  66. An app to notify you when you are no longer on hold, so you don't have to listen to hold music anymore

  67. An app to suggest outdoor activities based on the weather in your area

  68. A service that lets you Airbnb your backyard pool

  69. Privacy policy generator

  70. Weekly deliveries of fresh groceries from your local farms

  71. Uber for dog walkers

  72. Subscription service that send you one random trendy movie each week

  73. Bedtime story company - Company that you call who reads you a bedtime story if you can't fall asleep

  74. Order fresh stuff from local farms

  75. Mobile app that notes the GPS location of your car when you park it so you can find it again

  76. Smart IOT devices for gardening

  77. A tool to generate or relieve boredom when people need a mental boost

  78. Advertisement based captcha

  79. A social platform for watching sports and communicating with others who are watching the same game

  80. A directory of conferences, events and speakers

  81. A social network for doctors

  82. Snap a picture of a food dish and get similar dishes or recommendations

  83. A social network for sharing film suggestions

  84. An app to figure out how arrogant you are, what level is acceptable for your life/career path and how to improve that.

  85. An alarm clock app that charges you a nickel each time you click snooze

  86. Uber for babysitters

  87. Virtual home interior decorator

  88. An app to cheer you up when you're having a bad day

  89. A marketplace for developers to sell their side projects

  90. A water bottle that rewards you for reusing it, refilling it and drinking more water.

  91. Train delay alerts by SMS

  92. Real-time world/local news on an interactive map

  93. Uber for auto-repair. Get a trusted mechanic sent to your home.

  94. Social media platform where users vouch for other users on certain topics, skills or professions

  95. A service to browse live supermarket inventory

  96. An app that makes mondays less awful

  97. SMS reminders for TODOs

  98. Tool to plan a random vacation based on your budget

  99. Site to discover failed startup ideas

  100. A note taking app that's actually affective and different from all the other ones

  101. Relaunch something like Homejoy

  102. Chewing gum that is good for braces and dentures

  103. An online community where investors share investment ideas with each other

  104. Netflix for home exercise equipment. Swap out your ergometer for an elliptical and then swap that for a treadmill.

  105. Annotations for Netflix - see the most interesting scenes in a movie. See what others are thinking about any particular scene.

  106. Service that declutters your home when you aren't there

  107. Tool to generate simple placeholder logos

  108. App to round up your spare change on purchases and donate it charity

  109. A tailored surprise subscription box. The user tells you their interests. You send them something awesome each month.

  110. A service that provides specific enthusiastic people who want to volunteer or have time to go engage with people at nursing homes and doing activities with them.

  111. A service that lets you annotate any video on the web

  112. A browser extension to show a summary at the top of any news article you are reading

  113. Wearable device for assisting the visually challenged

  114. Uber for caregivers

  115. Themed newsletters - Daily, weekly or monthly newsletters themed at making you the best possible version of you that you can be

  116. Selfie drones. Cheap drones that you can attach your smartphone to, that will take the best possible selfie/group selfie.

  117. SMS alerts for traffic nearby

  118. SMS donations for charities

  119. A platform for entrepreneurs to find co-founders

  120. A workaholic checker app - Analyses your calendar and where you spend your time, helping you move away from workaholism, and closer to balance.

  121. Real-time mentions of your startup from social & the web

  122. A travel company that takes people around to small towns in the South.

  123. A service that connects the homeless with someone who is regularly integrated into society. This person will become friends with the homeless person and talk with them, help them to believe in themselves again.

  124. An app that asks if you should send an email or message before you send it (avoids being triggered by emotions etc.)

  125. Keyless entry using your phone

  126. A lost and found aggregator, pulling from craigslist and various other sources

  127. A platform for professionals to barter time and services

  128. A service for landlords, managers, and agents to simplify the process of finding and signing a new tenant for your rental property

  129. A service that allows restaurants to fill tables by varying prices to increase demand

  130. A habit tracker

  131. Service to rent a personal assistant for the day

  132. Brainstorm support – call in service with someone to talk with you to help get your brain going

  133. Rent a pet to see if it's a good idea for your family

  134. A gratitude app that teaches you to thank yourself for all the good you do for yourself and for others too.

  135. An app to learn one super interesting fact everyday

  136. ThatsAThing.com - tells you if things already exists

  137. An app to split the rent with roommates automatically

  138. An alternative to Facebook, that's clean, functional, and has some basic respect for user's privacy

  139. An app that sends you alerts for limited free stuff in your area everyday

  140. Vacation rental management service

  141. Uber for home made meals. Hire a mom to make you a great meal.

  142. Platform to discover emerging social media influencers

  143. Relaunching a service like StumbleUpon

  144. An app to help beat procrastination

  145. An easier way to meet like minded people in your area

  146. A browser extension that monitors surfing behavior to let you know when you spend too much time on time wasting sites

  147. An IMDB for people who have won awards. I want to a quick way to find the professors with the most citations in any given subject, the chefs in the area with the best Zagats reviews, the local high school football players with the most touchdowns, etc.

  148. An app that lets you grab your favorite snips/clips from a movie to share them with friends

  149. An app to tell you exact wait times at restaurants nearby

  150. A service that automatically invests in stocks based on your interests

  151. Uber for lawn care/yard work

  152. A service to get on demand help and advice on the health of your pets, making sure they’re always happy and well

  153. A food service where you can email them your mom's recipes and have them make it for you and deliver it during lunch time.

  154. A place to play board games and eat/drink, like a coffee house, but where board games are the main focus.

  155. Known For - discover what each restaurant or store is known for or special for

  156. SMS alerts for last minute extremely cheap flight tickets

  157. Find someone to learn a foreign language from, while you teach them your language

  158. Platform to let users split subscription costs and share services such as cable tv, HBO, Netflix, etc

  159. An app that tracks when you're your best self and aims to do what it can to keep you/get you back to that point

  160. A meditation app

  161. Cleanflix - a service that lets you automatically skip nudity on Netflix

  162. Nap stations throughout the city. To integrate it into our culture, we can introduce them through napping stations similar to coffee houses.

  163. A tool to keep track of all your subscriptions

  164. A calorie counting app that gives advice to improve what you're doing based on the actions you’re taking

  165. Pandora of news

  166. A company that makes cloth napkins made of old tshirts

  167. Netflix for expensive clothing. Users can cycle through a couple items per month

  168. This or that comparison app

  169. Self-destructing text messages

  170. Relaunching a service like Vine

  171. App to clear your camera roll of duplicates and automatically pick the best photos

  172. Cell phone made of biodegradable materials

  173. An app that notifies you of new laws in your area

  174. An app that lets you scan a parking sign and tell you if you can actually park there or not

  175. A platform for professionals to donate their time/services to local charities

  176. A gift card exchange marketplace where anybody can buy, sell, or trade their new or pre-owned gift cards

  177. Service that keeps inventory in a household (products, cleaning, etc.)

  178. A live streaming video platform focused on video gaming and eSports

  179. An app to help you better focus throughout the day

  180. A memory training chrome extension - Every day a new memory training exercises will appears in your Chrome tabs for you to work through.

  181. Self-destructing emails

  182. Subscription service that send you one random book each month

  183. Chat with a random person about a current event

  184. An app to quickly fact check arguments using high quality resources/sources if a point/argument has solid scientific backing

  185. Bike Garage. A garage within a current attended car garage that stores bikes for a small fee and you are guaranteed it will not be stolen.

  186. Coffee with nearby professionals

  187. A service for spam mailboxes, disposable email accounts for all your junkmail

  188. Home delivery of pet food/snacks/toys on a set schedule

  189. Service to find a hiking buddy

  190. eBay for free stuff

  191. Interview practice company - A company that will do mock interviews with you and give you feedback on your performance.

  192. Search engine for K-12 students

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