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45 collaborative consumption Startups View all

Smallknot - finance crowdfunding local businesses collaborative consumption

Smallknot

Local, social finance for small businesses
Smallknot is the best way to fund and connect with the small businesses that make your neighborhood *your* neighborhood. We allow small businesses shut out of traditional financing to crowdfund capital by harnessing local and social networks. On Smallknot, anyone ...

Bondsy - mobile commerce social commerce private social networking collaborative consumption

Bondsy

Bondsy is a new way for friends to trade things you can’t put a price on.
WHAT IS BONDSY? Bondsy is a new way for friends to trade things you can’t put a price on. When you're not restricted to paying strictly with money, things get a lot more interesting. =D WHAT CAN YOU OFFER TO YOUR FRIENDS? Products (gadgets, books, games...) Perishable ...

Cubby, Inc. - mobile application platforms travel collaborative consumption

Cubby, Inc.

A City's Bag Check.
Cubby is an urban personal logistics company that specializes in securing and couriering people’s extra belongings. We provide luggage storage and bike courier services all connected via mobile application technology. Cubby uses this mobile technology alongside ...

Scaffold - peer-to-peer marketplaces reputation collaborative consumption

Scaffold

An identity and reputation system for the web.
Scaffold connects offline and online identities. We offer easy to use APIs for services and marketplaces to verify their users.

99dresses - fashion mobile commerce marketplaces collaborative consumption

99dresses

Women buy, sell & trade fashion (YC)
99dresses allows women to buy, sell & trade fashion straight from their mobile device. We use a virtual currency called 'karma' to equitably trade fast fashion (items that typically retail for under $60) between members, whilst higher end items can be bought and ...

Vayable - online travel peer-to-peer marketplaces collaborative consumption

Vayable

Marketplace for unique experiences (YC S12)
There is no single destination to book original original experiences directly from individual providers, and no platform for individuals to attract customers. Vayable is a peer-to-peer marketplace where individuals can monetize their time, expertise and passion ...

JuicyCanvas - custom retail art mass customization collaborative consumption

JuicyCanvas

Create, Buy, and Sell Customizable Apparel, Decor, Art and more+
JC is a new kind of Social Marketplace powered by Mass Customization, Co-Creation, and Collaborative Consumption. It's the easiest way to customize, buy, and sell unique artworks printed on-demand onto canvas, framed prints, t-shirts, bags, mobile cases, pillows, ...

Roboinvest - financial services marketplaces big data collaborative consumption

Roboinvest

Acquired by Pennaluna & Company
Created as a way to “look over the shoulder” of top investors in real time.

Wunwun - e-commerce mobile commerce collaborative consumption curated web

Wunwun

Every store and restaurant delivered on-demand.
WunWun's app gets you on-demand delivery from every store and restaurant. Currently available for iPhone in New York City in Manhattan and Brooklyn. WunWun is FREE for delivery from any store or restaurant with a purchase. Courier deliveries are only $10 each. Step ...

Golfslope - consumer internet marketplaces social travel collaborative consumption

Golfslope

A New Way To Play Private Courses
Golfslope offers its members the opportunity to play private golf courses without having to pay membership prices. Through exclusive offers, reciprocal privileges and charity tournaments, Golfslope is a new way to play private golf courses.

ClosetDash - e-commerce fashion finance collaborative consumption

ClosetDash

Swap your fashions to shop for fashions!
ClosetDash lets women swap their fashions to shop for fashions! Women give us their clothes in exchange for shopping credits which they have 60 days to shop with at closetdash.com. We take their pieces and also sell them online, resulting in an average 60% margin ...

Rebagg - e-commerce fashion collaborative consumption Luxury

Rebagg

The Easiest Way To Sell Your Designer Handbags
Rebagg (www.rebagg.com) is a luxury recommerce company: we purchase handbags from people's closets for cash and upfront. Here is how it works: 1. GET A QUICK BINDING OFFER: find your bag in our online tool for an instant quote or send us pictures to get a guaranteed ...

Benny - marketplaces insurance freelancers collaborative consumption

Benny

Trinet meets Mint.com for freelancers
Benny is the freelancer’s virtual back office. Benny integrates with marketplaces and other platforms to provide freelancers with a mint.com like dashboard. With Benny freelancers don’t need to stress about back office tasks like choosing the right insurance or ...

Stylyt - fashion social commerce crowdsourcing collaborative consumption

Stylyt

The Quirky for fashion
Stylyt is an interactive, visual and predictive platform for fashion collaborations. Our web-based product configurator takes the fabrics, colors and shapes of a brand's upcoming collection and lets users mix and match to create branded virtual products. Submitted ...

MATERIAL WRLD - e-commerce fashion collaborative consumption Fashion Tech

MATERIAL WRLD

Luxury Fashion Trade-In Service
Material Wrld is the new designer fashion trade-in service (think Gazelle for designer clothing) that is dramatically improving the way people buy and sell clothing. Women can trade in fashions they are no longer wearing for credit to shop new at popular retailers ...

Breather - mobile real estate hospitality collaborative consumption

Breather

Unlock a private layer in every city.
Breather is a rapidly growing startup focused on the unlocking of private space with smartphones. Our product is a network of rooms you can unlock with your phone at any time. It is live and successful in two markets, with spaces being used for phone calls, meetings, ...

Shipster - mobile marketplaces collaborative consumption

Shipster

The fastest way to send anything anywhere
Shipster is the fastest way to send anything anywhere The Shipster App is simple, intuitive and user-friendly, allowing businesses or consumers to simply submit a picture of any item for on-demand pickup and delivery anywhere in the world

SideTour - marketplaces local finance collaborative consumption

SideTour

SideTour provides a community marketplace where people can discover, book, and host amazing experiences and activities. Whether it’s getting a group together to dine at a chef’s home, going backstage at a Broadway Show, or watching the sunset from a private sailboat, ...

Fiverr.com - marketplaces outsourcing freelancers collaborative consumption

Fiverr.com

Building the next eBay for the gig economy
Fiverr is one of the world's leading marketplaces for services, ranking amongst the 200 most popular websites worldwide. Fiverr currently lists more than a million gigs offered in over 100 different categories, ranging from the business essential to the fun a quirky, ...

LawTrades - marketplaces legal collaborative consumption Consumer

LawTrades

Easiest way to find, hire, and work with startup lawyers
LawTrades is a marketplace that helps that helps lawyers run their practice virtually so they can provide faster and more affordable legal services to startups. By connecting lawyers to the right technology, we enable independent legal practitioners to scale ...

Swifto - marketplaces pets gps collaborative consumption

Swifto

GPS tracked dog walking service
Swifto uses technology to scale up dog walking. Everything about what we do is almost completely automated and allows us to be the biggest dog walking company in the world within months after launching. We connect between highly vetted, insured, background checked, ...

Treatings - marketplaces bridging online and offline professional networking collaborative consumption

Treatings

iPhone app that makes professional networking pleasant
Treatings is a community where everyone is open to meeting over coffee to share ideas and opportunities. The free iPhone app leverages your professional experience, current interests and favorite coffee shops to suggest people in your city to chat with. It's a ...

WebThriftStore - consumer internet e-commerce peer-to-peer collaborative consumption

WebThriftStore

eBay for charity
WebThriftStore lets people donate goods to their favorite charities, and offers shoppers great bargains. Charities receive the sales proceeds and donors can claim tax deductions.

wynd - mobile SaaS shipping collaborative consumption

wynd

On-demand express shipping
Shipping is complex, inefficient and expensive. wynd is shipping simplified: an iOS app allowing users to seamlessly quote, schedule and send items through a few taps. wynd utilizes a pre-existing ecosystem of small couriers with excess capacity to pickup and ...

igobono - social media marketplaces virtual currency collaborative consumption

igobono

Social Marketplace Utilizing Virtual Currency
igobono is a social marketplace where members buy, sell and donate goods and services using a social currency (called “bonos”) instead of money. Our unique platform provides instant spending power by enabling our members to immediately begin trading upon sign-up. ...

NXTboat - marketplaces boating industry sailing community collaborative consumption

NXTboat

Discover Boats Worldwide
NXTboat.co is your #1 source for discovering boats and yachts for sale or charter, around the world. Industry Info: - There are over 13,000,000 registered boats in the US alone. - Over 75,000,000+ people enjoy some sort of boating activity each year. - Over 1Million ...

Yoink! - mobile marketplaces ventures for good collaborative consumption

Yoink!

You can get a lot from giving...
Yoink! is a mobile and web-based free marketplace that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy about giving stuff away to friends, neighbours and even complete strangers. Unwanted items squatting in your house? Feel like tossing your freshly-baked muffins into a stranger’s ...

InstaSneaks - mobile commerce collaborative consumption Fashion Tech Designer footwear

InstaSneaks

The ultimate digital platform and commerce space for all sneaker lovers!
InstaSneaks made quite the splash with its May 2014 BETA release on the iOS platform. The company's growing community and mobile application platform encourages the sharing, exchange and appreciation of footwear. Their unique approach to e-commerce has fueled ...

Content Ramen - marketplaces small and medium businesses collaborative consumption

Content Ramen

Connecting early stage SMBs with early stage Content Creators
Content Ramen helps connect small businesses at the "ramen" stage (i.e. businesses that need help with their social media marketing but aren't ready for an ad agency) with students and freelancers also at the "ramen" stage (i.e. people that need real clients to ...

TaxiShair - social commerce shared services transportation collaborative consumption

TaxiShair

Cabbing air travelers to common destinations
TaxiShair connects air travelers cabbing to common destinations by geolocating users in real time, by terminal and neighborhood via chat functionality. Problem: Cabbing home from the airport is quick and easy, but expensive. Public transport is cheap, but often ...

Gifteng - marketplaces social commerce collaborative consumption sharing economy

Gifteng

A unique social community to give and receive things for free.
Connect with one-another through the act of giving and get rewarded for your generosity. Receive free things from people and brands you can trust.

Tobly.co - location based services marketplaces collaborative consumption curated web

Tobly.co

Online Marketplace for Construction Equipment Rental
Tobly.co is an online rental marketplace that provides construction professionals with an interface where they can search, compare prices and rent construction equipment. With Tobly’s model of transparency our marketplace nurtures perfect competition to thrive ...

FreshNeck - fashion subscription businesses collaborative consumption mens specific

FreshNeck

Netflix for Neckwear! Choose. Wear. Exchange.
FreshNeck is an online, subscription-based, men's neckwear exchange service. Customers choose from a limitless inventory of designer ties, bow ties, pocket squares, and cufflinks, wear for as short or long a period as they desire, then exchange for the next items ...

Krrb Local Classifieds - peer-to-peer local online shopping collaborative consumption

Krrb Local Classifieds

Hyper-Local, Curiously Global Classifieds
Imagine the world as one global marketplace, powered entirely by local communities. Welcome to Krrb my friends! Krrb is a hyperlocal, curiously global classifieds. A most epic scavenger hunt at your fingertips where you can thrift, rummage and discover local treasures ...

Mass Mosaic - marketplaces gift exchange collaborative consumption Trade Platform

Mass Mosaic

New exchange opportunities with frineds
Mass Mosaic is a marketplace for exchanging through ones network. It matches opportunities between friends, groups, and beyond. Users make mosaics for personal, business, and community use and then let the system make connections. We all have a network we would ...

Jointli - consumer internet SaaS consumer goods collaborative consumption

Jointli

Collaborative ownership of luxury items
Jointli is an end-to-end collaborative ownership platform that helps people co-own expensive, underutilized items like boats, RVs, and vacation homes. It takes a simple model that's been around forever and enables it on an industrial scale by making co-ownership ...

The Odd Slipper - e-commerce fashion crowdsourcing collaborative consumption

The Odd Slipper

Fashion for Petites
The Odd Slipper is a fashion site dedicated to petite women-a market highly neglected because it's assumed alterations can fix fit problems. Existing petite offerings fit mostly a 5'4" frame, while there are millions of women sized 4'10 - 5'2". We started with ...

UnBuyThat - e-commerce marketplaces collaboration collaborative consumption

UnBuyThat

StubHub for Services with a shelf life
UnBuyThat is a peer-to-peer marketplace focused on unattainable experiences and reservations. Think of us as StubHub for services with a shelf life. E.g. A hotel room, restaurant reservation or SPIN class lesson you won't use can be sold on our site to other members ...

Cir.cl - social commerce collaborative consumption

Cir.cl

Buy, sell, share with your cir.cl
Communities can be strengthened through communication and interaction, through a reduction in consumerism, and through reuse of goods. Cir.cl is a platform that allows individuals and communities to effectively manage peer-to-peer marketplace transactions. The ...

Alpinely - e-commerce hospitality collaborative consumption same day delivery

Alpinely

Christmas Tree Delivery & Setup
Alpinely is a Christmas tree delivery and setup service that did over $24,000 in sales within 30 days of registering the domain name www.alpinely.com and had profit margins of over 50%. Alpinely services residential & corporate clients such as our installation ...

Baro - mobile peer-to-peer collaborative consumption online rental

Baro

Mobile platform for on-demand peer-to-peer renting of everyday goods.
Formerly known as Mootch, Bäro is a mobile application for on-demand peer-to-peer and b2c renting of everyday goods with insurance, delivery and pick-up. Have electronics, kitchen appliances, designer items, etc that you only sometimes use? Make extra cash by ...

neigh*borrow - collaborative consumption sharing economy

neigh*borrow

Netflix for electronics, tools, gadgets.
neigh*borrow is an on demand delivery service for things you need to use but do not need to own. Every item in our inventory is free for the first 3-7 days maximizing turnover. We charge a fee if you need it in less than 24 hours or for more than 72 hours. If ...

Bookalokal - food and beverages marketplaces private social networking collaborative consumption

Bookalokal

Connecting people through food.
We're building a social dining platform that helps people connect over food events around the world.

Frescape - online travel shared services social travel collaborative consumption

Frescape

Free home exchange community
frescape.com is a home exchange marketplace. It is a free, secure and easy-to-use platform for the community of travelers who want to spend less on accommodations and more on experiences.Our platform allows users to exchange homes with piece of mind by offering ...

Bib + Tuck - e-commerce fashion women-focused collaborative consumption

Bib + Tuck

Shopping without Spending
The model for how women purchase clothing is broken. Because it is constantly changing and subject to trends, fashion is unlike any other good. In fact, if many women had their way, they’d never wear the same thing twice. As a result. our closets are bursting at ...

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