Consumer Startups

Year13 offers free online short courses, interactive experiences, and content on life skills and careers, created in collaboration with industry employers. It targets young people (school leavers) planning their futures, letting them learn skills, explore career options, and earn points redeemable for cash and prizes.

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Year Round Pool Company is a family-owned, full-service pool business founded in 1981 that provides custom pool design and construction, renovations, repairs, and year-round cleaning and maintenance for residential and commercial customers. It also runs two retail storefronts selling pool and spa chemicals and treatment supplies and is a certified Hot Springs Spa dealer, serving the Lowcountry region around Hilton Head Island.

1 investor

Youth Enrichment Brands operates a portfolio of youth activity and enrichment brands designed to help children build confidence, resilience, and joy through real-world development and hands-on experiences. The company serves families and children seeking structured enrichment programs and skill-building activities.

1 investor

Yeeps is a free-to-play social hide-and-seek VR game for Meta Quest headsets, where players build maps, play together, and make friends in an open-ended multiplayer world. It is developed by Trass Games and includes safety and moderation tools aimed at a community that includes younger players.

1 investor

Yellowbird Foods produces hot sauce made with jalapeño peppers, carrots, onions, and garlic for consumers seeking everyday meal enhancement. The company operates in the food and beverage industry with a direct-to-consumer sales model.

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Yellow Square is a hostel and social hospitality venue offering accommodation alongside a bar, city tours, activities like yoga and cooking, and co-working space. It caters to travellers, including groups, in Italy.

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Yellowstone provides landscape maintenance and outdoor services across the United States through over 80 operating locations in 22 states. The company serves commercial and residential customers in the landscaping and grounds management industry.

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Yeppo is an online retailer selling Korean beauty and haircare products, such as the Kundal Natural Caffeine Shampoo, to consumers in Finland. The store offers cosmetics and personal care items with local pickup and shipping options.

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Yerba Madre produces and distributes yerba mate beverages in loose leaf, sachets, cans, and bottles, serving consumers across North and South America. The company operates as a regenerative business focused on community partnerships with Indigenous producers and environmental stewardship.

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Yes.com develops casino games and sportsbook products for regulated European gambling markets, combining these into a single platform with responsible gaming tools and compliance built into the product. The company plans to launch first in Denmark in 2026 before expanding to additional European markets.

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Yes Cacao makes organic, raw, wild-harvested chocolate bars formulated with functional botanical blends. The direct-to-consumer products are marketed to health-conscious chocolate buyers.

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A platform offering cooking education taught by professional chefs, designed for home cooks wanting to improve their culinary skills.

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YEW produces natural sparkling water beverages with minimal ingredients, formulated to complement meals while delivering a refreshing taste experience.

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yfood makes complete, ready-to-mix meal replacement powders and drinks that provide balanced macronutrients plus 26 vitamins and minerals per serving, and are lactose- and gluten-free. The products are marketed to consumers who lack time for fresh meals, for use at work or home in Germany.

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yhangry is a platform that connects private chefs with customers for hosting dinner parties and events. The service enables people to book chefs for private dining experiences and provides chefs with opportunities to operate as independent food entrepreneurs.

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About You is a European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform that lets shoppers browse and buy apparel from over 2,000 brands via a personalized mobile experience, and offers a Partner Program and drop-shipping model for brands and retailers to sell through its marketplace. Founded in 2014 in Hamburg, it operates across 29 countries in Europe.

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Yofi is a French independent brand producing plant-based beverage alternatives designed for health-conscious consumers seeking sustainable options that avoid animal exploitation. The company focuses on delivering high-quality, organic drinks without compromising on taste.

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The site operates as a Vietnamese-language online gambling and betting platform under the "Fun88" brand, offering sports betting, live casino, card games, lottery, slots, esports, and fish-shooting games. It targets bettors in Vietnam and other Asian markets.

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YOLO is an online fashion retailer selling men's and unisex casual apparel such as T-shirts, polo shirts, knitwear, shirts, pants, and outerwear. It curates trend items through 50+ influencer "directors" who assemble coordinated outfits for shoppers.

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An online casino and gaming events platform offering entertainment with games, prizes, and bonuses for gamblers.

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Yondemy offers an online reading program for children that uses an app to build reading habits and develop vocabulary and comprehension through daily at-home reading. It is used in public education (such as Bunkyo Ward), large bookstores, and cram schools in Japan.

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Yonder offers credit and debit cards running on the Mastercard network, letting consumers earn points on everyday spending and redeem them at 300+ brands. It positions itself as a "financial membership" and partners with a bank to provide FSCS-protected accounts.

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Yooji produces frozen organic baby food products, including vegetable purées, fruit compotes, and protein options, designed for infants aged 4 months and older. The company serves parents introducing solid foods to their babies.

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Yope is a mobile app for sharing photos privately within small groups of people you know, delivering snaps directly to friends' lock screens. It has no public feed, likes, or algorithmic ranking, positioning itself as a private social sharing tool for micro-communities.

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