Marketplace Startups

Airbnb operates an online marketplace where people list, discover, and book accommodations ranging from apartments to villas, for travelers worldwide. It connects hosts with guests across more than 33,000 cities and 192 countries via web and mobile.

70 investors

DoorDash is a technology company that provides last-mile delivery connecting customers with local and national restaurants. It operates across more than 600 cities in the United States and Canada.

33 investors

OpenSea operates a non-custodial marketplace for trading onchain digital and physical assets, including tokens and other blockchain-based items, across all major blockchains. Founded in 2017, it serves users participating in the broader onchain economy.

33 investors

Whatnot is a live commerce marketplace that enables creators and entrepreneurs to build businesses by connecting with audiences through real-time streaming and shopping. The platform combines social interaction with commerce, allowing content creators to monetize their passion.

21 investors

Fountain offers a high-volume hiring platform that lets candidates apply from their phones and provides automated workflows and analytics for enterprise recruitment teams. It serves large enterprises hiring hourly and frontline workers at scale, operating in the HR technology and recruiting software category.

19 investors

Novig operates a sports prediction market where users can trade on sporting outcomes without paying commissions. The platform replaces the traditional sportsbook model with a commission-free structure aimed at offering better pricing and market transparency.

19 investors

Instawork operates an on-demand staffing app that connects hourly workers with local hospitality and other businesses seeking to fill shifts. It serves both hourly professionals looking for local jobs and businesses needing to source quality workers quickly.

17 investors

Trella operates a digital freight platform that connects shippers with carriers, letting shippers source trucking capacity, track shipments in real time, and view transportation analytics while giving drivers more jobs and higher utilization. It serves the logistics and trucking industry as a B2B marketplace.

17 investors

Yummy is a Latin American super app that offers delivery services across multiple categories including food, groceries, transport, pharmacy, beverages, fashion, electronics, and events. The platform serves both consumers seeking delivery and merchants looking to expand their reach through a unified marketplace.

16 investors

SmartAsset is an online provider of consumer-focused financial information, educational content, and personal finance calculators and tools. It also runs SmartAsset AMP, a national marketplace that matches consumers with fiduciary financial advisors who fit their target client profile.

15 investors

Snackpass operates a mobile app for ordering takeout ahead at restaurants, with social features that let users collect points and send gifts to friends. It positions itself in social commerce for restaurant pickup, serving consumers and restaurants.

14 investors

Faire operates an online wholesale marketplace that uses machine learning to connect independent retailers with brands and products suited to their stores. It offers retailers financing terms that eliminate inventory risk and provides brands with sales, marketing, and analytics tools.

13 investors

Houm is a proptech platform that helps property owners list and rent residential properties in Latin America. The company operates in Mexico, Chile, and Colombia, offering digital property management services including tenant matching and maintenance coordination.

13 investors

Nabis operates a licensed cannabis wholesale and distribution platform in California, handling fulfillment, warehousing, payment processing, financing, data analytics, and sales and marketing for cannabis brands and dispensaries. It connects over 500 brands with the network of state-licensed dispensaries.

13 investors

Substack provides a publishing platform where independent writers can start newsletters, build subscriber communities, and earn money through paid subscriptions. The company operates on a revenue-share model, charging creators only when they make money from subscriptions.

13 investors

AptDeco operates a peer-to-peer managed marketplace for buying and selling quality used furniture, handling the full process including pickup, delivery, and secure payments. It serves home furniture buyers and sellers through a verified community.

12 investors

Shef operates an online marketplace that connects consumers with local cooks who prepare homemade meals in small batches and deliver them to customers' doors. It aims to create income opportunities for chefs while making home-cooked food more accessible.

12 investors

Flex provides telehealth consultations with licensed clinicians to determine eligibility for HSA/FSA-qualified health products and services for customers with various medical conditions.

11 investors

Snappr runs a marketplace for on-demand photography and photo editing services and provides tools for booking photoshoots and automating visual content production. It serves individuals as well as brands needing visual content.

11 investors

The Muse is a values-based careers site that helps Gen Z and millennial job seekers find career paths and roles at companies whose people, benefits, and values match their needs. For employers, it operates as a hiring marketplace aimed at better candidate matches and improved retention.

11 investors

Clau operates a real estate platform in Mexico that integrates property listings, broker management tools, mortgage brokerage services, and renovation coordination, along with data infrastructure for the residential market.

10 investors

Infiuss Health operates a decentralized clinical research platform that connects pharmaceutical sponsors with patient participants, physicians, and hospitals to conduct remote or hybrid clinical trials. The platform aims to accelerate drug development by diversifying participant cohorts and streamlining the recruitment and management of clinical studies.

10 investors

Taiv makes AI-powered software that automates business TVs in venues like bars and restaurants, automatically switching between cable, streaming channels, digital signage, and trivia. Its AI analyzes live video feeds to swap content during commercial breaks or show changes, and it monetizes through ads shared with venues.

10 investors

Clipboard operates an app-based marketplace that connects healthcare workers with workplaces needing staff, allowing facilities to post open shifts and workers to claim them. It focuses on Long-Term Care staffing across the U.S. and is expanding into Home Health and hospitals.

9 investors