Marketplaces Startups

The UK Adviser Group is a network for UK mortgage advisers, connecting them with clients. It operates in the UK mortgage advice market.

1 investor

ukreate is a travel-focused creator marketplace that connects content creators and influencers with hotels to drive direct bookings and visibility. It serves hotels seeking marketing alternatives and micro to mid-tier creators looking to partner with travel brands.

1 investor

UlovDomov.cz operates an online real estate listings platform in the Czech Republic for renting and selling apartments and houses, serving both private owners and real estate agencies. It offers services including property management, tenant screening (risk-checking of individuals), property valuation, and contract templates, and is rebranding to Livendo.

1 investor

Ulule is a crowdfunding platform where project creators raise funds for initiatives across categories such as publishing and media, physical shops, music, games, and comics. It also hosts themed funding programs supported by partner organizations, focusing on causes like social inclusion, energy transition, and French craftsmanship.

1 investor

Unbuilt is an online marketplace for buying and selling premium excess, overstock, discontinued, and pre-owned building materials — including tile, stone, lighting, fixtures, doors, appliances, and architectural salvage. It serves builders, designers, architects, showrooms, dealers, and homeowners across the United States, with a focus on making construction more sustainable and affordable through material reuse.

1 investor

UnchainedInc runs an influencer marketing platform connecting brands with content creators. Brands launch campaigns, find creators, and track results, while creators build profiles, apply to campaigns, and get paid.

1 investor

Underground Cellar is an online wine retailer offering daily curated wine deals from wineries across Napa Valley, France, and beyond, with surprise upgrades to higher-value bottles included with each purchase. The company operates from Sonoma and is backed by 20+ years of wine industry expertise from Wine Country Connect.

1 investor

Unearth is a Malaysia-based service that collects unused furniture and home items from people's homes and resells them on marketplaces like Carousell, Shopee, Mudah, and Facebook Marketplace on their behalf. It handles inspection, pricing, photography, listing, packing, shipping, and customer service, splitting sale profits with the owner, and donates or disposes of unsellable items.

1 investor

Japanese company operating a service for in-brand spot work (short-term shift staffing) aimed at helping retail stores retain workers longer. It provides a platform connecting stores with spot workers within a brand.

1 investor

Uniko is a wedding gift registry service that lets couples receive their wedding gifts as cash deposited into their bank account and lets guests select gifts online. It also offers customizable wedding websites, save-the-date designs, and WhatsApp-based guest RSVP management, serving couples and wedding planners in Mexico.

1 investor

Unilodgers operates a global student housing platform that helps students find and book verified accommodation near universities in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the EU. It also provides a 24/7 AI-and-human concierge for pre-leasing, leasing and post-leasing support, plus wellbeing services and a student community.

1 investor

Unipal is a mobile app that gives students a digital student ID and access to discounts and offers on food, coffee, fitness, electronics and other categories from local and regional merchants. It serves students, who sign up for free, and includes features like a discount map and a savings tracker.

1 investor

Uniplaces operates an online marketplace for booking rooms and apartments for rent, primarily aimed at students and renters across European cities. Listings cover a wide range of locations including Lisbon, Barcelona, London, Berlin, Paris, and many other cities in Europe.

1 investor

United Wardrobe operated an online marketplace for buying and selling second-hand fashion and clothing across categories such as women's and men's apparel, accessories, and footwear.

1 investor

UnitPulse is an AI-powered rental platform that lets renters describe their needs in conversation and receive filtered long-term apartment listings with computed effective monthly rent, synced directly from property management leasing systems. It provides an AI leasing concierge that answers questions, sequences tour days, and prepares applications, and is free for renters since properties pay at signing.

1 investor

Unlocked Brands helps Korean consumer brands expand into global markets, particularly the US, through retail partnerships, fulfillment, and marketing services. The company specializes in placing brands in major retailers like Target and Walmart, managing e-commerce channels, and executing influencer and media campaigns.

1 investor

Unmudl is a Skills-to-Jobs marketplace platform that connects working adults and career changers with short-term technical courses delivered by accredited US community and technical colleges. Operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, it offers credentials in fields like mechatronics, manufacturing, and IT, and links graduates to an employer hiring network of companies seeking technician talent.

1 investor

UpBanx is a mobile app that provides financing, invoice management, and financial reporting tools for content creators. The platform offers invoice financing with low fees and aggregates multiple financial products in a single interface designed for creators' needs.

1 investor

Upfront connects homeowners with local service professionals for home projects through a text-based platform, using AI to match them with vetted contractors in their area.

1 investor

upGrad GSP operates an education marketplace that connects students with universities and study-abroad programs internationally, using AI and machine learning to match students with educational options. It serves students, recruitment agents, and universities, providing tools and support for international student recruitment.

1 investor

UpMarket is an investment platform providing accredited investors access to alternative assets such as pre-IPO startups, hedge funds, and private equity through the private secondary market. It targets sophisticated investors seeking portfolio diversification beyond traditional public markets.

1 investor

Upside operates a cash-back marketplace for brick-and-mortar commerce, connecting consumers with retailers such as gas stations, grocery stores, restaurants, and hardware stores. Retailers gain additional profit while consumers earn increased purchasing power on everyday purchases.

1 investor

Upverter is a web-based platform where hardware engineers collaborate on circuit and product designs, sharing components and existing work rather than starting from scratch. The service targets professional design teams, independent contractors, and hobbyist inventors building electronics and hardware products.

1 investor

Upway operates an online marketplace for certified pre-owned electric bikes, reconditioning and reselling used e-bikes from brands like Specialized, Trek, and Stromer with a 1-year warranty. It also buys used e-bikes from consumers, retailers, and fleet owners through home pickup and trade-in services in the U.S.

1 investor