Marketplaces Startups

Rhome structures group home co-ownership, letting two to four people buy a primary residence together on one FHA-backed mortgage with a single recorded deed and shares weighted by private space. It manages the co-ownership agreement, maintenance reserve, default protection, and exits, and matches buyers or partner agents on the open US market.

1 investor

RIBE operates a marketplace platform for motorcycles in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) with a scalable business model targeting the motorcycle industry.

1 investor

RICE is a food delivery service that connects customers with 500+ hand-picked Asian restaurants across Barcelona and Madrid, using a WhatsApp assistant called Ona to take orders. It serves Asian-food lovers and offers a business catering option with consolidated monthly invoicing, while supporting family-run restaurant kitchens.

1 investor

Ridejoy operated a community-driven marketplace for long-distance carpooling, letting drivers list spare seats and travelers find rides with others. The service shut down in early 2013.

1 investor

Leash operates a pet transportation service that provides on-demand rides for pets to veterinary clinics, groomers, daycares, boarding facilities, and other appointments. The service connects pet owners with vetted drivers trained in pet safety and care.

1 investor

Rides2U is a rideshare service that partners with local operators to provide vetted, safety-focused drivers across college towns and communities in the United States. The company emphasizes driver accountability and vehicle safety standards.

1 investor

RinggitPlus is a Malaysian personal finance comparison platform that helps consumers compare and apply for financial products such as credit cards, loans, and insurance, alongside publishing financial news and money-management content.

1 investor

RingPartner is a digital marketing company offering lead generation solutions that connect brands and businesses with consumers via phone calls, data leads, and clicks across hundreds of verticals. It serves clients across North America through its proprietary Call Marketplace platform.

1 investor

Rio Fish is an e-commerce platform selling fresh fish and seafood products to restaurants and consumers in Kenya. The site provides educational content on fish farming, value chains, and fish nutrition.

1 investor

Rise Art is an online art gallery and marketplace for buying original and limited-edition fine art, offering curation, consultations, try-before-you-buy options, and worldwide shipping. It serves both experienced collectors and first-time art buyers.

1 investor

RITUALI operates an invite-only marketplace connecting individuals with independent wellness practitioners across fitness, nutrition, bodywork, mindset, and energy work. Members receive discounted rates on sessions and access to personalized practitioner matching and integrative care concierge services.

1 investor

Rivalry Tech provides in-seat food and beverage delivery for stadium and venue guests, allowing attendees to order concessions without leaving their seats.

1 investor

Roadie operates a crowdsourced nationwide delivery network that lets retailers and businesses offer same-day and scheduled delivery of almost any item, reaching most U.S. households via 30,000+ zip codes. It serves high-volume retailers and merchants through delivery products that fulfill from stores or distribution centers and integrate with UPS systems.

1 investor

Roady is a New Zealand travel content and media company that helps travellers discover activities and plan road trips. Its app offers a map of over 2,500 experiences with photos, local tips, and gamified badges, covering New Zealand and Australia.

1 investor

Rocketpin operates an on-demand network of over 20,000 field agents that companies use to carry out in-person tasks such as address verification, asset and property inspections, retail audits, field collections, and notarized electronic signatures. It serves businesses across industries, including banks and financial institutions, and covers Mexico with regional operations in Argentina, Peru, Uruguay, and Chile.

1 investor

RockPool Collective runs a subscription-based service that matches older adults with local families ("RockPool Reps") to help with everyday tasks such as cleaning, gardening, errands, transport, and companionship so they can keep living independently at home. It also creates flexible paid work for parents and fosters intergenerational community connections, with a focus on New Zealand.

1 investor

Roof Marketplace operates a marketplace connecting vetted roofing contractors with insurance adjusters and homeowners, providing bidding, pricing transparency, and coordination for insurance claims. It handles tasks such as collecting contractor bids and coordinating next steps to speed up claims processing.

1 investor

Roomblocker offered a hotel booking service for groups and events, operating as a B2B travel marketplace.

1 investor

Roomie provides a platform that allows college students and renters to visualize and plan their living spaces using 3D room models and furniture placement tools. The company serves campus housing administrators and students, aiming to reduce moving-day stress and improve equity in the residential move-in process.

1 investor

Roomstorm operates a real-time B2B hotel room marketplace, with an automated platform that connects airlines to global hotel inventory to provide accommodations to passengers stranded by flight disruptions. It also offers airline teams a web portal for rapidly processing affected passengers.

1 investor

Roomza is a hotel booking platform that lets members reserve specific rooms by number at select US hotels, with prices matching or beating the hotel's own rate and a guarantee that pays the guest if a stay disappoints. It also runs a program where users can earn money when others book the exact room they stayed in.

1 investor

Rooster is a free online community platform that enables neighbors to help, borrow, and share items and services with one another. It operates as a gift economy where members exchange goods and assistance based on reciprocal generosity rather than monetary transactions.

1 investor

Roovook (루북) is a South Korean online platform for searching hotel event spaces and group accommodations, offering over 1,916 event venues across the country and connecting users directly with hotel staff for free, commission-free quotes. It serves organizers of workshops, seminars, team retreats, and group business trips, and includes an AI concierge to help find venues and rooms.

1 investor

RouterPlus operates a marketplace for AI inference that tests AI models against a team's own traffic, recommends one, and has providers compete to serve the workload at scale through a single API, with backup provider failover. It serves engineering teams running AI models in production, such as those operating large volumes of agent conversations.

1 investor