Marketplaces Startups

TourHero is a platform that lets creators and community leaders design and host customized group trips, connecting them with local tour operators who handle accommodations, transportation, payments and on-ground logistics. Hosts can travel for free with six or more travelers and add their own markup to earn revenue, with the service spanning over 80 destinations worldwide.

5 investors

Trend is a content marketplace platform that connects brands with creators for content production. The platform provides automated project management, customer support, and full licensing rights to streamline brand content creation.

5 investors

Trendyol is an online retail marketplace offering fashion products such as platform boots and other footwear to consumers, with a Romanian-language storefront serving that market.

5 investors

Trii is a Colombian fintech platform that enables retail investors to access stock market investments in a user-friendly, affordable manner across Latin America. The company operates in three countries and serves over 600,000 active users seeking to democratize investment access.

5 investors

TrueCar operates an online marketplace that connects consumers with certified dealers for buying, selling, and leasing new, used, and certified pre-owned vehicles. The platform provides research and shopping tools to facilitate transparent automotive transactions.

5 investors

Better.co.uk (formerly Trussle) is a fee-free UK online mortgage broker that searches over 100 lenders to find and manage mortgages for customers, handling applications, remortgaging, buy-to-let, and homeowner loans. The company offers a digital application process with mortgage advisers and case managers guiding customers to completion.

5 investors

Unicorn Auctions is a digital marketplace for spirits and wine, connecting buyers and sellers through an auction platform with secure storage vaulting services.

5 investors

Upflex is a workplace optimization platform that combines an on-demand global workspace network with an AI tool (UnifyAI) that forecasts office attendance, coordinates hybrid teams, and helps consolidate real estate. It serves corporate real estate, finance, HR, and workplace experience teams at enterprises managing hybrid work.

5 investors

Vahak operates an online marketplace and network connecting transporters and logistics businesses across India, offering load and truck booking through its app in multiple local languages. It focuses on small and medium-sized logistics businesses in India.

5 investors

Verbling connects language learners with teachers through live online video for one-on-one lessons. It operates a global marketplace serving students and teachers across multiple continents.

5 investors

VIVLA enables multiple families to co-own second homes through a flexible, community-based model as an alternative to traditional real estate ownership. The platform targets affluent families seeking affordable access to vacation properties in premium destinations.

5 investors

Wayfair offers a product specialist service where technical experts provide specialized product knowledge and personalized recommendations to help shoppers make informed purchasing decisions.

5 investors

WayUp is a digital recruiting marketplace that connects employers with college students and recent graduates for internships and jobs. It helps companies reach, engage, and hire early-career candidates.

5 investors

Wheel the World is a travel booking platform focused on accessible tourism, offering verified accessible hotels, tours, transportation, and vacation packages with detailed on-the-ground accessibility data. It serves people with disabilities and older adults, letting them create a profile of mobility, hearing, and vision needs to find and book stays and experiences that match their requirements worldwide.

5 investors

Wrench operates a platform that brings certified mechanics to customers' locations for mobile auto repair and maintenance, letting car owners avoid shops and waiting. It serves consumer vehicle owners seeking on-demand automotive service.

5 investors

Wunderflats operates an online platform for renting furnished apartments, connecting tenants, landlords, and companies. It offers temporary furnished housing for tenants, verified tenant sourcing for landlords, and outsourced corporate travel/accommodation management for companies.

5 investors

A digital marketplace to trade bankruptcy claims as a modern asset class.

5 investors

Zipcar operates a car-sharing network that provides on-demand vehicle access to members in cities, aimed at reducing car ownership, traffic, and emissions. It serves urban residents, universities, and non-profits primarily across North America.

5 investors

Zolar operates an online platform that connects homeowners in Germany with vetted regional installation companies for solar and clean-energy projects, including photovoltaic systems, balcony power plants, wallboxes, and solar storage. It acts as an intermediary matching customers with qualified local specialist firms who provide individual quotes and installation.

5 investors

Lovegraph (ラブグラフ) is a Japanese on-location photography service that sends professional photographers to a customer's chosen date and place to capture family and personal milestones such as Shichi-Go-San, Omiyamairi, anniversaries, and portraits with family, partners, or friends. It operates across all 47 prefectures of Japan, delivering edited photo data through customers' online accounts.

5 investors

Grooves is a Japanese "WorkTech" company that builds internet-based services to connect working people with companies, aiming to improve how individuals find jobs and new work opportunities. It operates in the HR and recruitment technology space serving Japan's labor market.

5 investors

Mellow operates a platform that matches mobile shops such as food trucks (kitchen cars) with vacant spaces, connecting mobility-business operators with locations like offices and neighborhoods. The company has built a network of over 1,300 spaces and 4,200 mobile-business operators across Japan, and also directly operates food trucks through a subsidiary.

5 investors

Meetsmore (ミツモア) is an online marketplace that connects individuals and businesses with local professionals; this page focuses on matching users with tax accountants (税理士) experienced in handling tax investigations in Japan. Users can request quotes and compare professionals by price and reviews for services such as tax audit support and tax return filing.

5 investors

1stDibs is an online marketplace for curated luxury goods, including furniture, jewelry, art, and fashion, connecting buyers with vetted sellers. It offers purchase protections such as authenticity guarantees, money-back guarantees, and price matching.

4 investors