Marketplaces Startups

OjaExpress is a grocery delivery service that sources fresh, hard-to-find authentic foods from local international and ethnic markets—including Hispanic, Asian, Indian, African, and Caribbean stores—and delivers them to customers' homes. It partners with local international grocery merchants to connect shoppers with global cuisine ingredients.

4 investors

Opendorse operates a platform for athlete influencer marketing, connecting brands with college and student athletes to run full-service endorsement campaigns at scale. It serves brands seeking athlete partnerships and athletes monetizing their name, image, and likeness.

4 investors

openigloo is a rental platform for New York City that offers verified apartment listings, building and landlord reviews, and tools to schedule tours, apply, sign leases, and pay rent. It serves renters seeking transparent information about NYC buildings and owners, including rent-stabilized apartments.

4 investors

OpenSponsorship operates a digital marketplace that connects professional athletes with brands seeking authentic sponsorship partnerships. The platform uses analytics and AI-based matching to facilitate and manage marketing relationships across sports globally.

4 investors

Otrium operates an online marketplace offering discounted fashion and apparel, featuring brand collaborations and seasonal collections with promotional pricing.

4 investors

Ouihelp is a home care service that connects elderly and disabled people with qualified caregivers (auxiliaires de vie) to help them remain living at home, handling daily tasks such as personal hygiene, meal preparation, housekeeping, night care, and companionship. Operating in France under a mandataire model, it manages caregiver recruitment and care coordination, with services eligible for a 50% tax credit and public assistance such as the APA.

4 investors

Palisade provides AI agents for online marketplaces, giving each buyer a personal agent that knows the catalog and pricing, giving sellers/owners an agent that explains their performance data, and routing high-intent leads to the operator's team. It installs via a single script tag and integrates with a company's booking engine, PMS, CRM, and catalog.

4 investors

Passage is a mobile ticketing platform that enables event organizers to sell tickets, merchandise, and concessions online and at the door from a single system. The platform targets small to midsize events with setup, payment processing, and customer support designed for quick deployment.

4 investors

Phoenix Hydrogen operates a marketplace platform for buying and selling hydrogen as a commodity, targeting utilities and industrial customers in the emerging hydrogen infrastructure sector.

4 investors

Plenti offers subscription-based rental of consumer electronics and equipment (such as VR headsets, projectors, drones, gaming devices, and cleaning machines) with a fixed monthly fee that lets customers swap devices, and includes delivery, protection, and returns. It also provides equipment rental services for business events in Poland.

4 investors

Powerus is a job marketplace for skilled trades in Germany, connecting workers and employers in sectors including electrical installation, renewable energy, HVAC, plumbing, and building automation.

4 investors

Collectpure operates a marketplace for buying and selling gold, silver, and rare coins, with dedicated concierge support for traders and collectors.

4 investors

Qmerit operates a nationwide network of vetted, certified electricians in North America and connects homeowners and businesses with them for EV charger installation and other electrification projects, managing the work end to end. It focuses on electrical services supporting the shift toward electric-powered technologies.

4 investors

Quero operates an online marketplace in Brazil where students search, compare, and enroll in college programs across more than 1,200 partner institutions, with discounts on tuition.

4 investors

QuinStreet operates decentralized online marketplaces that connect consumers researching and comparing products with brands through a large media network. The company uses segmentation and AI-driven matching technologies to help consumers find solutions and enable brands to reach in-market prospects with performance-based pricing.

4 investors

Raena is a reseller and dropshipper platform for beauty products in Indonesia, offering access to over 250 brands and 1,000 original products. It lets resellers earn income through the platform with free shipping (terms apply) and no registration or admin fees, accessed via a mobile app.

4 investors

Rally is a crowdpowered travel service that matches riders heading to the same event or destination and provides chartered luxury buses for the round trip. Users can join preset trips or create and share their own, with rides operated through local charter bus company partners across North America.

4 investors

Rebelstork is an online marketplace offering discounted baby gear, home, and kitchen products—including strollers, car seats, and other baby items—from top brands at reduced prices. It sells overstock and open-box products directly to consumers with daily deals.

4 investors

Rocketrip offers software that reduces corporate travel costs by setting customized trip budgets using real-time prices, company policy, and proprietary algorithms, then rewarding employees who spend under budget. It serves businesses managing employee travel and integrates with existing corporate and expense technology systems.

4 investors

Roo is a veterinary relief staffing platform that connects relief professionals with animal hospitals to address workforce shortages and burnout. The platform allows veterinary professionals to work flexible schedules while helping hospitals maintain operations and reduce staff turnover.

4 investors

Roomi is a platform that connects verified renters looking for roommates or available rooms in their area. It serves individuals searching for shared housing.

4 investors

Ryft is a UK-based, FCA-regulated payment services provider offering embedded payment infrastructure for marketplaces, platforms and omnichannel businesses, with features like automated split payments, seller onboarding, recurring billing, escrow and transaction monetisation. It serves over 1,500 merchants across verticals including hospitality, retail, services, ticketing and fundraising.

4 investors

SafeBoda operates a mobile app for ride-hailing (motorcycle "boda boda" rides and car rides) and door-to-door package delivery, serving individuals and businesses with trained, certified riders and drivers. It focuses on the Kenyan market, with delivery coverage in Nairobi and surrounding areas.

4 investors

Safqah is a Shariah-compliant real estate crowdinvesting platform, licensed by Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority, that lets individuals invest in property development projects starting from 1,000 SAR. It targets retail investors seeking fixed periodic returns, using asset-backed collateral and financial and technical due diligence to reduce risk.

4 investors