Marketplaces Startups

Cuddly is an online platform for animal rescues and shelters to run fundraisers, create wishlists, and share adoptable pets. It also lets donors register to track their past donations.

1 investor

CuidaPet is an on-demand veterinary service that lets pet owners book home visits from general and specialist veterinarians through an online platform, offering consultations, vaccinations, and preventive exams. Operating in Chile, it also runs a physical clinic in Providencia for specialty consultations and procedures.

1 investor

Curio operates a creator-owned marketplace where users buy books, music, and videos directly from creators, who keep the full purchase price. Buyers retain permanent access to purchased content through the Curios app or partner apps.

1 investor

Curious Cardinals runs a virtual 1:1 mentorship platform that pairs K-12 students with mentors from top universities for academic support and passion project guidance. Students meet weekly with mentors to build projects, improve study skills, and prepare for college, with the service delivered through a subscription model.

1 investor

Curiouz is an online store selling curated vintage furniture, lighting, and design objects, including rare and collectible pieces. It targets interior design enthusiasts and collectors shopping for vintage home décor.

1 investor

Cutters operates hair salons offering fixed-price professional haircuts with a drop-in and app-based booking model, letting customers see real-time wait times, reserve a place in the queue, and pay via app. The company runs over 120 salons and serves general consumers across the Nordics.

1 investor

Cuvrd Drive is a software platform for automotive dealerships that unifies DMS appointment, deal, vehicle, and warranty data into one advisor workspace to identify refinance, warranty (VSC), maintenance, lease-buyout, and trade-in opportunities during service visits. It serves service advisors, retention/BDC teams, F&I managers, and dealer groups looking to generate additional revenue from service-lane traffic.

1 investor

CyberTalents is a platform that connects tech companies with cybersecurity professionals, offering hiring access to a vetted network of security freelancers and full-timers. It also provides a community where practitioners practice challenges, learn skills, and take part in capture-the-flag (CTF) competitions, and lets businesses host their own CTF contests.

1 investor

Cyclando is a tour operator offering guided and self-guided cycling holidays across Italy and Europe, with itineraries by bike, gravel bike, and e-bike. It provides multi-day tours including route planning, bike rental, and on-site mechanical assistance for cycling travelers.

1 investor

Dabble is a marketplace for discovering and booking local creative and DIY workshops taught by people in the community. It connects learners with instructors across many cities to teach and take in-person and virtual classes.

1 investor

Dailymealz offers weekly and monthly meal subscriptions, letting users order once and receive fresh daily meals from a rotating selection of over 60 restaurants, with plan types like healthy, keto, diet, and fast food. It serves both individuals and companies providing employee lunch programs, and lets subscribers control delivery times, swap meals, and pause or cancel.

1 investor

다락 (Dalock) operates unmanned, self-service self-storage facilities in South Korea where customers rent units of various sizes and handle contracting and access entirely through a mobile app. It serves individuals storing seasonal clothing and household goods as well as businesses, and offers franchise opportunities.

1 investor

Food delivery platform operating in Prague that connects customers with over 1,800 local restaurants, offering ordering via web and mobile app with delivery or in-store pickup. Now operating under the foodora brand, it serves consumers ordering meals to their home, office, or other locations across the city.

1 investor

Dank Bank is a platform where creators of viral memes and videos mint authentic 1/1 NFTs, which are then fractionalized into thousands of shares. Users can buy and trade fractional ownership of well-known internet memes.

1 investor

Datalign Advisory operates an SEC-registered platform that matches consumers with a vetted fiduciary financial advisory firm based on a short questionnaire about their financial goals, situation, and preferences. The service is free for users, funded by referral fees from participating advisors, and serves individuals across all 50 U.S. states.

1 investor

Dating Ring was a matchmaking service that connected members for dating. The company operated for five years before closing in August 2018.

1 investor

DatingCafe is an online dating platform and singles marketplace where members create profiles, search for compatible partners, and connect through features like photo flirting, personality questionnaires, direct messaging, and video dates. It serves singles in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, with a focus on people aged 35 and older, and verifies profiles using ID checks, editorial review, and AI.

1 investor

DayPassCR operates a platform that allows travelers to book day passes to luxury hotels, resorts, and boutique properties in Costa Rica, with access to amenities like pools, beach clubs, spas, and restaurants without requiring an overnight stay. The company connects travelers and locals with curated hospitality experiences and local tours on a single marketplace platform.

1 investor

DayBreakHotels is an online booking platform for "day use" hotel stays, letting users reserve rooms, suites, spas, meeting rooms, and luggage storage in 3-to-5-star hotels for a few daytime, evening, or night hours at discounted rates. It serves business travelers, transit passengers, and local residents across Italy through its website, app, chat, and call center.

1 investor

Daycare.com is an online directory that helps parents find licensed daycare and childcare centers by city or zip code, and lets childcare providers advertise their services. It also publishes resource articles for both parents and providers.

1 investor

Dayuse is an online platform for booking hotel rooms during the day for a few hours (2 to 12 hours) rather than overnight, at rates 30–75% below the nightly price. It serves travelers, remote workers, couples, and wellness seekers, connecting them with 3- to 5-star partner hotels while helping hoteliers monetize vacant daytime rooms.

1 investor

DAZZL is an on-demand beauty and wellness app that dispatches background-verified, trained professionals to a customer's home, typically within about 10 minutes, across nine service categories. It targets consumers in India seeking at-home beauty services using branded, dermatologically-tested products.

1 investor

Dealls is an online employment platform and ATS that connects job seekers with vacancies and offers one-on-one mentoring services in Indonesia. The platform serves job hunters and employers by providing job matching, talent curation, application tracking, and HR management tools alongside free career mentoring.

1 investor

Deeleeo operates a same-day and intercity delivery platform for local businesses, handling perishable and non-perishable items with mobile apps, a web portal, and integrations with Shopify, Magento, and ShipStation. It also offers a vehicle valet transport service, serving businesses in the Edmonton, Calgary, and Red Deer areas of Canada.

1 investor