Marketplaces Startups

Wetacoo is an Italian startup offering an on-demand, digital storage and moving service, letting customers request pickup, packing, furniture assembly/disassembly, and warehouse storage of belongings and furniture through an online platform. Items are catalogued in an online inventory that users can track and manage from a PC or phone, with services aimed at both individuals relocating and businesses needing goods transport and storage.

2 investors

Wifkain, based in Indonesia, operates a manufacturing-as-a-service platform linking fashion brands and producers with fabric suppliers. Buyers can browse fabrics, order physical samples to assess them by hand, purchase directly from suppliers online or offline, and follow production progress.

2 investors

wikifolio is an online platform where users follow trading strategies published by traders and, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, can buy wikifolio index certificates that track a trader's portfolio performance. It serves retail investors and traders across Europe with a social investing and portfolio-sharing community focused on European stocks.

2 investors

Wishup provides virtual assistant and remote staffing services, connecting clients with vetted talent from a global talent pool to handle administrative and business support tasks.

2 investors

Withlocals is an online marketplace that connects travelers with local hosts for private, personalized guided tours and food experiences in cities worldwide. The B Corp certified platform lets travelers book one-on-one tours, message hosts, and manage bookings, with a focus on sustainable tourism that pays locals directly.

2 investors

Wolf provides a white-label on-demand staffing platform that helps restaurant operators and hospitality companies match shifts and manage workers for servers, bartenders, cooks, and other restaurant staff. The platform automates shift matching, availability management, credential tracking, and payments for restaurants ranging from single-location operations to enterprise hospitality groups.

2 investors

Workana is a freelance marketplace that connects skilled professionals with clients seeking project-based work across various industries and geographies.

2 investors

WorkOnward is a local hiring platform that connects job seekers with small businesses in their neighborhood. The platform prioritizes proximity and accessibility, allowing workers to find jobs within walking distance and enabling small business owners to post positions for free and hire nearby candidates without traditional resume-based screening.

2 investors

Worldia operates a white-label B2B2C travel booking platform that enables travel distributors to offer customizable travel experiences across over 80 destinations globally. The platform provides technology, product catalogues, and services for streamlined trip planning and reservation.

2 investors

Wowzi provides an AI-powered platform for end-to-end influencer marketing campaign management, including creator discovery, audience insights, analytics, and automated contracting, payments, and compliance. It serves enterprise brands, agency networks, and SMEs running creator-led social marketing campaigns across Africa.

2 investors

RoboBuddy rents advanced robot dogs (the Go 2 Pro model) to families on a weekly basis, including delivery, pickup, and personal training. The consumer robotics rental service is set to launch in Abu Dhabi in Q4 2026.

2 investors

Yeply operates an on-site bicycle maintenance service that brings service vans to corporate offices to service employee bikes during work hours. The service supports corporate sustainability goals and employee wellness while offering businesses flexible cost-sharing options for the maintenance fees.

2 investors

About You is a European fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform that lets shoppers browse and buy apparel from over 2,000 brands via a personalized mobile experience, and offers a Partner Program and drop-shipping model for brands and retailers to sell through its marketplace. Founded in 2014 in Hamburg, it operates across 29 countries in Europe.

2 investors

Yogosha operates an Offensive Security Testing Platform that helps organizations detect, manage, and fix vulnerabilities through VDP, penetration testing, and bug bounty programs, connecting CISOs, developers, security teams, and ethical hackers. It serves enterprise security teams in the cybersecurity industry.

2 investors

YOHO (友和) is a Hong Kong online retail platform selling consumer electronics, home appliances, and personal care products, with services including express delivery, physical stores, and a merchant/marketplace program for third-party sellers. It offers membership benefits, corporate wholesale and gift ordering, and features like an AI assistant for shoppers.

2 investors

YoloBus is an intercity bus travel service in India offering online ticket booking for AC and non-AC luxury and sleeper buses across more than 400 routes. It focuses on comfortable, sanitized, and tech-enabled bus journeys for Indian travelers, with buses featuring WiFi, CCTV, and live GPS tracking.

2 investors

YouTeam operates a hiring platform that connects startups with vetted offshore software engineers seeking full-time contracts who are not listed on freelance portals or job boards. It focuses on helping startups, including Y Combinator companies, source engineering talent.

2 investors

Zoomer operates a technology and logistics platform that connects high-volume delivery restaurants with independent delivery drivers to fulfill food orders. It serves restaurant partners, drivers, and diners in the food delivery market.

2 investors

Zoosk is a dating platform with over 60 million members that uses advanced filters and smart matchmaking algorithms to connect singles seeking serious, long-term relationships based on compatibility and shared values.

2 investors

ZuBlu is an online travel agency for booking scuba diving holidays, offering handpicked dive resorts and liveaboards with expert travel advisors and a guest concierge service. It provides tailored dive itineraries across destinations including the Maldives, Indonesia, the Philippines, the Red Sea, and the Caribbean.

2 investors

Observer19 is a web directory that organizes and lists websites in a fixed, browsable gazette-style structure across 22 categories, covering industries such as technology, health, finance, and gaming. Site owners can submit URLs free of charge for review and permanent listing.

2 investors

TeamWalk is a mobile platform that gamifies physical activity and social engagement through challenges centered on walking, stamping, and photo verification, rewarding participants with products and incentives from brands. The platform enables brands to run marketing campaigns tied to user-generated participation and engagement metrics.

2 investors

Vely Monkeys (블리몽키즈) operates a retail platform that helps Korean beauty (K-beauty) brands enter the Indian market, connecting some 1,300 vetted brands from listing through local distribution via a proprietary AI system. It runs the Maccaron (Maccaron.in) K-beauty commerce service and operates an Indian subsidiary that analyzes local regulations and market trends.

2 investors

Yeolmae Company is Korea's first issuer of investment contract securities, offering fractional investment in artworks. Its Art&Guide service lets investors buy shares of art pieces as part of the security token offering (STO) market.

2 investors