192 Startup Ideas


  1. Discovering some random plant based alternative to lithium, something that is a battery technology breakthrough

  2. An app to notify you when you are no longer on hold, so you don't have to listen to hold music anymore

  3. An email bot that sends sarcastic messages over and over when you open your emails (client or otherwise).

  4. Book summary podcast – would include a long version with an in-depth summary and a lazy person’s version with three things to know and what to say when someone asks you about it.

  5. An app to cheer you up when you're having a bad day

  6. An app that asks if you should send an email or message before you send it (avoids being triggered by emotions etc.)

  7. Platform to discover emerging social media influencers

  8. Mobile app that notes the GPS location of your car when you park it so you can find it again

  9. Grocery delivery service for college campuses: Fresh direct for dorm rooms.

  10. A water bottle that rewards you for reusing it, refilling it and drinking more water.

  11. Nap stations throughout the city. To integrate it into our culture, we can introduce them through napping stations similar to coffee houses.

  12. A gift recommendation engine that pulls products from Amazon

  13. Netflix for expensive clothing. Users can cycle through a couple items per month

  14. Meal delivery in hospitals

  15. A water testing kit to see if your water has minerals and stuff in it and is making you sick

  16. This or that comparison app

  17. An app to track the progress on the book you're reading through, giving an estimation of how long is left.

  18. An app to help you better focus throughout the day

  19. Pandora of news

  20. Wearable device for assisting the visually challenged

  21. An app to find someone to go on an adventure with

  22. A meter that tells you when you've had enough caffeine and when you should stop drinking.

  23. Automatic thank you notes, sent to contacts as a postcard generated from uploaded contact lists. On the card is a highly realistic signature that users digitally upload.

  24. An alternative to Linkedin. Something way less spammy.

  25. A service to let you create your own ice cream flavors

  26. An online community where investors share investment ideas with each other

  27. An app that tracks when you're your best self and aims to do what it can to keep you/get you back to that point

  28. A workaholic checker app - Analyses your calendar and where you spend your time, helping you move away from workaholism, and closer to balance.

  29. An app that tells you why modern day trends exist and why you don't necessarily need to conform to them.

  30. Relaunch something like Homejoy

  31. Uber for dog walkers

  32. 23andMe for cats/dogs - Most pet owners want to know there pets are healthy and in good shape, this would help improve anxiety and do just that.

  33. Selfie drones. Cheap drones that you can attach your smartphone to, that will take the best possible selfie/group selfie.

  34. An app to learn one super interesting fact everyday

  35. SMS alerts for traffic nearby

  36. System that sends me my receipts electronically via email rather than paper copies at the store. Could either work with my credit card company or via the loyalty cards stores offer.

  37. A live streaming video platform focused on video gaming and eSports

  38. Chewing gum that is good for braces and dentures

  39. Service to rent a personal assistant for the day

  40. Personalized cereal boxes (to celebrate child's achievements)

  41. A tool to generate or relieve boredom when people need a mental boost

  42. Brainstorm support – call in service with someone to talk with you to help get your brain going

  43. Tool to plan a random vacation based on your budget

  44. Tool to generate simple placeholder logos

  45. An app that sends you alerts for limited free stuff in your area everyday

  46. Prepackaged school supplies based on the lists from the school districts

  47. An app to help you fall asleep

  48. Keep track of your plants and remember to water them

  49. Search engine for reviews

  50. Real-time world/local news on an interactive map

  51. Netflix for home exercise equipment. Swap out your ergometer for an elliptical and then swap that for a treadmill.

  52. A memory training chrome extension - Every day a new memory training exercises will appears in your Chrome tabs for you to work through.

  53. A browser extension to show a summary at the top of any news article you are reading

  54. Chat with a random person about a current event

  55. A meditation app

  56. A lost and found aggregator, pulling from craigslist and various other sources

  57. Birthday gifts reminder app

  58. Snap a picture of a food dish and get similar dishes or recommendations

  59. An alternative to Facebook, that's clean, functional, and has some basic respect for user's privacy

  60. A platform for professionals to barter time and services

  61. Cleanflix - a service that lets you automatically skip nudity on Netflix

  62. A gift card exchange marketplace where anybody can buy, sell, or trade their new or pre-owned gift cards

  63. Job swap board for stay at home moms – I'll do your laundry if you do my grocery shopping.

  64. An app to suggest outdoor activities based on the weather in your area

  65. Personalized alarm clocks that sync with a user's body and their iPhone

  66. A service that allows restaurants to fill tables by varying prices to increase demand

  67. A service to get on demand help and advice on the health of your pets, making sure they’re always happy and well

  68. Ads on paper towels. Give out free paper towel rolls, each tab has some unique advertisement on it.

  69. A service that connects the homeless with someone who is regularly integrated into society. This person will become friends with the homeless person and talk with them, help them to believe in themselves again.

  70. A tool that predicts flight delays

  71. A service that lets you annotate any video on the web

  72. Train delay alerts by SMS

  73. A platform for professionals to donate their time/services to local charities

  74. Search engine for K-12 students

  75. A trend of the month club, where each month you get mailed something hip with a glossy booklet explaining how cool that item is about to become. Limited to 5,000 people. Gives you a cool story to tell yourself for the rest of the month, and something to talk about with your friends.

  76. An app that lets you scan a parking sign and tell you if you can actually park there or not

  77. Platform to let users split subscription costs and share services such as cable tv, HBO, Netflix, etc

  78. SMS reminders for TODOs

  79. A tool to keep track of all your subscriptions

  80. A gratitude app that teaches you to thank yourself for all the good you do for yourself and for others too.

  81. ThatsAThing.com - tells you if things already exists

  82. Real-time mentions of your startup from social & the web

  83. Known For - discover what each restaurant or store is known for or special for

  84. Netflix for books/used books; online delivery service

  85. A service where you are sent a random awesome product from Amazon each week for $5 or under

  86. An app to tell you exact wait times at restaurants nearby

  87. Site to discover failed startup ideas

  88. Site to discover startup ideas that were acquired

  89. Coffee with nearby professionals

  90. A self praise app. Sometimes you need encouragement, use the applause app to get praise for your accomplishments from supporting peers

  91. Hug Buddy - find a random person that is going through tough times to give them a hug and show emotional support

  92. Service that declutters your home when you aren't there

  93. Marketplace for wedding vendors

  94. Uber for auto-repair. Get a trusted mechanic sent to your home.

  95. Order fresh stuff from local farms

  96. A place to play board games and eat/drink, like a coffee house, but where board games are the main focus.

  97. Social media platform where users vouch for other users on certain topics, skills or professions

  98. A social platform for watching sports and communicating with others who are watching the same game

  99. An app that makes mondays less awful

  100. A habit tracker

  101. An easier way to meet like minded people in your area

  102. Annotations for Netflix - see the most interesting scenes in a movie. See what others are thinking about any particular scene.

  103. Smart IOT devices for gardening

  104. A social network for doctors

  105. A note taking app that's actually affective and different from all the other ones

  106. Advertisement based captcha

  107. Subscription service that send you one random book each month

  108. An app to help you read through web pages faster

  109. Blockchain based lending platform

  110. App to clear your camera roll of duplicates and automatically pick the best photos

  111. Service to find a hiking buddy

  112. An app to figure out how arrogant you are, what level is acceptable for your life/career path and how to improve that.

  113. A tailored surprise subscription box. The user tells you their interests. You send them something awesome each month.

  114. An app to split the rent with roommates automatically

  115. A platform for entrepreneurs to find co-founders

  116. A company that digs your car out of the snow and removes snow from your driveway and starts car in the morning.

  117. Keyless entry using your phone

  118. A social network for sharing film suggestions

  119. A travel company that takes people around to small towns in the South.

  120. An app to gently remind you of people worse off than you and why you should be grateful for being you.

  121. Self-destructing text messages

  122. A service that automatically invests in stocks based on your interests

  123. A fresh/warm loaf of bread delivered to your door in under an hour

  124. Virtual home interior decorator

  125. A service that lets you Airbnb your backyard pool

  126. Vacation rental management service

  127. Rent a pet to see if it's a good idea for your family

  128. An app to help beat procrastination

  129. SMS alerts of news based on events within a 3 mile radius of you

  130. Cell phone made of biodegradable materials

  131. A directory of conferences, events and speakers

  132. An app to count how many times per day you unlock your phone, and translates that data into how fragmented and weak your focus has become

  133. A calorie counting app that gives advice to improve what you're doing based on the actions you’re taking

  134. A service that lets you rent a fully loaded adventure car

  135. Self-destructing emails

  136. Online shark-tank - pitch investors online

  137. A service for landlords, managers, and agents to simplify the process of finding and signing a new tenant for your rental property

  138. A place where people could go to eat/study but would HAVE to do it at the same table with a stranger. It would encourage us to talk to/meet new and interesting people.

  139. Interest free loans

  140. Weekly deliveries of fresh groceries from your local farms

  141. eBay for free stuff

  142. An app that lets you grab your favorite snips/clips from a movie to share them with friends

  143. Bike Garage. A garage within a current attended car garage that stores bikes for a small fee and you are guaranteed it will not be stolen.

  144. An app to quickly fact check arguments using high quality resources/sources if a point/argument has solid scientific backing

  145. A website that aggregates places you can go for factory tours. Like Ben & Jerry's, the Cape Cod potato chips factory, etc.

  146. Interview practice company - A company that will do mock interviews with you and give you feedback on your performance.

  147. An app to post a list of food from your pantry you want to get rid of, to see if others want it

  148. Privacy policy generator

  149. Marketplace for pre-owned high end clothing

  150. A browser extension that monitors surfing behavior to let you know when you spend too much time on time wasting sites

  151. A marketplace for developers to sell their side projects

  152. An alarm clock app that charges you a nickel each time you click snooze

  153. Relaunching a service like StumbleUpon

  154. An app that notifies you of new laws in your area

  155. Car/home insurance where each user ends up owning part of the insurance company

  156. A service for spam mailboxes, disposable email accounts for all your junkmail

  157. Currency calculator with on-the-fly conversion

  158. Service to get paid for reviewing products

  159. An app that tells you what places are open right now

  160. Neighborhood phone book

  161. App to round up your spare change on purchases and donate it charity

  162. Home delivery of pet food/snacks/toys on a set schedule

  163. Real world bookmarking app

  164. American Idol online where the user judge the you own peers and strangers, built on a karaoke format.

  165. Uber for caregivers

  166. Photography studio that casts you as characters from movies

  167. Super local news

  168. Relaunching a service like Vine

  169. An IMDB for people who have won awards. I want to a quick way to find the professors with the most citations in any given subject, the chefs in the area with the best Zagats reviews, the local high school football players with the most touchdowns, etc.

  170. Automated invoice collections for small businesses

  171. Uber for lawn care/yard work

  172. Bedtime story company - Company that you call who reads you a bedtime story if you can't fall asleep

  173. In-grocery store prep service (buy vegetables first and drop them off to be chopped to your specs - pick them up on the way to checkout)

  174. SMS donations for charities

  175. Travel agency that shows you dying civilizations

  176. Find someone to learn a foreign language from, while you teach them your language

  177. A service to browse live supermarket inventory

  178. Linkedin for challenged/disabled people

  179. An online marketplace for scientific experiments

  180. A company that makes cloth napkins made of old tshirts

  181. Uber for home made meals. Hire a mom to make you a great meal.

  182. A service that provides specific enthusiastic people who want to volunteer or have time to go engage with people at nursing homes and doing activities with them.

  183. Subscription service that send you one random trendy movie each week

  184. Recycling for people (offer to pick up their recyclables and take care of it all for them... for a fee + the value of the recyclables

  185. A food service where you can email them your mom's recipes and have them make it for you and deliver it during lunch time.

  186. Themed newsletters - Daily, weekly or monthly newsletters themed at making you the best possible version of you that you can be

  187. An ethical hotline - ethics experts answer questions related to ethics for fee per hour

  188. A website that aggregates food in grocery stores that is about to expire and gives you a big discount on it. This would help to greatly reduce the millions of tons of pre-consumer food waste each year.

  189. Service that keeps inventory in a household (products, cleaning, etc.)

  190. A chat app for discussing divisive topics with strangers

  191. SMS alerts for last minute extremely cheap flight tickets

  192. Uber for babysitters

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