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Stylisted - location based services marketplaces beauty

Stylisted

Premier marketplace for in-home beauty service delivery
Stylisted is a website and mobile application that allows women to book in-home hair styling and makeup appointments from a network of vetted freelance beauty professionals. Women want the help of skilled makeup artists and hairstylists for special event preparation, ...

EVENTup - marketplaces bridging online and offline events online scheduling

EVENTup

Largest online marketplace for Event Spaces.
Eventup is a marketplace that allows consumers to find both commercial venues and unique residential properties and book them for their event. We make the venue selection and booking process easier and provide access to experiences that were previously unattainable ...

Morsel - food and beverages marketplaces communities restaurants

Morsel

Houzz for food and drink
Morsel is a social community for culinary enthusiasts. The content showcases the creative talents of influential chefs, brilliant up-and-comers of the culinary world and at-home cooks, alike. Using the iOS app or website, users create short stories, morsels, by ...

PrettyQuick - lead generation marketplaces online reservations beauty

PrettyQuick

Addictively Simple Beauty-Booking
PrettyQuick is an addictively simple way to book beauty. Here's why members keep coming back to book all their monthly beauty: 1. ONLY THE BEST SALONS AND SPAS: Read reviews + exclusive scoop from our beauty-insider panel. Browse photos and peruse service menus ...

Whittl - mobile e-commerce marketplaces big data

Whittl

Book appointments online, crazy fast.
Whittl allows you to easily find, compare, and book nearly any kind of local service such as haircuts, massages, yoga, dog grooming, gym memberships, and even Feng Shui consulting. It's as easy as buying a TV on Amazon or a ticket to Timbuktu on Orbitz. We're the ...

Winestyr - e-commerce wine and spirits marketplaces curated web

Winestyr

Introducing A Smarter Way To Wine
Winestyr was conceived to provide an alternative to the boring, mass-produced wine that pollutes store shelves today. There are over 8,000 wineries in the United States yet the industry is still controlled by a handful of massive wine producers and wholesalers. ...

Options Away - information technology online travel marketplaces travel

Options Away

Redefining Flexibility in Travel
Options Away is the world’s company that allows consumers to hold their flights for days or even weeks while they finalize their travel plans. Options Away leverages the concepts and technologies of the financial options markets and applies them to the travel industry ...

Every Last Morsel - marketplaces groceries agriculture micro enterprises

Every Last Morsel

Etsy for small farmers
Every Last Morsel is a community marketplace for locally grown food. We provide small farms with record-keeping tools and easy-to-use sales outlets that allow them to focus on doing what they love -- growing food.

CookItFor.Us - e-commerce food and beverages marketplaces recipes

CookItFor.Us

Any Recipe. Made Fresh. Delivered.
CookItFor.Us is an online social community connecting Cravers to Makers, to get recipes made. We enable Cravers (people who love to eat) to get their selected recipes made fresh, and delivered to their door; and fully licensed Makers (caterers, restaurants, bakeries, ...

bizHive - sales and marketing marketplaces small and medium businesses bridging online and offline

bizHive

Thumbtack for small biz marketing
bizHive is a marketing marketplace for Small Biz. We've created a secure online destination for Small Biz Buyers to learn about, shop & buy new media & new marketing products & services from "best fit" suppliers & resources - a safe haven to manage what's become ...

Rentalutions - SaaS real estate marketplaces rental housing

Rentalutions

Empowering do-it-yourself landlords
Our platform empowers landlords to manage their properties themselves, without hiring a leasing broker or property manager. We do this by providing individual landlords with an automated process and all of the tools that they need. Our automated process and education ...

Kapow Events - B2B marketplaces events none

Kapow Events

An online marketplace for corporate events.
Kapow Events is an online marketplace for corporate events. Corporate planners and professionals can easily come to Kapow to browse unique event ideas and quickly book packages online. We also have event professionals on our team who can provide recommendations, ...

DealsGoRound - mobile marketplaces coupons deals

DealsGoRound

StubHub for daily deals.
DealsGoRound was a secondary market connecting millions of daily deal consumers to facilitated the purchase, re-sale and trade of vouchers including Groupon, LivingSocial and Google Offers via web and mobile. Our Deal Wallet was an industry leading product which ...

Grabio - mobile location based services mobile commerce marketplaces

Grabio

Location-based Marketplace
Grabio is a mobile marketplace where you can buy or sell things with people and businesses nearby. Grabio addresses some of the issues users have encountered with Craigslist: mobility,location-awareness,search efficiency,transparency and safety. With our user ...

Reverb.com - e-commerce music marketplaces auctions

Reverb.com

Marketplace for Musicians to buy and sell gear
Reverb.com is the ultimate marketplace for musicians featuring thousands of listings for instruments and gear. Reverb charges only 3.5% to sell, compared to eBay's 10% or Amazon's 15%, making it a clear winner for sellers ranging from individual musicians looking ...

Monthlys - mobile commerce marketplaces mobile payments

Monthlys

Instant refills or subscriptions for common things.
Visit our site: http://Monthlys.com Check out our for business site at: http://Monthlys.com/business

OpenAirplane - marketplaces travel collaborative consumption sharing economy

OpenAirplane

Making renting an airplane as easy as renting a car.
We're making a pilot certificate more useful. OpenAirplane makes it easy for Pilots to find, book, fly, and pay for aircraft rental online or with a mobile device. We're helping Operators get better utilization of their fleets, and Pilots fly more. With rental ...

Machinio - marketplaces industrial construction farming

Machinio

Search Engine for Used Machinery
Machinio is a search engine for the $200B used industrial equipment and machinery market. Similar to how Indeed.com disrupted the job listings market, we aggregate listings from the highly fragmented used machinery market to save buyers valuable time in their ...

Dealster - marketplaces social commerce deals local businesses

Dealster

The Deal Marketplace
For Consumers, Dealster is a one stop source for local offers, online deals, and other in-demand deal verticals. For merchants, Dealster is Merchant Platform that allows them to acquire new consumers, rekindle old ones, and manage their online marketing promotions ...

SpaceHQ - marketplaces communities small and medium businesses commercial real estate

SpaceHQ

The Zenefits of workplace facility management.
SpaceHQ is an online platform that simplifies the process of creating, managing and optimizing workspaces so small and medium sized businesses can design the best environment to attract, retain and engage top talent. Our target customer has from 20-200 employees ...

Inventables - e-commerce marketplaces design

Inventables

Hardware Store for Designers
At Inventables we believe the world is at the beginning of a new renaissance. We see power in product development shifting from major corporations to individual designers and entrepreneurs. The availability of low cost manufacturing tools and low cost distribution ...

Reppio - e-commerce retail marketplaces social commerce

Reppio

Marketplace that brings together the best specialty shops in one convenient location
Reppio is an online marketplace that brings together select specialty shops from the best neighborhoods in one convenient location. We aim to be the premier guide for locals and tourists alike to shop and explore hyper-local culture, style, and talent. Starting ...

rfpHunter - SaaS B2B marketplaces small and medium businesses

rfpHunter

rfp/bid marketplace
There is an un-explored gap in the marketplace for small to mid-size businesses needing to find a partner to contract for specific solutions. Large organizations hire consultants to perform a lengthy analysis and manage an RFP process. Small/mid-size businesses ...

ConceptDrop - B2B business services marketplaces marketing

ConceptDrop

Visual content on demand. Agency quality. Faster & Affordable.
ConceptDrop is a leading marketplace that provides an on-demand solution for corporate design tasks. When clients send projects to ConceptDrop, they are instantly matched with high-quality specialists who can turn around projects in under 24 hours.

Sollywood TV - digital media marketplaces content creators digital currency

Sollywood TV

Your very own Personal and Affordable Hollywood
A new online marketplace introducing a Premium Content experience that "Makes $ense" for everyone. Finally Consumers get content and services A la Carte and Personalized. But most importantly, with Sollywood TV, they get their content and services CORRECTLY priced. ...

BCKSTGR MEDIA - mobile social media marketplaces loyalty programs

BCKSTGR MEDIA

Self-serve rewards system for brands and retailers
BCKSTGR offers a self-serve application that enables brands to quickly create campaigns that reward myriad social, transactional and custom consumer behaviors, instantly as they happen, with their own reward currency. Consumers quickly earn and spend their currency ...

SpotHero - mobile marketplaces transportation parking

SpotHero

On-Demand Parking App
SpotHero is an on-demand app for parking that allows drivers to reserve their perfect spot right from the web and their phones. We partner with garages, lots and valets to get drivers discounted parking spots all across the US. We make life easier for the daily ...

Moxie Jean - e-commerce marketplaces parenting

Moxie Jean

Curated secondhand marketplace for parents
Moxie Jean was just voted by moms as the most trusted source for clean, reliable, gently used baby and kid's clothes online. We help parents save time and money and bring the "sharing economy" to the parenthood space. Moxie Jean buys our inventory of gently used ...

matchist - marketplaces recruiting certification test

matchist

Hub for API certifications and hiring developers certified in certain APIs
matchist helps companies with APIs develop certification programs. We then partner with these companies to match their customers with certified developers to perform integrations or other API work.

LocalLux - mobile commerce marketplaces small and medium businesses bridging online and offline

LocalLux

Discover unique local designer fashion.
LocalLux is currently refining their beta released online marketplace for shoppers to discover local unique designer fashion. Essentially the platform, which will be available on the web and all smartphones, specializing in curating a city’s top boutiques into ...

SnapshotBids - mobile e-commerce marketplaces

SnapshotBids

Online photo-based marketplace based in Chicago. Host your photos, sell from your mobile phone, print flyers and more.

WyzAnt - enterprise software education marketplaces

WyzAnt

Tutoring Marketplace
WyzAnt.com is an online marketplace for in-person and online tutoring. Parents and students can research and review tutor bios, credentials, customer reviews, background checks and more to ensure they find the perfect tutor for their individual needs. WyzAnt also ...

Gaxsys - e-commerce marketplaces auctions logistics

Gaxsys

Global eCommerce fulfilled hyper-local + Priceline +eBay
Gaxsys is the eCommerce graph connecting the brand's assets, retailers and global inventory. Gaxsys is a fully automated turnkey IT, rules-based logistics and eCommerce marketplace and exchange that ties together on-line sales, all forms of marketing, logistics, ...

ExpertBids - marketplaces small and medium businesses professional services legal

ExpertBids

Yelp and Elance for Professional Services.
ExpertBids is an easier way for entrepreneurs and businesses to find the right professional service providers; specifically lawyers, accountants and consultants. Whether a business needs to be incorporated by a lawyer, their taxes done by a CPA, or marketing ...

dressmeSue - CRM fashion marketplaces local

dressmeSue

an experiment in fashion
Fetchingly dressed every morning - in 5 minutes or less. Current status: working at [major department store] to learn how women shop.

Occasion - SaaS marketplaces small and medium businesses productivity software

Occasion

E-commerce booking software for service-based businesses
Occasion helps businesses save time and money over the phone by allowing them to easily accept bookings and payments from all their digital channels - website, social media, email marketing and blogs. Occasion, with it's conversational-style checkout process, ...

Spontaneus - advertising marketplaces mobile advertising mobile games

Spontaneus

Win around your city!
Spontaneus is a free mobile game that enables you to win things around your city. Win $5 at your favorite restaurant, 20% off at your favorite clothing store and many other special prizes. Share the winnings between your friends as well. It's free to play!

ChoreMart - social media marketplaces communities ventures for good

ChoreMart

neighbors who need work done, helping neighbors who need to earn money

Meatmill - mobile e-commerce food and beverages marketplaces

Meatmill

Meat Lovers Exclusive Club
Meatmill is a meat hub for all meat aficionados. We provide the highest meat grades and best meat quality in traditional and contemporary cuts. Thru our online and mobile platforms as well as same day home delivery service we bring to you a great shopping experience.We ...

Vendori - advertising lead generation sales and marketing marketplaces

Vendori

Search the entire brand marketing ecosystem openly online.
We connect buyers and sellers within the $20B brand marketing industry via company and contact profiles and enterprise SaaS so agencies, marketers and vendors can find the right solution to their marketing objective. An enterprise SaaS vendor management tool allows ...

A Dinner Dash - food and beverages marketplaces services Food tech

A Dinner Dash

Making Dinner Easy
A Dinner Dash is an online service that connects families and foodies to local talented chefs and cooks. This service introduces them to a world of local chefs, cooks, bartenders that they never knew existed. A family subscribes to our service and then posts a ...

Deal Umpire - marketplaces small and medium businesses deals disruptive models

Deal Umpire

Lending Tree for Daily Deals - Increases transparency and power for merchants
"Deal Umpire is not a deal site, not an aggregator, it's different." Deal Umpire puts power back into the hands of merchants by providing transparency into the offerings of daily deal sites. DU is an auction platform where merchants post a deal and the deal sites ...

Trytn - marketplaces adventure travel travel & tourism

Trytn

Utility For Dive Shops
Trytn.com is a web-based platform that provides an event booking gateway and online marketing presence for excursion providers such as dive shops, day sails and charter companies. The platform also includes a consumer-facing portal through which users and providers ...

Enstructors - marketplaces online auctions freelancers

Enstructors

A Health & Fitness Freelance Marketplace
Enstructors.com is a website that connects fitness and health seeking individuals with freelance professionals like physical/occupational therapists, fitness trainers, dietitians, yoga & tai chi instructors and more. Our goal is to help you find professional freelancers ...

Postster.com - location based services marketplaces local social commerce

Postster.com

Discover great local deals, places, and things
Postster is transforming the way that consumers discover, review, and share the best products and services the world has to offer.

MerchMe - e-commerce fashion marketplaces technology

MerchMe

Apparel Merchandise Marketplace
MerchMe is a marketplace where colleges and clubs can sell you their apparel online.

itsashort.com - digital media social media film marketplaces

itsashort.com

Ted Talks for short media content
How does anyone find great short media content? Youtube: too much wading, Vimeo: got to know what you are looking for. itsashort.com: its the spot! We are 'the netflix for curated short content' or a distribution platform for the best/curated short video, short ...

Shutter Trade - e-commerce photography marketplaces

Shutter Trade

A better marketplace for an underserved market!
There is a large market for used photography gear that is completely uncatered to. Retailers of new equipment often have a department that buys & sells used gear, but since the margins are generally low it’s treated as a service to their customers more so than ...

10x Market - financial services marketplaces

10x Market

Helping private companies connect with qualified investors
10x helps private companies connect with qualified investors.

RepairShift - SaaS automotive marketplaces

RepairShift

TaskRabbit, HomeJoy, AirBNB for Auto Repair Services
Our concept is similar to Homejoy, TaskRabbit, Airbnb, Elance/ODesk, but for auto repairs and services. At RepairShift, our goal is to create a unique auto repair experience. We are building a community in which both consumers and service providers benefit. RepairShift’s ...

Whittl - location based services marketplaces

Whittl

Book all of your local services online
Search and book appointments instantly for all of the services you need in Chicago. From hair cuts to yoga classes, Whittl is where to-dos get done.

propdi - e-commerce marketplaces intellectual property

propdi

Take control of your digital property: manage, buy, and sell it, all in one place.
Propdi organizes your deals, events, dining, travel, and everything else in one place. Forward any email receipt/confirmation to us and we'll add all the details to your calendar and remind you before it occurs/expires. Check out your dashboard on Propdi to see ...

teardowns

The Marketplace for teardowns and rehabs
Marketplace and marketing tool for participants within the redevelopment property industry (infill). Infill: the use of property in a developed area for new construction or redevelopment as part of a neighborhood revitalization process Buyers - http://teardowns.com/buyer_signup Sellers ...

Designs Desk - marketplaces crowdsourcing graphic design

Designs Desk

Crowdsource Any Type of Design
Designs Desk is a graphic design marketplace where businesses can outsource any type of design project to thousands of designers all over the world, using the power of crowdsourcing. Designs Desk helps business get the best logo design, website design or graphic ...

BowFix - automotive marketplaces bridging online and offline deals

BowFix

OpenTable for vehicle service
"What is BowFix?" OpenTable for vehicle repair. An online booking and deal network that connects traditional vehicle service providers to financially-minded, eco-conscious consumers. For Consumers: One-stop vehicle maintenance & repair Crowdsource ratings & referrals ...

Supply Clinic - health care e-commerce marketplaces dental

Supply Clinic

A marketplace for healthcare supplies.
Supply Clinic is an online marketplace for dental and healthcare supplies. We aggregate the low-touch end of the supply market on a single platform, bringing transparency to an otherwise opaque and inefficient market. Clinicians can browse our site, compare product ...

Ezra's - digital media wine and spirits marketplaces Consumer

Ezra's

Curated marketplace for craft spirits
Ezra’s is the first national online marketer of craft spirit and alcohol products focused on overcoming the constraints of the three tier system of alcohol distribution to vastly improve the direct information and sales linkages between distillers and consumers. ...

Hard Hat Hub - mobile digital media marketplaces construction

Hard Hat Hub

Odesk/Elance for the construction industry
Hard Hat Hub's platform matches engineers and construction professionals with companies who design, build and maintain the world's infrastructure. We create content and leverage social media and digital ad campaigns to build a robust two-sided marketplace. Free ...

Highland Ridge Capital - marketplaces finance banking

Highland Ridge Capital

Debt and Equity Capital Sourcing
Since 2011, Highland Ridge Capital brings top-tier investment banking expertise to emerging growth companies across the United States and in a variety of industries. Highland Ridge Capital specializes in sourcing debt and equity capital, advising clients and executing ...

Fourerr - marketplaces

Fourerr

Spend $4 On Services That Elsewhere Cost over $100 - Fastest Growing Microjob Marketplace
Fourerr's premise is simple: after signing up, members post services they are willing to provide buyers – for $4 U.S, just as the website’s name suggests. Fourerr is an online, virtual, global bazaar where you can purchase services for $4 that elsewhere cost over ...

ExpertBids - B2B business services marketplaces professional services

ExpertBids

Businesses can get proposals from lawyers, accountants, and consultants.
We believe project-based employment will continue to take over a larger and larger chuck of the economy (http://hbr.org/2012/05/the-rise-of-the-supertemp/ar/1). Companies are increasingly looking for experts to complete projects rather than hiring full-time generalists. ...

LP Marketplace - music marketplaces Vinyl

LP Marketplace

ebay for Vinyl Records http://lpmarketplace.com/
A better way to buy and sell vinyl records. Buy it, List it, Sell it. We've cut seller fees in half compared to ebay and amazon while creating a better marketplace focused exclusively on vinyl records. We're out to help sellers sell and buyers find that perfect ...

Drop In - marketplaces college recruiting university students high school students

Drop In

Airbnb for college visits.
Drop In connects those students interested in a college visit with current students who want to host them. We help visiting students by providing a place to stay and instantly immerse them in the schools social & academic setting. No more depending on boring ...

WeClickd - social media e-commerce marketplaces weddings

WeClickd

Social wedding planning tool
We have built a social network for the wedding community. Everything you can do on Pinterest you can do on WeClickd, but our content is organized by tags and color coordinated (2/3rds of weddings are planned by color) Our community sources information off of each ...

Refreco - e-commerce marketplaces crowdsourcing

Refreco

The crowdsourced purchasing engine
Refreco lets experts compete to help you find the best products and stores on the web. Tell us what you want to buy and receive an easy to use report straight from community experts within 24 hours.

Mantle - digital media retail film marketplaces

Mantle

Movies Worth Watching
Mantle allows users to display movies they love and compare with friends via Facebook. People can rank, comment and add films to their "WatchList" so they have a digital shopping list next time they go to rent or buy a movie. Mantle is studio, medium and retail ...

CDX - marketplaces

CDX

Stealth marketplace prototype coming.
Stealth marketplace.

Axadax - e-commerce retail marketplaces business development

Axadax

Internet Marketplace - etsy for professionals
Our Marketplace solves all e-commerce issues for vendors. We provide a store front to sell products, a 'back room' to run the business, on-boarding support to get started, business mentors to guide, business specialists to fill skill gaps, educational support to ...

Edopter - e-commerce marketplaces

Edopter

Klout and TaskRabbit for early adopters.
We aim to be "The Ultimate Distribution Channel for New Companies and New Ideas". Our model is a subscription service that sends items and triggers to our users about new companies or products that they may be interested in. We position ourselves as a way for a ...

Schlep - marketplaces logistics moving sharing economy

Schlep

Your Neighbor With A Truck
A friendly and secure marketplace for people to link up and get stuff moved. A platform that allows real-time access to vetted individuals with a vehicle sufficient to move their items in a timely fashion at a reasonable cost.

RE/LABLD - e-commerce fashion marketplaces

RE/LABLD

Smartest Marketplace For Luxury Fashion
RE/LABLD is reinventing how women buy and sell luxury fashion. RE/LABLD members submit fashion items they no longer use and get paid full value upfront. No waiting. No uncertainty. No commission. Members can instantly get a new luxury wardrobe without spending ...

vBench - SaaS marketplaces recruiting temporary staffing

vBench

US-Based freelance marketplace (oDesk)
vBENCH is the first 100% “onshore” freelancer marketplace matching hiring entities with US-based freelancers and specialized consulting companies. For Hiring Entities - Our online platform allows customers to post jobs, hire, manage and pay freelancers. ...

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