Welp MagazineCollaborative Consumption (CC) and blockchain technology are changing the way we buy, sell, share and even imagine.
The collaborative consumption economy has been very powerful for a lot of people. For example, it has helped Americans save millions of dollars each year. The collaborative consumption economy has also helped create great entrepreneurs and new companies. However, the collaborative consumption economy is not without its challenges.
There are high security risks. There are also issues related to insurance, liability and taxes that need to be addressed. We believe that the collaborative consumption economy will continue to grow. Along with this growth, we also predict there will be increased security risks. For this reason, we know that there will be increased demand for a smart and secure platforms.
This is why we created a standard methodology to identify the 36 best startups in the collaborative consumption space.
1. Scenic Biotech
The idea behind this startup: Scenic Biotech is a developer of a genomics and immunotherapy technologies created to unlock genetic suppressors.
Headquarters: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Industries: Biometrics, Biotechnology, Collaborative Consumption, Life Science
Founders: Sebastian Nijman, Thijn Brummelkamp
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2. dryve
The idea behind this startup: The first and leading peer-to-peer car sharing platform in MENA
Headquarters: Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt
Industries: Car Sharing, Collaborative Consumption, Mobile, Peer to Peer, Transportation
Founders: Gamal Aboul Enein, Jeremy Green
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3. Globalmark
The idea behind this startup: Globalmark is an online B2B marketplace, designed to drive business innovation for micro, small and medium enterprises.
Headquarters: Querétaro, Queretaro de Arteaga, Mexico
Industries: B2B, Collaborative Consumption, Crowdsourcing, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Social Network
Founders: Raymundo Montes
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4. GotSpot, Inc.
The idea behind this startup: SaaS, digital marketplace, commercial real estate, circular ecomony, emergency response
Headquarters: Houston, Texas, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Commercial Real Estate, Coworking, Local Business, Marketplace, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Entrepreneurship
Founders: Reda Hicks
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5. TravelPost
The idea behind this startup: С2С crowdshipping marketplace that connects travelers with the senders of postal packages, and facilitates their communication.
Headquarters: Kiev, Kyyivs’ka Oblast’, Ukraine
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Internet, Marketplace, Mobile Apps, Peer to Peer, Sharing Economy, Shipping, Shipping Broker, Travel
Founders: Yaroslav Lvovych
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6. Sharelock
The idea behind this startup: We develop, deploy and operate an innovative secured shared lock infrastructure to massively enable active mobility
Headquarters: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Hardware, Mobile Apps, Network Hardware, Transportation
Founders: Alexandre Molla, Nicolas Louvet
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7. Sailwiz
The idea behind this startup: Sailwiz is a sailing holidays plattform that connects users with sailors and boat owners who share their boat trips
Headquarters: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Industries: Adventure Travel, Collaborative Consumption, Leisure, Tourism, Travel
Founders: Alvaro Garcia de Polavieja, Emilia del Carmen Marina Sieira, Luis Enrique Linares Soto
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8. BeNear
The idea behind this startup: BeNear is a revolutionary P2P platform, that enables urban communities to collaborate and share daily chores.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Information Technology, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Private Social Networking, Sharing Economy, Smart Cities
Founders: Ludmila Livertovsky
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9. GorillaSpace
The idea behind this startup: GorillaSpace is the marketplace of choice for all your workspace needs.
Headquarters: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
Industries: B2B, Collaborative Consumption, Commercial Real Estate, Coworking, E-Commerce, E-Commerce Platforms, Marketplace, Real Estate
Founders: Ben Eckblad, Ginny Eckblad
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10. UpChoose
The idea behind this startup: UpChoose PBC is a startup on a mission to activate consumers’ role in transitioning to a sustainable future.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, E-Commerce, Innovation Management
Founders: Ali El Idrissi
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11. Ridehunting
The idea behind this startup: Ridehunting is a Peer to Peer bike rentals.
Headquarters: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Industries: Collaborative Consumption
Founders: Unknown
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12. GivU
The idea behind this startup: Social Marketplace where you can buy things without money!
Headquarters: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Digital Media, E-Commerce, Fashion, Sharing Economy, Social Impact
Founders: Andrés Nieto, Luiz Carlos Ferezin
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13. PantryPerks
The idea behind this startup: Marketplace for natural, organic & specialty consumables with a disruptive feature of multi-level loyalty cashbacks enabling deep discounts.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, E-Commerce, Marketplace
Founders: Rishi Padhi
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14. Xavio
The idea behind this startup: Freelance for those who don’t know freelance.
Headquarters: New Delhi, Delhi, India
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Direct Sales, Freelance, Information Technology, Outsourcing, Software
Founders: Abhishek Singh
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15. Quipmo
The idea behind this startup: Quipmo is the surf, bike and snow peer to peer gear rental marketplace!
Headquarters: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace, Sharing Economy, Travel
Founders: Chris Evans
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16. TOYCYCLE
The idea behind this startup: Toycycle is a resale marketplace for families. Curbside consignment and an eCommerce store bring convenience and quality assurance to buying and selling of secondhand clothing, toy, and baby gear.
Headquarters: Oakland, CA, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Marketplaces, eCommerce, Toys, Clothing, Baby Gear
Founders: Rhonda Collins, Sarfraz Arshad
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17. WorkLane
The idea behind this startup: Mobile space as a service
Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Industries: Android, Apps, Collaborative Consumption, Interior Design, iOS, Meeting Software, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Real Estate, Web Apps
Founders: James DeNino, Kedar Frederic
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18. Weys
The idea behind this startup: Marketplace, SaaS, Mobile App, Machine Learning, B2B2C
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Communities, Events, Information Services, Machine Learning, Marketing, Marketplace, Mobile Apps, Travel
Founders: Ben Rosie
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19. CGI Hive
The idea behind this startup: CGI Hive is the first comprehensive freelance marketplace for the CGI industry. We match Clients looking for CGI’s with 3D Artists worldwide
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Freelance, Marketplace, Outsourcing, SaaS, Task Management
Founders: Unknown
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20. Open House
The idea behind this startup: Open House is the first micro-rental platform opening up residential spaces for various day-time activities.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Coworking, Marketplace, Real Estate, Sharing Economy
Founders: Christelle Rohaut
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21. DigitalXC
The idea behind this startup: B2B startup focused on simplifying digital consumption in an enterprise
Headquarters: Anaheim, California, United States
Industries: B2B, Cloud Management, Collaborative Consumption, Data Center Automation, SaaS
Founders: Unknown
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22. WeProfit
The idea behind this startup: WeProfit connects companies from emerging economies with the potential of international markets.
Headquarters: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Industries: B2B, Collaborative Consumption, Outsourcing, Procurement, Social Entrepreneurship, Social Impact, Sustainability, Task Management
Founders: Unknown
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23. Claridae
The idea behind this startup: Claridae’s platform allows distributors, manufacturers and research firms to safely upload their business data and receive direct income
Headquarters: Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Industries: Collaboration, Collaborative Consumption, Data Visualization, Manufacturing, Market Research
Founders: José Luis Ruiz
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24. Wunba
The idea behind this startup: An online marketplace for people to list & book consumer items for short periods, providing you with an accessible and affordable lifestyle
Headquarters: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Consumer Goods, Marketplace, Retail Technology, Sharing Economy
Founders: Karan Deep, Lijeesh Majeed
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25. Dropbike
The idea behind this startup: Dropbike is a municipalities and operators to introduce, operate, supply and expand fleets.
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Cycling, Ride Sharing
Founders: Unknown
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26. The Life of Riley Club
The idea behind this startup: The home of shared ownership
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Asset Management, Blockchain, Collaborative Consumption, Marketplace, Mobile Apps, Sharing Economy, Social Network
Founders: Unknown
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27. Estimaids
The idea behind this startup: Your Cleaner, independent… totally. Her own Instant Estimate. Call or Book direct to her. Payment direct to her.
Headquarters: San Mateo, California, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Home Services
Founders: Julius M. Huaroc, Noel A. Ramos
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28. Grapidly
The idea behind this startup: Grapidly is a SaaS marketplace for shared, distributed, and professional resources
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Marketplace, SaaS, Virtual Workforce
Founders: Ryan Iwanski
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29. Entrepreneur 2 Entrepreneur
The idea behind this startup: Entrepreneur 2 Entrepreneur is an online marketplace where new entrepreneurs connect and collaborate to start or grow their business.
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, E-Commerce Platforms, Local, Location Based Services, Marketplace, Professional Networking, Sharing Economy, Small and Medium Businesses, Social Entrepreneurship
Founders: Lisa Randall
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30. Risseet
The idea behind this startup: Authentic receipts marketplace from real people
Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Consumer, Internet, Marketplace
Founders: Dimy Pozios
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31. Lynd
The idea behind this startup: Peer-to-peer rental marketplace
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace, Peer to Peer, Rental, Subscription Service
Founders: Sloan Hawthorne
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32. Crossflux Technologies
The idea behind this startup: Platform based digital marketplace, Technology, Growth, Gig industry, Shared economy
Headquarters: London, England, United Kingdom
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Digital Marketing, Internet, Marketplace, Trading Platform
Founders: Oliver Szasz
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33. sharebuds
The idea behind this startup: community-first cannabis marketplace
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Apps, Cannabis, Collaborative Consumption, Communities, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Marketplace, Media and Entertainment, Social Entrepreneurship
Founders: Unknown
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34. Donetown
The idea behind this startup: Dedicated Virtual Assistants for Small Teams, Entrepreneurs and Professionals
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Professional Services, Virtual Assistant, Virtual Workforce
Founders: Boris Goncharov, Vladimir Kudinov
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35. GUITA
The idea behind this startup: The 1st community that connects investors and borrowers through contactless biometrics and without humans in the disbursement process
Headquarters: Unknown
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Consumer Lending, Crowdfunding, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Internet
Founders: Giancarlo Castillo
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36. Serenader
The idea behind this startup: Music streaming platform transforming songs from recording into instant updatable and personalized internet content.
Headquarters: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Collaborative Consumption, Consumer Applications, Internet, Media and Entertainment, Music, Software
Founders: Unknown
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