Top Marketplaces Startups in 2024

GroupRaise is a marketplace that helps restaurants host large groups of customers, typically 20-200+, in exchange for donating a % of sales to a charitable cause. GroupRaise Meals are fundraisers where groups of 20-200+ dinners eat at a local restaurant who is donating a percentage of their meal sales to a charitable cause during. These meals are organized, found, and marketed online. The organization process, which could take weeks before or in some cases was not even possible, now takes minutes on GroupRaise.com. GroupRaise.com was created to help restaurants build enchanting relationships with local customers through meal fundraisers that support causes their communities care about. We focus on enabling our charitable organizers to create meaningful experiences over the dinner table, while driving sales and creating repeat business for our restaurant partners without the pitfalls of other marketing approaches like coupons.

Project A is the operational VC that provides its ventures with capital, an extensive network and exclusive access to a wide range of operational expertise. The Berlin-based investor makes use of the €260m in assets under its management to back early-stage companies in the digital technology space. With its unique organizational structure featuring 100 operational experts, Project A offers its portfolio companies hands-on support in the areas of Software Engineering, Digital Marketing, Design, Communications, Business Intelligence, Sales and Recruiting. The portfolio includes companies such as Catawiki, WorldRemit, uberall, Tictail, Spryker, KRY, and Wonderbly. You can find more information at project-a.com and on the blog insights.project-a.com.

The Suite Service is a company dedicated to transforming accessibility in the haircare industry. Founded on the belief that no one should have to travel 100 miles just to get their hair done, we focus on bridging the gap for communities that are often overlooked by mainstream haircare providers. We specialize in partnering with collegiate and corporate institutions located in what we call "Black hair deserts"—areas where there are few or no salons equipped to handle curly, coily, and kinky hair textures. Our mission is to make quality haircare accessible to everyone, regardless of where they live or work. By organizing on-site haircare events, sourcing experienced stylists and barbers, and managing every aspect of the appointment process, we help institutions create more inclusive environments for their community members. We’ve successfully hosted events across multiple states, earning the trust of both our institutional clients and the individuals they serve. As we continue to grow, we’re focused on expanding our reach, enhancing our services, and developing new ways to support the unique needs of our diverse client base. Our team is passionate, driven, and deeply committed to our mission. We value inclusivity, community, and the empowerment of those we serve. If you share our vision and are excited about the prospect of contributing to a company that is making a real difference, we’d love to connect with you.

The Brand Licensing Network. We connect today's best brands with leading manufacturers and retailers across the globe. iQ License has a mission to create an on-line platform for the licensing industry that enables top-tier licensors and licensees to find, acquire and manage their key business partners. As a member of the iQ License platform, both licensors and licensees can benefit from more efficient workflow and application processes. iQ License connects world class brands with the best licensees, who provide consumers with phenomenal licensed products.

Off The Record (OTR) is a service that takes the guess work out of fighting a traffic ticket. A user pays a competitive fee and is immediately matched to a local attorney who handles the case from start to finish. The user does not need to respond to the ticket or appear in court alongside the attorney. Best of all, if the ticket is not successfully kept off of the user's driving record, the user gets a full refund of the fee. We pride ourselves on our 97% national success rate. Behind the scenes, we work with a network of hundreds of attorneys. We're always collecting data on traffic cases which our proprietary algorithm uses to determine which attorney to match new tickets to.

Scribie is AI for audio/video transcription. We convert recordings of interviews, meetings, calls, webinars, podcasts, etc. to text with very high accuracy. Our service is used mostly by market researchers, videographers, podcasters, journalists, authors, etc. The big problem with audio/video transcription is that majority of the work is done manually as computers are not very good at conversational speech, yet. We have built a online system where we crowdsource the transcripts from home based freelancers and use a 4-step process to achieve high accuracy. We also use AI based tools to increase the productivity of our transcribers. We are faster, better and more efficient than our competitors.

Antai Ventures is a Barcelona-based venture studio with presence across Southern Europe and Latam. Since 2012 we have co-founded +25 companies including Glovo, Wallapop, Nemuru, PlatanoMelon and Vitaance. Our ventures have raised more than $1.5B in funding, have generated more than $3B in shareholders value and currently employ more than 3.000 people. At Antai, we partner-up and invest in the best co-founders to build global companies willing to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries. In the last 10 years, we have gained experience in a variety of business models (E-Commerces/DNVBs, B2B SaaS, Marketplaces) operating in a wide range of industries including Edtech, Grocery, Healthtech, Fintech, Insurtech, Proptech, Autotech among others.

StudyFree is a rapidly growing edtech startup looking to democratize international education. StudyFree is an online platform that connects students with international opportunities worldwide. We guide students along the entire application process from applying to a program to securing a scholarship and finally immigrating. The team’s goal is to become a leading player in a $15 billion international education admission services market today, growing globally at a rate of ±2.5% per annum to +$35 billion by 2040. The market growth for underrepresented markets takes up the largest portion of that growth. Our website: studyfree.com/en](https://studyfree.com/en Our platform: platform.studyfree.com Today, StudyFree is already *helping over 78,000 students worldwide* to get scholarships and grants and we have more than *98% success rate.* We are an American company of Russian origin. We have developed *without external investments for 2 years*. We were also selected to participate in the highest-rated US business accelerators Berkeley SkyDeck and TechStars NY. We won several international startup competitions. All this with 0 initial investment - we know how to make money.