Startups Directory

⚠️ DEFUNCT COMPANY - FTX was a cryptocurrency derivatives exchange founded in 2019 that collapsed in November 2022. Prior to collapse, it was the second-to-third largest crypto exchange by volume with over 1 million users, offering spot and derivatives trading with native token (FTT) incentives. The company imploded due to misuse of customer funds by sister company Alameda Research, revealing severe internal control failures. This profile is provided for historical reference only.

Bloom Financial provides revenue-based funding to e-commerce and direct-to-consumer brands, allowing companies to access capital between £10K and £10M without fixed monthly payments or collateral. The company uses 700+ alternative data points—including marketing performance, sales data, customer sentiment, and bank account information—to underwrite loans in real-time. Unlike traditional lending, Bloom charges a simple flat daily fee and allows early repayment with no penalties, making capital costs predictable and transparent for fast-growing digital brands.

Founderpath provides non-dilutive revenue financing to SaaS founders, converting monthly recurring revenue into upfront cash advances of up to 50% of ARR. The platform integrates directly with subscription billing systems like Stripe and QuickBooks to analyze real-time revenue data and make rapid underwriting decisions without traditional credit metrics. Founders can access capital with discount rates as low as 7% on revenue financing, 15% on term loans, or 5% repayment rates on merchant cash advances, with flexible 12-48 month repayment terms and no prepayment penalties or warrants.

Outfund provides revenue-based financing to businesses, offering non-dilutive capital repaid as a percentage of monthly revenue without interest. Using open banking data to capture both online and offline revenue streams, Outfund can offer 30-40% more capital than competitors. The platform serves e-commerce, tech, and consumer goods businesses across the UK, US, Spain, and Australia with flexible repayment terms and transparent, fixed fees starting at 2%.

Arrow is an AI-powered operating system for healthcare revenue cycle management that automates billing, claims processing, denial management, and collections. It unifies fragmented workflows across EHRs, clearinghouses, and payer portals without requiring system replacement. The platform uses autonomous AI agents to handle denials end-to-end, detect errors before submission, and maintain real-time visibility into claim status and payment flow.

Place is an end-to-end technology and business services platform that helps real estate agents run their entire business from a single platform. The platform combines powerful tools for lead generation, client management, marketing automation, and back-office operations (accounting, HR, legal, recruiting) with an AI assistant called Gabbi that automates data entry and lead qualification. Place partners with top-producing real estate teams across 100+ locations in the US and Canada, enabling agents to offload up to 75% of operational tasks so they can focus on client advisory. Unlike agent-replacement proptech, Place positions itself as agent-supportive, empowering professionals rather than disrupting them.