10 hot e-commerce startups to watch in the US market

Aunkur Arya, general manager of the mobile business department of mobile payment startup Braintree, recently wrote an article pointing out 10 popular e-commerce startups worth paying attention to in the US market. The main content of Ankur Arya's article is as follows.

At Braintree, we love working with companies of all sizes, from small auto repair app developers to large e-commerce companies with billions of dollars in revenue. But what's even more exciting is seeing new e-commerce companies completely change the way people think about shopping. However, the current media reports still focus on those large e-commerce companies, such as Uber, Airbnb, Fab.com, Hailo, and Hotel Tonight. In fact, in the US market, more and more entrepreneurial e-commerce companies are emerging and cannot be ignored.

Here are 10 of the hottest e-commerce startups I think people should watch in the coming year.

1. Luvocracy from San Francisco

Sites like Pinterest and Wanelo help users and brands better promote unique products. Luvocracy follows this unique model by allowing users to purchase all the products they see on the site without being redirected to the original merchant. Luvocracy can help consumers handle everything, including finding the best price, handling shipping, and providing a 30-day return policy. In short, it provides users with an end-to-end shopping experience. In our opinion, Luvocracy has the potential to drive the entire social commerce revolution.

2. Zumper from San Francisco

Finding an apartment is a very troublesome and frustrating thing. Zumper has adopted a novel approach to subvert the traditional rental market. Zumper mainly provides the latest rental information and carefully cleans and provides classified information that is considered important. Although Zumper has been protested by some landlords who protested that Zumper made their information public on the website, you should know that some housing market information on Zumper's website is not available on craigslist. In addition, Zumper also focuses on mobile services as an important channel for communication between landlords and tenants, which we think is very important.

3. BeerGram from Austin, Texas

Imagine that after a tiring day, if you can send a cup of delicious beer to your friend on the way home through an app, what will happen? BeerGram can do just that. The BeerGram website uses a unique way to help users send gifts and business, such as helping users send a cup of beer to real friends.

4. Surf Air from Santa Monica, California

Startup Surf Air is a newly established membership-based aviation service company that provides short-distance travel services between California and hot cities in the United States. It provides its members with "various flights" for a monthly fee of less than $2,000, rather than charging according to different journeys. It plans to focus on providing short-distance flights to major commercial hubs in the United States. The company's founder is Wade Eyerly. Surf Air has always been regarded as the "future of aviation" and allows users to enjoy a variety of experiences such as ultra-low prices, unlimited flights and 30-second ticket booking. Currently, Surf Air mainly provides flights between the San Francisco Bay Area, Santa Barbara and the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The industry expects Surf Air to expand its services to more cities.

5. Tonx from Los Angeles

Companies like Blue Bottle, Four Barrel, and Intelligentsia have raised the bar for consumers. Meanwhile, consumers can already get coffee directly from farmers, and Tonx allows users to have this experience directly in their kitchens, providing services to users to avoid many hassles and teach consumers how to brew coffee easily. In short, Tonx purchases coffee beans, roasts them, and delivers them to users, and users just need to brew them.

6. Silvercar from Austin

In the 21st century, car rental agencies have been busy collaborating with each other to better meet the needs of consumers. Airport car rental service company Silvercar focuses on providing a high-quality airport car rental experience, mainly by integrating some technology in the car and using mobile applications to simplify and improve the entire process. The company also offers preferential prices, with weekday rentals of $89 per day and weekend rentals of $59 per day throughout California and Texas.

7. Scripted from San Francisco

Do you hate writing? It can be difficult to find good writers, especially for small businesses that don't always need content. However, Scripted, a freelance writing site, can help solve these problems by helping users write blogs on their phones. Scripted is a leading provider of high-quality written content, helping users book versatile content from professional writers who understand their industry, making it an excellent platform for writers.

8. LiquidSpace from San Francisco

The startup Loosecubes is dedicated to connecting people who have office space to share with those who need it. Unlike Airbnb, which focuses on short-term rentals of residential homes, it focuses on sharing office space. At the same time, the LiquidSpace team has facilitated connections between mobile professionals, office space owners, and corporate leaders, and has also reached cooperation deals with office space providers such as Marriott and JLL to ensure the supply of office space. We believe that Loosecubes will have explosive growth opportunities in the next year.

9. WillCall from San Francisco

WillCall is a company that makes concerts more enjoyable. Through this company, users can make the process of watching concerts more interesting, mobile and social. WillCall's application is already available on mobile phones such as Android and iPhone, which can provide users with a lot of information about concerts. WillCall's application can provide users with videos of relevant artists, accurate descriptions, and useful information such as arrival time. More importantly, through this application, users can also find out which friends have expressed their desire to watch the concert but have not yet bought tickets, allowing users to mobilize those who are undecided to make a decision. Buying tickets through WillCall will be very fast and smooth, not only when purchasing tickets, but also when arriving at the concert.

10. Boxed from New York

Boxed is the mobile version of Costco, the world's first membership-based warehouse wholesale store. Their founding team had a unique perspective and saw that bulk goods were still cheaper than retail goods, but they were difficult for urban residents to find. Boxed allows users to order the bulk goods they need through their mobile devices, and these goods can be delivered to users for free within one or two days, and users do not need to pay membership fees. Companies like Diapers.com have proven that they can sell and ship large and heavy goods profitably, and Boxed will be able to develop this model to a higher level through warehouse club shopping.