TL;DR: If you are replacing BrainTripping, the closest options are Instacart, Soylent, Boosted. The table below compares 12 alternatives on what they do, stage, size and status.
Every alternative below is compared on what it actually does, not just its category — so you can see which one genuinely replaces BrainTripping (YC Summer 2012).
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The three closest alternatives to BrainTripping are:
| Alternative | What it does | Stage | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instacart | Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup | YC Summer 2012 | 3000 | Public |
| Soylent | Soylent is a simple, nutritious, and affordable food that possesses… | YC Summer 2012 | 51 | Acquired |
| Boosted | Simple, fun, and fast electric vehicles. | YC Summer 2012 | 51 | Acquired |
| Kamcord | — | YC Summer 2012 | 11 | Acquired |
| Streem | Acquired by Box in June 2014. We built: (1) a native win/mac… | YC Summer 2012 | 4 | Acquired |
| BufferBox | The future of package delivery. We are building a network of… | YC Summer 2012 | 2 | Acquired |
| Vayable | We're building a marketplace for unique travel experiences (it's… | YC Summer 2012 | 2 | Acquired |
| Airbnb | Book accommodations around the world. | YC Winter 2009 | 6132 | Public |
| DoorDash | Restaurant delivery. | YC Summer 2013 | 8600 | Public |
| Thread | Thread makes it incredibly easy to dress well, using stylists and AI | YC Summer 2012 | 92 | Inactive |
| Twitch | A global community creating the future of live entertainment. | YC Winter 2007 | 2000 | Acquired |
| The frontpage of the internet. | YC Summer 2005 | 2000 | Acquired |
It depends on your size. Instacart is the closest match on what BrainTripping actually does. If you need something more established, sort the table by team size — larger teams generally mean more support and a longer track record. If budget is the constraint, the earlier-batch companies are usually the ones still competing on price.
BrainTripping is no longer listed as active, so anyone still relying on it should plan a migration to one of the alternatives above.
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and was matched to BrainTripping on what it actually does — its own description of its product — rather than on a broad category label. Batch, team size and operating status come from the YC directory and are shown as-is. We do not rank by payment.
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