Rakuten RapidAPI vs Startup Science

Rakuten Rapid API - World's Largest API Discovery & Integration Platform

Rakuten RapidAPI is the world's largest API marketplace with over 10K APIs and 1 million+ developers. The platform brings API publishers and developers under one roof enabling them to find and connect to any API in the world. It's like an 'app store' for APIs, only better.
It enables developers to track and manage all of their API connections in one place. So it's no surprise that some of the world's best companies like Cisco, Delta, Reddit, & SAP are a part of the Rakuten platform.

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Giving founders an unfair advantage

To help startups design their success, 1 founder at a time.

Why? Because wealth inequality is directly tied to entrepreneurship. 95% of people who get out of check-to-check living do so by selling a business.

It started with researching why, how, and when startups fail. We did 1,200 interviews and spent months reading the research to understand the 90% failure rate. We learned that founders keep making the same mistakes and these mistakes can be avoided. And the problems that lead to these mistakes center around people, knowledge, and financial resources.

Accelerators are designed to help startups solve these problems. But only 2% of startups who apply, are accepted into accelerators. 60% of rejected founders “failed to complete the application due to lack of knowledge.” And 70% of those startups who are accepted, came through a referral. So if you don’t know the language or are not connected into the ecosystem already your chances are slim.

Location: Santa Cruz, United States