GoCardless

GoCardless YC-Bewerbung

Summer 2011Active

GoCardless durchlief Y Combinator im Summer 2011-Batch als ein Fintech-Unternehmen. Unten: Was das Unternehmen tut, wer es gegründet hat und seine Bewerbung bei YC, Frage für Frage im echten YC-Formular rekonstruiert.

YC-Batch
Summer 2011
Branche
FintechConsumer Finance
Teamgröße
900
Status
Active
Gestartet
2012

Gründer

  • Hiroki Takeuchi
    Hiroki TakeuchiFounder/CEO
  • Tom Blomfield
    Tom BlomfieldFounder

Was GoCardless tut

At GoCardless we believe that bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We help businesses collect both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We’re building a global bank payment network that lets people make and collect payments straight from their bank account, across multiple countries and currencies. 75,000+ businesses around the world trust us to power their payments. We enable them to collect payments from 30+ countries, processing over $30 billion each year. Our suite of add-on products are helping businesses face their payment challenges head on. From automatically recovering failed payments, to challenging charge backs and fighting fraud - all without compromising their customer’s payment experience. Our open banking leadership unlocks the ability to make and accept direct bank payments confidently and securely. And our acquisition of Nordigen means we’re also helping businesses make faster and more informed decisions by accessing and generating insights from their customers’ bank account data. We’re also backed by some of the world’s leading investors including Accel Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Notion Capital, Passion Capital, Permira and Salesforce Ventures. We're a global team, with offices in London, Paris, Riga, Melbourne and New York.

GoCardlesss YC-Bewerbung, rekonstruiert

Y Combinator Bewerbung

GoCardless, Summer 2011 Batch. Die echten Fragen des Antrags, beantwortet aus öffentlichen Daten.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

GoCardless

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We're building the world's bank payment network.

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We provide a platform that lets businesses collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customers' bank accounts across multiple countries and currencies. Our product reduces the hassle of chasing payments and cuts expensive fees for businesses. Beyond simple payments, we offer add-ons like recovering failed payments automatically and fighting fraud to improve the payment experience.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live in London, England, and the company is based there and will remain based in London after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London has a strong fintech ecosystem and access to our early users. We know this market well and have networks here, so it makes sense to build the company where our customers and team are.

21 weitere Antworten in der vollständigen Bewerbung

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference sind in der Vollversion. Erstelle ein kostenloses Konto, um es in YC Insights neben jedem anderen YC-Batch zu öffnen.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Ist das die echte YC-Bewerbung von GoCardless?

Nein. Y Combinator hält eingereichte Bewerbungen privat. Dies ist eine Rekonstruktion: die echten Fragen des YC-Formulars, beantwortet aus den öffentlichen Daten von GoCardless (Veröffentlichungsnotizen, Gründerhintergründe, Produktbeschreibung). Sie zeigt, wie sich ein Unternehmen wie GoCardless bei YC präsentieren würde, nicht den Text, den sie eingereicht haben.

In welchem YC-Batch war GoCardless?

GoCardless war Teil des Y Combinator Summer 2011-Batches.

Wer hat GoCardless gegründet?

GoCardless wurde von Hiroki Takeuchi, Tom Blomfield gegründet.

Was macht GoCardless?

We’re building the world’s bank payment network.

Wie lese ich die vollständige, rekonstruierte Bewerbung?

Erstelle ein kostenloses Round Funded Konto. Die vollständige 26-Antwort-Version der Bewerbung von GoCardless, und jede andere YC-Kohorte, findest du in YC Insights.

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