Branch8 YC Application

Summer 2015Active

Branch8 went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Summer 2015
Industry: B2BRetail
Team size: 15
Status: Active
Launched: 2015

Founders

Matt LiFounder/Director

What Branch8 does

Branch8 offers e-commerce sellers access to a single platform that lets them list their products across a wide swath of e-commerce sites. Updating and delisting items are similarly simple. Plus, the company also offers logistics and order management - the idea is that it can be a one-stop shop for e-commerce sellers, helping them to earn more money while saving them valuable time. Branch8 is created by a team of sellers and engineers. They live and breathe e-commerce. In the past, They were a top seller selling across Lazada, Qoo10, Rakuten, Amazon and Ebay. Their team consists of individuals from Lazada, Rocket Internet, Facebook and Microsoft.

Branch8's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Branch8, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Branch8

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Branch8 helps sellers list and manage products on e-commerce sites.

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

We built a platform that lets e-commerce sellers list, update, and delist products across multiple marketplaces like Lazada, Qoo10, Rakuten, Amazon, and eBay from one place. We also streamline logistics and order management so sellers spend less time juggling boxes and websites.

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

We live in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and after YC the company will be based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Hong Kong is a major e-commerce hub with access to sellers across SEA and global marketplaces. Our team is based here, and it keeps us close to our users and the markets we serve.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Branch8 YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Branch8's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Branch8 would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.