Bulk MRO Industrial Supply

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply YC Application

Winter 2017Active

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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
Winter 2017
Industry
B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size
170
Status
Active
Launched
2016

Founders

  • Devang Shah
    Devang ShahFounder
  • Gaurang Shah
    Gaurang ShahFounder/Director

What Bulk MRO Industrial Supply does

Bulk MRO is a Full Stack Fintech and Supply Chain Platform for Global Trade. We provide our customers and suppliers turnkey solutions for procurement, sales and financing of long-tail industrial products (MRO items) as well as high value bulk commodities like agriculture, petroleum, and chemical products. We work with hundreds of Large Corporations and Government customers across North America, Europe, India, Middle East, and Africa as a one-stop shop for millions of products from thousands of manufacturers. We are backed by the world’s best investors like Y Combinator, Bain Capital Ventures, Ace & Co., Rebright Partners, Dream Incubator, Refactor Capital, AAF, and FJ Labs.

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

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

Company

Company name

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Full Stack Fintech and Supply Chain Platform

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

We have built a platform that digitizes procurement, sales, and financing of long-tail industrial products like MRO items and high-value bulk commodities such as agriculture, petroleum, and chemicals. Our platform integrates supply chain and fintech services, connecting manufacturers, suppliers, and large corporate and government customers across multiple continents to provide easy access to millions of products in one place.

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

We live and operate in New York, NY, and the company would remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is central to global trade financial services and industrial supply chain networks, and this is where our commercial customers and partners are concentrated. Staying here lets us keep close to our users and investors.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Bulk MRO Industrial Supply YC application?

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

What YC batch was Bulk MRO Industrial Supply in?

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2017 batch.

Who founded Bulk MRO Industrial Supply?

Bulk MRO Industrial Supply was founded by Devang Shah, Gaurang Shah.

What does Bulk MRO Industrial Supply do?

Full Stack Fintech and Supply Chain Platform for Global Trade

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Bulk MRO Industrial Supply's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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