Hingeto YC Application
Hingeto went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a Consumer 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 2016
- Industry
- ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
- Team size
- 15
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Leandrew RobinsonFounder/CEO
Akintunde Ismail MaiyegunFounder/CTO
Yaw Owusu-BarimahFounder
What Hingeto does
Hingeto is a technology platform that enables fashion brands & influencers to sell past and future masterpieces with zero inventory risk. We are backed by Y Combinator (W16), Kapor Capital, Cross Culture Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Stanford University / StartX & several angels (including Andrew Iguodala)
Hingeto's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Hingeto, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Hingeto
A B2B marketplace that connects inventory to online stores
We built a platform where fashion brands and influencers can sell both past and future items without holding inventory. Our product connects their available inventory or production runs directly to online stores, eliminating inventory risk while enabling quick and flexible selling.
We currently live and work in Oakland, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
Oakland is where we are rooted and where our early team and operations are based, so it makes sense to run the company here rather than relocate.
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 Hingeto YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Hingeto's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Hingeto would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Hingeto in?
Hingeto was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2016 batch.
Who founded Hingeto?
Hingeto was founded by Leandrew Robinson, Akintunde Ismail Maiyegun, Yaw Owusu-Barimah.
What does Hingeto do?
A B2B marketplace that connects inventory to online stores
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Hingeto's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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