Kickpay YC Application
Kickpay went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
- Winter 2015
- Industry
- B2BFinance and Accounting
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Andrew McCalisterFounder/CEO
Stefano BernardiFounder
Sean WattersFounder/CTO
What Kickpay does
Kickpay is transforming how companies finance their inventory. By leveraging a client's data, we enable them to access financing that was previously unavailable, allowing them to grow faster. With Kickpay, you only pay for inventory after it sells. Not months beforehand.
Kickpay's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Kickpay, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Kickpay
Inventory financing platform for e-commerce
We're building a platform that lets e-commerce companies finance their inventory by delaying payments until after the inventory sells. Our product uses clients' sales data to offer financing they wouldn't otherwise get, helping them grow without upfront cash constraints.
We live in San Francisco and remote locations. After YC, the company would be based in San Francisco, CA.
We picked San Francisco because it's the center of both tech and fintech innovation, and it's where our team is already located or connected.
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 Kickpay YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Kickpay's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Kickpay would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Kickpay in?
Kickpay was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Kickpay?
Kickpay was founded by Andrew McCalister, Stefano Bernardi, Sean Watters.
What does Kickpay do?
A platform to finance inventory for e-commerce companies.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Kickpay's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
More YC startups like Kickpay
