Listia YC Application
Listia went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2009 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
- Summer 2009
- Industry
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Team size
- 6
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Gee-Hwan ChuangFounder/CEO
What Listia does
Listia is a new kind of auction marketplace for giving and getting free stuff. Users list items as auctions, and other users bid on these items using credits instead of money. Credits are earned by signing up, giving away stuff, and being an active member.
Listia's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Listia, Summer 2009 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Listia
Mobile marketplace for trading used goods
We built Listia, a marketplace where people list used stuff they want to give away as auctions. Instead of money, users bid and pay with credits earned by giving away items or participating actively. It's a way to trade goods without cash, making it easy to clear clutter and get things people want.
Our team is distributed between Santa Clara, Campbell, and remote locations in California. After YC, we plan to base the company in Silicon Valley to stay close to talent and investors.
We live and work where we are because that's where we started and have the connections to early users. Being in Silicon Valley post-YC lets us tap the local startup ecosystem and grow faster.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Listia YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Listia's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Listia would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Listia in?
Listia was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2009 batch.
Who founded Listia?
Listia was founded by Gee-Hwan Chuang.
What does Listia do?
Mobile marketplace for trading used goods.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Listia's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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