Rare Door YC Application
Rare Door went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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 2015
- Industry
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Blake AdamsFounder/CEO
Andii DavisFounder
What Rare Door does
Rare Door is an ecommerce platform that helps user discover and buy great products available in nearby stores.
Rare Door's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Rare Door, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Rare Door
Help shoppers find and buy from nearby stores
We built an ecommerce platform that connects online shoppers with products available in local brick-and-mortar stores. It lets users discover great products near them and buy directly, helping retailers sell more and engage their customers in-person.
We live in San Francisco and plan to base the company here after YC as well.
San Francisco is where we are already located, surrounded by a strong tech community and potential early users. It's the best place to build and scale a local retail ecommerce platform like Rare Door.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Rare Door YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Rare Door's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Rare Door would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Rare Door in?
Rare Door was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Rare Door?
Rare Door was founded by Blake Adams, Andii Davis.
What does Rare Door do?
Empowering brick-and-mortar retailers to sell more and engage shoppers
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Rare Door's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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