Shopagram YC Application

Winter 2014Inactive

Shopagram went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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 2014
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 1
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Jamal AshrafFounder/CEO

Shopagram's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Shopagram, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Shopagram

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Next Generation Home Shopping Network

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

We are building an online platform that recreates the home shopping network experience for modern consumers. Our site lets users browse and buy products in a more interactive, engaging way than traditional e-commerce, aiming to bring that TV shopping network feel to the internet.

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

n/a

Explain your decision regarding location.

We don't have a fixed base; our team operates remotely. After YC we expect to continue remote work or base wherever it makes sense for growth and support.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Shopagram YC application?

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