SourceBeacon YC Application

Winter 2017Inactive

SourceBeacon went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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 2017
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 5
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2016

Founders

Jack WangFounder

What SourceBeacon does

SourceBeacon is an on-demand procurement concierge for sourcing products from China. We connect your product requests to our network of verified vendors and deliver quotes directly to you.

SourceBeacon's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SourceBeacon, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SourceBeacon

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

On-demand procurement concierge for sourcing in China

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

We built SourceBeacon to connect buyers directly to a network of verified Chinese vendors on demand. Users send product requests, and we deliver quotes quickly, cutting the noise and delays typical in importing from China.

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

We don't have a fixed office location. After YC, we plan to base the company at the location that best supports growing our procurement and supply chain operations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Because procurement is a global, remote-heavy business, we focus on efficiency and network rather than a single location. Our team works where it makes sense for sourcing and vendor relations.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SourceBeacon YC application?

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