Swapbox YC Application

Winter 2013Inactive

Swapbox went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2013 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 2013
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Neel MurthyFounder/CEO
Nitin ShantharamFounder

What Swapbox does

Send and receive packages with Swapbox # Receive packages with Swapbox # Prevent missed deliveries with Swapbox. We give you control over your packages - no more missed delivery notices or stolen packages. Shop online and ship packages to a Swapbox. We'll notify you via email and/or text message with the pickup details when they arrive. Learn more: swapbox.com/faq Receiving deliveries video: # Send packages with Swapbox # Take anything that you want to ship to your local Swapbox, no planning ahead necessary. Enter a few details about where your item is being shipped and how fast you want it there. Place your item in the Swapbox (It doesn't even need to be packaged!), and Swapbox will take care of the rest. Swapbox ships via UPS, USPS or FedEx. Swapbox is the fastest, most convenient way to ship anything. Learn more: swapbox.com/shipping Shipping video:

Swapbox's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Swapbox, Winter 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Swapbox

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Stop missing deliveries with Swapbox kiosks

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

We built Swapbox, a network of kiosks where users can send and receive packages to avoid missed deliveries and theft. Shoppers ship packages directly to our kiosks, and recipients get notified to pick them up at their convenience. Users can also drop off packages to be shipped from Swapbox without planning ahead. Our product makes receiving and sending packages faster and more reliable for people who miss home deliveries or worry about package theft.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, and the company is based here too.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is our home and the best place to build this logistics and consumer-focused service. The dense population helps pilot and attract users, plus proximity to partners and infrastructure.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Swapbox YC application?

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