Zinc YC Application
Zinc went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 batch as a B2B 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
- B2BRetail
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2013
Founders
Doug FeigelsonFounder
John WangFounder/Chief Engineer
What Zinc does
Zinc is building the programmable commerce layer for the internet. Our API already enables tens of thousands of transactions each month, and our goal is much bigger: a world where any purchase online can be automated and integrated through a simple API. As commerce shifts to automation, AI, and agents - the purchasing layer of the internet will become essential infrastructure - which is what we're building at Zinc.
Zinc's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Zinc, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Zinc
The secret backbone of e-commerce
We're building an API that automates and integrates commerce transactions online. Our product lets businesses automate any purchase through a programmable commerce layer, handling tens of thousands of transactions monthly and aiming to become essential infrastructure as commerce shifts to automation and AI.
We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based there after YC.
San Francisco is where we live and where our e-commerce and tech partners are. It's the right place for recruiting and focusing on building infrastructure tech for the internet.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Zinc YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Zinc's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Zinc would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Zinc in?
Zinc was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2014 batch.
Who founded Zinc?
Zinc was founded by Doug Feigelson, John Wang.
What does Zinc do?
The secret backbone of e-commerce.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Zinc's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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