Candidature YC de Flexport

Winter 2014Active

Flexport a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Winter 2014 en tant qu'entreprise B2B. Ci-dessous : ce que fait l'entreprise, qui l'a fondée, et sa candidature à YC, reconstruite question par question dans le vrai formulaire YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2014
Secteur d'activité: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Taille de l'équipe: 3000
Statut: Active
Lancé: 2013

Fondateurs

Ryan PetersenFounder/CEO

Ce que fait Flexport

Founded in 2013, we believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why our mission at Flexport is to make global trade easy for everyone. What the internet has done for bits and bytes, Flexport is doing for physical goods: giving every business the ability to connect to any customer, wherever they are in the world. That sounds pretty straightforward, but a fragmented and inefficient global supply chain has held the world back from untapped growth and innovation. By connecting everyone in the global economy we can unlock commerce, creativity, and human progress. To do so, we’re building the platform for global logistics - empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services they need to grow and innovate. Today, we work with more than 40,000 customers and their suppliers across industries like manufacturing, retail, electronics, consumer goods, tech, apparel, and beauty. Companies of all sizes - from emerging brands to Fortune 500s - used Flexport technology to move nearly $19B of merchandise across 112 countries in 2021. Interested in joining our team? Check out our open job postings on careers site and apply directly today!

Candidature YC de Flexport, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

Flexport, promotion Winter 2014. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

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Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Flexport

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Platform for global logistics.

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

We are building a platform that simplifies global trade by connecting buyers, sellers, and logistics partners with technology and services to coordinate shipments internationally. Our platform tackles the fragmented supply chain and provides transparency and efficiency for global freight forwarding.

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

We're currently based in San Francisco, CA, and would continue to be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and have access to a deep pool of engineering talent and early customers in tech and manufacturing sectors, which helps us iterate quickly and build the network effects necessary for a logistics platform.

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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de Flexport ?

Non. Y Combinator garde les candidatures soumises privées. Ceci est une reconstruction : les vraies questions du formulaire YC, répondues à partir des données publiques de Flexport (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme Flexport se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC Flexport appartenait-il ?

Flexport faisait partie du batch Winter 2014 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé Flexport ?

Flexport a été fondé par Ryan Petersen.

Que fait Flexport ?

Platform for global logistics.

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

Créez un compte Round Funded gratuit. La version complète de la candidature de Flexport en 26 réponses, et de chaque autre promotion YC, se trouve dans YC Insights.