Candidature YC de YourMechanic

Winter 2012Acquired

YourMechanic a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Winter 2012 en tant qu'entreprise Consumer. 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 2012
Secteur d'activité: ConsumerTransportation Services
Taille de l'équipe: 115
Statut: Acquired
Lancé: 2011

Fondateurs

Art AgrawalFounder/CEO
Dongyi LiaoFounder/CTO

Ce que fait YourMechanic

YourMechanic was founded in 2012 and is the first nationwide provider of mobile mechanics to car owners. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, YourMechanic is funded by SoftBank Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, Ashton Kutcher, Data Point Capital, and others. We are on a mission to build the most convenient and trusted car repair service. Total trust comes from total transparency. YourMechanic is transforming the auto repair industry by delivering car care to car owners at their home or office in the top 50 largest U.S. metropolitan areas. Mobile mechanics provide over 600 repair, maintenance, and diagnostic services at a fair and transparent price. By connecting mechanics directly with car owners in need of repair services, we are empowering these hard-working mechanics to control their quality of life. They are able to choose when they want to work (including evenings and weekends), and the type of cars and services they want to work on. The company has earned recognition from top organizations, and has won TechCrunch Disrupt SF (2012), Women in Auto Care's Best Business-to-Consumer Website (2016), and Automobility LA’s Top Ten Automotive Startup (2016). YourMechanic holds an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau and maintains an average Yelp rating of 4.8 stars. In 2017, YourMechanic released a full suite of business-to-business products that offer innovative solutions to business partners at every point in the aftermarket car care lifecycle. Learn more at

Candidature YC de YourMechanic, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

YourMechanic, promotion Winter 2012. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

YourMechanic

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Car repairs performed by mobile mechanics at your location

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

We built an online platform connecting car owners with mobile mechanics who come to their home or office to perform over 600 types of repair, maintenance, and diagnostics services. The product simplifies booking, offers transparent pricing, and enables mechanics to set their own schedules and service focus.

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

We live in Mountain View, CA, and after YC the company would remain based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Mountain View is home to a lot of tech talent and is where we started building the product. It's also close to many customers and mechanics in major metropolitan areas for our service.

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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de YourMechanic ?

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 YourMechanic (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme YourMechanic se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC YourMechanic appartenait-il ?

YourMechanic faisait partie du batch Winter 2012 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé YourMechanic ?

YourMechanic a été fondé par Art Agrawal, Dongyi Liao.

Que fait YourMechanic ?

Car Repairs, Reinvented:a. Mechanic comes to your home or work to fix…

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

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