Application YC di Fivestars

Winter 2011Acquired

Fivestars ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Winter 2011 come azienda B2B. Sotto: cosa fa l'azienda, chi l'ha fondata e la sua application a YC, ricostruita domanda per domanda nel form reale di YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2011
Settore: B2BRetail
Dimensione team: 201
Stato: Acquired
Lanciata: 2012

Founder

Victor HoFounder/CEO
Matt DokaFounder/CTO

Cosa fa Fivestars

Fivestars is a leading payment and customer loyalty platform for small local businesses. Our mission is to help businesses and communities thrive by turning every transaction into a relationship. Since launching in 2011, Fivestars has become a rewarding platform with 60 million users discovering and driving sales to 14,000+ small businesses. We help drive over $3 billion in local sales per year. More than 1 million people sign up monthly to support the local businesses that make our neighborhoods great. The company is backed by Lightspeed, DCM, Menlo Ventures, HarbourVest, and others. Together, let’s #LoveLocal. Visit for more information.

Application YC di Fivestars, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Fivestars, batch Winter 2011. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Fivestars

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Customer loyalty and payments platform

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

We are building a platform that helps small local businesses run customer loyalty programs and process payments in one system. Our product turns every transaction into a way to build a customer relationship, making it easier for businesses to keep customers coming back and for customers to discover new places in their neighborhood.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the small business market and tech talent intersect. Being close to our customers and the startup ecosystem is vital to iterate fast and grow.

21 risposte in più nell'application completa

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Fivestars?

No. Y Combinator mantiene private le application inviate. Questa è una ricostruzione: le domande del form YC reale, a cui si è risposto usando i dati pubblici di Fivestars (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Fivestars si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.

A quale batch YC apparteneva Fivestars?

Fivestars apparteneva al batch Winter 2011 di Y Combinator.

Chi ha fondato Fivestars?

Fivestars è stato fondato da Victor Ho, Matt Doka.

Cosa fa Fivestars?

Customer loyalty and payments platform for small businesses.

Come leggo la ricostruzione completa della application?

Crea un account Round Funded gratuito. La versione completa di 26 risposte della application di Fivestars, e di ogni altro batch YC, è in YC Insights.