Application YC di Instacart

Summer 2012Public

Instacart ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Summer 2012 come azienda Consumer. 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: Summer 2012
Settore: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Dimensione team: 3000
Stato: Public
Lanciata: 2012

Founder

Apoorva MehtaFounder/Chairman & Founding CEO
Brandon LeonardoFounder
Max MullenFounder

Cosa fa Instacart

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada.

Application YC di Instacart, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Instacart, batch Summer 2012. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Instacart

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

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

We built a platform that connects customers with local grocery stores and independent shoppers for same-day delivery and pickup. The product solves the hassle of grocery shopping for busy families and individuals by letting them order fresh groceries online and get them delivered in as fast as an hour.

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 as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the talent base and startup community to support building a large-scale marketplace and logistics platform. It's also a central hub for investors and potential retail partners.

21 risposte in più nell'application completa

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Instacart?

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 Instacart (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Instacart si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.

A quale batch YC apparteneva Instacart?

Instacart apparteneva al batch Summer 2012 di Y Combinator.

Chi ha fondato Instacart?

Instacart è stato fondato da Apoorva Mehta, Brandon Leonardo, Max Mullen.

Cosa fa Instacart?

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

Come leggo la ricostruzione completa della application?

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