Application YC di Modal

Winter 2016Inactive

Modal ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Winter 2016 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 2016
Settore: B2BRetail
Dimensione team: 18
Stato: Inactive
Lanciata: 2015

Founder

Aaron KraneFounder/CEO

Cosa fa Modal

At Modal, we build the future of auto commerce for the world's largest auto brands and retailers. Modal's team is full of technology leaders from places like Google, Facebook, Tesla, Paypal, Accenture, and Modal is backed by notable investors like Y Combinator, Peter Thiel, Khosla Ventures, and Ally Financial. To quote Peter Thiel, Modal is "complex coordination" of many different technologies, driving billions of dollars in transaction volume every year. Modal, formerly Drive Motors, was founded in 2015, completed Y Combinator in 2016, and is based in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit

Application YC di Modal, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Modal, batch Winter 2016. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Modal

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Digital commerce for auto brands and retailers

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

We build a platform that connects the digital storefronts of the world's largest auto retailers and brands, handling complex coordination of inventory, pricing, financing, and transactions. Our product lets customers browse, configure, and buy vehicles online while integrating deeply with dealer networks and manufacturer systems.

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

We're currently based in San Francisco, CA and plan to remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the engineering talent and proximity to both investors and auto retail clients we need to scale and refine our product.

21 risposte in più nell'application completa

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Modal?

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