Application YC di Serica

Summer 2015Inactive

Serica ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Summer 2015 come azienda Fintech. 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 2015
Settore: FintechBanking and Exchange
Dimensione team: 2
Stato: Inactive
Lanciata: 2015

Founder

Karl Keefer

Cosa fa Serica

For the first time in history, Serica enables asset rights to be traded & stored on the Bitcoin blockchain by anyone, anywhere. Serica is a commodities trading platform which connects investors to bitcoin-linked asset rights such as gold, silver, platinum & palladium assets tradeable on multiple digital money & precious metal exchanges. Customers, anywhere in the world, can purchase commodities from Serica's dealer partners. Serica's decentralized custodian service publicly manage assets under custody, allowing safe & low-cost storage of valuable hard assets. Customers leverage DigitalTangible centralized & decentralized trading partner platforms to trade their asset-receipts for bitcoin or other digital money. Precious metal bullion may also be rapidly liquidated for cash or bitcoins.

Application YC di Serica, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Serica, batch Summer 2015. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Serica

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Financial payment and loan services for medical cannabis

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

We built a platform that connects investors with bitcoin-linked asset rights like gold, silver, platinum, and palladium. Our service allows anyone anywhere to buy commodities from dealer partners, store them securely with a decentralized custodian service on the Bitcoin blockchain, and trade their asset receipts for bitcoin or digital money.

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

We live and operate in San Francisco, CA and plan to remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose San Francisco because it's a fintech and blockchain hub with access to talent and investors relevant to our market.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Serica?

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