Application YC di ShipBob

Summer 2014Active

ShipBob ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Summer 2014 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: Summer 2014
Settore: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Dimensione team: 1
Stato: Active
Lanciata: 2014

Founder

Divey GulatiFounder
Dhruv SaxenaFounder

Cosa fa ShipBob

ShipBob is a leading global fulfillment and supply chain platform designed for SMB and Mid-Market ecommerce brands. ShipBob provides brands a single view of their business and customers across sales channels to manage products, inventory, orders, and shipments, leveraging real-time analytics and reporting, dedicated support, and access to hundreds of technology and retail partners. ShipBob enables brands to improve the operations in their own facilities with ShipBob WMS (ShipBob's proprietary warehouse management system), and/or outsource fulfillment to have their orders picked, packed, and shipped from any of ShipBob’s 50+ fulfillment centers across the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Founded in 2014, ShipBob launched through Y Combinator by co-founders Dhruv Saxena and Divey Gulati, two ecommerce entrepreneurs who saw a need for more efficient SMB supply chain services. Learn more by visiting shipbob.com.

Application YC di ShipBob, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

ShipBob, batch Summer 2014. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

ShipBob

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Amazon-level logistics for ecommerce brands

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

We're building a fulfillment and supply chain platform tailored for small and mid-market ecommerce businesses. Our product gives brands one dashboard to manage inventory, orders, and shipments across sales channels, plus tools to operate their warehouse or outsource fulfillment to our network of centers that pick, pack, and ship their orders.

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

We live and work in Chicago, IL, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Chicago is where we have built our initial customer base and network. The city has a strong ecommerce and logistics ecosystem, which helps us stay close to our users and partners.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di ShipBob?

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