Upgraded YCアプリケーション

Summer 2016Active

UpgradedはSummer 2016バッチでConsumer企業としてY Combinatorを卒業しました。以下：会社の事業内容、創業者、そして実際のYCフォームで質問ごとに再構築されたYCへの応募内容。

YCバッチ: Summer 2016
業界: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
チーム規模: 13
ステータス: Active
ローンチ済み: 2016

創業者

Hendrik RoosnaFounder
JR RahnFounder

Upgradedの事業内容

Upgraded helps retailers and carriers sell devices on subscription. Subscribers pay monthly and can upgrade anytime. Smartphones, laptops, tablets and more. Creating and managing these programs involves lender integrations, residual value management and building great software - resellers don’t know how to do this. Upgraded provides the infrastructure to launch immediately, keep customers loyal and cut replacement cycles in half. Device financing is a $541B market globally. US carrier financing grew from $13B to $51B in the last four years. Upgraded partners include Apple, Dixons/Elkjøp, MediaMarkt and Vodafone. Upgraded was founded in 2016. Investors include Y Combinator and GRIL Ventures. Upgraded is led by CEO John Erik Metcalf and CTO Ziad Sawalha.

UpgradedのYCアプリケーション、再構築済み

Y Combinator 申請

Upgraded 様、Summer 2016 バッチ。公開データから回答された、実際のフォームの質問。

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Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Upgraded

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helps retailers and carriers sell devices by subscription

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

We built a platform that lets retailers and carriers offer device subscriptions where customers pay monthly and can upgrade anytime. It handles lender integrations, residual value management, and provides software to launch and manage these programs. Resellers don't have the expertise or infrastructure to do this themselves.

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

We live in San Francisco and have a distributed, remote team. After YC, the company will remain based in San Francisco with a remote setup.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the technical talent we need and proximity to key partners. Remote work lets our small team cover more ground efficiently.

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よくある質問

Upgradedの実際のYCアプリケーションですか？

いいえ。Y Combinatorは提出されたアプリケーションを非公開にしています。これは再構築されたものです。実際のYCフォームの質問に、Upgradedの公開データ（ローンチノート、創業者経歴、製品説明）から回答しています。Upgradedのような会社がYCにどのようにアピールするかを示しており、彼らが提出したテキストではありません。