SparkGift YC 지원서

Winter 2015Inactive

SparkGift은(는) Winter 2015 배치에서 Fintech 회사로 Y Combinator를 거쳤습니다. 아래에는 회사의 사업 내용, 창립자, 그리고 실제 YC 양식에 맞춰 재구성한 YC 지원서가 있습니다.

YC 배치: Winter 2015
산업: FintechConsumer Finance
팀 규모: 2
상태: Inactive
출시됨: 2014

창업자

Peggy MangotFounder/CEO
Bob HaiglerFounder/CTO

SparkGift의 사업 내용

SparkGift is a Y Combinator backed technology startup that makes it easy to give investments as gifts. The founders came together with a common vision that it should be as easy to give someone an investment in the future, as it is to give someone a retail gift card. SparkGift supports small dollar gifts and fractional shares, so you can give someone a $20 investment in Apple or a Vanguard index fund. SparkGift is creating products that make investing simple, enjoyable and accessible to the masses. Our mission is to use gifts to create new savers & investors at scale.

SparkGift의 YC 지원서, 재구성됨

Y Combinator 지원

SparkGift, Winter 2015 기수. 공개 데이터를 기반으로 작성된 실제 지원 질문.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SparkGift

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Send stocks and index funds as gifts

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

We built SparkGift to let anyone send stocks or index funds as gifts, even small dollar amounts and fractional shares. It's like gifting retail cards but for investments. Our product creates new savers by making giving investments simple and affordable.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team is and the hub for fintech startups. Being here gives us access to talent and investors familiar with investing and financial products.

전체 지원서에서 21개의 추가 답변

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference는 전체 버전에 있습니다. 무료 계정을 만들어 YC Insights에서 모든 YC 배치 옆에 열어보세요.

전체 지원 보기

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SparkGift의 실제 YC 지원서인가요?

아닙니다. Y Combinator는 제출된 지원서를 비공개로 유지합니다. 이것은 재구성된 것입니다. 실제 YC 양식 질문에 SparkGift의 공개 데이터(출시 노트, 창업자 배경, 제품 설명)를 기반으로 답변했습니다. SparkGift과 같은 회사가 YC에 어떻게 자신을 소개하는지 보여주며, 그들이 제출한 텍스트는 아닙니다.