Aplikacja GoCardless do YC

Summer 2011Active

GoCardless przeszedł przez Y Combinator w batchu Summer 2011 jako firma z branży Fintech. Poniżej: czym zajmuje się firma, kto ją założył i jej aplikacja do YC, zrekonstruowana pytanie po pytaniu w prawdziwym formularzu YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2011
Branża: FintechConsumer Finance
Wielkość zespołu: 900
Status: Active
Wystartowano: 2012

Foundersi

Hiroki TakeuchiFounder/CEO
Tom BlomfieldFounder

Czym zajmuje się GoCardless

At GoCardless we believe that bank payments are the best way to pay and get paid. We help businesses collect both recurring and one-off payments, without the chasing, stress or expensive fees. We’re building a global bank payment network that lets people make and collect payments straight from their bank account, across multiple countries and currencies. 75,000+ businesses around the world trust us to power their payments. We enable them to collect payments from 30+ countries, processing over $30 billion each year. Our suite of add-on products are helping businesses face their payment challenges head on. From automatically recovering failed payments, to challenging charge backs and fighting fraud - all without compromising their customer’s payment experience. Our open banking leadership unlocks the ability to make and accept direct bank payments confidently and securely. And our acquisition of Nordigen means we’re also helping businesses make faster and more informed decisions by accessing and generating insights from their customers’ bank account data. We’re also backed by some of the world’s leading investors including Accel Partners, Bain Capital Ventures, Balderton Capital, GV (formerly Google Ventures), Notion Capital, Passion Capital, Permira and Salesforce Ventures. We're a global team, with offices in London, Paris, Riga, Melbourne and New York.

Aplikacja GoCardless do YC, zrekonstruowana

Aplikacja Y Combinator

GoCardless, batch Summer 2011. Prawdziwe pytania z formularza, odpowiedzi na podstawie danych publicznych.

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Company

Company name

GoCardless

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We're building the world's bank payment network.

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

We provide a platform that lets businesses collect recurring and one-off payments directly from customers' bank accounts across multiple countries and currencies. Our product reduces the hassle of chasing payments and cuts expensive fees for businesses. Beyond simple payments, we offer add-ons like recovering failed payments automatically and fighting fraud to improve the payment experience.

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

We live in London, England, and the company is based there and will remain based in London after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London has a strong fintech ecosystem and access to our early users. We know this market well and have networks here, so it makes sense to build the company where our customers and team are.

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Często zadawane pytania

Czy to jest prawdziwa aplikacja GoCardless do YC?

Nie. Y Combinator utrzymuje prywatność złożonych aplikacji. Jest to rekonstrukcja: prawdziwe pytania z formularza YC, na które odpowiedziano na podstawie publicznych danych GoCardless (notatki o premierze, tło founderów, opis produktu). Pokazuje, jak firma taka jak GoCardless przedstawiłaby się YC, a nie tekst, który złożyli.