Inscrição YC de Flexport

Winter 2014Active

Flexport passou pela Y Combinator no batch Winter 2014 como uma empresa B2B. Abaixo: o que a empresa faz, quem a fundou e sua inscrição para a YC, reconstruída pergunta por pergunta no formulário real da YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2014
Indústria: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Tamanho da equipe: 3000
Status: Active
Lançada: 2013

Fundadores

Ryan PetersenFounder/CEO

O que Flexport faz

Founded in 2013, we believe trade can move the human race forward. That’s why our mission at Flexport is to make global trade easy for everyone. What the internet has done for bits and bytes, Flexport is doing for physical goods: giving every business the ability to connect to any customer, wherever they are in the world. That sounds pretty straightforward, but a fragmented and inefficient global supply chain has held the world back from untapped growth and innovation. By connecting everyone in the global economy we can unlock commerce, creativity, and human progress. To do so, we’re building the platform for global logistics - empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services they need to grow and innovate. Today, we work with more than 40,000 customers and their suppliers across industries like manufacturing, retail, electronics, consumer goods, tech, apparel, and beauty. Companies of all sizes - from emerging brands to Fortune 500s - used Flexport technology to move nearly $19B of merchandise across 112 countries in 2021. Interested in joining our team? Check out our open job postings on careers site and apply directly today!

Inscrição YC de Flexport, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

Flexport, lote Winter 2014. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

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Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Flexport

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Platform for global logistics.

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

We are building a platform that simplifies global trade by connecting buyers, sellers, and logistics partners with technology and services to coordinate shipments internationally. Our platform tackles the fragmented supply chain and provides transparency and efficiency for global freight forwarding.

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

We're currently based in San Francisco, CA, and would continue to be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and have access to a deep pool of engineering talent and early customers in tech and manufacturing sectors, which helps us iterate quickly and build the network effects necessary for a logistics platform.

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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Flexport?

Não. A Y Combinator mantém as inscrições submetidas em privado. Esta é uma reconstrução: as perguntas reais do formulário da YC, respondidas a partir dos dados públicos de Flexport (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Flexport se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.

Em qual batch da YC Flexport esteve?

Flexport fez parte do batch Winter 2014 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o Flexport?

O Flexport foi fundado por Ryan Petersen.

O que o Flexport faz?

Platform for global logistics.

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

Crie uma conta gratuita no Round Funded. A versão completa de 26 respostas do application do Flexport, e de todos os outros lotes do YC, está no YC Insights.