Inscrição YC de Instacart

Summer 2012Public

Instacart passou pela Y Combinator no batch Summer 2012 como uma empresa Consumer. 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: Summer 2012
Indústria: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Tamanho da equipe: 3000
Status: Public
Lançada: 2012

Fundadores

Apoorva MehtaFounder/Chairman & Founding CEO
Brandon LeonardoFounder
Max MullenFounder

O que Instacart faz

Instacart is the North American leader in online grocery and one of the fastest-growing companies in e-commerce. Instacart’s same-day delivery and pickup services bring fresh groceries and everyday essentials to busy people and families across the U.S. and Canada in as fast as an hour. Since its founding in 2012, Instacart has become an essential service for millions of families, while also serving as an immediate, flexible earnings opportunity for hundreds of thousands of shoppers across North America. The company partners with more than 350 retailers and delivers from more than 25,000 stores across more than 5,500 cities in North America. Today, Instacart is accessible to more than 85% of households in the U.S. and more than 70% of households in Canada.

Inscrição YC de Instacart, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

Instacart, lote Summer 2012. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Instacart

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

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

We built a platform that connects customers with local grocery stores and independent shoppers for same-day delivery and pickup. The product solves the hassle of grocery shopping for busy families and individuals by letting them order fresh groceries online and get them delivered in as fast as an hour.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will be based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the talent base and startup community to support building a large-scale marketplace and logistics platform. It's also a central hub for investors and potential retail partners.

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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Instacart?

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 Instacart (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Instacart se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.

Em qual batch da YC Instacart esteve?

Instacart fez parte do batch Summer 2012 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o Instacart?

O Instacart foi fundado por Apoorva Mehta, Brandon Leonardo, Max Mullen.

O que o Instacart faz?

Marketplace for grocery delivery and pickup

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

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