Inscrição YC de The Flex Company

Summer 2016Active

The Flex Company passou pela Y Combinator no batch Summer 2016 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 2016
Indústria: ConsumerHome and Personal
Tamanho da equipe: 28
Status: Active
Lançada: 2016

Fundadores

Lauren Schulte WangFounder/CEO
Panpan WangCFO & Cofounder

O que The Flex Company faz

The Flex Co. is the top-selling sustainable period care brand known for creating a more comfortable period for everyone. Their patented product portfolio, Flex™ Disc, FlexCup™, Softdisc® and Softcup®, which are sold online and in over 30,000 retail doors throughout the U.S. including Walmart, Target, CVS and Walgreens. Based in Venice, California, The Flex Co. is the sole manufacturer of its products, which are designed and produced in the U.S. and Canada. Led by founder & CEO Lauren Schulte Wang, our team is working to create life-changing experiences through the products we make and conversations we spark. Learn more at flexfits.com.

Inscrição YC de The Flex Company, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

The Flex Company, lote Summer 2016. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

The Flex Company

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Sustainable period care.

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

We make reusable, patented period care products like the Flex™ Disc and FlexCup™ that offer a more comfortable and affordable alternative to traditional period products. Our products are designed and manufactured in the U.S. and Canada, and are sold online and in over 30,000 retail locations.

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

We live in Los Angeles, CA, and the company is based in Venice, California. We would continue operating from this location after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Venice is home to our team and manufacturing partnerships, allowing close oversight of product quality and operations. Staying here keeps us connected to our supply chain and retail partners.

21 respostas a mais na inscrição completa

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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de The Flex Company?

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

Em qual batch da YC The Flex Company esteve?

The Flex Company fez parte do batch Summer 2016 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o The Flex Company?

O The Flex Company foi fundado por Lauren Schulte Wang, Panpan Wang.

O que o The Flex Company faz?

Sustainable period care.

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

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