Заявка Fountain9 в YC

Winter 2021Acquired

Fountain9 прошел Y Combinator в потоке Winter 2021 как компания из сферы B2B. Ниже: чем занимается компания, кто ее основал, и ее заявка в YC, реконструированная вопрос за вопросом в реальной форме YC.

Поток YC: Winter 2021
Сфера: B2BRetail
Размер команды: 8
Статус: Acquired
Запущено: 2021

Фаундеры

Niki KhokaleFounder
Rajas LonkarFounder

Чем занимается Fountain9

Fountain9 is a predictive inventory planning solution. We help food brands and retailers reduce food wastage and improve product availability by predicting their future inventory needs. Food wastage is a global problem that has both financial and environmental costs. An estimated $1.3 Bn tonnes of food is wasted every year and 7 - 15% of that is because of mismanaged inventory. We accurately predict future inventory imbalances which lead to out of stock situations or wastage, and also recommends best ways of minimising their impact. Our state of the art demand sensing and pricing engine takes into account several factors like historical sales trends, seasonality, holidays, markdown events and pricing changes to predict future inventory requirements and optimize prices. Predicted inventory demand is also aligned with supply side data to identify ideal suppliers and replenishment quantities that minimize chances of stock outs or inventory wastage.

Заявка Fountain9 в YC, реконструирована

Заявка Y Combinator

Fountain9, батч Winter 2021. Реальные вопросы из анкеты, ответы из публичных данных.

Founders2
Company7
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Equity3
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Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Fountain9

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helping food brands and retailers reduce food wastage

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

We built a predictive inventory planning tool that helps food brands and retailers avoid waste and stockouts. Our system forecasts future inventory needs by analyzing sales trends, seasonality, holidays, markdowns, and pricing changes, then aligns those demands with supply-side data to recommend optimal replenishment and pricing strategies.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right mix of access to tech talent, retail partners, and logistics customers relevant to building advanced supply chain tools. Being here helps us engage directly with food brands and retailers in the US market.

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Часто задаваемые вопросы

Это реальная заявка Fountain9 в YC?

Нет. Y Combinator держит поданные заявки в приватности. Это реконструкция: реальные вопросы формы YC, ответы на которые основаны на публичных данных Fountain9 (заметки о запуске, бэкграунд фаундеров, описание продукта). Это показывает, как компания вроде Fountain9 представила бы себя YC, а не текст, который они подали.