Upgraded YC Başvurusu

Summer 2016Active

Upgraded, Consumer şirketi olarak Summer 2016 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Summer 2016
Sektör: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Ekip büyüklüğü: 13
Durum: Active
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2016

Kurucular

Hendrik RoosnaFounder
JR RahnFounder

Upgraded ne yapar

Upgraded helps retailers and carriers sell devices on subscription. Subscribers pay monthly and can upgrade anytime. Smartphones, laptops, tablets and more. Creating and managing these programs involves lender integrations, residual value management and building great software - resellers don’t know how to do this. Upgraded provides the infrastructure to launch immediately, keep customers loyal and cut replacement cycles in half. Device financing is a $541B market globally. US carrier financing grew from $13B to $51B in the last four years. Upgraded partners include Apple, Dixons/Elkjøp, MediaMarkt and Vodafone. Upgraded was founded in 2016. Investors include Y Combinator and GRIL Ventures. Upgraded is led by CEO John Erik Metcalf and CTO Ziad Sawalha.

Upgraded'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

Upgraded, Summer 2016 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Upgraded

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helps retailers and carriers sell devices by subscription

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

We built a platform that lets retailers and carriers offer device subscriptions where customers pay monthly and can upgrade anytime. It handles lender integrations, residual value management, and provides software to launch and manage these programs. Resellers don't have the expertise or infrastructure to do this themselves.

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

We live in San Francisco and have a distributed, remote team. After YC, the company will remain based in San Francisco with a remote setup.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the technical talent we need and proximity to key partners. Remote work lets our small team cover more ground efficiently.

Tam başvuruda 21 ek cevap

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference tam sürümde. YC Insights'ta, diğer her YC grubu yanında açmak için ücretsiz bir hesap oluşturun.

Tüm başvuruyu gör

Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

Bu, Upgraded şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

Hayır. Y Combinator gönderilen başvuruları gizli tutar. Bu bir yeniden yapılandırmadır: gerçek YC form soruları, Upgraded'in kamuya açık verilerinden (lansman notları, kurucu geçmişleri, ürün açıklaması) yanıtlanmıştır. Upgraded gibi bir şirketin YC'ye kendisini nasıl sunacağını gösterir, gönderdikleri metni değil.