MarketForce YC 申请

Summer 2020Active

MarketForce 在 Summer 2020 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 B2B 公司进行过。以下是：公司做什么、谁创立了它，以及其 YC 申请，按照真实 YC 表格逐题重建。

YC 批次: Summer 2020
行业: B2BRetail
团队规模: 400
状态: Active
已发布: 2020

创始人

Mesongo SibutiFounder
Tesh MbaabuFounder

MarketForce 做什么

MarketForce empowers neighbourhood merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently, access a banking wallet with credit facilities, collect digital payments and earn extra income by offering agency baking services and reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments in their communities. Incorporated in 2019, MarketForce is a fast-growing company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 180 consumer brands trading on the platform.

MarketForce 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

MarketForce，Summer 2020 期。来自公开数据的真实申请问题解答。

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

MarketForce

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The SuperApp for neighbourhood merchants in Africa.

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

We built a platform that lets small merchants in Africa order inventory from suppliers, pay digitally, and access a wallet with credit facilities. They can also collect digital payments and resell financial services like airtime and bill payments in their communities.

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

We live in Nairobi, Kenya and the company will be based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Nairobi is the hub for our users - neighbourhood merchants - and where we have built our local team and market presence. Staying here keeps us close to the problem and customers.

21 更多回答在完整申请中

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference 包含在完整版中。创建免费账户即可在 YC Insights 中打开，紧邻每个其他 YC 批次。

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常见问题解答

这是 MarketForce 的真实 YC 申请吗？

不是。Y Combinator 对提交的申请保密。这是重建版：使用 MarketForce 的公开数据（发布笔记、创始人背景、产品描述）回答真实的 YC 表格问题。它展示了像 MarketForce 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

MarketForce 是哪个 YC 批次的？

MarketForce 是 Y Combinator Summer 2020 批次的成员。

谁创立了 MarketForce？

MarketForce 由 Mesongo Sibuti, Tesh Mbaabu 创立。

MarketForce 做什么？