Upgraded YC 申请

Summer 2016Active

Upgraded 在 Summer 2016 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 Consumer 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 2016
行业: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
团队规模: 13
状态: Active
已发布: 2016

创始人

Hendrik RoosnaFounder
JR RahnFounder

Upgraded 做什么

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 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

Upgraded，Summer 2016 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

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.

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 Upgraded 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 Upgraded 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 Upgraded 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

Upgraded 是哪个 YC 批次的？

Upgraded 是 Y Combinator Summer 2016 批次的成员。

谁创立了 Upgraded？

Upgraded 由 Hendrik Roosna, JR Rahn 创立。

Upgraded 做什么？

Upgraded helps retailers and carriers sell devices on subscription.

如何阅读完整的重建申请？

创建免费的 Round Funded 账户。YC Insights 中包含 Upgraded 的完整 26 个问题的版本，以及其他所有 YC 批次的公司信息。