Ranking · Winter 2017 · Consumer

The Essential

E-commerce 2.0

6.0%

odds of being acquired in the next two years

0.9× the average (6.8%)

#2621 of 4,339 active YC companies · top 61%

Team of 11 · San Francisco, CA, USA

Raises the odds

↑ based in United States of America

↑ rewrote its description in the last six months

↑ based in America / Canada

↑ changed its name (pivot)

Lowers the odds

↓ sector: Consumer

↓ industry: Consumer

↓ tag: E-commerce

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