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Flip (YC W15) — Community-driven marketplace for sneakers

FLIP is everyone’s sneaker connect — the premier specialty destination where people find and sell hard to find, rare, limited edition sneakers. They have created a community where their members can buy and sell with confidence and ease.

Flip is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2015 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: Community-driven marketplace for sneakers. The founder listed is Kemar Newell (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 29, 2014).

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New accelerator entry · 2014-12-29 · the record

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What the record says

BatchWinter 2015
Announced2014-12-29
StageEarly
StatusActive
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Apparel and Cosmetics
SectorsMarketplace
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedLos Angeles, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttp://justflip.com
Founded2014

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FLIP is everyone’s sneaker connect — the premier specialty destination where people find and sell hard to find, rare, limited edition sneakers. They have created a community where their members can buy and sell with confidence and ease. Never miss out on an opportunity to place your bid on hard to find sneakers in 90 minutes from a curated list of quality sellers who really care. Their mobile only platform is currently available for your iPhone and coming soon to Android. They strive to keep an open and trusted environment for their community.

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