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Hingeto (YC W16) — A B2B marketplace that connects inventory to online stores

Hingeto is a technology platform that enables fashion brands & influencers to sell past and future masterpieces with zero inventory risk. We are backed by Y Combinator (W16), Kapor Capital, Cross Culture Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Stanford University / StartX & several angels (including Andrew Iguodala)

Hingeto is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2016 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: A B2B marketplace that connects inventory to online stores. The founders listed are Leandrew Robinson (Founder/CEO), Akintunde Ismail Maiyegun (Founder/CTO), Yaw Owusu-Barimah (Founder) (Y Combinator directory entry, December 18, 2015).

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Hingeto

New accelerator entry · 2015-12-18 · the record

Winter 2016
batch
15
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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What the record says

BatchWinter 2016
Announced2015-12-18
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size15
IndustryConsumer
Sub-industryConsumer -> Apparel and Cosmetics
SectorsMarketplace, B2B, E-commerce
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA; Oakland, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.hingeto.com

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Hingeto is a technology platform that enables fashion brands & influencers to sell past and future masterpieces with zero inventory risk. We are backed by Y Combinator (W16), Kapor Capital, Cross Culture Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Stanford University / StartX & several angels (including Andrew Iguodala)

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