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Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Acquired | YCS14 | |
| Other | Inactive | YCW17 | |
| Other | Inactive | YCW19 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | Acquired | YCW16 | |
| Other | Active | YCW11 | |
| Other | Active | YCW19 | |
| Other | Active | YCW16 | |
| Other | Not stated | 500 Global2018 |
Also from W17
All of W17About Origin
Origin built a kiosk for offices that lets employees buy pre-packed pods from a freezer, and make them into fresh juice smoothies silently in 30 seconds. It works similar to a Keurig coffee machine, but Origin thinks it can use its smoothie maker as a Trojan horse to sell more food and other items inside the 188,000 offices in the US. Right now it earns a 56% margin on the $2.99 pods, recoups the kiosk cost in 7 weeks, and now has $30,000 in monthly recurring revenue as it grows 50% weekly. Fellow juice maker startup Juicero has run into slow demand for its expensive machine and juice subscriptions. But Origin’s in-office commerce model and cheaper pods could have a different fate if the juice tastes right.
- YC batch
- W17 · Winter 2017
- Status, per YC
- Inactive
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 2
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Checked
- 6h ago
YC tags: Food Tech
Origin: questions
Which YC batch was Origin in?
Origin was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).
Is Origin still active?
Y Combinator lists Origin as inactive.
Where is Origin based?
Origin lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.