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Short Story

Active · Modern ecommerce for petite women

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 120Team size · YC's directory+10.8
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherInactiveFit to FormShared: e-commerce, women, fitYC S19San FranciscoStartup →
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Fit to FormShared: e-commerce, women, fitYC S19InactiveOther

Adjacent

OtherInactiveQueenlyShared: e-commerce, women, womanYC W21San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveCAPSULEShared: e-commerce, machine learning, findYC S22San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveFetchrShared: e-commerce, clothes, shoppingYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIHypotenuse AIShared: e-commerce, machine learning, ecommerceYC S20San FranciscoStartup →OtherCurtsyShared: e-commerce, women, underservedYC S16San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Short Story
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QueenlyShared: e-commerce, women, womanYC W21InactiveOther
CAPSULEShared: e-commerce, machine learning, findYC S22InactiveAI
FetchrShared: e-commerce, clothes, shoppingYC W23InactiveAI
Hypotenuse AIShared: e-commerce, machine learning, ecommerceYC S20ActiveAI
CurtsyShared: e-commerce, women, underservedYC S16ActiveOther

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About Short Story

Short Story is a style discovery platform to help petite women find clothes that fit. The average American woman is 5'4" and petite, yet this remains an enormously underserved segment. We’re a team of curators passionate about finding style, quality, and fit for petite women. Our mission is to remove the “ugh” from the shopping equation and support petite women in telling their stories, stylishly and confidently.

YC batch
S19 · Summer 2019
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
120
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Machine Learning, Marketplace, E-commerce

Short Story in S19: 176 companies, 26% AI

Short Story: questions

Which YC batch was Short Story in?

Short Story was in Y Combinator's Summer 2019 batch (S19).

Is Short Story still active?

Y Combinator lists Short Story as active.

Where is Short Story based?

Short Story lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.