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The Essential

Active · E-commerce 2.0

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Why it ranks

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10signal of 100 · rising 1
  • team of 11Team size · YC's directory+5.6
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIDonkeyShared: manufacturing, supply chain, factoryYC S26San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveMylk GuysShared: home goods, e-commerceYC S18San FranciscoStartup →AIOpEraShared: manufacturing, supply chain, factoryYC F26San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveMoonshot BrandsShared: e-commerce, goods, buyYC W21MiamiStartup →OtherTake AppShared: e-commerceYC W22SingaporeStartup →
Companies closest to The Essential
Company
DonkeyShared: manufacturing, supply chain, factoryYC S26ActiveAI
Mylk GuysShared: home goods, e-commerceYC S18InactiveOther
OpEraShared: manufacturing, supply chain, factoryYC F26ActiveAI
Moonshot BrandsShared: e-commerce, goods, buyYC W21InactiveOther
Take AppShared: e-commerceYC W22ActiveOther

Adjacent

OtherFerryShared: factorySeedcamp 2023Startup →AIInactiveMovleyShared: manufacturing, supply chain, e-commerceYC S23New York CityStartup →AINo LogoShared: manufacturing, supply chain, e-commerceYC S24New York CityStartup →OtherAcquiredLumiShared: supply chain, e-commerce, ecommerceYC W15Los AngelesStartup →OtherJigaShared: manufacturing, supply chain, directlyYC W21Tel Aviv-YafoStartup →
Companies next to The Essential
Company
FerryShared: factorySeedcamp 2023Not statedOther
MovleyShared: manufacturing, supply chain, e-commerceYC S23InactiveAI
No LogoShared: manufacturing, supply chain, e-commerceYC S24ActiveAI
LumiShared: supply chain, e-commerce, ecommerceYC W15AcquiredOther
JigaShared: manufacturing, supply chain, directlyYC W21ActiveOther

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Company
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AlemHealthAI Radiologist in a Box - We provide a vertically integrated AI…team of 25hiringActiveAI
Ambient.aiAI company transforming enterprise physical security to prevent…team of 150hiringActiveAI
AnasenAnasen is an app that makes data analysis easy and accessible to…team of 15InactiveData
ArmoryContinuous Deployment at any scale, for all developers.team of 90acquiredAcquiredDevtools

About The Essential

The Essential is a factory-direct ecommerce company. We allow customers to buy premium furniture and home goods directly from the factories that make them.

YC batch
W17 · Winter 2017
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
11
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
10h ago

YC tags: Consumer, Manufacturing, E-commerce, Supply Chain

The Essential in W17: 116 companies, 24% AI

The Essential: questions

Which YC batch was The Essential in?

The Essential was in Y Combinator's Winter 2017 batch (W17).

Is The Essential still active?

Y Combinator lists The Essential as active.

Where is The Essential based?

The Essential lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.