The Essential
YC W17 · Active · E-commerce 2.0
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 DonkeyShared: manufacturing, supply chain, factoryActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS26 |
 Mylk GuysShared: home goods, e-commerceInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCS18 |
 Moonshot BrandsShared: e-commerce, goods, buyInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW21 |
 Take AppShared: e-commerceActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW22 |
 BIKShared: e-commerceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS20 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 MovleyShared: manufacturing, supply chain, e-commerceInactiveAI | AI | Inactive | YCS23 |
 No LogoShared: manufacturing, supply chain, e-commerceActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS24 |
 LumiShared: supply chain, e-commerce, ecommerceAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCW15 |
 Antropi RoboticsShared: manufacturing, factoryActiveOther | Other | Active | YCF26 |
 JigaShared: manufacturing, supply chain, directlyActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW21 |
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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
- 33m ago
YC tags: Consumer, Manufacturing, E-commerce, Supply Chain
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.
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