YCW14· AIZinc
The secret backbone of e-commerce.
Founders
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Competitors
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About Zinc
Zinc is building the programmable commerce layer for the internet. Our API already enables tens of thousands of transactions each month, and our goal is much bigger: a world where any purchase online can be automated and integrated through a simple API. As commerce shifts to automation, AI, and agents — the purchasing layer of the internet will become essential infrastructure — which is what we're building at Zinc.
San Francisco, CA, USA
Zinc: questions
Which YC batch was Zinc in?
Zinc was in Y Combinator's Winter 2014 batch (W14).
Is Zinc still active?
Y Combinator lists Zinc as active.
Where is Zinc based?
Zinc lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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