New Markets Funded By Y Combinator

With each successive round, Y Combinator frequently funds new markets of startups that solve existing problems for other YC companies and the greater startup ecosystem.  I’ve recently been able to identify sixteen such companies in five new markets.

Companies

General Description
Swapbox
  • Batch: ycw13
  • Location: San Francisco, CA; Palo Alto, CA
  • CrunchBase: swapbox
  • Hacker News: n/a
  • Status: live
  • Market: logistics, shipping, and warehousing
Swapbox is a startup based in San Francisco, founded by a team with work experience from Google, Microsoft, and Zynga. With Swapbox you no longer have to worry about missing deliveries. Use your Swapbox shipping address and your packages will be waiting for you at our nearest location. Swapbox is currently available on Stanford Campus in Palo Alto and in San Francisco.