TL;DR: Backpack is a Y Combinator Summer 2014 startup Marketplace to get stuff from overseas, currently active with a team of 2.
Marketplace to get stuff from overseas
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Shopping? Buy overseas. Traveling? Earn some extra cash. Let backpack help you save that high shipping cost or earn a little extra. Backpack is a peer-to-peer platform that connects travelers and shoppers to give people access to products across markets in all continents. Each backpacker, regardless of their role as a carrier or a shopper, follows a simple four-step process to either earn or save money from their backpacking experience. Travelers share their travel information and specify what kind of items they want to carry. Then they wait to get a "backpack request" and ask their price. Finally, they confirm the deal, buy the items, deliver them and earn money. Shoppers on the other hand, search items from their favorite websites and fill out the item description. Then they give their…
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Yes. Backpack was funded by Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 batch. Marketplace to get stuff from overseas
Shopping? Buy overseas. Traveling? Earn some extra cash. Let backpack help you save that high shipping cost or earn a little extra. Backpack is a peer-to-peer platform that connects travelers and shoppers to give people access to products across markets in all continents. Each backpacker, regardless of their role as a…
Backpack was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2014 batch.
Backpack has a team of 2 people according to Y Combinator's directory.
Backpack is currently listed as Active with a team of 2 in Y Combinator's directory.
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