TL;DR: Donkey is a Y Combinator Summer 2026 startup The AI-native trading company: China factory-direct for US importers, currently active with a team of 7.
The AI-native trading company: China factory-direct for US importers
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Donkey is the modern trading company. We buy straight from Chinese factories and sell delivered to US importers: one USD price to their dock, duty paid, our own inspectors on the factory floor before the factory gets paid. Most importers buy through trading companies that mark up every container 15 to 30 percent and never reveal the factory. US customs records are public. Almost nobody reads them, so we arrive already knowing their supply lane. They send one photo of a part they reorder. We name the factory that actually makes it and beat their landed cost in 72 hours, or they keep their supplier. We take title, run the inspection, move the money, and offer credit-insured net-45 terms to qualified buyers. The old trading giants ran this coordination with tens of thousands of people. Our m…
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Yes. Donkey was funded by Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch. The AI-native trading company: China factory-direct for US importers
Donkey is the modern trading company. We buy straight from Chinese factories and sell delivered to US importers: one USD price to their dock, duty paid, our own inspectors on the factory floor before the factory gets paid. Most importers buy through trading companies that mark up every container 15 to 30 percent and n…
Donkey was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2026 batch.
Donkey has a team of 7 people according to Y Combinator's directory.
Donkey is currently listed as Active with a team of 7 in Y Combinator's directory.
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