Dressd (YC Winter 2021)

TL;DR: Dressd is a Y Combinator Winter 2021 startup Make infinite $$ off of clothes in your closet without selling them, currently inactive with a team of 1.

Make infinite $$ off of clothes in your closet without selling them

YC ID
23400
YC Batch
Winter 2021
Status
Inactive
Team size
1
Industry
Consumer, Apparel and Cosmetics
Tags
Marketplace, Consumer, E-commerce
YC profile
https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/dressd

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Dressd is AirBnb for clothes; a P2P clothing rental marketplace. Unlike Rent the Runway, we don’t handle any inventory or deal with cleaning the items. Our initial target market is sorority girls who can have up to 3-4 events per week that they need a new outfit/dress for. One of our core theses is that this idea couldn’t have existed at scale until now because resale apps like Depop & Poshmark paved the way for a P2P model to work after familiarizing users with the process of taking pictures of items, shipping, etc. Advantages to our P2P model - Entrepreneur-led - Similar to Depop, most of our growth will be spearheaded by a group of “top renters” - More variety in inventory - Existing rental companies like Rent the Runway own all the inventory so they're limited to the brands they buy/p…

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Frequently asked questions

Is Dressd a YC (Y Combinator) company?

Yes. Dressd was funded by Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch. Make infinite $$ off of clothes in your closet without selling them

What does Dressd do?

Dressd is AirBnb for clothes; a P2P clothing rental marketplace. Unlike Rent the Runway, we don’t handle any inventory or deal with cleaning the items. Our initial target market is sorority girls who can have up to 3-4 events per week that they need a new outfit/dress for. One of our core theses is that this idea coul…

What YC batch was Dressd in?

Dressd was part of Y Combinator's Winter 2021 batch.

How big is Dressd?

Dressd has a team of 1 people according to Y Combinator's directory.

Is Dressd still active?

Dressd is currently listed as Inactive with a team of 1 in Y Combinator's directory.

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