Backpack is a peer-to-peer marketplace platform founded to connect travelers and shoppers for the purchase and delivery of goods across international markets[1]. The company operates with headquarters in both New York City, NY and San Francisco, CA[2]. Backpack participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2014 batch[3] and operates with a team size of two[4]. The platform functions by allowing travelers to specify items they can carry and set prices for delivery services, while shoppers request products from overseas retailers and connect with travelers heading to their locations[5]. This model aims to reduce shipping costs for buyers while providing additional income opportunities for travelers[5].
NYC headquarters
- Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.[2]
About
- 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 location and find a traveler coming to their city. Finally they "request backpack" and confirm the deal. Within days they can get the product and save money. backpack is founded with a vision to provide every citizen of the world with a choice; the choice of buying organic, authentic, and cost effective products with minimum friction. Whether the product is state-of-the-art consumer electroni[5]
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