Membo
The business, the turning points, and the decisions behind them.
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01 / WHAT IT BUILT
What the company did
Membo was an Estonian grocery-delivery startup launched in December 2020 and backed by Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch. Co-founded by Vahur Hansen (an early TransferWise engineer) and Paula Kink, it built a next-day grocery app for premium customers: a virtual farmers' market where local food producers sell directly to consumers, with Membo handling delivery logistics and billing on a commission model. Live in Tallinn and Tartu, it had delivered over 4,000 orders by August 2021 and said it was growing 30% month-on-month. Its pre-seed backers included the CEO and VP of growth of Bolt and Hansen's former TransferWise colleagues. No dated shutdown or acquisition event was found.
02 / FAILURE REASONS
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03 / EVENT HISTORY
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- Launched
Membo launched in December 2020 in Estonia as a next-day grocery app connecting local food producers directly to consumers.
- Y Combinator
The company joined Y Combinator's Summer 2021 batch and presented at its Demo Day in August 2021; by then it was live in Tallinn and Tartu with 4,000+ orders delivered.
- Status
No dated shutdown or acquisition event was found.
04 / CONTEMPORARY REBUILD ASSESSMENT
Difficulty of rebuilding this project today
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05 / CAUSAL CHAIN / AFTERMATH
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