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Celery

Celery is a platform for pre-orders (www.trycelery.com). Accept…

Y CombinatorSummer 2012InactiveB2BRetailE-CommerceCrowdfunding

What they do

Problem

Businesses launching new products need a way to accept orders and raise funds before inventory is available without relying on traditional crowdfunding marketplaces.

Solution

Celery provides an e-commerce platform that lets brands take pre-orders and run independent crowdfunding campaigns before and after products are in stock.

Who it's for

Innovative brands and small-to-midsize businesses selling physical products online.

Founders

Chris Tsai
Founder/CEO
Peter Shih
Founder/CTO

VP Engineering and repeat technical founder who takes products from 0→1 and then scales teams, systems, and processes. Experience across mobile, social, payments, commerce, media, supply chain, and healthcare. Hands-on early in architecture and code; post–product–market fit, focused on org design, hiring, execution, and cross-functional leadership.

Brian Nguyen
Founder/CPO

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