Locations
San Francisco, CA, USA · Menlo Park, CA, USA
industry
Internet Services
Size
11-50 employees
Stage
Seed
founded in
2014
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 vi
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