Move (YC W17)

December 2nd, 2020

follower @ Move (YC W17)

Published on Dec 2, 2020

  • Thanks  We've raised over $400K in less than 3 weeks, without any advertising.
  • Grocery By Democracy — Our next category is coming. You get a vote.
  • Free membership months  Membership start dates have been set to January 1, 2021
  • Town Halls — regular community-only chats with me, starting December 9th.
  • New Goal + New Deadline $500K by December 31st, 2020.

Thank you.

Today more than ever, I’m reminded that movements are not built just by ideas— they are built by people. People who risk their time, money and effort to build enduring value.

I’ve been floored by not only the support we’ve received, but where that support came from. The vast majority of our backing on this campaign is from current Move members and past investors. We haven’t spent a single dollar on advertising. We sent one email and posted on our Instagram, trusting that our community would show up.

And you did.

You’ve been with us from the beginning. Over the last year, you have seen us fail and succeed and you've invited us into your home week after week. I recognize you from packing lists in our warehouse and the comment sections of our social media pages.

You’ve been at the heart of Move all along. Now you’ll receive what you’ve always deserved –– to celebrate our success as your own.

Vote for our next category
Move will be more than grocery, and you’ll decide what that looks like. Your options: personal care, household cleaning or kitchen essentials. Pick our next category here and we’ll announce the winner when we hit $425K on this campaign.

10 Months of Free Membership.
When the pandemic began, we committed to our members that their memberships would not begin until we could establish a secure supply chain and reliable sourcing. Since then, we’ve added over 75 new products to Move and shipped over 10,000 orders. All memberships will officially begin on January 1, 2021 –– including memberships attached to WeFunder backing.

Live Conversations with Chai
Opening Move to community ownership wasn’t an easy choice –– but it was the right choice. I’ll share what community ownership means for the future of Move, and what you can expect as an investor. RSVP here a spot, and add any questions you have for me. This Town Hall will be live and interactive. Afterwards, we will share video of the Town Hall on a private, investor-only webpage.

We have a new goal
Believe it or not, we launched this campaign with a goal of raising $50,000. We reached that goal quite quickly (1 hour to be exact). Now we have a new goal— raising $500,000 by December 31st. With that new funding, we will launch 2 new categories (that you'll pick), hire 5 more team members (across the US) and open 1 more Distribution Center (making delivery faster for everyone).

Best
Chai


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