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Short Story

San Francisco, CA, USA120+ employees
Modern ecommerce for petite women

Modern ecommerce for petite women

YC S19

About the Company

The average American woman is petite at 5’4”, yet only 4% of clothes are available in petite sizes. Petite women are a hugely underserved segment. So why is no one paying attention? Short Story is a first-of-its-kind platform dedicated to styling petite women and helping them discover new products. We’re a team of curators and problem solvers who are passionate about finding style, quality, and fit. Our mission is to remove the “ugh” from the shopping equation and support petite women in expressing their stories, stylishly and confidently.

Tech Stack

On the tech side, we're working on solving interesting problems around personal style and product recommendations. We're building a recommendation engine that uses client data to pair them with the best matches in terms of fit and style.

On the product side, we're reinventing the apparel production process.

Founders

Samuel Hoffstaetter
Samuel Hoffstaetter

I'm the cofounder and CTO of Short Story. I also invest in YC companies and try to be as supportive as I can. In college, I co-founded a startup that sold textbooks to students across 117 campuses. Before Short Story, I worked at Tower Research and Waymo.

Isabella Sun
Isabella Sun

I'm the cofounder of Short Story. I also invest in YC companies through Pioneer Fund.

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