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Delite

SaaS tool that let wholesalers send customizable order forms to retailers.

B2BSaaSWholesale

Shut downSource [1]Last verified Oct 2, 2026

About Delite

Delite let a business create "delites", customizable order forms sent to wholesale customers, who could fill in orders and pay by card without logging in. The idea came from a co-founder's pet products business, which invoiced hundreds of retailers by hand.Source [1]

Walls later cited a scope that was too broad, low usage after onboarding, a lack of integrations, and founders who all held full-time jobs as reasons it failed.Source [1]

What happened

Pat Walls and two friends started Delite in October 2016 to let small manufacturers send retailers no-login wholesale order forms. After about two months building and four months selling, with about 5 to 10 trial customers and a rejection at the Y Combinator interview stage, the founders shut it down.Source [1]

Timeline

  1. 2017Rejected at the Y Combinator video interview stage; the founders shut the company down around the same time.Source [1]
  2. 2016-10Started by Pat Walls and two friends.Source [1]

Products and brands

  • Delite order forms: No-login wholesale order and payment forms for small manufacturers.Source [1]

People on Founded, and where they went next

1 person on record, connected to 1 other company.

PersonHereAlso built
Pat WallsCo-founder2016Starter Story2017 to nowAcquired

Sources

  1. Delite: How and Why a B2B SaaS Platform Failed, Failory, 2018-03-17. Accessed Oct 2, 2026.

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