Alpas YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Alpas went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2021
Industry: B2B
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Isabel PoppekFounder

What Alpas does

Alpas provides data-driven sourcing for procurement departments of mid and large-cap manufacturing companies. We use ML methods to provide 360° views of suppliers and supply chains, benchmark suppliers globally and assess geopolitical as well as supplier-specific risks.

Alpas's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Alpas, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Alpas

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software for procurement to find suppliers faster

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build data-driven sourcing software for procurement departments at mid and large manufacturing companies. Our product uses machine learning to deliver a comprehensive view of suppliers and their supply chains, benchmarking them globally and assessing geopolitical and supplier-specific risks. This helps procurement teams identify reliable and competitive suppliers up to 10 times faster than before.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work in Berlin, Germany, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Berlin is where our team lives and where we have access to manufacturing companies and supply chain expertise. Staying here keeps us close to our early customers and network.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Alpas YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Alpas's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Alpas would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.