Arrow YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Arrow went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Fintech 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: Summer 2021
Industry: FintechPayments
Team size: 18
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Liat Beng NeoFounder
Sudhan RajFounder
Sebastian RoervigFounder

What Arrow does

Arrow makes it easier and faster for sellers and shoppers to safely sell and buy online in Southeast Asia. It is first in Southeast Asia to provide brands a better, more profitable checkout experience for their shoppers. Arrow was created to partner with merchants to build consistent and seamless hyperlocal checkout experiences wherever their shoppers come across their brands. Shoppers checkout securely with their preferred payment methods. They no longer have to set up new passwords, face multiple redirects or set up a new account every time they shop. Built specifically for Southeast Asia, Arrow works anywhere that shoppers prefer to shop from. Southeast Asian shoppers love the simple and hassle-free solution since almost everyone in this region shops on their mobile devices. With Arrow, merchants sell more of what they are selling; and shoppers conveniently and easily checkout wherever they shop.

Arrow's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Arrow, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Arrow

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Modern Checkout Platform for D2C brands in Southeast Asia

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

We built a checkout platform specially for Southeast Asian D2C brands to give their shoppers a faster, safer, and more convenient way to buy online. Our product eliminates password fatigue and redirects at checkout so shoppers can purchase with their preferred local payment methods without extra friction. Merchants use our platform to sell more through a smoother checkout experience tailored to the mobile-first habits of the region.

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

We live and are based in Singapore, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose Singapore because it's the fintech hub of Southeast Asia, close to the markets we serve, and a natural place to recruit talent and operate as a regional company.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Arrow YC application?

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