Atlas

Atlas YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Atlas went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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
Summer 2021
Industry
B2B
Team size
12
Status
Active
Launched
2021

Founders

  • Yi Sung (Sung) Yong
    Yi Sung (Sung) YongFounder
  • Shawn Liam
    Shawn LiamFounder
  • Ernest Sim
    Ernest SimFounder
  • Surendhar Reddy ‎
    Surendhar Reddy ‎Founder

What Atlas does

Atlas is building the operating system for restaurants. Atlas is the easiest way to start, run and grow any restaurant online and offline. We are the team that previously built Grain, a venture-backed online restaurant, to millions in revenue. Team and investors are from Grain, Accenture, Microsoft, Udacity, McKinsey, Salesforce, Y Combinator and others.

Atlas's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Atlas

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Operating system for restaurants in Southeast Asia

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

Atlas is the operating system for restaurants. It makes starting, running, and growing a restaurant - both online and offline - easier by integrating ordering, inventory, and operations into one platform tailored for Southeast Asia's unique restaurant landscape.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

Singapore is where our team is and where the largest group of our early restaurant customers are. It's the natural hub for Southeast Asia's restaurant tech scene and allows us to be close to the market we serve.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Atlas YC application?

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

What YC batch was Atlas in?

Atlas was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.

Who founded Atlas?

Atlas was founded by Yi Sung (Sung) Yong, Shawn Liam, Ernest Sim, Surendhar Reddy ‎.

What does Atlas do?

Operating system for restaurants, focusing on Southeast Asia

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Atlas's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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