AutoHub YC Application

Summer 2017Acquired

AutoHub went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
Industry: B2BRetail
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Sam NaimiFounder/CEO

What AutoHub does

AutoHub is a marketplace for automotive wholesale transactions. AutoHub is a transparent, efficient, convenient and cost-efficient digital auction platform.

AutoHub's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

AutoHub, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

AutoHub

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We help dealerships appraise vehicle trade-ins more efficiently

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

We built a digital auction platform that connects vehicle dealerships to wholesale automotive buyers. Our product streamlines trade-in appraisals and wholesale transactions by making pricing transparent and the process more efficient.

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

n/a

Explain your decision regarding location.

Location is not a constraint for us at this stage; we focus on building the platform and serving dealerships wherever they are.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real AutoHub YC application?

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