Avoca YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Avoca went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
Industry: B2B
Team size: 85
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Apurva ShrivastavaFounder
Tyson ChenFounder

What Avoca does

We specialize in voice and can close customers across every channel 24/7.

Avoca's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Avoca, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Avoca

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered Sales Agent for Service-Based Industries

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

We built an AI-driven voice sales agent that closes customers for service-based businesses around the clock across every communication channel. Our product handles live, natural conversations and manages the entire sales process without human intervention.

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

We live in New York City, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is a hub for service-based industries, which are our main customers. Being here lets us stay close to early users and understand their needs firsthand.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Avoca YC application?

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