Baraka YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Baraka 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: FintechAsset Management
Team size: 34
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Feras JalboutFounder
Kunal TanejaFounder

What Baraka does

💸Hey YC, we’re baraka (S21), an investment app built for people in the Middle East. 📱 Our product This is how we do it: • 6,000+ stocks and ETFs - the freedom to choose the companies and industries that you want to back • The power of financial literacy - educational content, digestible market news and in-depth stock analysis • Fractional Shares - the ability to start investing with smaller sums of money • Fair pricing - Transparent, low commission pricing model • Easy to use - intuitive user journey and interface 🕒 What's Next? The app is available in countries across MENA. Check out our website: getbaraka.com. Please reach out to give us feedback, discuss product, go-to-market strategy or anything else on. Feras & Kunal

Baraka's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Baraka

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Grow Your Wealth With Baraka

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

Baraka is an investment app tailored for users in the Middle East that lets people invest in over 6,000 stocks and ETFs. We provide fractional shares to lower the entry barrier and offer financial education alongside market news and stock analysis. The app is designed for simplicity and transparency, making equity investing accessible and affordable for beginners and experienced investors alike in MENA.

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

We live in Dubai, UAE, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Dubai is where we see the largest underserved market for retail investing in the Middle East. Being local helps us understand the users' needs and regulatory environment better than any remote alternative.

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 Baraka YC application?

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