Bensen YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Bensen went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Adam SandlerFounder
David XiaoFounder

Bensen's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Bensen, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Bensen

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Online and phone ordering for restaurant takeout and delivery

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

We built a platform that lets restaurants accept and manage takeout and delivery orders online and over the phone. Our product helps restaurants improve order accuracy, speed up processing, and reduce dependency on third-party apps by giving them a direct channel to customers.

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

We live in Boston, MA and the company is based here. After YC, we plan to remain in Boston to leverage our network and local restaurant connections.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Boston has a strong restaurant scene and a tech talent pool where we live. It makes sense to build and test locally where we have direct access to early users and the ability to iterate fast.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Bensen YC application?

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