Bentocart YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Bentocart went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 batch as a Consumer 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: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Joseph LaiFounder
Wenjing YuFounder

What Bentocart does

Last-mile delivery for perishables.

Bentocart's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Bentocart

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Last-mile delivery for perishables.

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

We built a last-mile delivery platform specialized in perishable goods. Our system connects local stores and consumers, ensuring fresh items reach customers quickly with proper handling for perishability. We handle the logistics and coordination to solve issues other delivery services overlook around freshness and timing.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and have the right network for logistics and food tech, so it makes sense to operate here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Bentocart YC application?

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