BlueCargo YC Application

Summer 2018Active

BlueCargo went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 35
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Alexandra GriffonFounder
Laura TheveniauFounder

What BlueCargo does

BlueCargo is building the automated solution for complex freight transactions. We envision a world where BlueCargo manages all financial transactions between logistics businesses, so they can focus on moving cargo. We help global shippers optimize their supply chain with accurate and automated financial and operational audits, and a tech first user experience. Our startup was founded by two female entrepreneurs, graduated from Y Combinator (2018 batch), and has raised a 4 million seed round followed by a $11m Series A. The company has two offices located in Los Angeles and New York. We are at the beginning of an exciting growth phase where we have already developed product-market fit, a working platform, and hundreds of daily active users. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineers to grow the team and deliver a product to bring us to the next level. If working to bring technology to the logistics industry sounds exciting, then we’d like to connect with you! We are looking for a highly experienced professional who has created several full stack web applications and has experience with AWS.

BlueCargo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BlueCargo, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BlueCargo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Automated platform for complex freight financials.

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

We built a platform that automates financial transactions and operational audits between logistics companies. It helps shippers manage complex freight deals with accurate billing and a user-friendly tech experience, so they can focus on moving cargo instead of paperwork.

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

We are based in Los Angeles with an additional office in New York. After YC, we would continue operations primarily in Los Angeles, our founding city and main hub.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Los Angeles is where our founding team is based and where we initially built the product. We expanded to New York to be closer to major logistics clients on the East Coast, but LA remains our core base.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BlueCargo YC application?

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