Bobidi YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Bobidi went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: B2BMarketing
Team size: 7
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Jeong-Suh ChoiFounder

What Bobidi does

Bobidi runs Upswell, a platform that brings new guests to local restaurants and helps turn them into regulars. We transform restaurants’ promotional videos on social media into engaging quiz campaigns based on the video content. Winners receive cash rewards that can be redeemed at the restaurants.

Bobidi's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Bobidi, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Bobidi

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Restaurant Loyalty Using Quiz

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

We built Upswell, a platform that converts restaurants' promotional videos on social media into interactive quiz campaigns. These quizzes engage viewers and attract new guests by offering cash rewards redeemable at the restaurants, turning first-time visitors into regular customers.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco puts us close to a large number of local restaurants and the tech ecosystem we rely on for AI tools and talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Bobidi YC application?

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