Breadfast

Breadfast YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Breadfast went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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
Summer 2019
Industry
Consumer
Team size
6000
Status
Active
Launched
2019

Founders

  • Muhammad Habib
    Muhammad HabibFounder
  • Abdallah Nofal
    Abdallah NofalFounder

What Breadfast does

Breadfast is Egypt’s leading online grocery brand. We operate a fully vertically integrated supply chain, delivering 3,500 SKUs on-demand in under 60 minutes. Our selection includes a range of freshly baked bread, coffee, fruits, vegetables, eggs, dairy, meat and poultry, alongside a range of CPG staples designed to serve a household’s daily and weekly needs.

Breadfast's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Breadfast, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Breadfast

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Household needs, from bread to everything.

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

We built an online grocery platform delivering 3,500 SKUs including fresh bread, coffee, fruits, vegetables, dairy, meat, and household staples on-demand in Cairo. Customers can order everything they need for their households and get it in under 60 minutes, backed by our fully vertically integrated supply chain.

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

We live in Cairo, Egypt, and the company will remain based in Cairo after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our users and supply chain are all in Cairo, where demand for fast, reliable grocery delivery is high and infrastructure supports our vertically integrated model. Being local allows us to keep tight control over quality and delivery times.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Breadfast YC application?

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

What YC batch was Breadfast in?

Breadfast was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2019 batch.

Who founded Breadfast?

Breadfast was founded by Muhammad Habib, Abdallah Nofal.

What does Breadfast do?

Household needs, from bread to everything.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Breadfast's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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