Bridgecard YC Application

Summer 2022Inactive

Bridgecard went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2022 batch as a Fintech 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 2022
Industry: FintechPayments
Team size: 5
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2022

Founders

Tunde AdewoleFounder
Festus OwumiFounder

What Bridgecard does

Bridgecard makes it easy for fintechs to issue MasterCard or Visa cards that work anywhere in the world. We provide easy-to-integrate APIs to issue virtual and physical cards and we can get you started in weeks instead of months. For nearly three years, we’ve supported Africa’s top startups with stable, high-growth card solutions. Thanks to our stability, over 50% of our clients have grown their volumes by more than 5X within 6 months. Our commitment is to deliver great cards that work, provide reliable support, and unbeatable uptime so that your users can be satisfied.

Bridgecard's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Bridgecard, Summer 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Bridgecard

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Card issuer for Africa

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

We build an API platform that lets fintech companies in Africa issue MasterCard and Visa cards, virtual and physical. Our product handles all compliance and technical integration so clients can launch cards within weeks, not months.

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

We live in Lagos, Nigeria, and the company is based there. We would remain based in Lagos after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We focus on Africa's markets and fintechs, so being in Lagos connects us directly with customers and local regulations. This location anchors our expertise and operations.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Bridgecard YC application?

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