CARUPI YC Application

Winter 2020Inactive

CARUPI went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 50
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

Diego FischerFounder/CEO

What CARUPI does

Carupi is the world's 1st lightly managed peer-to-peer digital marketplace ("C2C"), like Airbnb, for used cars, allowing individuals to safely and conveniently buy and sell cars from home with the push of a button. Differently from pure marketplaces such as craigslist, we take care of every transaction end-to-end (as 'concierges'), from taking car photos at the user's place to advertising his car, managing offers, taking his car (fully insured) to buyers for free at-home test drives, handling paperwork and payment. And differently from dealers or dealer-like companies, we don't use any physical infrastructure or need to buy cars for inventory.

CARUPI's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

CARUPI, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

CARUPI

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Managed P2P marketplace for used cars

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

We built a peer-to-peer platform like Airbnb but for used cars. Unlike typical marketplaces, we handle every step end-to-end: professional car photos at sellers' homes, listing the cars, managing buyer offers, providing at-home test drives with fully insured vehicles, and taking care of all paperwork and payments. No physical infrastructure or inventory needed.

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

We are based in São Paulo, Brazil, and the company remains primarily there with remote team members.

Explain your decision regarding location.

São Paulo is the largest auto market in Brazil, so being local is critical for trust and logistics around inspecting and delivering cars directly to customers' homes.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real CARUPI YC application?

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