Coco Wallet YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Coco Wallet went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: FintechPayments
Team size: 50
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Kevin CharlesFounder
Victor CharlesCo-Founder
Francisco jose Martin toroFounder

What Coco Wallet does

Coco Wallet is a global money app that lets users send, spend, save, and earn in digital dollars. It combines the simplicity of a neobank like "Revolut" or "Nubank" with the freedom of Web3. Giving anyone instant access to stable, borderless money without relying on banks.

Coco Wallet's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Coco Wallet

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Your global dollar account powered by stablecoins

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

We are building a global money app that lets users send, spend, save, and earn digital dollars via stablecoins. Coco Wallet combines the ease of a neobank with the borderless freedom of Web3, giving anyone instant access to stable, global money without relying on traditional banks.

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

We live in New York, NY, USA and the company is primarily based there, with a remote team as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York puts us close to global financial markets and a diverse user base. Remote work allows us to grow the team beyond local constraints and tap global talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Coco Wallet YC application?

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