Cofactr

Cofactr YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Cofactr 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
B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size
15
Status
Active
Launched
2022

Founders

  • Matthew Haber
    Matthew HaberFounder
  • Phillip Gulley
    Phillip GulleyFounder

What Cofactr does

Innovative hardware teams use Cofactr to scale their electronic hardware from BOM through production, replacing spreadsheets and shelves with insights and on-demand infrastructure. We're a Y Combinator W22 company with growing revenue and backed with significant venture funding from VCs like Bain Capital Ventures.

Cofactr's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Cofactr, Winter 2022 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

Cofactr

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Cloud pre-factory logistics and procurement for electronics

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

We build a platform that helps hardware teams manage their electronics from bill of materials through production. Instead of juggling spreadsheets and physical parts, Cofactr provides insight and on-demand infrastructure to scale hardware manufacturing efficiently.

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

We live and work in New York, NY, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose New York because it's our home and where we can best access both hardware teams and the supply chain ecosystem we serve. We're embedded in this market and want to keep close to our customers and team.

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 Cofactr YC application?

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

What YC batch was Cofactr in?

Cofactr was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.

Who founded Cofactr?

Cofactr was founded by Matthew Haber, Phillip Gulley.

What does Cofactr do?

Cloud pre-factory logistics and procurement for electronics

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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