Conta Simples

Conta Simples YC Application

Summer 2020Active

Conta Simples went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 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 2020
Industry
FintechBanking and Exchange
Team size
130
Status
Active
Launched
2020

Founders

  • Rodrigo Tognini
    Rodrigo TogniniFounder
  • Ricardo Gottschalk
    Ricardo GottschalkFounder
  • Fernando Santos
    Fernando SantosFounder

What Conta Simples does

Conta Simples is an all-in-one financial platform that combines checking account, expense management software and corporate cards, for Latam companies.

Conta Simples's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Conta Simples, Summer 2020 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

Conta Simples

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

All-in-one fintech platform for Latam SMBs

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

We built a financial platform that combines checking accounts, corporate cards, and expense management software tailored for startups and SMBs in Latin America. It solves the problem of fragmented financial tools by bringing everything into one product designed for this market's needs.

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

We live in São Paulo, Brazil, and the company is based here. After YC, we would keep the company based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

São Paulo is the financial and startup hub of Latin America, giving us direct access to our market, customers, and local banks. Staying here lets us build deep regional expertise and relationships critical to fintech.

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 Conta Simples YC application?

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

What YC batch was Conta Simples in?

Conta Simples was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch.

Who founded Conta Simples?

Conta Simples was founded by Rodrigo Tognini, Ricardo Gottschalk, Fernando Santos.

What does Conta Simples do?

All-in-one financial platform for latam Startups and SMBs.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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