Craft Coffee YC Application

Summer 2014Acquired

Craft Coffee went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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: Summer 2014
Industry: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2014

Founders

Michael HornFounder

Craft Coffee's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Craft Coffee, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Craft Coffee

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Better coffee for less money

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

We deliver freshly roasted coffee directly to consumers at a lower price than specialty shops. Our product is a subscription service that curates quality beans tailored to individual tastes, cutting out middlemen to save money without sacrificing quality.

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

We live in Brooklyn, NY, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Brooklyn has a strong coffee culture and access to roasters and customers who appreciate craft coffee. Being local helps us build relationships with both.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Craft Coffee YC application?

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