Dayra YC Application
Dayra went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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
- Winter 2021
- Industry
- FintechCredit and Lending
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
Omar EkramFounder
What Dayra does
Dayra makes it easy for Egyptian businesses offer Loans and virtual bank accounts to their unbanked workers and customers through their App. For example, one of our customers an Egyptian trucking marketplace uses our API to give truck drivers an early advance on their earnings.
Dayra's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Dayra, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Dayra
Data-driven embedded Financial Services for Gig Workers
We make it easy for Egyptian businesses to offer loans and virtual bank accounts to their unbanked workers and customers through our API. For example, a trucking marketplace uses our API to give truck drivers early access to their earnings. Our product handles underwriting and account management embedded directly in our customers' apps.
We live and work in Cairo, Egypt, and the company will remain based there after YC.
We are building for the Egyptian market, focusing on local gig workers and businesses that serve them. Being based in Cairo keeps us close to customers and partners and lets us build with a deep understanding of local financial and regulatory challenges.
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 Dayra YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Dayra's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Dayra would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Dayra in?
Dayra was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.
Who founded Dayra?
Dayra was founded by Omar Ekram.
What does Dayra do?
Data-driven embedded Financial Services for Gig Workers
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Dayra's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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