Deskimo YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Deskimo went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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: Summer 2021
Industry: B2BOffice Management
Team size: 12
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Christian MischlerFounder
Raphael CohenFounder

What Deskimo does

Join the hybrid work revolution! Find professional workspaces near your home and escape the home office without wasting time on commuting. Deskimo connects the hybrid corporate workforce with quality workspaces all over Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the UAE. 1) Deskimo is an asset-light extension of a corporate office Most companies are looking to downsize their office leases and move to a hybrid work model to save costs and provide employees greater flexibility post pandemic. 2) Deskimo is an instant access pass to all workspaces One tap in the Deskimo app generates a QR code, which gets scanned at the front desk to check in and check out. No memberships, no registrations, no long-term commitments needed. 3) The hybrid work revolution is only getting started Employees have no intention to go back to the office 5 days / week post pandemic. This will transform the way companies manage their hybrid workforce and decentralized workplace. Deskimo is at the center of this transformation.

Deskimo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Deskimo, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Deskimo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Workspaces on demand, paid by the minute

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

We built a marketplace and SaaS platform that connects hybrid corporate workers with professional workspaces on demand. Users find and book nearby offices through our app, gain instant access via a QR code, and pay by the minute with no membership or long-term commitments.

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

We live in Singapore and are based here, with part of the team remote. Post-YC, we plan to remain Singapore-based to serve our regional markets.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Singapore is a major business hub in Asia where hybrid work is taking hold quickly. The markets we serve - Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and UAE - are all reachable from here. We have local knowledge and relationships that help us partner with workspace providers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Deskimo YC application?

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