Duffel YC Application

Summer 2018Active

Duffel went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
Team size: 55
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Steve DominFounder

What Duffel does

Any business - from travel startups to financial enterprises - can build with Duffel. Shop flights and accommodation, purchase extras, manage bookings and more.

Duffel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Duffel, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Duffel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The complete toolkit to sell travel

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

We are building an API platform that lets businesses - from travel startups to financial enterprises - search for and book flights and accommodation, purchase extras, and manage bookings. Duffel handles the complexity of airline distribution so our customers can focus on building travel products.

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

We live and work in London, England, UK and would keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London is a global travel hub and has a strong technology talent pool. It also positions us close to major travel industry partners and customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Duffel YC application?

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