Gaiia YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Gaiia went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2021
Industry: B2BOperations
Team size: 40
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Marc-André CampagnaFounder
Francis CareauFounder

Gaiia's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Gaiia, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Gaiia

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

All-in-one OS for telcos

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

We are building an operating system tailored for telecommunications companies. It manages IoT devices and connectivity, fleet mobility, and network operations on one platform. Our product replaces fragmented systems with a unified interface that telcos and their teams use daily to operate complex networks and services.

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

We live remotely in Oregon and other locations, and the company remains remote-based after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our team is distributed and remote-first, allowing us to tap into talent beyond traditional hubs. This flexibility helps us build faster and keep costs down, which is important at our stage.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Gaiia YC application?

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