Georgette Packaging YC Application

Winter 2016Inactive

Georgette Packaging went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 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 2016
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 15
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Sarah LandstreetFounder/CEO

What Georgette Packaging does

Georgette Packaging makes it easy to design and manufacture conscientious, branded packaging.

Georgette Packaging's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Georgette Packaging, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Georgette Packaging

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Carbon neutral packaging for ambitious businesses.

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

We make it easy for businesses to design and order branded packaging that is carbon neutral. Our platform simplifies creating conscientious packaging options that fit companies' brand needs while reducing environmental impact.

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

We live and operate in Kitchener, ON, Canada, and would base the company there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We have a strong local network and manufacturing relationships here. Staying in Kitchener lets us stay close to our suppliers and customers, and YC's remote options mean we can scale without relocating.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Georgette Packaging YC application?

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