Goldbelly YC Application
Goldbelly went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2013 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
- Winter 2013
- Industry
- ConsumerFood and Beverage
- Team size
- 125
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Joe ArielFounder/CEO
Joel GillmanFounder/Vice President of Engineering
Vanessa TorrivillaFounder/CPO
What Goldbelly does
Goldbelly is an online platform for specialty food makers and artisans. We discover America's most unique handmade foods and ship them to your door, anywhere nationwide.
Goldbelly's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Goldbelly, Winter 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Goldbelly
Ship unique foods nationwide
We are building an online marketplace that connects specialty food makers across the US to customers anywhere nationwide. Our site lets customers discover and order handmade, regional foods that normally aren't available outside their area. We handle logistics so these foods arrive fresh at your door.
We live in New York, NY, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
New York has a dense community of food artisans and access to a major logistics hub. It also gives us proximity to many of the restaurants and makers we work with, which helps us build strong relationships.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Goldbelly YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Goldbelly's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Goldbelly would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Goldbelly in?
Goldbelly was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2013 batch.
Who founded Goldbelly?
Goldbelly was founded by Joe Ariel, Joel Gillman, Vanessa Torrivilla.
What does Goldbelly do?
Empowering restaurants and small food makers to ship nationwide.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Goldbelly's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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