Grin YC Application

Summer 2018Acquired

Grin 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: ConsumerTransportation Services
Team size: 300
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2018

Founders

Sergio RomoFounder/CEO
Jonathan LewyFounder

What Grin does

A micromobility and payments company focused in Latin America with operations in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina and Peru

Grin's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Grin

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Mobility and payments platform for Latin America

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

We make a micromobility and payments platform focused on Latin America. Our product combines electric scooters and bikes with integrated payment processing that works across multiple Latin American countries, enabling users to move quickly through congested cities while paying easily with local and regional options.

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

We live in Mexico City, and after YC the company would remain based here to stay close to our core markets and operations in Latin America.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Mexico City is where micromobility and urban transportation challenges are most pressing for us. Being located here keeps us near our users and partners in the region and lets us react quickly to regulatory and market changes across Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Grin YC application?

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