Guac YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Guac went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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: Summer 2023
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 9
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Euro WangFounder
Jack SolomonFounder

What Guac does

Guac accurately forecasts grocery demand to help supermarkets order and produce the right amount of inventory - reducing food waste and increasing availability.

Guac's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Guac, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Guac

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered forecasting & replenishment for grocery

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

We build AI-driven tools that forecast grocery demand and recommend inventory replenishment to supermarkets. Our product helps grocery buyers order just the right amount to reduce waste and avoid stockouts.

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

We live in New York, NY, and plan to keep the company headquartered here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is where we have grocery industry contacts and a local supply chain ecosystem. It's also where our team is based, which helps us move fast and stay close to customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Guac YC application?

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