Haywheel YC Application

Summer 2016Inactive

Haywheel went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2016
Industry: B2BRetail
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2016

Founders

Daniel BarabanderFounder/(YC S16)
Mykel PereiraFounder

What Haywheel does

Haywheel is an artisan food marketplace for restaurants and specialty food stores.

Haywheel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Haywheel, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Haywheel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Artisan food marketplace for restaurants

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

We built a marketplace that connects artisan food producers directly with restaurants and specialty food stores. Our platform streamlines sourcing hard-to-find, high-quality ingredients, helping businesses find unique products without going through multiple suppliers.

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

We live and work in New York, NY. After YC, the company would remain based here to stay close to our initial user base and partners.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is the hub for many specialty food stores and restaurants that need artisan ingredients. Being local lets us build relationships and understand customers' needs firsthand.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Haywheel YC application?

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