Kanda YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Kanda went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a Fintech 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 2021
Industry: FintechCredit and Lending
Team size: 8
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Phillip DaneshyarFounder
Richard FleemanFounder
Rob GallagherFounder

What Kanda does

Kanda is building Affirm for general contractors. We allow contractors to offer financing to homeowners who want to remodel but can’t pay the full price upfront.

Kanda's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Kanda, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Kanda

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Affirm for general contractors

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

We have built a platform that lets general contractors offer financing to homeowners remodeling their homes. The product integrates financing options directly into contractors' workflows so their customers can pay over time instead of upfront.

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

We are based in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, and the company will remain based here after YC, with a remote team setup.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Birmingham is where we live and have ties, and remote work allows us to tap talent without relocating. The UK has a large market of homeowners and contractors that makes it sensible to stay here while expanding.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Kanda YC application?

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