Kisan Network YC Application

Winter 2016Inactive

Kisan Network went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a Industrials 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 2016
Industry: IndustrialsAgriculture
Team size: 75
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Aditya AgarwallaCo-Founder & CEO
Sanjay Kumar AgarwallaFounder

What Kisan Network does

Kisan Network is a tech enabled and fully integrated PAN India agri produce supply chain. We connect small and marginal farmers directly to businesses anywhere in the country, with each step digitally captured and monitored on our proprietary management portal. As a result, farmers are able to earn 10% more than prevalent market prices for their produce. Our system, built on the 3 pillars of 1) 100% integration 2) Standardisation w.r.t. on-field practices and, 3) Transparency for all stakeholders is a departure from the opaque and inconsistent traditional supply chain which thrives on the high levels of fragmentation in the ecosystem. There is 0% use of paper in our entire chain, with specific focus on building a national agri repository of micro level stakeholder information and on image / data driven automated crop quality assessment.

Kisan Network's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Kisan Network, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Kisan Network

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

PAN India agri produce supply chain platform

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

We're building a tech-enabled supply chain that connects small farmers directly to businesses across India. Our platform digitizes every step - from farm to buyer - capturing quality and transaction data, replacing paper and unreliable local intermediaries. This helps farmers get at least 10% better prices and ensures transparency for all.

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

We live in Gurugram, Haryana, India, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Gurugram is strategically located near agricultural hubs and business centers in India. Being here lets us stay close to both farmers and buyers, facilitating faster growth and operations.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Kisan Network YC application?

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