Labdoor YC Application

Winter 2015Active

Labdoor went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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: Winter 2015
Industry: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Team size: 11
Status: Active
Launched: 2014

Founders

Rafael FerreiraFounder/CMO
Helton SouzaFounder/CTO
Neil ThanedarFounder/Chairman

What Labdoor does

Labdoor is a marketplace where consumers research, find, and buy the best supplements. To verify the purity and potency of these products, Labdoor first buys and tests actual dietary supplement samples: • We send each product to an FDA-registered laboratory for a detailed chemical analysis. • Our scientists then collect the laboratory results and use internal algorithms to translate this data into simple grades and rankings for consumers. • Find a product you love? Click "buy it now" to activate in-app purchases.

Labdoor's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Labdoor, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Labdoor

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Labdoor is building the trusted online drugstore.

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

We built a marketplace where people can research, find, and buy dietary supplements with confidence. We buy actual supplement products, send them to FDA-registered labs for chemical testing, then use our scientists' analysis and algorithms to translate the data into clear, simple grades and rankings. Users get reliable info and can buy directly via our site.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and after YC we will keep the company based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right mix of talent, investors, and market for consumer health services. Being here makes it easier to build relationships with labs, suppliers, and early customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Labdoor YC application?

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