Lambda Tea YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Lambda Tea went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2018

Founders

Cat ZengCo-Founder
Robert HenningFounder

Lambda Tea's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Lambda Tea, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Lambda Tea

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We build self-serve bubble tea dispensers!:D

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

We make self-serve bubble tea dispensers that let customers customize and dispense their drinks on-demand. Our machines mix, shake, and serve bubble tea without staff involvement, making the process faster and scalable for cafes and venues.

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

We don't have a fixed location currently. After YC, we plan to base the company where it makes sense to scale manufacturing and sales, likely near major urban centers.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're remote for now because the team is small and focused on product development. We want to stay flexible until we have more clarity on operations and manufacturing locations.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Lambda Tea YC application?

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