MadEats YC Application

Summer 2021Acquired

MadEats went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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: Summer 2021
Industry: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2021

Founders

Mikee VillarealFounder
Andie CruzFounder
Keisha LaoFounder

What MadEats does

MadEats is an online delivery-only restaurant group in the Philippines, building affordable, high margin food brands by using our own ghost kitchens. Since we use ghost kitchens, we don’t have to spend for expensive dining areas and wait staff. We can spend more money on growing our food brands, better food, and making better delivery experiences.

MadEats's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

MadEats, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

MadEats

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Online delivery-only restaurant group PH

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

We build and operate delivery-only food brands in the Philippines using our own ghost kitchens. This lets us avoid the costs of physical restaurants and staff, so we can focus on better food and improving delivery experiences.

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

We live in Makati, NCR, Philippines, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Makati is where the team currently lives and where the market for delivery-only food brands is growing quickly. Staying local keeps us close to our kitchens and customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real MadEats YC application?

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