Markhor YC Application

Summer 2015Active

Markhor went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2015
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Waqas AliFounder/co-CEO
Sidra QasimFounder

What Markhor does

Markhor's leather footwear and accessories are handcrafted by some of the most skilled artisans in the subcontinent.

Markhor's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Markhor, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Markhor

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Handcrafted leather shoes and accessories

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

We make leather footwear and accessories handcrafted by skilled artisans from the subcontinent. Our products focus on quality and craftsmanship far beyond typical mass-produced shoes. We sell directly to customers online, connecting them to heritage artisans who otherwise lack market access.

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

Sidra and Waqas currently live in San Francisco and remote locations. After YC, the company will be based in San Francisco to be close to the startup ecosystem and our growing team.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco offers better access to investors, talent, and potential partners. It's also where we already have the strongest traction and where our core team is partially based, making scaling easier.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Markhor YC application?

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