Momento YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Momento went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 batch as a Fintech 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 2022
Industry: FintechInsurance
Team size: 18
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Lois Rogel VenceFounder
León Bartolomé CarreñoFounder
Andrés Guerrero ÁlvarezFounder

What Momento does

In Momento we are going through a challenging regulatory process to become a fully-licensed insurance carrier. By doing so, we will be able to underwrite risk, set prices and, ultimately, become owners of the product. Once approved, around summer 22, we will be in a great position to size the $13bn untapped opportunity of +30 Mn uninsured vehicles - just in Mexico! As we will be able to attack the main pain points in the market: i) antiquated underwriting models and ii) payment conditions only adapted for the affluent. To succeed, we have assembled an elite team with both innovative and experienced profiles. We are three cofounders, two ex-McKinsey and one ex-P&G, and we managed to attract two heavyweights of the Mexican insurance industry: the previous CUO of Zurich Mexico and the previous CFO and VP of Finance of ING and AXA Mexico.

Momento's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Momento, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Momento

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Full-stack auto insurer for underserved LatAm

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

We are building a full-stack auto insurance company focused on the underserved market in Mexico. Once licensed, we'll underwrite risk, set prices, and offer better payment terms tailored for the 30 million uninsured vehicles. We're attacking outdated underwriting models and inflexible payment structures.

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

We live in Mexico City, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being based in Mexico City puts us at the center of our market. We understand local regulations, clients, and the insurance ecosystem better than anyone outside the country. Our regulatory process requires presence and relationships here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Momento YC application?

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