Nuvocargo YC Application

Winter 2018Active

Nuvocargo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 batch as a B2B 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: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 100
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Deepak ChhuganiFounder/CEO

What Nuvocargo does

Nuvocargo is your AI partner for North American truckload freight - built for manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and shippers who want real outcomes, not more software to manage. We help you: - Cut freight costs - eliminate manual work, reduce software spend, reduce freight spend - Improve service levels - accountable to your metrics: OTIF, OTP, OTD, landed cost - Simplify your tech stack - replace 15+ tools with one managed platform - Stay ahead on AI - we continuously swap in the best AI models and tools so you don’t have to Access 300K+ carriers, deploy 12+ AI agents with 70%+ automated truckload touchpoints. ROI in weeks. We don’t sell software - we sell outcomes, powered by AI and human freight experts. Go to for a demo. Backed by $85m+ from leading investors - QED, Tiger Global, NFX, Hi, YC, the founders of Ramp, Nubank, Deel, Replit, Rappi, Dropbox, among others. Recognized as Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies globally, FreightWaves 100, and Y Combinator Top Companies.

Nuvocargo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Nuvocargo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Your AI partner for North America truckload freight

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

We built a managed platform that uses AI to replace manual processes and fragmented software used by manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and shippers to move truckload freight across North America. Our product simplifies freight management by consolidating 15+ software tools into one, automates over 70% of truckload processes via AI agents, and connects users to a network of 300K+ carriers, delivering measurable cost savings and service improvements.

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

We are based in New York City now and would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is a hub for supply chain and logistics companies where our users are. It gives us direct access to shippers and freight experts, which is crucial for building and refining our product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Nuvocargo YC application?

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