Odeko YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Odeko went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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: Summer 2019
Industry: B2B
Team size: 371
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

James BurkhardtFounder

What Odeko does

We’re a passionate team of dreamers and builders, determined to liberate small businesses from the not-so-fun aspects of the job so that they can focus on what’s fun and important.

Odeko's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Odeko, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Odeko

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Operations software for running cafes

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

We build software that helps cafe owners and operators handle the day-to-day logistics of running and growing their cafes. Our platform streamlines ordering, inventory, and communication with suppliers so cafes spend less time on tedious tasks and more on serving customers.

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

We are based in New York, NY, and plan to stay there after YC. This is where our team, customers, and community are.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is where we found our earliest customers and built our team. It's a hub for small independent cafes who need a better way to manage their operations. Staying here keeps us close to the market we serve.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Odeko YC application?

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