OneLocal YC Application

Summer 2017Active

OneLocal went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
Industry: B2BRetail
Team size: 90
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Edward YaoFounder/CEO

What OneLocal does

OneLocal's cloud-based tools help you provide best-in-class experiences, connecting you with customers in a more meaningful way. Each tool is designed to work independently, but when connected together, they offer full-automation to drive revenue growth & save you time. There's no infrastructure or setup time required, simply login & watch OneLocal work for your business.

OneLocal's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

OneLocal, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

OneLocal

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

CRM for local businesses

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

We built a cloud-based CRM tailored for local businesses. Our tools let them connect with customers, automate follow-ups, collect reviews, and generate referrals without setup or infrastructure. Each part works alone but combined automates time-consuming tasks that usually eat up owners' attention.

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

We live in Toronto, Canada, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto is where the team lives and where we understand local small businesses well. We've built and sell the product here, so it makes sense to stay put after YC.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real OneLocal YC application?

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