Orca Launcher YC Application

Summer 2024Active

Orca Launcher went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Raveen KariyawasamFounder/CEO
Ege Kaan DumanFounder
Ali KavoosiFounder/CTO

What Orca Launcher does

Orca is a game platform for Minecraft. Players browse games and experiences and join with one click, no mod installation, no setup. We handle hosting and mod delivery for server owners and game creators, who earn revenue from their games. Think Roblox, but built on top of Minecraft's 312M player base.

Orca Launcher's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Orca Launcher, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Orca Launcher

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

A launcher that turns Minecraft into a game platform

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

We built Orca, a launcher that makes Minecraft a platform like Roblox. Players can browse and join Minecraft games and experiences with one click, no mods or setup needed. We host servers and deliver mods for creators, who earn revenue from their games.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Francisco because it puts us close to a large tech community, investors, and gaming industry talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Orca Launcher YC application?

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