Papa YC Application

Summer 2018Active

Papa went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 batch as a Healthcare 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 2018
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size: 500
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Andrew ParkerFounder/CEO

What Papa does

Papa is a one-stop-shop for flexible family care, providing companionship and a helping hand wherever it’s needed. With wide-ranging industry, technology, and transformation experience, we share a vision for a world where no one has to go it alone. And a deep well of gratitude for the Papa People who move this vision forward. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Miami, Papa is backed by Canaan, Tiger Global Management, Comcast Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, TCG, Initialized Capital, and Seven Seven Six, among other revered institutional and individual investors. Papa is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly support the ParityPledge® for gender and/or racial parity at the highest levels of business.

Papa's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Papa, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Papa

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

One-stop-shop for flexible family care

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

We built Papa to connect people who need help with family care - like companionship for seniors or assistance with daily tasks - with trusted helpers on demand. Our platform makes it easy to find and book the right support for flexible schedules and various needs across healthcare and companionship.

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

We live and started Papa in Miami, FL, and plan to keep it based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Miami is where we live and where we found early users and helpers. It's a diverse and growing city with a large population that needs better family care solutions. Staying here keeps us close to our network and grounded in the community we serve.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Papa YC application?

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