Prayas Analytics YC Application
Prayas Analytics went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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 2015
- Industry
- B2BRetail
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Yash KothariFounder
Pranshu MaheshwariFounder/CTO
What Prayas Analytics does
Prayas Anaytics helped retailers A/B test their stores, the way eCommerce companies A/B test their websites. We did this by continuously collecting data on customer movement using existing security cameras already in a retailer's stores. We were a Y Combinator backed company (S15) and worked with several retailers including Barneys, Payomatic, and multiple Fortune 200 retailers.
Prayas Analytics's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Prayas Analytics, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Prayas Analytics
A/B testing for brick-and-mortar stores
We build a system that lets retailers A/B test their physical store layouts by analyzing customer movement through existing security cameras. Our software turns video data into actionable insights on what store setups work better, similar to how eCommerce companies test website changes, but for offline shopping.
We live in New York, NY and after YC the company would continue to be based here.
New York is where the retail clients and our team are. Being in NYC puts us close to major retailers and makes sales and support easier.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Prayas Analytics YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Prayas Analytics's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Prayas Analytics would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Prayas Analytics in?
Prayas Analytics was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2015 batch.
Who founded Prayas Analytics?
Prayas Analytics was founded by Yash Kothari, Pranshu Maheshwari.
What does Prayas Analytics do?
A/B testing for brick-and-mortar stores.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Prayas Analytics's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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