Procoto YC Application

Winter 2021Acquired

Procoto went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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: Winter 2021
Industry: B2BFinance and Accounting
Team size: 4
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2021

Founders

Ryan MuckelFounder

What Procoto does

Procoto makes running RFPs, tracking contracts, and managing vendors simple and affordable. We get procurement teams out of dense systems and spreadsheets without having to drop a hefty check on SAP or Coupa.

Procoto's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Procoto, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Procoto

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Self-service RFP management

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

We build Procoto, a SaaS platform that helps procurement teams run RFPs, track contracts, and manage vendors without the complexity or cost of traditional tools like SAP or Coupa. Our software replaces messy spreadsheets and dense legacy systems so procurement is simpler and more affordable.

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

We live in Saint Petersburg, FL, and work remotely across the team. After YC, the company will remain based here and continue remote operations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in Saint Petersburg lets us operate efficiently while tapping into remote talent. We don't need to relocate since our customers and workflows are remote-friendly and SaaS-based.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Procoto YC application?

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