Pronto YC Application
Pronto went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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
- Winter 2019
- Industry
- ConsumerTransportation Services
- Team size
- 62
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2018
Founders
Nydia CanoFounder
Gabriel Cano RodríguezFounder
What Pronto does
PRONTO is the first RIDE-SHARING + DELIVERY platform for SECOND-TIER cities in LATAM. In second-tier cities all transactions are paid with cash, this is why the Uber model doesn´t work (since they have to collect their revenue from commissions). We solved this by creating a subscription model where drivers pay a monthly recurring subscription of 59 to 99 USD depending on their monthly revenue. This also generates a higher LTV with low CAC as well as high engagement and fidelity ratios. Traction: Since our launch, we have achieved over 2,000,000 processed trips with more than 200,000 users, we bootstrapped until we achieved half a million trips and entered YC. Market Size: There are over 14,000 second-tier cities in LATAM, with more than 500 million people without any access to ride-sharing or technology platforms at all.
Pronto's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Pronto, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Pronto
Ride-sharing for second-tier Latin American cities
We built Pronto, a ride-sharing and delivery platform tailored for second-tier cities in Latin America, where payments are mostly cash-based. Our product uses a subscription model for drivers paying monthly fees instead of commissions, allowing us to operate sustainably and reach users that traditional models like Uber can't serve.
We live and are based in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico, and plan to keep operating here after YC.
Mexico City is a major hub in Latin America with access to talent and infrastructure. Also, our early traction is here, and it centers our operations in a market fluent with second-tier city dynamics.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Pronto YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Pronto's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Pronto would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Pronto in?
Pronto was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.
Who founded Pronto?
Pronto was founded by Nydia Cano, Gabriel Cano Rodríguez.
What does Pronto do?
Ride-sharing for second-tier cities in Latin America.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Pronto's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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