Replenish YC Application

Summer 2014Acquired

Replenish went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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 2014
Industry: B2BOffice Management
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2014

Founders

Matthew UdompholFounder/CEO
Elise PolezelFounder/COO

What Replenish does

Meet the Replenish Blender, the first self-cleaning appliance that instantly and harmoniously prepares healthy smoothies and snacks. The Replenish Blender mixes health, wellness, and simplicity in under a minute.

Replenish's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Replenish, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Replenish

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Keurig machine for smoothies

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

We are building the Replenish Blender, a self-cleaning appliance that makes fresh, healthy smoothies and snacks in under a minute. It simplifies the process of preparing nutritious food by automating blending and cleaning.

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

We currently live and work in San Leandro, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Leandro is where our team is located and where we have built our prototype and early product. Staying local keeps us close to our manufacturing partners and testing sites.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Replenish YC application?

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