Response YC Application
Response went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 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 2020
- Industry
- B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
- Team size
- 8
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2020
Founders
Keivan ShahidaFounder
Kais BaillargeonFounder
What Response does
Over 70% of B2B trade still happens through emails, PDFs, texts, and phone calls - not because companies prefer it, but because their customers do. This is the default ordering workflow across industries, and despite decades of ERP software, it remains largely manual. Response provides the infrastructure for this reality. We turn unstructured customer messages into ERP-ready draft orders, so teams can review, approve, and move faster without changing how they work. By automating the space between customer intent and systems of record, Response lets operators scale order volume without hiring more people, outsourcing labor, or retraining customers. We’re building the missing action layer for how B2B trade actually works.
Response's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Response, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Response
Turn customer emails into ERP-ready orders
We transform unstructured B2B customer communications like emails, PDFs, texts, and calls into draft orders that integrate directly with ERP systems. The product sits between customers and enterprise systems, letting operations teams review and approve orders fast without changing existing workflows or retraining customers.
We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and plan to base Response here after YC as well.
San Francisco is where we can best access experienced talent and B2B tech customers in supply chain and logistics, plus it's where we live now as a team.
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 Response YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Response's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Response would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Response in?
Response was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch.
Who founded Response?
Response was founded by Keivan Shahida, Kais Baillargeon.
What does Response do?
Turn customer emails into ERP-ready orders.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Response's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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