Rickshaw YC Application
Rickshaw went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
- Winter 2014
- Industry
- B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2013
Founders
Divya BhatFounder/CEO
Gautam JayaramanFounder/CTO
What Rickshaw does
Rickshaw is a local delivery platform that partners with courier companies and delivers several goods, including laundry, gifts, office snacks, and meal subscriptions. It uses algorithms and mobile apps to dispatch, route, and track customer locations. The service is available from Monday to Friday from 7.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. Rickshaw was launched by Divya Bhat and Gautam Jayaraman.
Rickshaw's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Rickshaw, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Rickshaw
Same day local delivery, via API
We built a local delivery platform that connects businesses to courier companies through an API. Our system dispatches and routes deliveries for items like laundry, gifts, office snacks, and meal subscriptions in San Francisco, running Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. We use mobile apps and algorithms to track customer locations and improve efficiency.
We live in San Francisco and the company is based here, both now and after YC.
San Francisco has the density of customers and couriers needed to prove same-day local delivery through an API. It's also where our users and courier partners are, making it the natural base for Rickshaw.
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 Rickshaw YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Rickshaw's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Rickshaw would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Rickshaw in?
Rickshaw was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2014 batch.
Who founded Rickshaw?
Rickshaw was founded by Divya Bhat, Gautam Jayaraman.
What does Rickshaw do?
Same day local delivery, via API. Currently operating in SF.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Rickshaw's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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