Sirka YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Sirka went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Healthcare 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 2021
Industry: HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size: 9
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Ditto RFounder
Dito KristaFounder

What Sirka does

Our program helps people prevent or manage chronic diseases by breaking bad eating habits with plans created by vetted, certified nutritionist / dietitians. Customers get an unlimited chat access to consult with our professionals, and personal recommendations to help adopt new habits into life.

Sirka's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Sirka, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Sirka

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Noom for Southeast Asia

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

We built a program that helps users in Southeast Asia prevent or manage chronic diseases by breaking bad eating habits. Our platform combines personalized plans from certified nutritionists and dietitians with unlimited chat access to them. This creates ongoing support that helps people change their eating behavior and sustain better habits.

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

We live in Jakarta and the company is currently based there with some remote team members. We would remain based in Jakarta after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Jakarta is our home market and where our team is located. Southeast Asia's size and unique dietary culture make Jakarta the best base to build and grow our health program for chronic disease management.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Sirka YC application?

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