The Supplant Company YC Application
The Supplant Company went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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
- Summer 2018
- Industry
- ConsumerFood and Beverage
- Team size
- 15
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2018
Founders
Tom SimmonsFounder/CEO
Ruben TadmorFounder/COO
What The Supplant Company does
The Supplant Company is defining a new category of food ingredient: sugars from fiber. Supplant™ sugars from fiber is a brand-new blend of sugars found naturally in plant fiber. With Supplant™ sugars from fiber, your favorite treats can look, feel and taste like they’re supposed to. Because it’s made from fiber, Supplant™ sugars from fiber is lower in calories, has a lower glycemic response (compared to glucose), and is prebiotic. It’s made by upcycling agricultural side-streams. For example, in corn (maize), it’s made from the cob, not the kernel. In wheat and rice, it’s made from the straw, not the grain. These fiber-rich parts of crops are hugely abundant and don’t typically make their way into the food system.
The Supplant Company's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
The Supplant Company, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
The Supplant Company
A brand-new blend of sugars made from plant fiber
We make Supplant™ sugars from fiber, a blend of sugars extracted from the fiber parts of plants, like corn cobs and wheat straw. Our product replaces traditional sugars in foods, lowering calories and glycemic response while adding a prebiotic effect. We upcycle agricultural side-streams not used in the food system to create these fibers-based sugars.
We live in Cambridge, England, and would keep the company based here after YC.
Cambridge offers access to research expertise and proximity to agricultural supply chains in England. It aligns with our current team location and operational setup.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real The Supplant Company YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from The Supplant Company's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like The Supplant Company would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was The Supplant Company in?
The Supplant Company was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2018 batch.
Who founded The Supplant Company?
The Supplant Company was founded by Tom Simmons, Ruben Tadmor.
What does The Supplant Company do?
A brand-new blend of sugars - made from plant fiber!
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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