Topship YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Topship went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 20
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Moses EnenwaliFounder
Junaid BabatundeFounder

What Topship does

Topship is the easiest way for African businesses to export/import cargo, freight and parcels to their suppliers, distributors and customers. We are building Flexport for Africa. Our goal is to build a Global Distribution System that makes delivery of parcels, cargo and freight easy for African businesses.

Topship's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Topship, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Topship

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Flexport for African Merchants

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

We are building the operating system for global logistics focused on African businesses. Our platform makes it easy for merchants to export and import cargo, freight, and parcels to and from their suppliers, distributors, and customers.

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

We live in Lagos, Nigeria and the company is based there. After YC, we will remain in Lagos to continue serving African businesses where the problem is most acute.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Lagos is where our customers and team are. The supply chain problems we solve are specific to Africa's logistics landscape, so being close to our users is critical.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Topship YC application?

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