Treinta

Treinta YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Treinta went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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 2021
Industry
B2BProductivity
Team size
60
Status
Active
Launched
2021

Founders

  • Lluis Canadell
    Lluis CanadellFounder and CEO
  • Man Hei Lou
    Man Hei LouFounder

What Treinta does

Treinta powers 7 million SMBs across the US and Latin America with simple finance, inventory, and sales tools.

Treinta's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Treinta, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Treinta

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software and AI tools for SMBs

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

We build a finance, inventory, and sales management app tailored for small businesses in the US and Latin America. Treinta simplifies the complicated bookkeeping and inventory tracking these businesses struggle with, using AI tools to reduce manual work and enable smarter decisions.

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

We live and operate in Bogotá, Colombia, and the company would remain based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Bogotá is where we understand our customers best. These SMBs are underserved by existing solutions, so being local helps us stay close to their realities and iterate quickly. We can scale to the US market without losing touch with Latin America's distinct business challenges.

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 Treinta YC application?

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

What YC batch was Treinta in?

Treinta was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.

Who founded Treinta?

Treinta was founded by Lluis Canadell, Man Hei Lou.

What does Treinta do?

Software and AI tools for SMBs in the US and Latin America

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Treinta's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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