Vaya YC Application

Fall 2024Active

Vaya went through Y Combinator in the Fall 2024 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: Fall 2024
Industry: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Arav SethFounder
Kesav KosanaFounder

Vaya's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Vaya, Fall 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vaya

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Discover your next vacation for less.

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

We're building a platform that helps people find affordable vacations quickly by comparing deals and options in one place. The product saves users time and money by surfacing trips they might not otherwise find.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right talent pool for a consumer travel startup and keeps us close to early users and potential partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Vaya YC application?

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