Veera Health YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Veera Health went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2021
Industry: HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Shashwata NarainFounder
Shobhita NarainFounder

What Veera Health does

Veera Health is helping 110M women in India get treated for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Our app combines evidence-backed therapy with coaching & specialist support for a subscription fee. PCOS is the most common cause of infertility in women, and can lead to diabetes, depression and cancer. Patients spend up to 10 years and thousands of rupees searching for the right treatment, yet 90% are dissatisfied with existing options. With our program, 85% patients report feeling "in control" of their PCOS after just 1 month and are 4-times more likely to complete treatment. The founders, Shobhita (COO) and Shashwata (CEO) got an inside view into this massive need when the former was diagnosed with PCOS. Shashwata studied data science at Yale University, holds an MBA from Wharton, and helped grow Fortune 100 and growth-stage consumer health / product companies at McKinsey. Shobhita studied Biology & Psychology at Tufts University and has worked with leading healthcare companies, such as GlaxoSmithKline, Accenture Life Sciences & UnitedHealth.

Veera Health's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Veera Health

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We treat women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in India

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

We built an app that delivers evidence-backed therapy combined with coaching and specialist support for women with PCOS. It's a subscription program that helps patients navigate treatment, improving control over their condition and adherence to therapy.

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

We live in Maharashtra, India and the company is based there now; after YC we will remain based in India.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are living and working where our users are - women in India with PCOS. Being here lets us understand their challenges directly and build the product they need.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Veera Health YC application?

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