VetPronto

VetPronto YC Application

Winter 2015Inactive

VetPronto went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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 2015
Industry
HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size
51
Status
Inactive
Launched
2014

Founders

  • Soren Berg
    Soren BergFounder
  • Joe Waltman
    Joe WaltmanFounder
  • Katherine van Ekert
    Katherine van EkertFounder

What VetPronto does

Currently servicing the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington DC, Baltimore, Atlanta, New Orleans and Tampa Bay. VetPronto is a new type of Veterinary Service dedicated to providing the most quality, convenient and transparent veterinary care possible. We're empowering vets across the country to better serve their patients. We treat pets at the home or workplace, saving them stress, and you time. We're using tech to provide a new standard of medical record management, client communication, and operational efficiency, including telemedicine and pharmacy integration.

VetPronto's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

VetPronto, Winter 2015 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

VetPronto

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

On demand veterinary house calls.

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

We built a platform that connects pet owners with veterinarians who provide house calls. Our service schedules and manages vet visits at home or workplace, reducing pet stress and saving owners time. We also offer medical record management, client communication tools, telemedicine, and pharmacy integration to make veterinary care more convenient and transparent.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and would keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the founders live and where demand for home veterinary visits is strong. It's also a hub for tech talent and healthcare innovation, which fits what we're building.

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 VetPronto YC application?

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

What YC batch was VetPronto in?

VetPronto was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.

Who founded VetPronto?

VetPronto was founded by Soren Berg, Joe Waltman, Katherine van Ekert.

What does VetPronto do?

On demand veterinary house calls.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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