VIDA & Co. YC Application

Summer 2017Acquired

VIDA & Co. went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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: Summer 2017
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Umaimah Mendhro

What VIDA & Co. does

VIDA is the story of the rich, beautiful, interconnected world in which we live. It is the story of contemporary life and of mindful, global citizenship. VIDA is a collaboration amongst global citizens - from a designer in Milan, to a producer in Karachi, and a consumer in San Francisco - we are a global partnership of co-creators. VIDA presents an alternative to the homogeneous, disposable products that increasingly dominate retail. We produce only that which is purchased, bringing into the world only items that are wanted. We are using innovations in design and technology to make quality accessible again. We produce with the highest ethical standards, respecting the makers of the products we bring into our lives. We believe beautiful products should create beauty every step of the way.

VIDA & Co.'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

VIDA & Co., Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

VIDA & Co.

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Platform for unique products produced on-demand

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

We built a marketplace connecting independent designers around the world with consumers through an on-demand manufacturing platform. Our system lets customers buy distinctive apparel and accessories that are only made after purchase, reducing waste and scaling production ethically and globally.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is central to the apparel and tech ecosystem we operate in. It allows us to be close to designers, consumers, and technological talent needed to build our platform.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real VIDA & Co. YC application?

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