WaystoCap YC Application

Winter 2017Acquired

WaystoCap went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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 2017
Industry: B2BOffice Management
Team size: 38
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2016

Founders

Niama El BassunieFounder/CEO
Aziz JaouhariFounder/CTO
Anis AbdeddineFounder/CSO

What WaystoCap does

WaystoCap takes the pain out of working internationally for businesses all over the African continent, improving their ability to trade. They help them find partners internationally, and regionally; sourcing the most competitive prices; offering better payment terms; and supporting the entire trade. WaystoCap is a technology driven trading platform focused on Africa. We are backed by some of the best early stage US and international investors including Battery Ventures (investors in Google), 4DX Ventures (investors in Flutterwave) and Y Combinator (Airbnb and Dropbox).

WaystoCap's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

WaystoCap, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

WaystoCap

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Marketplace for African B2B trade

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

We are building a marketplace that makes it easier for African businesses to trade internationally and regionally. Our platform helps companies find trusted partners, compare prices, get better payment terms, and manage the entire trade process, removing friction in cross-border commerce across Africa.

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

We live and work in Casablanca, Morocco, and the company will remain based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Casablanca is a major business hub in Africa with growing trade opportunities. Being here gives us direct access to African traders and regional markets we serve better than any location outside the continent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real WaystoCap YC application?

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