Waza YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Waza went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a Fintech 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 2023
Industry: FintechPayments
Team size: 28
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Maxwell ObiFounder
Emmanuel IgboduduFounder

What Waza does

Waza is the B2B platform for global payments and emerging market trade. We make it easy and affordable for businesses with no access to USD to fulfil their global payment obligations, treasury and liquidity needs.

Waza's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Waza, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Waza

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

B2B payments platform for emerging markets

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

We built a B2B platform that helps businesses in emerging markets make global payments, manage treasury and liquidity, especially when they lack direct access to USD. It simplifies cross-border trade by handling the complexity and cost of currency conversions and payment networks.

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

We live and the company is based in Lagos, Nigeria and will remain there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Emerging markets are where the problem exists, and Lagos is a major commercial hub with access to local businesses that need better global payment solutions. Staying here keeps us close to our users and the toughest challenges.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Waza YC application?

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