Weel YC Application

Summer 2024Active

Weel went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
Industry: ConsumerTransportation Services
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2025

Founders

Raphael KriefFounder
Samuel MarcianoCo-Founder & CTO

What Weel does

Weel is the next-generation all-in-one driver co-pilot that redefines your driving experience by turning your smartphone into a complete safety and navigation hub. Our free app offers a built-in dashcam with easy video sharing, a smart navigation system, and advanced AI features - such as augmented reality navigation and ADAS - that reduce your risk by up to 30%. Say goodbye to expensive dashcams and complex setups - with Weel, you get complete driving safety and guidance in one free smartphone app.

Weel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Weel, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Weel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

GPS & dashcam smartphone app

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

Weel is a smartphone app that combines dashcam recording, smart navigation, and advanced AI features like augmented reality navigation and ADAS. It turns your phone into a safety and driving co-pilot that helps reduce accident risk without expensive hardware.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company will be based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in New York because we are already operating here as a tight team of four and because it keeps us close to our initial users and mobility ecosystem.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Weel YC application?

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