Yoshi Mobility YC Application

Summer 2016Active

Yoshi Mobility went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 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 2016
Industry: ConsumerTransportation Services
Team size: 125
Status: Active
Launched: 2016

Founders

Bryan FristFounder/CEO
Nick AlexanderFounder
Dan HunterFounder

What Yoshi Mobility does

We believe that the automotive industry will change more in the next five years than it has in the last 50. The gas station was invented in 1910 and has not changed substantially since then; traditional lube and mechanic shops have not evolved much either. To enable this industry transformation, the infrastructure required to fuel and service vehicles must evolve as well. Since the total spend for all fuel and maintenance can more than double the cost of ownership of a vehicle over its lifetime, the impact at stake is huge. This is where we derived our mission: To help our members to keep moving in the safest, most efficient, and planet-friendly way possible, while delivering unparalleled customer service. Start Yoshi. Keep Moving.

Yoshi Mobility's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Yoshi Mobility, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Yoshi Mobility

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Making car ownership and management frictionless.

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

We built a platform that handles fueling, maintenance, and services for vehicle owners. Our product manages the infrastructure needed to serve cars more efficiently than traditional gas stations and mechanic shops. It helps members avoid downtime and unexpected costs while keeping their cars running safely and cleanly.

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

We live in Nashville, TN, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Nashville is where we are rooted, and it offers a good environment to build out our mobility services and grow the team outside the traditional tech hubs.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Yoshi Mobility YC application?

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