YumDots YC Application

Winter 2008Inactive

YumDots went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2008 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: Winter 2008
Industry: ConsumerGaming
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Raza Mobin

What YumDots does

YumDots wants to be the go-to mobile application for finding places to eat when out on the town. Its emphasis on using interactive maps to display information about local restaurants makes it more efficient than other mobile review services like Yelp's. The service is launching soon.

YumDots's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

YumDots, Winter 2008 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

YumDots

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Mobile maps to find local restaurants

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

We are building a mobile app that shows interactive maps with local restaurants on them. Our app helps people find places to eat quickly when they're out and about, making it easier than scrolling through lists of reviews or addresses.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where the startup community is strong. Being close to both users and partners here will help us move faster.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real YumDots YC application?

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