Zesty YC Application

Winter 2014Acquired

Zesty went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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 2014
Industry: B2BOffice Management
Team size: 51
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2013

Founders

David LangerFounder/CEO
Chris HollindaleFounder/CTO

What Zesty does

Zesty empowers companies to be healthier and more productive. Our team creates tailored, world-class food programs for offices with 20 to 1000+ employees. We work with hundreds of clients serving balanced and delicious breakfasts, lunches, dinners, happy hours and special events. Curated by in-house dietitians, Zesty works with hundreds of the best Bay Area restaurants, including Souvla, Delfina, Oren's Hummus, and Nopalito - providing nutrition facts on every dish. Every meal is delivered and served by Zesty's own Catering Captains, offering the reliability and hospitality of an in-house caterer combined with the variety of dozens of cuisines. We have raised over $20M in funding top Silicon Valley investors including Index Ventures, Founders Fund, Forerunner Ventures, SV Angel and Y Combinator. Our two-floor office building is located in the sunny Potrero Hill district of San Francisco. You can learn more about our values and open positions at

Zesty's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Zesty, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Zesty

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Office meal programs from top local restaurants

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

We provide tailored food programs for companies with 20 to 1000+ employees. Our platform lets offices order balanced, healthy meals curated by dietitians and sourced from local restaurants. We deliver and serve meals on-site with our own staff, replacing traditional catering with fresher, varied options.

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

We live in San Francisco and the company is based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we have access to both local restaurants and the tech talent needed to build our product. It's also where our early customers are.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Zesty YC application?

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