zingbus YC Application

Winter 2021Active

zingbus went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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 2021
Industry: ConsumerTransportation Services
Team size: 40
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Prashant KumarFounder
Ravi VermaFounder
Mratunjay BeniwalFounder

What zingbus does

Zingbus runs safe and affordable bus services between Indian cities. We aggregate small bus companies and optimize schedules and pricing for them, thus increasing their revenue.

zingbus's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

zingbus, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

zingbus

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Platform for bus travel across Indian cities

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

We run a platform that aggregates small bus operators across India. Our system optimizes their schedules and pricing to increase their fill rates and revenue, while providing travelers with reliable, affordable intercity bus services.

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

We live and operate in Gurugram, Haryana, India, and the company would continue to be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

India is the core market for our product. Being in Gurugram lets us work closely with bus operators and our users, and respond quickly to local logistics and market needs.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real zingbus YC application?

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