Candidature YC de Copia

Winter 2016Active

Copia a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Winter 2016 en tant qu'entreprise B2B. Ci-dessous : ce que fait l'entreprise, qui l'a fondée, et sa candidature à YC, reconstruite question par question dans le vrai formulaire YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2016
Secteur d'activité: B2BOffice Management
Taille de l'équipe: 20
Statut: Active
Lancé: 2015

Fondateurs

Komal AhmadFounder/CEO

Ce que fait Copia

We waste 3X more food than there are hungry mouths to feed. It is not a lack of food that's the issue, but rather an ineffective distribution of that food. Hunger is not a scarcity problem; it's a logistics problem. For the first time ever, we can effectively donate prepared and highly perishable food to those who need it when we need it most. Copia is a for-profit company that has built technology allowing businesses (e.g., food management companies like Compass Group, corporate cafeterias, universities, hospitals, grocers, caterers, etc.) to easily request pickups of their surplus food, have it matched, and safely delivered to non-profits in need. With Copia, partnering businesses can seamlessly access significant tax savings, dramatically reduce food waste through data and analytics on surplus, and remove CO2 from the atmosphere, all while feeding their community. We have diverted over 7M pounds of edible food from landfills and provided businesses and nonprofits with over $23M in savings. We will feed over 7M people with incredible food that would have otherwise been wasted!

Candidature YC de Copia, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

Copia, promotion Winter 2016. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

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Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Copia

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software to connect surplus food to nonprofits

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

We have built a platform that allows businesses with surplus prepared food to request pickups of that food. Our system matches the surplus food with nonprofits in need and coordinates safe deliveries. It also provides data and analytics to help reduce waste and claim tax benefits.

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

We live mostly in San Francisco, CA, and operate remotely as well. The company is based in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the food industry connections and nonprofit networks we need. Remote work allows us to work flexibly with partners and nonprofits across regions.

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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de Copia ?

Non. Y Combinator garde les candidatures soumises privées. Ceci est une reconstruction : les vraies questions du formulaire YC, répondues à partir des données publiques de Copia (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme Copia se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC Copia appartenait-il ?

Copia faisait partie du batch Winter 2016 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé Copia ?

Copia a été fondé par Komal Ahmad.

Que fait Copia ?

Copia's a for-profit technology company that solves food waste &…

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

Créez un compte Round Funded gratuit. La version complète de la candidature de Copia en 26 réponses, et de chaque autre promotion YC, se trouve dans YC Insights.