Application YC di Copia

Winter 2016Active

Copia ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Winter 2016 come azienda B2B. Sotto: cosa fa l'azienda, chi l'ha fondata e la sua application a YC, ricostruita domanda per domanda nel form reale di YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2016
Settore: B2BOffice Management
Dimensione team: 20
Stato: Active
Lanciata: 2015

Founder

Komal AhmadFounder/CEO

Cosa fa 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!

Application YC di Copia, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Copia, batch Winter 2016. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
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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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Copia?

No. Y Combinator mantiene private le application inviate. Questa è una ricostruzione: le domande del form YC reale, a cui si è risposto usando i dati pubblici di Copia (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Copia si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.