Hotplate YC Başvurusu

Summer 2020Active

Hotplate, Consumer şirketi olarak Summer 2020 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Summer 2020
Sektör: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Ekip büyüklüğü: 9
Durum: Active
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2020

Kurucular

Ben KlenkFounder
Rishi TalatiFounder

Hotplate ne yapar

Hotplate is changing how people sell food across the US by giving Chefs and Bakers the tools necessary to solo launch and manage a food business online. There are talented people around the world capable of making amazing food, but either due to a lack of awareness, financial constraints, or the daunting overhead costs associated with traditional brick-and-mortar businesses, many never venture into this space independently. Hotplate is fueling a new model of food sales, allowing anyone to create a storefront, announce a sale, and coordinate local pickups with hundreds, or even thousands of customers - all within a 10-minute setup. Our aim is to make the food industry more available to everyone with the desire to enter it, consequently making food more accessible and diverse across the United States.

Hotplate'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

Hotplate, Summer 2020 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hotplate

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Online ordering platform for independent chefs

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

We built a platform that lets independent chefs and bakers create a storefront, announce food sales, and manage local pickup logistics. It's designed so someone can launch their food business online in about 10 minutes without needing a physical storefront or complex operations.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we all live and the best place to recruit talent, connect with chefs and food entrepreneurs, and stay close to investors and partners in food tech.

Tam başvuruda 21 ek cevap

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference tam sürümde. YC Insights'ta, diğer her YC grubu yanında açmak için ücretsiz bir hesap oluşturun.

Tüm başvuruyu gör

Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

Bu, Hotplate şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

Hayır. Y Combinator gönderilen başvuruları gizli tutar. Bu bir yeniden yapılandırmadır: gerçek YC form soruları, Hotplate'in kamuya açık verilerinden (lansman notları, kurucu geçmişleri, ürün açıklaması) yanıtlanmıştır. Hotplate gibi bir şirketin YC'ye kendisini nasıl sunacağını gösterir, gönderdikleri metni değil.