Ask HN: Why was BeerMe selected by for YC F24?

Can someone explain to me what made BeerMe special and something that YC thought was worthwhile investing in.

I remember seeing the original LinkedIn post back in November 2024 when they were announced and immediately thinking that it was a pretty weak idea and product. To the point it even made me start to question how much I valued the opinion of YC.

Looking back on the business now, the website is essentially dead, one of the founders works elsewhere and the LinkedIn hasn't had a post in over 6 months.

I'm confused what Dalton or whoever it was saw in the company. I genuinely cannot work out a value proposition or a USP that would make them worthwhile.

I mean in the UK we have had instant bank transfers for years. Monzo (a la Tom) has had payment urls too for some time now, in addition to the generally good UI/UX. Even then for those outside the UK there's PayPal friends and family as well...

What am I missing here?