All Questions
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- Please enter the url of a 1 minute unlisted (not private) YouTube video introducing the founder(s).
- Who writes code, or does other technical work on your product? Was any of it done by a non-founder?
- How long have the founders known one another and how did you meet? Have any of the founders not met in person?
- Please tell us about an interesting project, preferably outside of class or work, that two or more of you created together.
- Please tell us in one or two sentences about something impressive that each founder has built or achieved.
- Please tell us about the time you most successfully hacked some (non-computer) system to your advantage.
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- How far along are you?
- How long have each of you been working on this? How much of that has been full-time?
- When will you have a prototype or beta?
- How many active users or customers do you have? How many are paying? Who is paying you the most, and how much do they pay you?
- We're interested in your revenue over the last several months. (Not cumulative and not GMV).
- Anything else you would like us to know regarding your revenue or growth rate?
- If you are applying with the same idea as a previous batch, did anything change? If you applied with a different idea, why did you pivot and what did you learn from the last idea?
- If you have already participated or committed to participate in an incubator, "accelerator" or "pre-accelerator" program, please tell us about it.
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- Why did you pick this idea to work on? Do you have domain expertise in this area? How do you know people need what you're making?
- What's new about what you're making? What substitutes do people resort to because it doesn't exist yet (or they don't know about it)?
- Who are your competitors? What do you understand about your business that they don't?
- How do or will you make money? How much could you make?
- How do users find your product? How did you get the users you have now? If you run paid ads, what is your cost of acquisition?
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- Have you formed ANY legal entity yet?
- Please list all legal entities you have and in what state or country each was formed (e.g. Delaware C Corp, Mexican SAPI, Singapore Pvt Ltd, etc.).
- Please describe the breakdown of the equity ownership in percentages among the founders, employees and any other stockholders. If there are multiple founders, be sure to give the equity ownership of each founder and founder title (e.g. CEO).
- Have you taken any investment yet?
- How much money do you spend per month?
- How much money does your company have in the bank now?
- How long is your runway?
- Is there anything else we should know about your company?
If you have already participated or committed to participate in an incubator, "accelerator" or "pre-accelerator" program, please tell us about it.
How 13 YC companies answered the "If you have already participated or committed to participate in an incubator, "accelerator" or "pre-accelerator" program, please tell us about it." question from the YCombinator Application.
— 13 answers
Metlo(S21)
Full applicationWe haven't participated in another "accelerator" or "pre-accelerator"
Virtually(S20)
Full applicationN/A
Prolific(S19)
Full applicationWe participated in Oxford University's Startup Incubator for 6 months in 2014/15, which helped point us in some useful directions (e.g., in terms of learning about business, finding great hires). However, we're now facing the challenges (and opportunities) of scaling – things like growth & product strategy, organizational scaling – so we're hoping to find mentors and investors via YC that can help us take Prolific to the next level.
InEvent(S19)
Full applicationYes, we participated in Lisbon Challenge pre-accelerator program for 3 months. They did not take any equity.
Slite(W18)
Full applicationSlite is funded and benefits from the thorough help of eFounders, a startup studio that previously accelerated Front & Hivy among others.
OpenPhone(S18)
Full applicationWe are a part of Waterloo Velocity Garage and have been here since Sept 25th 2017.
Goodly(S18)
Full applicationNope.
bxblue(S17)
Full applicationWe are working with Visa in Brazil in a partnership program called “Ahead Visa”. Our goal by joining this program was to use their reputation to open doors with the banks.
The Flex Company(S16)
Full applicationI received funding from Amplify.LA. They’re not a true incubator; they provide funding and free office space, but no programming or time limit.
Mimir(S15)
Full applicationWe were part of Purdue University’s Boiler mini-accelerator program (theanvil.us/boiler). My team and I were 100% technical and only had an idea when we entered the program. They trained us in the business aspects of starting a startup and helped us get first customers. No investment or equity was involved in The Boiler.
Shotput(S15)
Full applicationN/A
GitLab(W15)
Full applicationWe have not applied to or participated any others.
Kash(S14)
Full applicationWe participated in HyperDrive out of Communitech in Waterloo, Ontario. The program is run by the same group that advised BufferBox and Thalmic Labs in their early days. HyperDrive gave us $40K in exchange for 7% of the company.
