AirPair YC Application

Winter 2014Inactive

AirPair went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2014
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Maksim IoffeFounder/COO
Jonathon KresnerFounder
Igor LebovicFounder/CMO

What AirPair does

Develop Better Software, Faster! AirPair is an extensive network of experts with deep knowledge across many technology stacks and solutions. AirPair accelerates software development by "pairing” experts with your engineers in real-time via video and screen sharing, leading to better teams and better software that’s produced faster, and at lower costs. To find an expert, visit =>

AirPair's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

AirPair, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

AirPair

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Instant access to top software experts by video chat

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

We built AirPair, a platform that connects software engineers with experts for real-time video and screen-sharing sessions. This helps developers solve technical problems faster by pairing them with specialized knowledge on demand.

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

We live in San Francisco, and we plan for the company to remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is a hub for both technology talent and companies, making it easier to engage expert engineers and early customers in software development.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real AirPair YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from AirPair's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like AirPair would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.