AnyList YC Application

Summer 2010Active

AnyList went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2010 batch as a Consumer 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: Summer 2010
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

Jeff HunterFounder
Jason MarrFounder

What AnyList does

AnyList is the best way to create and share grocery shopping lists. Easily share a list with your spouse or roommates. List changes show up instantly on everyone’s iOS or Android device.

AnyList's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

AnyList, Summer 2010 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

AnyList

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

One app for stress-free shopping, cooking, and meal planning.

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

We built AnyList, an app that makes it simple to create and share grocery shopping lists. You can share your list instantly with your spouse or roommates, and any changes update live on everyone's iOS or Android device. It helps people avoid the chaos of grocery shopping and meal planning by keeping everyone on the same page.

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

We live in Missoula, MT, and the company is based remotely with the three of us collaborating from here and other locations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based where we live because all three founders are remote or local to Missoula. We haven't found a need to relocate since that keeps us efficient and lets us focus on building the product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real AnyList YC application?

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