Askdata YC Application

Winter 2019Acquired

Askdata went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BAnalytics
Team size: 17
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2018

Founders

Giuseppe AnconaFounder
Simone Di SommaFounder

What Askdata does

Askdata lets users interact with data through natural language. 1. Users can connect their Apps and Data. 2. Start making questions like "Show me revenue for 2018" 3. Receive personalized data insights.

Askdata's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Askdata, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Askdata

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Frictionless Data

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

We built a natural language interface that lets users connect their apps and data, then ask questions like 'Show me revenue for 2018.' The product returns personalized data insights tailored to the user's context so non-technical people can get answers from their data instantly.

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

We live in San Francisco and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are in San Francisco because that's where we can find the best technical talent and be close to our initial customers and partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Askdata YC application?

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