Avalanche YC Application

Winter 2019Inactive

Avalanche 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: B2BMarketing
Team size: 1
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2021

Founders

Elezhan (Ijan) ZhakiyaFounder

Avalanche's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Avalanche

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Referral program SDK for startups

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

We're building an SDK that startups can integrate to run their own referral programs. It helps startups get existing users to bring in new customers through automated, trackable referral flows embedded right into their apps or websites.

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

I live in San Francisco, CA, and the company would be based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where I live and the startup ecosystem is strong here, providing access to potential customers and investors. Staying here keeps us close to early adopters and tech talent.

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 Avalanche YC application?

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