BackerKit YC Application

Summer 2012Active

BackerKit went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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: Summer 2012
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 42
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

Maxwell SalzbergFounder
Rosanna YauFounder

What BackerKit does

BackerKit is crowdfunding like you’ve never experienced - the only end-to-end platform built for today’s serious creators. BackerKit empowers creators to successfully manage and grow their crowdfunding campaigns. Since 2012, we've partnered with creators to build tools, such as the BackerKit Pledge Manager, that simplify campaign management for platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. In 2022, we launched our own crowdfunding platform, offering a seamless end-to-end solution for creators and backers alike. We believe that it’s time that creators got more from crowdfunding - More fans. More funds. And waaay more fun. Keep a look out as the BackerKit team continues to innovate in the crowdfunding space:

BackerKit's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BackerKit, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BackerKit

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

End-to-end crowdfunding platform for creators

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

We make a platform that helps creators manage and grow crowdfunding campaigns. Our tools, like the BackerKit Pledge Manager, simplify post-campaign logistics on Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Recently, we launched a full crowdfunding platform that handles everything from start to finish, letting creators and backers manage their projects in one place.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and would be based here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team is located and where most creators and crowdfunding activity happen. Being in this hub lets us stay close to our customers and the startup ecosystem.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BackerKit YC application?

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