BackType YC Application

Summer 2008Acquired

BackType went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2008 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 2008
Industry: B2BMarketing
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Christopher GoldaFounder
Mike MontanoFounder

BackType's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BackType, Summer 2008 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BackType

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Analytics platform for online content interactions

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

We built a data analytics platform that tracks how content spreads and is discussed online. Our product collects and analyzes data about who's sharing and commenting on online content so companies can understand their audience and engagement better. It's designed for marketing and media teams who want real-time insights into social conversations and content performance.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company would remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we have built our network, and it's central for our customers who are marketing teams and media companies also here. Being in the city keeps us close to early users and potential partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BackType YC application?

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