Bannerman

Bannerman YC Application

Summer 2014Inactive

Bannerman went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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 2014
Industry
B2BOffice Management
Team size
3
Status
Inactive
Launched
2014

Founders

  • Johnny Chin
    Johnny ChinFounder/CEO
  • Antoine de Chevigné
    Antoine de ChevignéFounder/CTO

What Bannerman does

Bannerman helps businesses hire and manage security guard services. Our technology eliminates busywork and human errors so we can provide a more reliable security experience. Our customers have total transparency into the guard schedules, attendance, and incident reporting. We’re the only place where you can instantly book security guard services in all 50 states.

Bannerman's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Bannerman, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Bannerman

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Security Guard Company Marketplace

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

We built a marketplace and management platform that helps businesses instantly book security guards across all 50 states. Our product removes the usual back-and-forth and errors by giving customers full transparency over guard schedules, attendance, and incident reports.

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

We live in San Francisco and have remote team members. After YC, we'll be based primarily in San Francisco to stay close to our customers and partners here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has a strong concentration of businesses and startups needing security, plus the local talent and network we rely on. Maintaining a presence here helps us build relationships and grow faster.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Bannerman YC application?

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

What YC batch was Bannerman in?

Bannerman was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2014 batch.

Who founded Bannerman?

Bannerman was founded by Johnny Chin, Antoine de Chevigné.

What does Bannerman do?

Security Guard Company Marketplace

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Bannerman's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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