BarSense YC Application
BarSense went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 batch as a Consumer 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 2012
- Industry
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2011
Founders
Martin DrashkovFounder
Renat GataullinFounder
Boris VaismanFounder
What BarSense does
Kyte is an easy parental control application that can be downloaded to any Android phone, activated, and then given to a child. This app allows the child to make pre-approved phone calls and play only authorized games. The child will be unable to leave the app to access the rest of the Android phone’s features. Parents have full control over the applications from the browser and can also track the phone’s GPS online. It has other features that enable parents to turn off SMS and Facebook during school hours, ban apps and games during school and bed time hours, monitor internet usage, prevent the usage of third party browsers, set time limits on games, check call history, track location in real-time, receive email reports about what their child has been doing, and full remote control from their phone, tablet or PC.
BarSense's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
BarSense, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
BarSense
Kid's first smartphone with web-based parental controls
We built Kyte, an Android app that turns a phone into a child-friendly device controlled entirely through a web browser. Parents set which calls and apps their kids can use, block access to everything else, monitor activity like location and call history, and remotely manage the phone from any device.
We live in Mountain View, CA, and would continue to base the company here after YC.
Mountain View puts us at the heart of technology and startup culture, close to both Android platform resources and potential investors. It's where we are already based and where our team can work most effectively.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real BarSense YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from BarSense's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like BarSense would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was BarSense in?
BarSense was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2012 batch.
Who founded BarSense?
BarSense was founded by Martin Drashkov, Renat Gataullin, Boris Vaisman.
What does BarSense do?
Kid's first smartphone with web-based parental controls.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of BarSense's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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