Bloom Institute of Technology YC Application
Bloom Institute of Technology went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Education 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 2017
- Industry
- Education
- Team size
- 50
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2017
Founders
Austen AllredFounder/CEO
Ben NelsonFounder
What Bloom Institute of Technology does
Bloom Institute of Technology is a full computer science education that's free until you get a high-paying job. We invest in our students, train them for free, and take a portion of income if they get a job above a certain threshold. If they never make above that threshold or don't get a job in the chosen field, they never pay us a dime.
Bloom Institute of Technology's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Bloom Institute of Technology, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Bloom Institute of Technology
Online coding school that invests in you.
We offer a full online computer science education that's free upfront. We train students with the skills to get high-paying tech jobs and only get paid if they succeed, by taking a portion of their income after they secure qualifying work.
We live in San Francisco and the company is based here and operates remotely as well.
San Francisco is where the tech talent and hiring network are concentrated, which aligns with the jobs our students aim for. Remote work lets us reach students everywhere, balancing local advantage with broad access.
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 Bloom Institute of Technology YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Bloom Institute of Technology's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Bloom Institute of Technology would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Bloom Institute of Technology in?
Bloom Institute of Technology was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.
Who founded Bloom Institute of Technology?
Bloom Institute of Technology was founded by Austen Allred, Ben Nelson.
What does Bloom Institute of Technology do?
The online coding school that invests in you.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Bloom Institute of Technology's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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