Brite

Brite YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Brite went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry
B2BHuman Resources
Team size
15
Status
Active
Launched
2021

Founders

  • Landon Fielding
    Landon FieldingFounder & CEO
  • Jake Parkinson
    Jake ParkinsonFounder

What Brite does

Brite is disrupting the employee benefits education space by building a platform that allows employee benefits brokerages to build digital benefit guides that drive employees to enroll in the right plans and understand their benefits better. To those who are in the industry...we are the "Employee Navigator" of benefits education software.

Brite's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Brite, Summer 2021 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

Brite

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software helping employees pick benefits

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

We built a platform that lets employee benefits brokerages create digital guides for employees. These guides help employees understand their options better and enroll in the right plans. It's aimed at benefits brokers and HR teams who want a clear, simple way to explain complex benefits.

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

We live in Salt Lake City, Utah, and after YC the company would remain based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Salt Lake City has a growing tech scene and low cost of living. We're from here, and it's a good place to build the company without unnecessary expenses.

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 Brite YC application?

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

What YC batch was Brite in?

Brite was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.

Who founded Brite?

Brite was founded by Landon Fielding, Jake Parkinson.

What does Brite do?

Software that helps employees pick their employee benefits.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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