Cherry YC Application
Cherry went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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
- Winter 2019
- Industry
- B2BHuman Resources
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2018
Founders
Gillian OBrienFounder
Emily OBrienFounder
What Cherry does
Cherry lets employees choose their own workplace perks. With Cherry, employers cover their employees' favorite consumer services (ex: Netflix, Spotify, ClassPass, Lyft), instead of wasting money on perks that no one uses like in-office yoga and ping pong tables.
Cherry's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Cherry, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Cherry
Employees choose their own workplace perks
We built Cherry to let employers offer workplace perks that employees actually want. Instead of traditional perks like ping pong tables and in-office yoga, our product lets employees pick consumer services they use and enjoy - like Netflix, Spotify, or Lyft - and employers pay for those subscriptions directly. This shifts spending from wasted perks to meaningful benefits that employees actually use.
We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and Cherry would continue to be based here after YC.
We chose San Francisco because of the talent pool and proximity to potential customers in tech and other industries that are interested in employee benefits. Being here makes it easier to build relationships and iterate quickly based on employer and employee feedback.
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 Cherry YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Cherry's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Cherry would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Cherry in?
Cherry was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.
Who founded Cherry?
Cherry was founded by Gillian OBrien, Emily OBrien.
What does Cherry do?
Cherry lets employees choose their own workplace perks.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Cherry's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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