ClassDojo YC Application

Summer 2012Active

ClassDojo went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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 2012
Industry: Education
Team size: 100
Status: Active
Launched: 2016

Founders

Sam ChaudharyFounder/CEO
Liam DonFounder/CTO

What ClassDojo does

ClassDojo's mission is to give every kid an education they love. Our flagship communication app has become the world’s largest network serving kids, reaching over 51 million kids, families and teachers in 180 countries every month, entirely through word of mouth. They use it to share the best moments in a kid's day through pictures, videos, messages, and more. ClassDojo has recognized by Forbes, LinkedIn, Inc and Fast Company, and it is a top 100 Y Combinator company.

ClassDojo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

ClassDojo, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

ClassDojo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Communication app for K-8 teachers, kids, and families

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

We built a communication app that connects K-8 teachers with students and their families. It lets teachers share snapshots of kids' days - like pictures, videos, and messages - to keep families in the loop and celebrate positive moments at school.

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

We live in San Francisco and the company is based here with a distributed remote team.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is a hub for tech talent and education innovation. Being here helps us recruit, collaborate, and stay close to potential partners. Remote work lets us scale our team beyond the city.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real ClassDojo YC application?

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