Close YC Application

Winter 2011Active

Close went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2011 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 2011
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 120
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

Steli EftiFounder/CEO
Anthony NemitzFounder
Thomas SteinacherFounder

What Close does

Close is a modern CRM with built-in sales communication tools for startups and SMBs.

Close's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Close, Winter 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

CRM and sales automation tools for startups

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

We are building Close, a modern CRM designed specifically for startups and SMBs that integrates sales communication tools like calling and emailing directly into the platform. The goal is to streamline the sales process and reduce manual work so sales teams can close more deals without switching between multiple tools.

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

We live and work remotely and the company will remain remote after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We built Close as a remote-first company because our founding team is distributed and our users are startups who often operate remotely too. This lets us hire the best talent regardless of location and serve customers wherever they are.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Close YC application?

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