Closer Sports YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Closer Sports went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 batch as a Healthcare 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 2018
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Gopal RamachandranFounder
Jeffrey WarrenFounder

Closer Sports's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Closer Sports, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Closer Sports

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Mobile platform streaming pro athletes live

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

We built a mobile streaming platform that connects professional athletes directly with their fans. It lets athletes share live video and engage in real-time, filling a gap in authentic sports content that traditional broadcasts don't cover.

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

We don't have a fixed location currently and would base the company wherever YC recommends post-acceptance.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are remote for now and open to moving after YC to access their network and resources, which is where we believe we can accelerate the company fastest.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Closer Sports YC application?

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