Cocoon YC Application

Winter 2019Acquired

Cocoon went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 batch as a Consumer 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: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 6
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2018

Founders

Alex CornellFounder
Sachin MongaFounder

What Cocoon does

Cocoon actively brings your most important groups closer together. It provides a private space to gather, the tools you need to keep each other close, and helps you keep writing your ongoing story as a unit.

Cocoon's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Cocoon, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Cocoon

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Bring your most important groups closer together

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

We built Cocoon as a private space where close-knit groups can gather, share, and stay connected. It's designed for small groups like families or tight friend circles that want a place to keep their ongoing story intact and feel closer despite distance.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and the tech ecosystem we are part of. Being here connects us to potential users, partners, and talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Cocoon YC application?

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