Cognition IP YC Application

Winter 2018Active

Cognition IP went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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 2018
Industry: B2BLegal
Team size: 12
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Andrew TjangFounder/CEO

What Cognition IP does

Cognition IP is a tech-powered San Francisco based intellectual property law firm with partners who have represented some of the most innovative companies in the world in many aspects of intellectual property planning, including Apple, Salesforce, Purdue, Hewlett Packard, AstraZeneca, and Texas Instruments. Offering patent and trademark filing and prosecution, innovation harvesting and portfolio management, Cognition IP supports early stage startups to Fortune 500 enterprises with on-demand, flat-fee IP counsel and the results expected from a top-tier firm. Schedule a complimentary consultation at:

Cognition IP's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Cognition IP, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Cognition IP

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Flat-fee patent and trademark counsel

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

We provide a tech-enabled IP law service offering flat-fee patent and trademark filing, prosecution, and portfolio management. Our platform supports startups through Fortune 500 companies with on-demand IP advice that matches top-tier firm results, but without the unpredictable fees.

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

We are based in San Francisco, CA, with a remote-friendly team.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco places us near key tech startups and innovation hubs that rely on IP counsel. Remote work expands access to talent and clients.

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 Cognition IP YC application?

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