Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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: Summer 2017
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Richard BronsonFounder/CEO

What Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) does

Rising from the ashes of 70 Million Jobs, Commissary Club is a community built to address the most urgent needs of a billion+ people globally who have a record: employment, housing, access to medical and legal services, along with community, friendship and connections. Each user receives their own agentic agent who not only answers questions but actually solves problems: applies for jobs and housing, makes referrals, provides training, makes introductions, etc. We make money through advertising and sponsorships, sales of premium services to members, token transactions, events, etc.

Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs), Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Commissary Club

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered community for people with criminal records

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

We are building an AI assistant-driven community platform for over a billion people with criminal records. The product provides agentic AI to help users solve real problems like finding jobs and housing, navigating legal and medical services, and making social connections. The AI doesn't just answer questions; it takes actions like applying for jobs and making referrals on behalf of the user.

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

We are currently based in Miami, FL, with a remote team setup, and plan to continue operating from here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Miami offers a diverse talent pool and proximity to many underserved communities, which aligns with our mission. Remote work lets us access skilled collaborators without relocation overhead.

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 Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)'s public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.

What YC batch was Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) in?

Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.

Who founded Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)?

Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) was founded by Richard Bronson.

What does Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs) do?

First agentic AI-powered community for 1 billion people with criminal…

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Commissary Club (formerly 70 Million Jobs)'s application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.