Community Phone Company YC Application
Community Phone Company 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
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Team size
- 101
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2018
Founders
James GrahamFounder
What Community Phone Company does
Community Phone is building the peace-of-mind layer for aging in America. Our phone works out of the box with no setup required, our AI-powered check-in calls surface how seniors are really doing, and our family app replaces daily anxiety with genuine safety and connection. There are 55 million Americans over 65 living at home. We are building the product their families have needed for years. We are well into 8-figure ARR, pacing to 9 figures, backed by Y Combinator, YC Continuity, and SNR.vc.
Community Phone Company's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Community Phone Company, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Community Phone Company
The phone that gives families peace of mind
We build Community Phone, a phone that works out of the box with no setup for seniors. It makes AI-powered check-in calls to surface how seniors are really doing. Families use our app to replace daily anxiety with safety and connection.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and our company is based there with a remote team.
San Francisco lets us build a strong tech company and access talent, while remote work helps us scale efficiently across time zones.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Community Phone Company YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Community Phone Company's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Community Phone Company would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Community Phone Company in?
Community Phone Company was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.
Who founded Community Phone Company?
Community Phone Company was founded by James Graham.
What does Community Phone Company do?
The phone that gives families peace of mind about aging parents
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Community Phone Company's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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