Convex YC Application

Winter 2019Acquired

Convex went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 110
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2018

Founders

Blake MeulmesterFounder/COO

Convex's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Convex

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software for the commercial services industry

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

We build software specifically for commercial service businesses to manage their operations and sales more efficiently. Our product helps these companies streamline workflows that typically involve complex, variable operations and customer interactions, something generic enterprise software struggles with.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco gives us access to top engineering talent and connects us to a strong network of enterprise SaaS customers and investors focused on B2B. Staying here accelerates hiring and growth.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Convex YC application?

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