CrowdMed YC Application

Winter 2013Inactive

CrowdMed went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2013 batch as a Healthcare 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 2013
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare Services
Team size: 5
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Jared HeymanFounder/CEO

What CrowdMed does

CrowdMed is an innovative healthcare startup harnessing the wisdom of crowds to help solve complicated medical cases more quickly and efficiently. The company offers individuals, insurance providers, and self-insured corporate customers the ability to reduce their healthcare costs without compromising care. Based in San Francisco, CA, CrowdMed is backed by NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, SV Angel, Khosla Ventures and Y Combinator. The company's advisors have founded and run some the world’s most successful online healthcare companies including WebMD. CrowdMed graduated from Y Combinator's Winter 2013 class, and was officially launched during the TEDMED 2013 conference in Washington DC. Visit for more information.

CrowdMed's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

CrowdMed, Winter 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

CrowdMed

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

CrowdMed harnesses the wisdom of crowds to solve difficult medical cases

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

We built an online platform that lets patients with complicated medical issues tap into a community of medical detectives who suggest potential diagnoses. Our product speeds up diagnosis and helps reduce healthcare costs by crowdsourcing insight from a diverse group rather than relying solely on traditional doctor visits.

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

We live and work remotely but are based in San Francisco, CA. After YC, the company would continue to be based in San Francisco, where we have access to investors, healthcare networks, and tech talent.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco offers proximity to top investors and healthcare companies and a strong startup community. Our team is distributed but rooted in SF for strategic advantages in healthcare services.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real CrowdMed YC application?

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