Cue YC Application
Cue went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2010 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 2010
- Industry
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Shai MagzimofFounder/CEO
Daniel GrossFounder/CEO
Robby WalkerFounder/CTO
What Cue does
Cue (formerly Greplin) is a free service that helps people make the most of their day. Cue intelligently ties together and surfaces useful information at the right time from the accounts they use most, including email, contacts, and calendar. People can see their entire day at a glance or simultaneously search across all of their accounts with Cue.
Cue's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Cue, Winter 2010 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Cue
Intelligent personal assistant for daily info
Cue is a service that connects to the accounts people use every day - email, contacts, calendar - and surfaces the information they need at the right time. Users can get a clear view of their whole day at a glance or search across all their connected accounts simultaneously. It makes managing daily information faster and easier.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and after YC the company will remain based here.
San Francisco has the talent, community, and access to resources and investors we need to grow Cue.
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 Cue YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Cue's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Cue would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Cue in?
Cue was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2010 batch.
Who founded Cue?
Cue was founded by Shai Magzimof, Daniel Gross, Robby Walker.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Cue's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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