DemocracyOS YC Application

Winter 2015Active

DemocracyOS went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 batch as a Government 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 2015
Industry: Government
Team size: 1
Status: Active
Launched: 2016

Founders

Guido VilariñoFounder/CTO

What DemocracyOS does

DemocracyOS is an online space for deliberation and voting on political proposals. It is a platform for a more open and participatory government.The software aims to stimulate better arguments and come to better rulings, as peers.

DemocracyOS's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

DemocracyOS, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

DemocracyOS

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Online space for deliberation, policy making

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

DemocracyOS is a platform where people can deliberate and vote on political proposals. It creates a space to discuss policies openly and reach collective decisions, aiming for better arguments and more participatory government.

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

We are based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and plan to continue operating here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Buenos Aires is where our founders live and where we have built our early users. It's a natural place for us to grow from since the product is relevant to democratic processes worldwide but started locally.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real DemocracyOS YC application?

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