Echo Locker YC Application
Echo Locker went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2013 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
- Summer 2013
- Industry
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2013
Founders
Yin WuFounder
Xuwen CaoFounder
What Echo Locker does
Echo is a lockscreen platform designed to help its users view notifications. Echo automatically filters notifications into categories and delivers the most important alerts straight to lock screen.
Echo Locker's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Echo Locker, Summer 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Echo Locker
Android lock screen
We built Echo, an Android lockscreen that automatically filters notifications into meaningful categories and shows the most important alerts right on the lock screen. It helps users avoid missing urgent messages without unlocking their phones or wasting time on less relevant notifications.
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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 Echo Locker YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Echo Locker's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Echo Locker would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Echo Locker in?
Echo Locker was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2013 batch.
Who founded Echo Locker?
Echo Locker was founded by Yin Wu, Xuwen Cao.
What does Echo Locker do?
Android lock screen
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Echo Locker's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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