eqtble YC Application

Winter 2021Acquired

eqtble went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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 2021
Industry: B2BHuman Resources
Team size: 5
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2021

Founders

Joseph IfiegbuFounder
Gabe HorwitzFounder
Ethan VeresFounder

What eqtble does

At eqtble, we’re on a mission is to empower companies to make more equitable decisions around their employees. We're building a people analytics platform that enables talent and people leaders to access a rich set of analytics and insights out of their existing data. Within a short time period, we've vaulted to the top of the HR tech industry with our tech-first people analytics solution. With customers such as Etsy, Chobani, Nuro, Harrys, Checkr - eqtble is on a path to being the leader in the people analytics space.

eqtble's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

eqtble, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

eqtble

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Turning HR data into actionable insights

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

We are building eqtble, a people analytics platform that turns companies' existing HR data into detailed, actionable insights. It gives talent and people leaders clear analytics to make more equitable decisions about their employees.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company is based there with a remote team as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose New York because it's where our team and many of our customers are located, and it positions us well to work closely with HR leaders in major industries.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real eqtble YC application?

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