Eventjoy YC Application

Winter 2014Acquired

Eventjoy went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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 2014
Industry: B2BRetail
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2013

Founders

Karl WhiteFounder

What Eventjoy does

Eventjoy is a mobile-first ticketing company that is redefining how people organize and experience events. Organizers all around the world use Eventjoy to plan everything from conferences to happy hours. They're building technology to make event organizing a breeze, with a focus on mobile to enhance the event day experience.

Eventjoy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Eventjoy, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Eventjoy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Fee-free ticketing, optimized for mobile.

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

We built a mobile-first ticketing platform that lets event organizers create, promote, and manage events without upfront fees. Our product is designed specifically to make event planning easy on mobile devices, improving both organizer workflows and attendee experiences on event day.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we currently live and where most of our early users and potential partners are based. Staying here keeps us close to our market and the wider tech community YC is part of.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Eventjoy YC application?

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