FanHero YC Application

Summer 2013Inactive

FanHero 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: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 1
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Charlie GuoFounder
Kevin XuFounder

FanHero's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FanHero, Summer 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FanHero

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

A platform for creators to build and monetize fan communities

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

We are building FanHero, a platform that enables creators such as athletes, influencers, and content makers to create their own subscription-based fan communities. Creators can share exclusive content, engage directly with their fans, and get paid through monthly subscriptions. The product solves the problem of creators relying on third-party platforms with limited monetization options and no direct control over their fan relationships.

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

We live in Mountain View, CA, and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Mountain View is home for us and where we have access to the engineering talent we trust. Being remote-friendly lets us adapt as the team grows.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FanHero YC application?

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