FathomDB YC Application

Winter 2008Inactive

FathomDB went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2008 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 2008
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Mark KinseyFounder
Alicia CollinsFounder
Justin Santa BarbaraFounder

What FathomDB does

FathomDB offers databases as a service, taking care of many of the day-to-day tasks database administrators have to deal with and letting them focus on more complex issues.

FathomDB's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FathomDB, Winter 2008 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FathomDB

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Managed database service for DBAs

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

We are building a database-as-a-service that automates routine database administration tasks like backups, scaling, and performance tuning. This lets DBAs focus on complex, higher-value issues instead of day-to-day maintenance.

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

We currently live and work in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

All three of us live in San Francisco and have deep ties here. It's the best place to access the talent and customers we need for this infrastructure-focused product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FathomDB YC application?

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