Fibo YC Application

Winter 2017Inactive

Fibo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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 2017
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 15
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2016

Founders

Zane SalimFounder/CEO

Fibo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Fibo, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Fibo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

SaaS calendar and messaging for SMBs

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

We built Fibo to simplify scheduling and communication for small and medium businesses. Our product combines a calendar with messaging features tailored for SMB workflows, reducing back-and-forth and missed appointments.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company is based here now. We would continue to be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we can access technical talent and be close to our early users, who are mainly SMBs in the city and surrounding areas.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Fibo YC application?

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