FileStack YC Application

Summer 2012Inactive

FileStack went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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: Summer 2012
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 50
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Brett van ZuidenFounder/Founding CEO
Liyan David ChangFounder
Anand DassFounder
Thomas GeorgiouFounder

What FileStack does

Filestack helps 100,000 apps access, personalize and embed end user content, all in one API. Filestack handles all steps in a company's file journey while providing custom built machine learning models and enhanced upload reliability to deliver the ultimate content experience. We are culturally diverse with folks from Canada, IE, Poland, Ukraine, South Africa, India, Boston, Colorado, and North Carolina.

FileStack's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FileStack, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FileStack

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

API for file uploading and content management

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

FileStack is an API platform that lets developers integrate file uploading, personalization, and embedding into their apps. We handle every step of the file journey, from upload to delivery, including custom machine learning models that improve upload reliability and content handling.

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

We live and work mainly in San Antonio, TX, and plan to keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Antonio is where our team naturally formed and where we have local resources. Our diverse team stays connected remotely, but San Antonio is our base for operations and hiring.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FileStack YC application?

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