Flo YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Flo went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BRecruiting and Talent
Team size: 50
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Katherine AllenFounder

Flo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Flo, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Flo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The talent platform for legal

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

We are building a marketplace that connects legal professionals with companies looking to hire talent in law and legal operations. Our platform streamlines hiring by matching candidates with employers, focusing exclusively on the legal industry's unique hiring needs.

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

We live in Austin, TX, and will base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Austin offers a growing tech scene with access to legal and HR talent. It also allows us to build our team where we live and where the market for flexible legal talent is strong.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Flo YC application?

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