Flockjay YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Flockjay went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2019
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 10
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Shaan HathiramaniFounder

What Flockjay does

Flockjay is an AI-powered platform for sales teams looking to get the knowledge they need, when they need it, to close more deals. We combine learning, content, and performance management in one place, so teams can effectively share best practices, coach faster and more effectively, and drive faster onboarding and productivity times.

Flockjay's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Flockjay, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Flockjay

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-driven learning, content, and coaching for sales

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

We built an AI-powered platform that sales teams use to get knowledge exactly when they need it. It combines learning modules, shared content, and coaching into one place so teams onboard faster, share best practices more easily, and improve deal close rates.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here with a remote team spread across other locations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the concentration of sales-tech customers and talent we need. We also embrace remote work to access the best people and support distributed teams among our customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Flockjay YC application?

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