Flotype YC Application
Flotype went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2011 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 2011
- Industry
- B2BRetail
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Darshan ShankarFounder/CEO
Sridatta ThatipamalaFounder
Eric ZhangFounder
What Flotype does
Flotype Inc. is a venture-backed company building a suite of enterprise technology for real-time messaging. Flotype takes a unique approach by building developer-friendly technologies focused on ease-of-use and simplicity, while still exceeding enterprise-grade performance expectations. Flotype licenses enterprise-grade middleware, Bridge, to customers ranging from social web and software enterprises to financial and fleet management groups. Other offerings include NowJS, a free, open-source framework, for developers seeking real-time interactivity on Node.js and JavaScript browsers. NowCluster is available for companies seeking scalability and reliability for NowJS applications. Established in 2010 and based in Berkeley, California, Flotype is venture-backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Ignition Partners, InterWest Partners, and Salesforce.com.
Flotype's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Flotype, Winter 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Flotype
Third generation of web apps.
We build a suite of enterprise technology for real-time messaging, centered around our middleware Bridge which enterprise customers license. We also maintain NowJS, an open-source framework for real-time interactivity on Node.js, and NowCluster which adds scalability and reliability for NowJS applications.
We currently live in San Jose, California and would base the company here after YC.
We're based in the San Jose area already, close to key customers and investors. Staying local supports faster iteration and easier collaboration among the small team.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Flotype YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Flotype's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Flotype would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Flotype in?
Flotype was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2011 batch.
Who founded Flotype?
Flotype was founded by Darshan Shankar, Sridatta Thatipamala, Eric Zhang.
What does Flotype do?
Third generation of web apps.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Flotype's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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