Fond YC Application
Fond went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
- Winter 2012
- Industry
- B2BHuman Resources
- Team size
- 51
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2011
Founders
Taro FukuyamaFounder/CEO
Sunny Tsang 🌞Founder/Chief Designer
What Fond does
Fond is a global SaaS platform that seamlessly consolidates employee rewards and recognition processes into one easy-to-use solution. With Fond, employees and managers can recognize each other, redeem rewards, access exclusive corporate discounts, and measure success so HR departments spend less time managing programs and more time driving results.
Fond's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Fond, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Fond
Rewards and recognition SaaS for HR leaders
We build a SaaS platform that HR leaders use to manage employee rewards and peer recognition. Our product lets employees recognize each other, redeem rewards, access exclusive corporate discounts, and gives HR teams tools to track program success without manual overhead.
We're based in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain here after YC.
We already have a team and network in San Francisco. Being in the hub of HR tech and SaaS companies simplifies hiring and sales.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Fond YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Fond's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Fond would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Fond in?
Fond was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2012 batch.
Who founded Fond?
Fond was founded by Taro Fukuyama, Sunny Tsang 🌞.
What does Fond do?
Rewards and recognition SaaS for HR leaders
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Fond's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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