Forever Labs YC Application

Summer 2017Active

Forever Labs went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Healthcare 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 2017
Industry: HealthcareTherapeutics
Team size: 12
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Steven ClausnitzerFounder/CEO
Edward CiborFounder
Mark KatakowskiFounder/President & Chief Science Officer

What Forever Labs does

Forever Labs collects and stores adult stem cells, and develops therapies based upon stem cell rejuvenation.

Forever Labs's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Forever Labs, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Forever Labs

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We bank your stem cells to help you live healthier, longer.

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

We collect and store adult stem cells from customers so they can access therapies based on stem cell rejuvenation in the future. Our product is a stem cell banking service paired with ongoing development of therapeutic applications using those cells.

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

We live and work in Ann Arbor, MI, and the company is based here now and would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Ann Arbor offers access to medical and research resources relevant to our field, and it's also home to our team. This location lets us stay close to the science and talent we need without moving to a traditional tech hub.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Forever Labs YC application?

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