Gamebytes YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Gamebytes went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 batch as a Consumer 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: ConsumerGaming
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Jared DowningFounder
Kane ThomasFounder

Gamebytes's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Gamebytes

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Chat game universe

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

We are building a platform that lets users play games through chat. It combines gaming elements with chat interfaces to create an interactive universe where players can explore and compete without leaving their messaging apps.

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

We live in New York, NY, and plan to keep the company headquartered here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York has a large gaming and tech community, and being here keeps us close to key partners and users. It's also home for us personally.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Gamebytes YC application?

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