Gemnote YC Application

Summer 2015Active

Gemnote went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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: Summer 2015
Industry: B2BOffice Management
Team size: 40
Status: Active
Launched: 2015

Founders

Ashley WongFounder/CEO

What Gemnote does

Gemnote creates custom merch, swag and gifts for the modern business. Our expert team helps you curate, source, warehouse, fulfill and ship your branded merchandise and company swag, so you don't have to lift a finger. Our clients love our full-service platform and they are some of the biggest companies in the world, including Airbnb, Google, Meta, Slack, Netflix and more.

Gemnote's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Gemnote, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Gemnote

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Easiest way to design, create, send custom products

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

We built a platform that lets modern businesses design, order, and distribute custom merch, swag, and gifts without dealing with sourcing, warehousing, or fulfillment. Our team handles curation and logistics so companies can focus on branding and employee engagement.

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

We live in San Leandro, CA, and we would keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We've built our team and operations here with partners and clients nearby, so staying in San Leandro keeps us close to our network and resources.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Gemnote YC application?

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