Glimpse K12

Glimpse K12 YC Application

Winter 2018Acquired

Glimpse K12 went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 batch as a Education 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 2018
Industry
Education
Team size
6
Status
Acquired
Launched
2017

Founders

  • Nicole Pezent
    Nicole PezentFounder

What Glimpse K12 does

Glimpse12 captures everything you're doing to impact student outcomes and evaluates these activities in the context of student achievement. Traditionally, eROI is virtually impossible to track and manage. The company's approach maximizes district's education return on investment (eROI) by providing answers to critical questions essential to ensure your time and money are aligned with the unique needs of your students.

Glimpse K12's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Glimpse K12, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Glimpse K12

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Glimpse eliminates ineffective spending in schools.

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

We built Glimpse12, a platform that tracks everything schools do to impact student outcomes and matches that data against achievement results. It helps districts see which activities improve learning and which waste resources, making education spending decisions data-driven.

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

We live in Huntsville, AL, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in Huntsville because that's where we have roots and strong connections to local school districts. This helps us work closely with early users and build the product around real educator needs.

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 Glimpse K12 YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Glimpse K12's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Glimpse K12 would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.

What YC batch was Glimpse K12 in?

Glimpse K12 was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2018 batch.

Who founded Glimpse K12?

Glimpse K12 was founded by Nicole Pezent.

What does Glimpse K12 do?

Glimpse eliminates ineffective spending in schools.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Glimpse K12's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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