Glowing.io YC Application

Winter 2018Active

Glowing.io went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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 2018
Industry: B2B
Team size: 11
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Jasen LewFounder/CEO

What Glowing.io does

Glowing enables leading global brands and their customers to text message with each other via existing popular mobile messaging platforms. Our solution allows for brands to appeal to millennials (and other digital travelers) as well as to the “silent guests” who prefer messaging as their primary communication channel.

Glowing.io's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Glowing.io, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Glowing.io

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Unified, enterprise messaging for leading brands

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

We've built a platform that lets global brands send and receive text messages with their customers using popular mobile messaging apps. Our product solves the problem of fragmented communication channels by aggregating messaging into one interface designed specifically for enterprises. It helps brands reach millennials and customers who prefer texting over calls or email.

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

We live in Las Vegas, NV, and plan to keep the company based here through and after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Las Vegas offers a growing tech scene with lower costs than other hubs, and it's where our team and early customers are based. Staying here keeps us close to our initial user base and lets us build on local partnerships.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Glowing.io YC application?

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