Goodly YC Application

Summer 2018Inactive

Goodly went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2018
Industry: B2BHuman Resources
Team size: 5
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2018

Founders

Gregory PoulinFounder/CEO

Goodly's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Goodly, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Goodly

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Student loan repayment as an employee benefit

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

We built a platform that lets employers offer student loan repayment as a benefit. Our product integrates with HR systems and payroll so employers can set automatic payments to employees' student loan accounts. This helps companies improve retention and employees pay down debt faster without extra paperwork.

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

We live and work in Boston, MA and San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company in San Francisco after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We split time between Boston and San Francisco because that's where we have our strongest networks and the best access to talent and early customers in fintech and HR tech.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Goodly YC application?

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