Govly YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Govly went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Government 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 2021
Industry: Government
Team size: 30
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Michael WeilandFounder
Nick WeilandFounder
Jon WrightFounder

What Govly does

🏛 Govly makes it easier to sell to the government We... 🗄 Centralize government opportunities Govly starts out with sam.gov opportunities then allows you to ingest any other contract feed. You can create targeted searches to find what you're looking and get notified immediately when a new opportunity matches any of your saved searches. 🤝 Facilitate internal and external collaboration You can easily track what you're working on and see what your team is working on. You can also partner with other organizations in the Govly network to securely share data back and forth and collaborate on bids. 🤖 Automate repetitive tasks You can automate repetitive task related to specific contracting workflows saving users an average of 10 hours per week. 📊 Provide market analytics You can use our advanced searching alongside our analytics dashboard to identify trends and new business opportunities.

Govly's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Govly, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Govly

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The #1 Market Network for Government Contractors.

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

We built a platform that centralizes government contracting opportunities, starting with sam.gov feeds and adding others. Users can create targeted searches and get notified when relevant contracts appear. Our platform also lets teams collaborate internally and with partners securely on bids. We automate routine contracting tasks saving hours per week. Lastly, we provide market analytics to spot trends and busines opportunities.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here with a remote team as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we founded the company and where most of our team is based. We also support remote work to access wider talent and meet customer 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.

See full application

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Govly YC application?

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