Graft Concepts YC Application

Summer 2013Inactive

Graft Concepts went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2013 batch as a Consumer 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 2013
Industry: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Danny WenFounder/CEO
Anthony KoFounder
Peter SzcusFounder/Design Director

What Graft Concepts does

Graft Concepts' approach is simple: create unique and iconic products through creative problem solving. They aim to create accessories with traits that pair elegantly with the device it's intended to enhance. Instead of creating iPhone cases that require brute force to install, their Leverage case was crafted with an elegant clasp that secures the case in place without distracting from the iPhone's original aesthetics. As a small and new company, they strive to innovate just beyond the familiar and create improvements that define new perspectives. They are a small team that prides itself in providing a great customer experience to go along with a great product. Their products are designed in Southern California, engineered by the Swiss, and manufactured by hand picked factories to ensure high-quality standards.

Graft Concepts's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Graft Concepts, Summer 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Graft Concepts

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Unique iPhone cases and mobile accessories

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

We design and build iPhone cases and mobile accessories that improve how people use and carry their devices. Our Leverage case secures the phone with an elegant clasp that's easy to install and doesn't block the phone's design. We focus on small but meaningful improvements to everyday mobile gear.

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

We live and work in Mountain View, CA, and the company is also based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Mountain View is where we live and where our manufacturers and Swiss engineering collaborators are accessible. It keeps us close to parts of the supply chain and prototyping resources.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Graft Concepts YC application?

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