Hexel YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Hexel went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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: Winter 2018
Industry: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

John PalmerFounder/CEO

What Hexel does

Hexel lets you create a cryptocurrency for your community.

Hexel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hexel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Create a cryptocurrency for your community.

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

We built Hexel to let communities create their own cryptocurrencies. Our product simplifies launching and managing tokens so groups can build economies and incentives tailored to their people.

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

We live in New York City and San Francisco. After YC, the company would be based in either city depending on where the team decides to focus.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We split time between NYC and SF because of our personal circumstances and to stay close to crypto and startup ecosystems in both places.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Hexel YC application?

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