HigherMe YC Application

Winter 2015Acquired

HigherMe went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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 2015
Industry: B2BRecruiting and Talent
Team size: 45
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2014

Founders

Rob HunterFounder/CEO
Jef ChedevilleFounder/CTO

What HigherMe does

HigherMe is all-in-one hiring software for restaurant and retail businesses to easily recruit, screen, interview, and onboard employees. Quickly review applications, schedule interviews, manage job board postings, and fill out employee paperwork from anywhere on any device. Created by a former multi-unit franchisee, HigherMe reduces the time and cost of hiring using a mobile-first applicant tracking system, Text-To-Apply technology, one-click interview scheduling, video cover letters, and more. With over three million applications submitted using our cloud-based software, say goodbye to the stack of paper résumés and easily fill open jobs anywhere, anytime.

HigherMe's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

HigherMe, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

HigherMe

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helping restaurant employers find & hire better employees faster

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

We built an all-in-one hiring platform tailored to restaurants and retail. It lets employers recruit, screen, schedule interviews, and onboard workers - all from any device. Features include a mobile-first applicant tracker, Text-To-Apply, one-click interview scheduling, and video cover letters. The goal is to replace paper résumés and speed up hiring.

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

We currently live in Toronto, Canada, with some of the team working remotely. After YC, the company will likely be based in the Bay Area.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto is home because that's where we started and live now, but YC is here for access to customers, investors, and talent. We want to tap into the Bay Area ecosystem post-YC to grow.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real HigherMe YC application?

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