Hivy YC Application
Hivy went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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 2017
- Industry
- B2BOffice Management
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2016
Founders
Pauline TordeurFounder/CEO
Pierre-Alain LoiseauFounder/CTO
What Hivy does
Hivy is a task management tool for office operations teams and helpdesk system for employees. The platform enables office managers to collect employee requests, manage projects, assign tasks and notify employees when their requests have been completed. Hivy was acquired by Managed by Q in 2017.
Hivy's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Hivy, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Hivy
Platform for office management and helpdesk
We built Hivy to help office operations teams manage employee requests in one place. Our platform collects requests, lets office managers assign and track tasks, and notifies employees when issues are resolved. It's a task management and helpdesk system specifically for office management needs.
We live in New York City and San Francisco. After YC, we plan to base the company in one of these two cities depending on where we find the greatest market traction.
Our founders split time between NYC and SF to be close to major business hubs and customers. Office management is universal, but we started where we could get feedback and build quickly.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Hivy YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Hivy's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Hivy would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Hivy in?
Hivy was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2017 batch.
Who founded Hivy?
Hivy was founded by Pauline Tordeur, Pierre-Alain Loiseau.
What does Hivy do?
An end-to-end platform for office management. We enable office…
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Hivy's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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