Hungry Labs YC Application

Summer 2011Inactive

Hungry Labs went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 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 2011
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Kevin LackerFounder

Hungry Labs's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hungry Labs, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hungry Labs

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Social consumer product now part of Snaplayer

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

We built a social app focused on consumer engagement that connects users through shared experiences. It simplifies sharing and interaction between friends around common interests.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and after YC the company will remain based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and work. The area's access to tech talent and startup resources fits our needs.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Hungry Labs YC application?

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