Hype and Vice YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Hype and Vice went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Team size: 55
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Cecilia GonzalezFounder
Kimberly RoblesFounder

Hype and Vice's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hype and Vice, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hype and Vice

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Fashionable college, NBA and MLS apparel

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

We make an online store that curates and sells apparel for college sports fans as well as NBA and MLS supporters. Our product brings together hard-to-find, stylish fan gear in one place, targeting people who want to express their support through what they wear. We handle the full ecommerce experience: selection, buying, and shipping.

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

We live and work in Los Angeles, California, and the company is based here. After YC, we would stay based in Los Angeles.

Explain your decision regarding location.

LA is where our team lives, and it has a strong culture around the sports and fashion communities we serve. Being here helps us stay close to our customers and the apparel ecosystem we rely on.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Hype and Vice YC application?

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