Impraise YC Application
Impraise went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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
- Summer 2014
- Industry
- B2BHuman Resources
- Team size
- 35
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Bas KohnkeFounder/CEO, at Impraise
Filipe DobreiraFounder/CTO
What Impraise does
Impraise empowers your people to accelerate their performance and professional growth with clear direction, alignment, feedback exchange, and recognition. The Impraise platform offers solutions such as Goal Management, Performance Check-ins, 1:1 meetings, 360 reviews, real-time feedback and coaching.
Impraise's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Impraise, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Impraise
Enable managers to create effective work environments
We are building a platform for managers and teams to improve performance and growth through tools like Goal Management, Performance Check-ins, 1:1 meetings, 360 reviews, real-time feedback, and coaching. Our product helps managers create clearer direction and enables continuous feedback exchange to improve team effectiveness.
We live and work in Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands, and after YC the company would remain based there.
We are based in Amsterdam, which is where our founding team lives and works. We want to keep building from here to maintain our close collaboration and local presence in the HR tech space.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Impraise YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Impraise's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Impraise would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Impraise in?
Impraise was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2014 batch.
Who founded Impraise?
Impraise was founded by Bas Kohnke, Filipe Dobreira.
What does Impraise do?
Enable managers to create an effective work environment for their team
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Impraise's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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