Ixora YC Application

Summer 2018Inactive

Ixora went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerVirtual and Augmented Reality
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2018

Founders

Holly DaleFounder
Steven LongayFounder

Ixora's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ixora, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Ixora

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We create the digital outdoor environment for a movie.

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

We build a tool that generates the outdoor digital environments used in movies. Our product lets filmmakers craft and control virtual outdoor scenes with precision, replacing physical sets or location shoots. It integrates with film production pipelines to streamline creating realistic backgrounds.

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

We live in Palo Alto, CA, and plan to base the company there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We live in Palo Alto where there's close proximity to tech talent and film industry contacts. Staying here positions us well to recruit and meet partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Ixora YC application?

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