Jellyfish Art YC Application

Winter 2012Inactive

Jellyfish Art went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 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: Winter 2012
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Alex AndonFounder/CEO

What Jellyfish Art does

Jellyfish Art makes jellyfish aquariums and supplies them with live jellyfish and accessories. Jellyfish are a new trend in personal aquariums. They require specialized tanks with water flow patterns that keep the jellyfish suspended in the middle of the tank away from filtration intakes. They also require specialized food made from frozen plankton. Jellyfish Art sells everything needed to keep jellyfish in a personal aquarium, including the live jellyfish, which can be shipped anywhere in the U.S. via overnight express delivery. The company sells all of its products through its website and ships from a warehouse located in San Francisco, CA. It is the flagship site of AnyVivo.

Jellyfish Art's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Jellyfish Art, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Jellyfish Art

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Jellyfish aquariums with live jellyfish & supplies

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

We sell specialized jellyfish aquariums designed to keep jellyfish suspended safely, plus live jellyfish and the unique food they need. Our product includes the tank, live animals shipped overnight nationwide, food, and accessories, solving a problem unique to jellyfish as pets.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA. The company is and would remain based in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we built the product and maintain our warehouse and shipping operations, so it makes sense to stay.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Jellyfish Art YC application?

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