jEugene YC Application

Summer 2015Inactive

jEugene went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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 2015
Industry: B2BLegal
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Harry ZhouFounder

What jEugene does

jEugene jumpstarts definitions checks. In seconds, it highlights undefined terms and unused definitions right in the text of documents, so that lawyers can focus on harder problems. Not so long ago, a corporate associate experienced firsthand the stress of definitions checking. Catching all undefined terms and unused definitions is hard, especially when time is short and terms complex.

jEugene's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

jEugene, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

jEugene

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Highlights undefined and unused legal terms

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

We built jEugene to analyze legal documents instantly and highlight undefined terms and unused definitions within the text. This helps lawyers quickly spot mistakes that would otherwise require tedious manual checking, so they can focus on more complex legal issues.

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

We both live in New York, NY, and plan to base the company there after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in New York because it's a major legal and business hub, putting us close to many potential users and law firms.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real jEugene YC application?

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