Jumpchat YC Application
Jumpchat went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2006 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 2006
- Industry
- ConsumerSocial
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
- Julia WestFounder
What Jumpchat does
A platform bridging mobile text messages, email, and IM communication without needing to download anything. Users can send mass messages on any of the platforms and JumpChat will send it to the platform the receiver activates. They are currently focusing on mass mobile messaging, where users can shoot off mass messages to the groups they define.
Jumpchat's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Jumpchat, Summer 2006 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Jumpchat
Mass messaging across SMS, email, and IM platforms
We have built a platform that lets users send mass messages to groups they define via mobile text, email, or IM without needing to download anything. It routes messages to whichever platform the recipient prefers, so users don't need to worry about which channel they're using. Our current focus is on mass mobile messaging, making it easy to coordinate or broadcast to groups via text.
We currently live in Palo Alto, CA and the company would remain based here after YC.
We are in Palo Alto because it places us at the center of the tech ecosystem, close to key users and networks relevant for mobile and messaging products. Staying here after YC makes sense to maintain those connections and continue building.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Jumpchat YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Jumpchat's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Jumpchat would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Jumpchat in?
Jumpchat was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2006 batch.
Who founded Jumpchat?
Jumpchat was founded by Julia West.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Jumpchat's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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