Jumpcut YC Application

Summer 2016Active

Jumpcut went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 batch as a Education 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 2016
Industry: Education
Team size: 11
Status: Active
Launched: 2016

Founders

Kong PhamFounder/CEO
Jesse JhajFounder/Chief Content Officer
Peter LuFounder/COO

What Jumpcut does

We help aspiring creators go viral and monetize their content.

Jumpcut's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Jumpcut, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Jumpcut

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Helping creators go viral and build businesses.

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

We build an education platform that teaches aspiring content creators how to grow their audience and monetize their social media videos. Our courses break down what makes content go viral and help creators turn that attention into sustainable businesses.

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

We currently live in Los Angeles, CA and plan to keep the company headquartered here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Los Angeles is where our team is based and where the creator community we serve is most vibrant. Staying here keeps us close to our users and industry connections.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Jumpcut YC application?

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