Kalibrr

Kalibrr YC Application

Winter 2013Acquired

Kalibrr went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2013 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
Winter 2013
Industry
B2BOperations
Team size
51
Status
Acquired
Launched
2012

Founders

  • Paul Rivera
    Paul RiveraFounder/CEO
  • Danny Castonguay
    Danny CastonguayFounder
  • Dexter Ligot-Gordon
    Dexter Ligot-GordonFounder/COO

What Kalibrr does

Kalibrr operates a two-sided job marketplace in Southeast Asia with over 5,000,000 high-skill white collar talents primarily in the Philippines and Indonesia. With Kalibrr, you can recruit and build a remote sales, product, engineering or design team in the Philippines within minutes

Kalibrr's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Kalibrr, Winter 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Kalibrr

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Kalibrr connects SEAsian talent to your local & global jobs.

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

We built a two-sided job marketplace focused on Southeast Asia. Employers use Kalibrr to find and hire high-skill white collar talent, mostly in the Philippines and Indonesia. Job seekers create profiles and apply to jobs. Our platform makes it possible to recruit remote sales, product, engineering, and design teams quickly, without the usual hiring friction.

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

We live in Makati, NCR, Philippines and the company is based here. After YC, we'll continue to base the company here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

The Philippines is our main market and a large part of our talent pool is local. Staying in Makati keeps us close to our users and talent, and lets us build the business where it matters most.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Kalibrr YC application?

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

What YC batch was Kalibrr in?

Kalibrr was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2013 batch.

Who founded Kalibrr?

Kalibrr was founded by Paul Rivera, Danny Castonguay, Dexter Ligot-Gordon.

What does Kalibrr do?

Kalibrr connects SEAsian talent to your local & global jobs.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Kalibrr's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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