Kiko YC Application

Summer 2005Acquired

Kiko went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2005 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 2005
Industry: B2BProductivity
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Justin KanFounder
Emmett ShearFounder

What Kiko does

Kiko is a web calendar for anyone who wants to keep and share a calendar online. Kiko excels at three main things: * Universal access: Kiko integrates with your mobile phone and AIM and lets you access your calendar from any computer. * Share your calendar: Invite anyone to events (not just other Kiko users!) Let others view your calendar with just a click. * As easy as paper - or maybe easier: Write "Pay gas bill every month" onto your calendar and watch Kiko do the Right Thing!

Kiko's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Kiko, Summer 2005 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Kiko

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The best online calendar to date.

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

We built Kiko, a web calendar that anyone can use to keep and share calendars online. It syncs with mobile phones and AIM, and lets you share events easily with anyone, even those without Kiko accounts. It's designed to feel as natural as writing on paper calendars but smarter, like recognizing recurring tasks automatically.

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

We're based in Cambridge, MA, and the company would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Cambridge is where we live and built the product. It's a great tech hub with access to talent and a community that fits what we are doing.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Kiko YC application?

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