Leaky YC Application
Leaky went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 batch as a Fintech 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 2011
- Industry
- FintechConsumer Finance
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Darren NixFounder
Jason TraffFounder
What Leaky does
Leaky is the best, free way to compare insurance. With Leaky, we let you compare both prices and personalized quality scores for the largest insurers in the US. Insurance doesn't need to be scary, and so we do our best to help you through the process of comparing, shopping, and buying insurance.
Leaky's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Leaky, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Leaky
Online auto and business insurance
We built Leaky to let users compare prices and personalized quality scores for the largest US insurers. It's a free tool that helps people shop for auto and business insurance without getting lost in fine print or jargon. Our product combines pricing data with quality metrics so users can pick the best fit easily.
We live in San Francisco, and the company is based here after YC as well.
We chose San Francisco because it's the center of tech and insurance innovation. Being here means we have access to a strong technical community and proximity to insurance partners.
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 Leaky YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Leaky's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Leaky would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Leaky in?
Leaky was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2011 batch.
Who founded Leaky?
Leaky was founded by Darren Nix, Jason Traff.
What does Leaky do?
Online auto and business insurance. (Acquired 2013)
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Leaky's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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