LineLeap YC Application

Summer 2019Active

LineLeap went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: ConsumerFood and Beverage
Team size: 50
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Nicholas BeckerFounder
Max SchauffFounder
Patrick SkellyFounder

What LineLeap does

LineLeap gets customers to the fun, faster. On LineLeap’s mobile app customers purchase LineSkip passes, drinks, cover, and event tickets, at over 400 of the top nightlife venues in the country. Venues use LineLeap’s technology to create new revenue streams and market to their customers through push notifications, in-app messages, and email campaigns. LineLeap participated in Y combinator in the summer of 2019 and has acquired over 1 Million customers to date. LineLeap's long term vision is to be the must-have platform for all purchases, discovery, & fun at the world’s top venues & events while being the first choice for brands to connect with consumers.

LineLeap's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

LineLeap, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

LineLeap

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

LineLeap gets customers to the fun, faster.

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

We built a mobile app that lets customers buy LineSkip passes, drinks, cover, and event tickets at over 400 top nightlife venues. Venues use our platform to generate new revenue and communicate with their audience through push notifications, in-app messaging, and email.

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

We live and work in New York City, and after YC we expect the company to stay based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York has the highest concentration of nightlife venues, our core market. Being local lets us work closely with venues and customers to solve their problems directly.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real LineLeap YC application?

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