LVL6 YC Application

Winter 2012Inactive

LVL6 went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 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: Winter 2012
Industry: ConsumerGaming
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2011

Founders

Alex LinFounder/CEO
Conrad ChanFounder/CTO
Calvin TuongFounder

What LVL6 does

LVL6 creates social mobile games on Android and iOS.

LVL6's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

LVL6, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

LVL6

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We make mobile MMOs.

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

We build social mobile games for iOS and Android focused on multiplayer MMO experiences. Our games connect players through competitive and cooperative gameplay tailored for mobile screens and social networks.

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

We live in Palo Alto, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in Palo Alto places us at the center of mobile and gaming innovation with access to talent and potential partners. It's where we live and where our users are, so it's natural to build here.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real LVL6 YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from LVL6's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like LVL6 would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.