Manatee YC Application

Summer 2022Inactive

Manatee went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2022 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 2022
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2022

Founders

Bryan HoultonFounder
Ryan DowningFounder

What Manatee does

We let you see everything about how prospects interact with your demos, then convert them into paying customers.

Manatee's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Manatee, Summer 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Manatee

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

DocSend for demos.

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

We built a tool that shows sales teams exactly how prospects interact with their product demos. It tracks engagement so reps know what features interest buyers, helping turn demos into paying customers. It's like DocSend but focused solely on demo analytics and conversion.

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

We live in College Park, MD and some of the team works remote. After YC, we would base the company in the Bay Area to be close to customers and investors while keeping remote flexibility.

Explain your decision regarding location.

College Park is where we started building, but the Bay Area offers access to a stronger sales and SaaS ecosystem. We want to tap into YC's network there while staying partly remote for talent.

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 Manatee YC application?

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