Mattermark YC Application

Summer 2012Acquired

Mattermark went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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 2012
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Danielle "Elle" MorrillFounder/CEO
Al AbutFounder/CPO
Kevin MorrillFounder/CTO

What Mattermark does

At Mattermark, we’re accelerating sales and deal making through data and automation. Mattermark collects and organizes comprehensive information on the world’s fastest growing companies. In minutes, get actionable data that lets you pinpoint the companies and people you need to know or do business with. Today, over 500 companies use Mattermark to discover high quality leads, prioritize prospects and increase conversion rates.

Mattermark's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Mattermark, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Mattermark

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Big Data Meets Startup Investing

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

We built a platform that collects and organizes data on the world's fastest growing companies to help sales teams and investors find and prioritize leads quickly. It surfaces actionable intelligence on startups so users can make decisions without manually digging through scattered information.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the hub for startups and investors, which is exactly who we serve. Being local lets us stay close to our users and the companies we track.

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 Mattermark YC application?

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