MixRank YC Application

Summer 2011Active

MixRank went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 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 2011
Industry: B2B
Team size: 31
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

Scott MillikenFounder/CEO

What MixRank does

MixRank processes petabytes of data every month from web crawls, Google Play Store, Apple App Store, social media, and dozens of other sources. We have hundreds of customers using our data products including Google, Amazon, Facebook, Intel, and Adobe, across industries Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Security.

MixRank's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

MixRank, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

MixRank

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Data products for sales, marketing, finance, recruiting, and more.

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

We build data products that process massive web crawls, app stores, and social media to give sales, marketing, finance, and recruiting teams the actionable intelligence they need. Our product surfaces detailed, up-to-date information on companies and apps, making it easier for users to find leads, analyze market trends, and verify competitors.

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

We live in San Francisco and operate a distributed team with some remote members. The company will remain based in San Francisco after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in San Francisco because of the concentration of tech talent here and easier access to our early customers and partners in Silicon Valley.

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 MixRank YC application?

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