Motionlead YC Application

Winter 2014Acquired

Motionlead went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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: Winter 2014
Industry: B2BMarketing
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2013

Founders

Alexei ChemendaFounder

What Motionlead does

Motionlead empowers advertisers and publishers to reach their audience through a unique advertising experience thanks to transparent, animated and interactive ads that come on top of native and web apps without stopping user navigation

Motionlead's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Motionlead, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Motionlead

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Animated mobile ads.

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

We build interactive, animated ads that appear on top of native and web apps without interrupting the user's navigation. Our product lets publishers and advertisers engage audiences with mobile ads that don't block app usage but remain noticeable and interactive.

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

We're currently split between San Francisco, CA and Paris, France. After YC, we'd base the company primarily in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose San Francisco for its vibrant startup ecosystem and access to investors, while maintaining our Paris team for technical and operational strength. YC being in SF aligns naturally with our future growth plans.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Motionlead YC application?

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