Muzz YC Application

Summer 2017Active

Muzz went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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: Summer 2017
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 104
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Shahzad YounasFounder/CEO

What Muzz does

Muslims don't date - they marry. Muzz is where single Muslims meet. We are the world's biggest Muslim dating app, boasting over 10 million members and over 500,000 weddings, Muzz is making a real difference in the huge yet untapped global Muslim demographic. Shahzad Younas (London, UK) is the founder and CEO of Muzz. Formerly a Vice President in Equity Portfolio Trading at investment bank Morgan Stanley for 9 years, Shahzad quit his career to fully focus on building a high quality mobile app to help Muslims around the world to find their perfect marriage partner. Backed with a total of $9M investment (Seed and Series A) from a range of Silicon Valley and global investors, headquartered in Aldgate, London, and boasting a fast growing 80 strong team, Muzz is transforming how Muslims meet and marry. Muzz was the first Muslim centric startup ever to be backed by Y Combinator (Summer 2017) - the prestigious Silicon Valley based accelerator behind Airbnb/Dropbox/Stripe, and has been featured on the BBC, The Times, The Evening Standard, The Financial Times, The New York Times, CNN, MensHealth, and TechCrunch amongst many others.

Muzz's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Muzz, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Muzz

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Where Single Muslims meet

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

We built a dating app focused exclusively on Muslims who are looking for marriage, not casual dating. Our product helps single Muslims find suitable partners within their cultural and religious context, addressing a unique and underserved market.

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

We live in London, England, and after YC the company will continue to be based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London is where our largest user base and team are located. It's a global city with access to talent and investors, and it makes sense to stay where we have momentum.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Muzz YC application?

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