Necto YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Necto went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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: Winter 2018
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 4
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Adam MontgomeryFounder
Benjamin HuangFounder

What Necto does

Everything one would need to start an ISP

Necto's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Necto, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Necto

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

ISP starter kit

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

We build a complete toolkit that gives anyone everything they need to start their own internet service provider. This includes software, hardware guidance, and operational processes to help people launch and run an ISP without the usual complexity or overhead.

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

We live and work between New York City and San Francisco. After YC, we'll continue based in these locations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in NYC and SF because these cities are hubs for startups and technology talent. Being in both lets us tap into different networks and be closer to early customers and infrastructure providers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Necto YC application?

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