Nimble YC Application

Summer 2017Active

Nimble went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Education 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: Education
Team size: 25
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Lauren DachilleFounder/CEO

What Nimble does

Nimble uses predictive analytics to give every K-12 student access to excellent teachers. Our smart applicant tracking system (ATS) leverages a predictive model to help school districts identify and hire the best educators for their classrooms.

Nimble's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Nimble

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Data-driven teacher hiring

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

We built a smart applicant tracking system for K-12 school districts that uses predictive analytics to identify and hire the best teachers. Our product analyzes candidate data to help schools find educators who will have the most positive impact on students.

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

We all live and work remotely now. After YC, the company will remain remote to attract talent and serve school districts nationwide.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Working remotely allows us to stay lean and flexible while reaching schools across different regions. It also fits our team's current work style and helps us access diverse talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Nimble YC application?

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