Officely YC Application

Summer 2017Active

Officely went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 11
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Max Shepherd-CrossFounder/CEO
Rich TurnbullFounder/CTO

What Officely does

Officely is building the next generation of tools to support the hybrid workplace. Teams can see who’s around on different days, book a desk, or share social plans and important updates. Office managers/admins can get detailed metrics on who came in and when, in a user-friendly format, allowing them to gain critical insights into how their spaces are being used. All wrapped up in a beautiful experience.

Officely's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Officely

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Tools for the hybrid workplace

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

Officely is a platform that helps hybrid teams manage their office presence. It lets employees see who is coming in on different days, reserve desks, and share social plans or updates. Office managers get detailed, easy-to-understand metrics on office usage to track and optimize space.

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

We live in London, England, UK, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in London where our team and initial customers are. It's also a major business hub for our target market, so staying here keeps us close to users and talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Officely YC application?

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