Opearlo YC Application

Summer 2017Acquired

Opearlo 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: ConsumerContent
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Oscar MerryFounder/CTO
Jess WilliamsFounder

What Opearlo does

Opearlo builds voice apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant.

Opearlo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Opearlo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Voice apps for Alexa and Google Home

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

We build voice apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Our product lets brands and content creators create and publish interactive voice experiences that run on smart speakers and assistive devices. This helps users interact with content hands-free, using natural speech.

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

We live in London, England, and after YC the company would remain based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in London because that is where we live and build the product. We see no need to relocate since remote collaboration is feasible and London is a key market for voice technology.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Opearlo YC application?

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