Pebble YC Application

Winter 2011Acquired

Pebble went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2011 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 2011
Industry: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Team size: 51
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Eric MigicovskyFounder/CEO

What Pebble does

Pebble Technology builds smart watches. We're the team behind the Pebble smartwatch from Kickstarter ( Pebble is a customizable watch. Download new watchfaces, watchapps, use sports and fitness apps, get notifications from your phone.

Pebble's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Pebble, Winter 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Pebble

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Watch that helps you get shit done and limit the mayhem

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

We're building the Pebble smartwatch - a customizable watch you control. Download new watchfaces, run apps for sports and fitness, and get notifications from your phone. It's designed to keep you productive and cut down distractions from your phone.

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

We live in Palo Alto, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Palo Alto keeps us close to the hardware community, supply chain contacts, and potential partners. It's where we've built momentum and can recruit the talent we need.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Pebble YC application?

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