Petcube YC Application

Winter 2016Active

Petcube went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 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 2016
Industry: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Team size: 51
Status: Active
Launched: 2015

Founders

Yaroslav AzhnyukFounder/CEO
Andriy KlenFounder/Chief Design Officer
Alex (Sasha) NeskinFounder/CTO

What Petcube does

Petcube is a company reimagining pet care, and using technology to keep people connected with their pets. Its first product, Petcube Camera, is an interactive pet monitor with real time video and built-in laser pointer. It allows pet owners to watch, talk to, and play with their pet from their smartphone, no matter where they are. Founded in Kyiv in 2013, Petcube was funded on Kickstarter and became one of the most successful crowdfunding pet products in history. Since graduating from the prestigious Y-Combinator incubation program, Petcube has gone on to launch two additional products, Petcube Play and Petcube Bites, as well as a cloud video recording service, Petcube Care. Petcube products are available online and in stores including Brookstone, Best Buy, and Petco.

Petcube's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Petcube, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Petcube

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Interactive pet cameras and smart devices

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

We build interactive pet monitors starting with the Petcube Camera. It streams real-time video to a smartphone, lets owners talk to their pets, and features a built-in laser to play with them remotely. We've expanded to Petcube Play and Petcube Bites, adding cloud video recording and treat dispensing to the lineup.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the center of tech innovation and investor networks. We moved here to grow the company, expand our team, and scale distribution into retail stores like Best Buy and Petco.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Petcube YC application?

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