Phoenix YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Phoenix went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a Healthcare 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 2021
Industry: HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size: 70
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Gavin ThompsonFounder
Kevin BacheFounder

What Phoenix does

Phoenix is a mission-driven digital healthcare platform for men. We are dedicated to improving the relationship men have with their health, while building the future of patient-centric healthcare in Canada from diagnosing to delivery.

Phoenix's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Phoenix, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Phoenix

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Canada's digital health clinic for men

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

We built a digital healthcare platform tailored exclusively for men in Canada. Our product lets men get diagnosed and treated for common health issues remotely, with a focus on building trust and improving their relationship with healthcare.

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

We live in Toronto, ON, and the company is based there and will remain after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto is where we found the team, users, and legal framework to build a patient-centric healthcare platform specifically for Canadian men. Staying local keeps us close to our users and compliant with Canadian healthcare regulations.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Phoenix YC application?

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