Pocket Worlds YC Application

Summer 2018Active

Pocket Worlds went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 100
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Anton BernsteinFounder/CEO
Jimmy XuFounder/CTO

What Pocket Worlds does

We're the creators of Highrise, now featured in the iOS App Store with 50 million users and rapidly growing. We're building bleeding-edge technology for developers and amateurs to create immersive experiences and worlds inside our virtual universe. We believe that the future of virtual worlds is bright, and we're excited to be at the forefront of this industry. As we continue to grow and expand our platform, we're looking for talented individuals to join us on this journey of innovation and creativity. If you're passionate about building the platform to power virtual experiences that bring people together and push the boundaries of what's possible, we want you on our team!

Pocket Worlds's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Pocket Worlds, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Pocket Worlds

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Platform for creators to build virtual worlds

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

We built Highrise, a virtual universe where people create and explore social experiences and games. The platform allows developers and amateurs to build immersive worlds that others can visit and interact with.

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

We live in Austin, TX, and the company is based here as well, with some remote team members.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Austin gives us access to great tech talent and a reasonable cost of living. We can build here while supporting remote engineers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Pocket Worlds YC application?

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