Polymail YC Application

Summer 2016Acquired

Polymail went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 batch as a B2B 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 2016
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2016

Founders

Brandon FooFounder/CEO
Shahan KhanFounder
Brandon ShinFounder

What Polymail does

Polymail is an email platform for sales communication. Our platform - which includes email tracking, Salesforce sync, and calendar scheduling - empowers sales teams to increase conversion and shorten sales cycles while providing executives with transparency into sales activity. Backed by Y Combinator and based in Los Angeles, Polymail has helped thousands of customers transform their sales communication processes. For more information visit

Polymail's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Polymail, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Polymail

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Email productivity platform for business

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

We built Polymail, an email platform designed specifically for sales teams. Our product includes email tracking so sales reps know when prospects engage, Salesforce sync to keep CRM data accurate, and calendar scheduling to streamline meeting setups. The goal is to shorten sales cycles and give leadership transparency into sales activity.

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

We currently live in Marina del Rey, CA and plan to base the company in Los Angeles after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We live and work here now, and the local tech community in LA is growing. Staying nearby is best for us to maintain our early relationships and operate efficiently.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Polymail YC application?

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