Precious YC Application

Winter 2018Active

Precious went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2018
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 7
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Chris LauFounder/CEO
Daniel LauFounder/CTO

What Precious does

Precious is the iPhone app that tells the story of your children growing up. Using Artificial Intelligence, the app automatically finds the best baby pics on your phone, and then creates deliciously cute photo stories for you. Our vision is to help all families capture the joy of childhood. To do this, we are building the platform for preserving, enjoying & sharing your family's memories.

Precious's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Precious, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Precious

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI to curate your baby photos

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

We built an iPhone app that automatically finds the best baby pictures on your device and creates photo stories showing your children growing up. The AI scans your library, identifies meaningful moments, and assembles cute, shareable stories that parents love without them needing to sort through thousands of photos.

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

We live in San Francisco and have a remote team. After YC, the company will be based primarily in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team and startup ecosystem are centered. It's crucial for recruiting and networking, so it makes sense to base the company here after YC.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Precious YC application?

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