Preclusio YC Application

Summer 2019Inactive

Preclusio went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2019

Founders

Heather WadeFounder
John WadeFounder

Preclusio's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Preclusio, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Preclusio

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Compliance for privacy laws like GDPR

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

We built a platform that helps companies comply with privacy regulations like GDPR by managing data access, tracking consent, and automating compliance workflows. Our product is targeted at compliance teams and legal departments who struggle to keep up with constantly evolving privacy laws and complex data policies.

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

We live in Redwood City, CA. After YC, the company would stay based here to remain close to our initial customers and talent pool in Silicon Valley.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose Redwood City because it puts us in the center of privacy compliance and tech companies dealing with these regulations. Staying local helps us build relationships and respond quickly to user needs.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Preclusio YC application?

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