Py YC Application
Py went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Education 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 2017
- Industry
- Education
- Team size
- 3
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2017
What Py does
Py is democratizing access to career opportunities in tech. Our iOS and Android apps have been featured in the App Store & Google Play Store and we've provided millions of lessons and quizzes to our users. We are changing the way that educational content is delivered and modernizing traditional online teaching tools. We launched Py for Work to level the playing field for candidates and empower companies to take a skills-based approach to hiring. Our platform enables companies to assess candidates using real-world assessments, not brain teasers. We’re helping industry leaders like LiveRamp, Amplitude, and Factual approach hiring based on merit, not resume keywords.
Py's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Py, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Py
Democratizing access to tech career opportunities
We make mobile apps and a hiring platform that teach coding through lessons and quizzes, then help companies evaluate candidates using real-world coding tasks instead of brain teasers. Our users are learners seeking tech jobs and companies looking for better candidate assessment methods.
We live in San Francisco, and the company would remain based there after YC.
San Francisco has the best access to engineering talent, early customers, and industry partners for our hiring platform, so it's the natural place for us to build.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Py YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Py's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Py would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Py in?
Py was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.
What does Py do?
Py is democratizing access to career opportunities in tech
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Py's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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