Qventus YC Application

Winter 2015Active

Qventus went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 batch as a Healthcare 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 2015
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size: 230
Status: Active
Launched: 2014

Founders

Mudit GargFounder/CEO
Ian ChristopherFounder

What Qventus does

Qventus’ mission is to simplify how healthcare operates so it just works - for everyone. The company offers an AI-based software platform that helps hospital teams make better operational decisions in real-time. Qventus addresses operational challenges across the hospital including emergency departments, perioperative areas, patient safety, in-patient, outpatient and pharmacy. Located in Silicon Valley, Qventus is honored to be working with leading public, academic and community hospitals across the United States. Founded in 2012, Qventus was named among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2018. The company has also been recognized as a leader and innovator in operational excellence, with the 2016 Fierce Innovations Award in Healthcare and Healthcare Informatics 2017 Innovator Award. For more information about Qventus, please visit

Qventus's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Qventus, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Qventus

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We automate operations for hospitals

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

We're building an AI-based software platform that helps hospital staff make better operational decisions in real-time. Our product tackles challenges across emergency departments, perioperative services, patient safety, and pharmacy workflow to simplify hospital operations.

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

We live and work primarily in San Francisco, CA, with some remote team members. After YC, the company will remain based in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we have access to top engineering talent and are close to healthcare technology leaders. It makes sense for us to stay in the Bay Area.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Qventus YC application?

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