Rainforest YC Application
Rainforest went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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 2012
- Industry
- B2BEngineering, Product and Design
- Team size
- 40
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Fred Stevens-SmithFounder/CEO
Russell SmithFounder / CTO
What Rainforest does
No-code platform for end-to-end, automated software testing that integrates with any CI/CD pipeline. Improve quality and move faster without a QA team. We have a sweet YC deal.
Rainforest's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Rainforest, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Rainforest
No-code end-to-end testing for CI/CD
We are building a no-code platform that enables product and engineering teams to write and run end-to-end automated tests without needing dedicated QA engineers. Our product integrates directly with any CI/CD pipeline so teams can improve software quality and speed up releases without expanding their headcount.
We live in San Francisco now and plan to base the company here after YC. We also support remote team members across the US.
SF is where most of our customers and early hires are, and it's a natural place for raising capital and recruiting engineers. Supporting remote work helps us tap talent more broadly.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Rainforest YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Rainforest's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Rainforest would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Rainforest in?
Rainforest was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2012 batch.
Who founded Rainforest?
Rainforest was founded by Fred Stevens-Smith, Russell Smith.
What does Rainforest do?
no-code end-to-end testing that integrates with any CI/CD pipeline
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Rainforest's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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