Ready For Zero YC Application
Ready For Zero went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2010 batch as a Fintech 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 2010
- Industry
- FintechConsumer Finance
- Team size
- 12
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Rod EbrahimiFounder/CEO- Ignacio ThayerFounder/CTO
What Ready For Zero does
ReadyForZero creates online financial tools for managing debt automatically. ReadyForZero users create plans, make payments, monitor credit and track their progress via the web or mobile. As of 2015, customers paid down over $250 million in debt - on their own. ReadyForZero was acquired by Avant.
Ready For Zero's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Ready For Zero, Summer 2010 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Ready For Zero
Personal debt and credit management
We built a web and mobile platform that helps people manage and pay down their personal debt automatically. Users create personalized payoff plans, track payments, and monitor their credit scores all in one place.
We live in Los Angeles, CA, and the company is based here.
We're based in LA because that's where we live and work. It's where we built the product and where our team is located.
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 Ready For Zero YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Ready For Zero's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Ready For Zero would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Ready For Zero in?
Ready For Zero was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2010 batch.
Who founded Ready For Zero?
Ready For Zero was founded by Rod Ebrahimi, Ignacio Thayer.
What does Ready For Zero do?
Personal debt and credit management. Acquired by Avant in 2015.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Ready For Zero's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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