Redbean YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Redbean went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Consumer 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 2021
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 6
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Viet Long TranFounder

Redbean's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Redbean, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Redbean

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Make games and stories with AI

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

We build tools that let people create games and interactive stories using AI. Our product combines AI-driven content generation with easy-to-use interfaces so creators can focus on storytelling without needing programming skills.

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

We live in Singapore and operate primarily remote. After YC, we plan to stay based in Singapore but continue remote collaboration.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Singapore offers a good tech ecosystem and suits our remote and distributed team. We can attract talent locally and coordinate globally.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Redbean YC application?

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