Revel YC Application

Summer 2019Inactive

Revel went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 16
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2019

Founders

Lisa MarroneFounder
Alexa WahrFounder

What Revel does

Revel offers events and online communities that nourish women at midlife and beyond. We are backed by Forerunner Ventures and Y Combinator and were recently named one of the Most Innovative Companies of 2020 by Fast Company.

Revel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Revel, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Revel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We Deserve More in Midlife

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

We are building events and online communities tailored to women in midlife and beyond. Our platform connects them to shared experiences and support, helping them find connection and nourishment during a stage often overlooked by existing social products.

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

We live and are based in San Francisco, with a remote team.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right mix of tech talent and access to investors, and our team already lives here and remotely, so it fits our needs before and after YC.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Revel YC application?

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