RideAlong YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

RideAlong went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Government 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 2017
Industry: Government
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

Meredith HitchcockFounder/COO

What RideAlong does

RideAlong is a software tool that gives patrol officers key information about people with mental illness at the scene - everything from tailored de-escalation techniques to personalized service referral options.

RideAlong's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

RideAlong, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

RideAlong

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software for police to safely engage people with mental illness

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

We built a software tool that gives patrol officers crucial, tailored information about people with mental illness during encounters. It includes personalized de-escalation techniques and service referral options to help officers keep interactions safer and connect individuals to appropriate support.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and plan to base the company there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We live in San Francisco because it's a major tech hub with access to public safety agencies and health organizations, which are our primary users. Staying local helps us engage directly with early users and iterate quickly.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real RideAlong YC application?

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