Ridejoy YC Application
Ridejoy went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 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 2011
- Industry
- ConsumerTransportation Services
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
- Kalvin WangFounder/CEO
Jason ShenFounder
Randy PangFounder
What Ridejoy does
Ridejoy is a community-driven marketplace for sharing rides. Ridejoy making it easy to share rides with friendly people. If you're going on a trip, you can list extra seat space in your car, and if you need to get somewhere, you can find a ride, using their service.
Ridejoy's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Ridejoy, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Ridejoy
Long-distance carpooling marketplace
We built a marketplace where people going on long trips can list extra seats in their cars and others looking for a ride can find and book those seats. It's a community-driven platform aimed at making long-distance car travel easier and more affordable by connecting drivers and riders with compatible routes and schedules.
We live and work in San Francisco, and the company is based here.
San Francisco is where our team lives and where the user base is concentrated for early traction in tech and transportation services. Being here helps us quickly iterate with users and develop the product in a market open to sharing economy services.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Ridejoy YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Ridejoy's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Ridejoy would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Ridejoy in?
Ridejoy was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2011 batch.
Who founded Ridejoy?
Ridejoy was founded by Kalvin Wang, Jason Shen, Randy Pang.
What does Ridejoy do?
Long-distance carpooling marketplace. Shut down in early 2013.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Ridejoy's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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