Rume YC Application
Rume went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 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 2020
- Industry
- ConsumerSocial
- Team size
- 3
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2020
Founders
Ben ScharfsteinFounder
Vincenzo VitielloFounder
Bryant WolfFounder
What Rume does
Video chat today is built for meetings but you wouldn't have your birthday party around a conference table. Rume re-creates the social dynamic of an in person event where you are easily able to have smaller conversations and fluidly move between groups when you see someone you know.
Rume's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Rume, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Rume
Video chat that doesn't feel like work
We built a video chat platform designed for social gatherings, not meetings. Rume lets people freely move between smaller conversations at events, recreating the feel of in-person parties or social situations rather than a conference-room video call.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC.
San Francisco is where all three of us live and where our early users are. Being here lets us quickly iterate and test the kind of social video experience we're building.
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 Rume YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Rume's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Rume would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Rume in?
Rume was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch.
Who founded Rume?
Rume was founded by Ben Scharfstein, Vincenzo Vitiello, Bryant Wolf.
What does Rume do?
Video chat that doesn't feel like work
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Rume's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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