RunKit YC Application

Summer 2016Acquired

RunKit went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 batch as a B2B 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 2016
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2016

Founders

Francisco TolmaskyFounder/CEO
Pieter OuwerkerkFounder
Wolf RentzschFounder

What RunKit does

RunKit is the best tool for prototyping server-side JavaScript. RunKit notebooks remove the friction of trying new ideas. With one click, you'll have a sandboxed JavaScript environment where you can instantly switch node versions, use every npm module without having to wait to install it, and even visualize your results.

RunKit's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

RunKit, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

RunKit

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Prototyping server-side JavaScript easily

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

We built RunKit notebooks to let developers prototype server-side JavaScript with zero setup. One click opens a sandboxed environment where you can switch Node versions instantly and use any npm module without installing them. It's for engineers and product teams who want to try ideas fast without fighting with local environment setup or installs.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company would be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the talent and user base we need. We already live here, and it's central to engineering communities we target.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real RunKit YC application?

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