SafetyWing YC Application
SafetyWing went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 batch as a Fintech 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
- Winter 2018
- Industry
- FintechInsurance
- Team size
- 130
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2017
Founders
Sondre RaschFounder/CEO
Sarah SandnesFounder/CTO
Hans Nyvold KjellbyFounder/COO
What SafetyWing does
At SafetyWing, we’re building a global social safety net for remote workers - simple health, insurance, and retirement products designed to replace national welfare systems.
SafetyWing's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
SafetyWing, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
SafetyWing
Health insurance for remote teams
We're building a global social safety net for remote workers. Our product offers simple health, insurance, and retirement plans to replace local national welfare systems for people who work remotely or move frequently. It covers health expenses and provides financial safety across borders, designed specifically for nomads and distributed teams.
We're based in San Francisco, CA, USA, but our team is fully remote and distributed globally. We plan to keep the company remote-first after YC as our product is for remote workers.
We live and work where remote workers do - globally dispersed. Being remote helps us relate directly to our users' needs and keeps product decisions grounded in real remote work experiences.
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 SafetyWing YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from SafetyWing's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like SafetyWing would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was SafetyWing in?
SafetyWing was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2018 batch.
Who founded SafetyWing?
SafetyWing was founded by Sondre Rasch, Sarah Sandnes, Hans Nyvold Kjellby.
What does SafetyWing do?
Health insurance for remote teams
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of SafetyWing's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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