Sendblue YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Sendblue went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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 2023
Industry: B2BSales
Team size: 50
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Rob HaberFounder
Alex LuisFounder

What Sendblue does

Sendblue provides businesses with virtual iMessage lines to text prospects and nurture leads. Our users on average see a 70% increase in response rate. The company is founded by Rob Haber, former ML Engineer at Scale AI, and Alex Luis, former PM at PwC's telecom practice.

Sendblue's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Sendblue, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Sendblue

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

iMessage for Sales

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

We provide businesses with virtual iMessage lines to text prospects and nurture leads. Our product lets sales teams reach potential customers through iMessage channels, improving response rates and engagement.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is where we live and where most of our early users are. It's a hub for sales teams and telecom, which fits our focus on messaging for sales.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Sendblue YC application?

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