SimpleHash YC Application

Winter 2022Acquired

SimpleHash went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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: Winter 2022
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2022

Founders

Olly WilsonFounder
Alex KilkkaFounder

What SimpleHash does

SimpleHash allows developers to query all blockchain data from a single platform. We index multiple blockchains, take care of edge cases, and can be integrated in a few lines of code. We make the lives of developers working with token data easier by abstracting away all the complexity. We serve some of the leading names in crypto, including Coinbase, Phantom and Uniswap. We're growing quickly, are well-funded, and have an ambitious vision to organize the world of digital assets. Join us if you're excited by a high impact role on a lean, fast paced team at the forefront of the revolution in digital assets.

SimpleHash's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SimpleHash, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SimpleHash

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Multi-chain token data platform

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

We built SimpleHash to let developers query token and NFT data across multiple blockchains from one API. We handle indexing, edge cases, and data normalization so devs don't have to stitch together different services or manage complex infrastructure.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and work, close to many crypto projects and web3 companies. It helps us stay connected to our early customers and the ecosystem.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SimpleHash YC application?

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