SIRUM YC Application

Winter 2015Active

SIRUM went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 batch as a Unspecified 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 2015
Industry: Unspecified
Team size: 15
Status: Active
Launched: 2014

Founders

Kiah J. WilliamsFounder
Adam KircherFounder
George WangFounder/Director

What SIRUM does

SIRUM uses technology to connect, prioritize and simplify various sources of medicine. We help safety-net clinics access this medicine for their patients. SIRUM is an innovative nonprofit organization committed to reducing barriers to health for underserved populations. Incubated at Stanford University, SIRUM draws from the academic and technology expertise of faculty and alumni to strengthen its impact and efficiency. SIRUM has become a leader in prescription drug donations, providing consulting and technical assistance to county governments, community clinics and multiple drug donor groups to establish redistribution programs

SIRUM's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SIRUM, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SIRUM

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Matchmaker for unused medicine donations

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

We build a platform that connects institutions with surplus medicine to safety-net clinics in need. Our product prioritizes and routes donated prescription drugs to the clinics that can use them, simplifying access for patients who would otherwise lack medication.

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

We live in Palo Alto, CA, and after YC the company would remain based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are close to Stanford and Silicon Valley's network, plus local nonprofit and health partners. Staying here keeps us connected to key resources while building out SIRUM.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SIRUM YC application?

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