Slik

Slik YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

Slik went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
Industry
B2BSales
Team size
2
Status
Inactive
Launched
2017

Founders

  • Soroush Ghodsi
    Soroush GhodsiFounder
  • Stefan Stokic
    Stefan StokicFounder

What Slik does

Slik automates lead generation and prospecting for sales teams.

Slik's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Slik, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Slik

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Slik enables the long tail to use email outreach.

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

We built an automated lead generation and prospecting tool for sales teams. Slik helps small and medium sales teams automate cold email outreach, finding and reaching out to prospects without building complex workflows or buying expensive tools.

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

We live in San Francisco, and after YC, we will continue to base the company here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

SF gives us access to the right talent and potential early customers in the sales and marketing tech space. It's where we're already based and building our network.

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 Slik YC application?

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

What YC batch was Slik in?

Slik was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.

Who founded Slik?

Slik was founded by Soroush Ghodsi, Stefan Stokic.

What does Slik do?

Slik enables the long tail to use email outreach.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Slik's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

More YC startups like Slik