Songkick YC Application

Summer 2007Acquired

Songkick went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2007 batch as a Consumer 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 2007
Industry: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Ian HogarthFounder/CEO
Pete Finlay (né Smith)Founder/COO
Michelle YouFounder/CPO

What Songkick does

Songkick is the great live music startup. Since 2007, we’ve set about making it as easy, fun and fair as possible for you to see your favorite artists live. Right now, more than 15 million music fans across the globe use Songkick to track their favorite artists, discover awesome concerts and never ever miss out. With over 6 million event listings, we’re the biggest concert service on the planet. Across web, iPhone, Android, and through rich partnerships with Spotify, Pandora, Facebook and more, Songkick is the definitive and trusted home for live music online. We’ve always put fans first. We’re a small, fast-moving team packed to the brim with digital expertise, committed to solving real problems for our users. Live music is for everyone, and we work hard to empower our community, add meaningful value and cut out the BS along the way. We do our best work when we’re happy, respectful and relaxed. Our values and work ethic have got us far, and as we grow we’ll never shake that small startup feel. Earlier this year we became part of the Warner Music Group family, opening up epic new realms of opportunities to bring fans and artists closer together. We're hiring: head over to to see our open roles

Songkick's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Songkick, Summer 2007 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Songkick

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Live concert discovery and tracking

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

We built a platform to help music fans track their favorite artists, discover concerts, and buy tickets all in one place. It aggregates millions of live music events globally and makes it easy for users to never miss shows they care about.

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

We live in England, United Kingdom, and the company is based there as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being based in England keeps us close to a strong live music scene and lets us work with local artists and fans directly. It's also where we live and can best move fast as a small team.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Songkick YC application?

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