Soomgo YC Application

Winter 2017Acquired

Soomgo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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: Winter 2017
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 125
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2016

Founders

Robin KimFounder/CEO

What Soomgo does

Soomgo is a local services marketplace that connects providers with new customers across 1,000+ services such as moving, piano lessons, wedding planning, and more.

Soomgo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Soomgo, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Soomgo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Local services marketplace connecting providers and customers

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

We built an online marketplace where people can find and hire local service providers across over 1,000 categories - from moving and wedding planning to piano lessons. Our platform helps providers find new customers and helps consumers discover reliable services in their area.

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

We live and are based in Seoul, South Korea, and our company will remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Seoul is where our largest market and most service providers are. Local expertise and proximity to our users are key to improving and scaling our marketplace.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Soomgo YC application?

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