Spoken YC Application
Spoken went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
- Industry
- ConsumerHome and Personal
- Team size
- 7
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2022
Founders
Dane HurtubiseFounder
Geoff AbrahamFounder
What Spoken does
Spoken is a website where users compare buying options for the exact same product across multiple stores. We help our users never overpay online. Dane is a two-time technical YC founder; he sold his previous company, Parklet, to Greenhouse where he was VP of Platform for 4.5 years. Geoff is a Stanford MBA grad and sold his previous company Cabrio Taxi.
Spoken's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Spoken, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Spoken
Never overpay online by comparing product prices
We built Spoken as a website where users enter a product they want to buy and immediately see prices from multiple stores for that exact item. It helps shoppers avoid overpaying online by showing all available offers side-by-side, saving time and money.
We live in New York, NY, and the company is currently based there with remote team members; after YC, we'll remain here.
New York is where both of us live and networks are strongest; remote work lets us tap talent beyond NYC without relocating.
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 Spoken YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Spoken's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Spoken would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Spoken in?
Spoken was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.
Who founded Spoken?
Spoken was founded by Dane Hurtubise, Geoff Abraham.
What does Spoken do?
Never overpay online
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Spoken's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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