Squad YC Application

Winter 2018Acquired

Squad went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 10
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Ethan SutinFounder/CTO

What Squad does

Squad adds screen sharing to video chats so you can use any app with friends

Squad's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Squad, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Squad

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Live video chat with shared screen experiences

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

We built an app that adds screen sharing to video chats so groups of friends can watch videos, browse the web, or chat together in real time. It's made for live communities who want to have shared digital experiences beyond just messaging.

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

We live in San Francisco and operate remotely as well. The company would continue to be based in San Francisco after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the founders are based and offers the best access to a tech community we want to build in. Our team is mostly remote but anchored here for collaboration and recruiting.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Squad YC application?

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