Status YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Status went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: ConsumerSocial
Team size: 9
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Fai NurFounder

What Status does

Status allows users to live in immersive fantasy worlds through the familiar lens of social media. Over 3 million users worldwide.

Status's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Status, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Status

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Sims but Social Media

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

We built Status to let people live inside immersive fantasy worlds through a social media lens. Instead of just scrolling or posting, users interact in rich, shared digital spaces that feel like a mix of gaming and social networking. It's a new way to experience social media that feels playful and personal rather than passive.

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

We live in New York, NY, and Status is based here. After YC, we'll continue operating from New York.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose New York because that's where the founders live and work. It's a strong tech and creative hub for building a social experience that blends gaming and AI. We want to stay close to our team and user base here.

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 Status YC application?

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