stoic. YC Application

Summer 2019Active

stoic. went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 batch as a Healthcare 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 2019
Industry: HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size: 9
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Maciej LobodzinskiFounder

What stoic. does

We are on a mission to help people understand what influence how they feel and what they can do to feel better. Stoic has more than 4 000 000 downloads, 100 000+ reviews with a 4.8/5 average and you can find it here and here

stoic.'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

stoic., Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

stoic.

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Stoic helps people feel better and take care of mental health.

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

We built the Stoic app, which helps people understand what influences their mood and guides them toward feeling better. It's a mental health tool aimed at anyone wanting to improve their emotional well-being through daily exercises and reflections.

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

We live in Kraków, Poland, and the company is mainly based here, but we operate remotely as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Kraków is where we started and where the founder is based. We've stayed here because of the team and local talent, but remote work means geography isn't a limitation.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real stoic. YC application?

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