Strikingly YC Application

Winter 2013Active

Strikingly went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2013 batch as a B2B 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 2013
Industry: B2BMarketing
Team size: 99
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

David Haisha ChenFounder/CEO
Teng BaoFounder/CPO
Dafeng GuoFounder/CTO

What Strikingly does

Strikingly lets you build a gorgeous, mobile optimized website in minutes. For your business, organization, or personal branding, a good-looking site is necessary for your online legitimacy in the Mobile Age. With no code or design at all, you can set up a professional website in under 30 minutes, and it'll look great on your phone, tablet, and computer. Check it out at We're hiring! Please see:. Our mission is to give everyone the power to turn their creative ideas into reality and build brands around them. See why:

Strikingly's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Strikingly, Winter 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Strikingly

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Create beautiful, mobile-optimized websites easily

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

We are building a tool that lets anyone create a professional, mobile-optimized website in under 30 minutes without coding or design experience. Our product targets individuals and small businesses who need an online presence that looks good on phones, tablets, and computers.

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

We currently live and work in Shanghai, China. After YC, the company would remain based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our team is located in Shanghai, and this is where we have our development and operations set up. We want to continue building from where our main users and our team are.

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 Strikingly YC application?

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