Strive School YC Application

Summer 2020Acquired

Strive School went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 batch as a Education 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 2020
Industry: Education
Team size: 5
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2020

Founders

Tobia De AngelisFounder
Diego BanovazFounder

What Strive School does

In exchange for a part of their future salary, select students can become professional-grade software engineers through a six-month online program. While the majority of universities in Europe are free to attend, STEM courses are often outdated and theoretical; Strive School works with those pursuing STEM fields to help them become job-ready software engineers.

Strive School's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Strive School, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Strive School

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Training the next generation of software engineers

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

We offer a six-month online program that trains select students to become professional software engineers. Instead of upfront tuition, students agree to share a portion of their future salary. We focus on practical skills that universities in Europe often miss, turning theoretical STEM students into job-ready engineers.

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

We live in Berlin, Germany, and the company is based here and operates remotely as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Berlin has a strong tech community and is central to European markets. We also leverage remote work to recruit talent and students across Europe.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Strive School YC application?

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