Swiftype YC Application
Swiftype went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 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 2012
- Industry
- B2BEngineering, Product and Design
- Team size
- 50
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2011
Founders
Quin HoxieFounder
What Swiftype does
Swiftype is an Elastic company. Swiftype App Search is now generally available. Swiftype’s industry leading search platform delivers accurate, relevant and customizable search results for businesses. Swiftype’s suite of products, Site Search, App Search and Enterprise Search, have revolutionized the way people find information across their organization and on public facing websites.
Swiftype's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Swiftype, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Swiftype
Smart search for the modern team.
We're building a search platform that delivers relevant, customizable, and accurate search results for businesses. Our products include Site Search, App Search, and Enterprise Search, which help teams and organizations find information fast both on public websites and across internal resources.
We live in San Francisco and operate both from our office here and remotely. After YC, the company will remain based in San Francisco.
San Francisco is where we built our initial product, have grown our team, and where a lot of our customers and partners are located. Having both a physical office and remote team lets us move fast and tap into top engineering and product talent.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Swiftype YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Swiftype's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Swiftype would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Swiftype in?
Swiftype was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2012 batch.
Who founded Swiftype?
Swiftype was founded by Quin Hoxie.
What does Swiftype do?
Smart search for the modern team.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Swiftype's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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