Syncro YC Application

Winter 2020Inactive

Syncro went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: B2BRecruiting and Talent
Team size: 1
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

Brian ChanFounder

Syncro's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Syncro, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Syncro

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Intelligence layer for internal communications and culture

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

We are building Syncro, a tool that analyzes and augments internal communications to help companies improve their culture and streamline recruiting workflows. It surfaces insights from day-to-day messages and automates routine recruiting and talent tasks.

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

We live in San Francisco and operate remotely. After YC, the company will remain based in San Francisco but with a remote-friendly approach.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is a hub for startups and recruiting talent, which suits our focus on internal communication and recruiting workflows. Remote work lets us stay flexible and connected with users.

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 Syncro YC application?

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