Tall Poppy YC Application
Tall Poppy went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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
- Summer 2018
- Industry
- B2BHuman Resources
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2018
Founders
Leigh HoneywellFounder/CEO
Logan DeanFounder/CTO
What Tall Poppy does
Tall Poppy is building tools and services to make personal digital safety accessible to everyone. Founded in 2018, we work both proactively to help prevent harassment from escalating, and also provide expert incident response services when people come under attack.
Tall Poppy's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Tall Poppy, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Tall Poppy
Protecting your employees against online harassment
We are building tools and services that help companies protect their employees from online harassment. Our product combines preventative measures to stop harassment from escalating and expert incident response services for cases where attacks occur. This helps HR teams and security professionals manage digital safety in the workplace.
We live and work in San Francisco, CA, USA and Ottawa, ON, Canada. After YC, the company will remain based in these locations.
We have founders and team members in both San Francisco and Ottawa. These locations give us access to talent and customers in both the US and Canada, which fits our B2B HR security market.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Tall Poppy YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Tall Poppy's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Tall Poppy would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Tall Poppy in?
Tall Poppy was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2018 batch.
Who founded Tall Poppy?
Tall Poppy was founded by Leigh Honeywell, Logan Dean.
What does Tall Poppy do?
Protecting your employees against online harassment
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Tall Poppy's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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