TapEngage YC Application

Summer 2011Acquired

TapEngage went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 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 2011
Industry: B2BMarketing
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Matt HoldenFounder/CEO
Sean LynchFounder

TapEngage's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

TapEngage, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

TapEngage

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Touch-friendly marketing platform

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

We built TapEngage to help businesses create marketing campaigns optimized for tablets and touch devices. Our product lets marketers design and run interactive promotions that work naturally on iPads and similar screens, making their advertising more engaging and effective.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is a hub for tech startups and marketing innovation. Being here connects us with early customers, partners, and investors interested in mobile marketing solutions.

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 TapEngage YC application?

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