Thunderpod YC Application
Thunderpod 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
- B2B
- Team size
- 12
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2020
Founders
Bhavesh KhandelwalFounder
Rahul KhannaFounder
What Thunderpod does
Thunderpod is a no-code platform that helps workplaces and communities engage their members by providing them with an Engagement Management System (EMS). What SurveyMonkey is for surveys, Thunderpod is for engagement.
Thunderpod's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Thunderpod, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Thunderpod
Community Engagement Platform
We are building a no-code Engagement Management System that helps workplaces and communities engage members effectively. Think of us as SurveyMonkey for engagement - letting admins run polls, events, campaigns, and collect feedback without needing engineers.
We live and operate from Bengaluru and Maharashtra, India, with some remote team members. After YC, we'd base the company wherever YC recommends, likely the Bay Area for access and network.
We started in India because that's where we are and understand community challenges firsthand. YC's location offers better access to early customers and investors in global markets, so we plan to shift accordingly post-acceptance.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Thunderpod YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Thunderpod's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Thunderpod would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Thunderpod in?
Thunderpod was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2020 batch.
Who founded Thunderpod?
Thunderpod was founded by Bhavesh Khandelwal, Rahul Khanna.
What does Thunderpod do?
Community Engagement Platform
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Thunderpod's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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