Tilt YC Application

Winter 2012Acquired

Tilt went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 batch as a Fintech 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: FintechConsumer Finance
Team size: 51
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2011

Founders

James BesharaFounder/CEO
Khaled HusseinFounder/CTO

What Tilt does

Tilt is a technology company that makes it easy for groups and communities to collect, fundraise, or pool money securely and effectively online. In addition to helping social organizers, the company is legally certified in securing fundraisers for non-profit organizations.

Tilt's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Tilt, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Tilt

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Mobile crowdfunding: collect, fundraise, and sell money

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

We built Tilt to make it simple for groups and communities to collect money together. It lets people pool funds securely and organize fundraisers easily, including for non-profits where legal certification is needed.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our network is, including early users and talent. Being at the center of fintech and startup activity helps us iterate fast and find partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Tilt YC application?

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