TomoGuides YC Application

Summer 2012Inactive

TomoGuides went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 batch as a Consumer 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 2012
Industry: ConsumerContent
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Montana LowFounder

What TomoGuides does

Handcrafted iPhone travel guides that are free, offline, and just plain full of awesomeness.

TomoGuides's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

TomoGuides, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

TomoGuides

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Mobile travel guides done right

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

We build handcrafted iPhone travel guides that work offline and are full of quality local content. The app offers personalized, context-aware recommendations to travelers so they don't waste time chasing generic suggestions or needing an internet connection while abroad.

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

We live in San Francisco and Seattle currently. After YC, we'd base the company in San Francisco to be close to tech talent and investors.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose San Francisco for its startup ecosystem and access to engineers and mentors. Being in Seattle helps with some part of the team, but SF is key for next steps.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real TomoGuides YC application?

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