Truepill YC Application

Summer 2017Acquired

Truepill went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Healthcare 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 2017
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size: 1300
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Umar AfridiFounder
Sid ViswanathanFounder

What Truepill does

Our API-connected healthcare infrastructure empowers our partners to deliver world-class patient experiences. We power prescribing, lab testing and pharmacy fulfillment.

Truepill's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Truepill, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Truepill

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

API-connected healthcare infrastructure

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

We have built an API platform that lets healthcare companies integrate core services like prescribing medications, lab testing, and pharmacy fulfillment directly into their products. This infrastructure lets partners offer a patient experience without building their own backend or dealing with complex healthcare logistics.

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

We are based in San Mateo, CA, and the company operates with a remote team as well. After YC, we plan to stay in San Mateo but keep remote operations to scale.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Mateo is a hub for healthcare IT and startups. Being remote lets us tap into talent nationwide while staying close to key healthcare players in the Bay Area.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Truepill YC application?

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