TrustEgg YC Application

Winter 2011Inactive

TrustEgg went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2011 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 2011
Industry: FintechAsset Management
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Jeffrey BriceFounder/CEO
Gabe KrambsFounder/CTO

What TrustEgg does

TrustEgg is the simple, social way to save for a child's future. TrustEgg will dramatically change the US savings rate, one child at a time. TrustEgg enables parents to create a Trust for their child in minutes for free. Parents can invite family and friends to make contributions. The Trust Fund is invested with Vanguard and earns a market rate of return until the child turns 18. The simple, social nature of TrustEgg will dramatically change the savings rate for the 70+ million children in the US.

TrustEgg's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

TrustEgg, Winter 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

TrustEgg

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Trust funds

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

We let parents create a trust for their child in minutes, free. Family and friends can contribute directly. The money is invested with Vanguard at market rates until the child turns 18.

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

We live in Culver City, California. The company would be based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Culver City is where we live and work. Staying local means easier collaboration and quicker iteration.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real TrustEgg YC application?

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