URX YC Application

Summer 2013Acquired

URX went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2013 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: Summer 2013
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2013

Founders

Nate SmithFounder

What URX does

URX empowers publishers to monetize mobile content and enables advertisers to drive mobile commerce. The world's most forward-thinking companies use URX to connect users directly to relevant commerce experiences. URX is headquartered in San Francisco and has raised $15M from Accel, Google Ventures, First Round Capital, SV Angel and Y Combinator.

URX's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

URX, Summer 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

URX

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

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

We build a platform that lets publishers monetize mobile content by linking users directly to relevant commerce. Advertisers use us to drive mobile commerce by integrating ads that feel natural to users and improve conversion on mobile devices.

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

We currently live in New York City and San Francisco. After YC, the company will be based in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Both locations are key hubs for tech and mobile advertising. We plan to base the company in San Francisco given its proximity to investors and potential partners in mobile commerce.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real URX YC application?

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