Vayable YC Application

Summer 2012Acquired

Vayable 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: ConsumerTravel, Leisure and Tourism
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2012

Founders

Jamie WongFounder/CEO

What Vayable does

Vayable makes it easy to discover and book unique experiences and activities worldwide offered by independent companies and local experts. What do you want to do when you get there? Let us know! it's easy to list and discover new trips! Just go to

Vayable's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vayable

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Marketplace for unique travel experiences

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

We've built an online marketplace where travelers can discover and book unique, locally offered experiences and activities worldwide. Our platform connects users with local experts and independent companies offering trips and tours you can't find in guidebooks or big travel sites. It's designed to make it simple to find authentic travel experiences and book them directly with the experiencers.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where a lot of travel startups and tech talent are, making it practical and strategic to be based here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Vayable YC application?

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