Vidcode YC Application

Summer 2016Acquired

Vidcode went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 batch as a Education 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 2016
Industry: Education
Team size: 5
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2016

Founders

Alexandra DiraclesFounder/CEO
Melissa HalfonFounder/CTO

What Vidcode does

Vidcode is computer science courses for tweens and teens. With over three hundred self-guided coding tutorials teens can build their web development skills with Vidcode course tracks. The curricular approach enables students to create video filters, simulations, augmented reality, and other creative projects -- all while learning the fundamentals of computer programming. Founded by female developers and artists, the company was originally built with girls in mind and pays special attention to increasing participation from young women and underrepresented minorities.

Vidcode's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Vidcode, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vidcode

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Coding for teens

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

We make computer science courses specifically for tweens and teens. Our product offers over three hundred self-guided coding tutorials where students learn web development fundamentals by building creative projects like video filters, simulations, and augmented reality. The goal is to teach programming fundamentals through project-based learning that appeals to young people, especially girls and underrepresented minorities.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and would keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has a strong tech community and access to talent, which helps us build and grow Vidcode. Being here keeps us close to users, partners, and investors.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Vidcode YC application?

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