Vive YC Application

Summer 2015Inactive

Vive went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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 2015
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Team size: 11
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Alanna GregoryFounder/CEO

What Vive does

Vive is the modern beauty concierge for the modern woman. Vive gets you a convenient, top salon appointment in just two taps. Gone are the days of searching, Yelping and calling for an appointment. Vive members can enjoy unlimited blowouts to use at salons in the Vive network.

Vive's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Vive, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vive

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Salon bookings and unlimited blowouts

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

We built Vive to get users salon beauty appointments quickly and easily with just two taps. Our product connects busy modern women with a curated network of top salons for unlimited blowouts through a membership model, eliminating the hassle of searching and calling around.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is the hub for our initial user base and salon partners, making it the best place to operate and grow the network locally before expanding.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Vive YC application?

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