Wakemate YC Application
Wakemate went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2009 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 2009
- Industry
- ConsumerConsumer Electronics
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Arun GuptaFounder/CEO- Benjamin AndersonFounder
What Wakemate does
WakeMate makes personalized alarm clocks that sync with both a user's body and their cell phone, enabling the iPhone alarm system to sound at the end of a REM cycle. The application/ wristband system also provides a full sleep analysis on their Analytics Platform. The WakeMate uses a science called actigraphy to analyze your sleep. Actigraphy uses an actigraph (the WakeMate unit) placed on a subject’s wrist to monitor the motion. The motion data is then analyzed to determine sleep patterns and circadian rhythms of the subject. WakeMate was funded by the startup incubator Y Combinator.
Wakemate's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Wakemate, Summer 2009 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Wakemate
Personalized alarm clock syncing with sleep cycles
We're building the WakeMate, a wrist-worn device that tracks your sleep patterns using actigraphy and syncs with your cell phone to sound an alarm at the optimal time - usually at the end of your REM cycle. It also provides detailed sleep analytics on our platform, helping users understand and improve their rest.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
We live here, the network and talent for consumer electronics startups is strongest around San Francisco, and the proximity to YC makes it practical.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Wakemate YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Wakemate's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Wakemate would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Wakemate in?
Wakemate was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2009 batch.
Who founded Wakemate?
Wakemate was founded by Arun Gupta, Benjamin Anderson.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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