WayUp YC Application

Winter 2015Acquired

WayUp went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2015
Industry: ConsumerJob and Career Services
Team size: 50
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2014

Founders

Liz WesselFounder/CEO
JJ FliegelmanFounder/CTO

What WayUp does

WayUp is the #1 way to hire the right students and recent grads. We are the leading digital solution for employers to reach, engage, and recruit students and recent grads for internships and jobs. Find out more information at:

WayUp's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

WayUp, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

WayUp

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Marketplace for employers to recruit college students and recent grads

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

We built a marketplace that connects employers with college students and recent graduates looking for internships and entry-level jobs. Employers use our platform to post jobs and find candidates who are the right fit, while students use it to discover and apply for opportunities suited to their skills and interests.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York gives us access to both a large pool of employers and a huge number of students and grads in the area. Staying here keeps us close to our users and key clients.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real WayUp YC application?

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