Weave

Weave YC Application

Winter 2014Public

Weave went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 batch as a B2B 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 2014
Industry
B2BOffice Management
Team size
600
Status
Public
Launched
2013

Founders

  • Brandon Rodman
    Brandon RodmanFounder/CEO
  • Jared Rodman
    Jared RodmanFounder/CCO
  • Clint Berry
    Clint BerryFounder/CTO

What Weave does

As the pace of innovation continues, it is growing more difficult to see the value of technology. Often meaningful information is inaccessible at the time it would be most beneficial. Weave threads together data, software and communication platforms to build stronger relationships at the point of contact by making valuable information instantly available in simple and intuitive formats. This delivers improved productivity, better collaboration and greater insights making it easier to meet the needs of patients and to build better business and clinical outcomes.

Weave's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Weave, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Weave

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Customer communication and payments platform

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

Weave combines phone, text, payments, and data into one platform that helps small and medium businesses manage customer communication and improve their operational workflows. It makes information accessible instantly at the point of contact, improving productivity and collaboration for office management teams.

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

We live in Lehi, Utah, and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Lehi is where we are embedded in the local business community, our team is located here, and it's a growing tech hub with the talent and support we need.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Weave YC application?

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

What YC batch was Weave in?

Weave was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2014 batch.

Who founded Weave?

Weave was founded by Brandon Rodman, Jared Rodman, Clint Berry.

What does Weave do?

Customer communication and payments platform.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Weave's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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