Welcome YC Application

Winter 2020Inactive

Welcome went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: B2BOperations
Team size: 50
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

John KehFounder/CEO
Roberto OrtizFounder
Tiger ShenFounder
Jerry ShenFounder

What Welcome does

Welcome lets you create virtual events that feel like an Apple Keynote.

Welcome's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Welcome, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Welcome

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Create jaw dropping virtual events

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

We build Welcome, a platform that lets companies create virtual events that feel like an Apple Keynote. Our product focuses on delivering smooth, high-quality, engaging online event experiences for businesses hosting conferences, product launches, and corporate meetings.

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

We live in San Francisco and work remotely. After YC, the company would remain based in San Francisco with a remote team.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the founders are based and where the tech and event markets converge. Remote work lets us tap broader talent while keeping the company rooted here.

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 Welcome YC application?

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