Women Who Code YC Application
Women Who Code went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 batch as a Unspecified 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 2016
- Industry
- Unspecified
- Team size
- 25
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2016
Founders
Alaina PercivalFounder/CEO and Board Chair
Zassmin Montes de OcaFounder/CTO
What Women Who Code does
Women Who Code (WWCode) is an international nonprofit dedicated to empowering diverse women to excel in technology careers. WWCode is building a world where diverse women and historically excluded people thrive at every level. The organization has executed more than 15,000 free events around the world, garnered a membership exceeding 320,000, and delivers programming to members in 147 countries. Women Who Code Values Focus on the mission, Design for inclusion, Advocate for change, Journey forward WHAT WE DO: -Advance diverse women in their careers every step of the way -Provide a community of 320,000 that has become a movement in technology leadership -Build Global Leaders in Tech, effectively changing the industry -Offer low to no-barrier-to-entry programs, events, scholarships, and more for women to build tech and leadership skills -Job board (ask about a YC discount) Learn more at: or contact us at
Women Who Code's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Women Who Code, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Women Who Code
Nonprofit supporting diverse women in tech
We run a global nonprofit that connects diverse women in tech through free events, programs, and a job board. Our platform supports skill-building and leadership development at every career stage, helping women advance and thrive in technology.
We live in and operate from Atlanta, GA and remote locations, and would maintain this hybrid base after YC.
Tech talent is distributed globally and our members are in over 140 countries. Keeping a remote and Atlanta base lets us serve our worldwide community without losing focus or increasing overhead.
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 Women Who Code YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Women Who Code's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Women Who Code would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Women Who Code in?
Women Who Code was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2016 batch.
Who founded Women Who Code?
Women Who Code was founded by Alaina Percival, Zassmin Montes de Oca.
What does Women Who Code do?
WWCode is a non profit that empowering diverse women to excel in tech.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Women Who Code's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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