x1 YC Application

Fall 2024Active

x1 went through Y Combinator in the Fall 2024 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: Fall 2024
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Manil LakabiFounder

What x1 does

x1 is an AI app builder that helps anyone create real, App Store-ready iOS apps. Users start with a structured product plan, design polished iPhone screens in a visual canvas, build features step by step, and prepare launch assets like App Store listings, screenshots, monetization, and analytics. Instead of generating one-shot AI demos, x1 gives builders a guided system for turning an idea into a real app.

x1's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

x1, Fall 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI App Builder for iOS Apps

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

We're building x1, an AI app builder that helps anyone create real, App Store-ready iOS apps. The product guides users through structured product planning, designing iPhone screens on a visual canvas, building features step-by-step, and preparing launch assets like App Store listings, screenshots, monetization, and analytics. Instead of one-off AI demos, x1 provides a full system to turn app ideas into finished apps.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Francisco because it's where we live, and it's the heart of the consumer and developer tool markets we're targeting.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real x1 YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from x1's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like x1 would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.