Xobni YC Application
Xobni went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2006 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
- Summer 2006
- Industry
- B2BProductivity
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Matt BrezinaFounder
What Xobni does
Xobni makes your inbox and address book smarter. Xobni, and its Smartr product suite, discover all the people you've ever emailed, called or SMS'd, and instantly access a full view of each contact, complete with their photo, job title, company details, email history as well as updates from LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. You can download Smartr for Gmail, Android or iPhone; and Xobni for Outlook and BlackBerry - or connect them all with Xobni Pro.
Xobni's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Xobni, Summer 2006 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Xobni
Make your inbox and contacts smarter
We built Xobni to organize all your email contacts and communication history automatically. It scans your inbox, calls, and SMS to create a detailed profile for each person you interact with, enriching that profile with photos and job details pulled from LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Our product helps users find information about anyone they've ever emailed or called quickly, saving them time and hassle.
We live and work in San Francisco, and after YC we plan to keep the company based here to stay close to our users and ecosystem.
San Francisco is where we live and where most of the productivity software and tech users are. It's also where we can recruit engineers and get feedback from early adopters.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Xobni YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Xobni's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Xobni would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Xobni in?
Xobni was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2006 batch.
Who founded Xobni?
Xobni was founded by Matt Brezina.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Xobni's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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