Zenedy YC Application

Winter 2010Inactive

Zenedy went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2010 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: Winter 2010
Industry: ConsumerContent
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2012

Founders

Dan MorinFounder
Jeff MorinFounder

What Zenedy does

Zenedy Zenedy was started as a means to showcase information about obscure topics from around the web.

Zenedy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Zenedy, Winter 2010 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Zenedy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Showcases obscure web information

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

We built Zenedy to collect and display information on obscure topics you can't easily find elsewhere. It brings scattered, niche content together so users interested in odd or overlooked subjects can explore them easily.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in San Francisco puts us at the heart of the tech community where we can meet early users, investors, and talent, which accelerates our development and growth.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Zenedy YC application?

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