Zenflow YC Application
Zenflow went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 batch as a Healthcare 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 2015
- Industry
- HealthcareMedical Devices
- Team size
- 18
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Shreya MehtaFounder/CTO
What Zenflow does
Forty million men in the US and over 500 million worldwide suffer from urinary obstruction related to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The majority of men will experience symptoms of this disease at some point in life. BPH, also known as prostate enlargement, leads to urinary straining, frequency, urgency, and sleep disruption. Despite the high prevalence and significant quality of life burden of BPH, established treatments are limited to drugs, which have limited effectiveness, and surgery, which carries a high risk of sexual side effects. The Zenflow Spring is a small implant delivered in the urologist's office in a simple procedure that provides quick and long-lasting symptom relief.
Zenflow's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Zenflow, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Zenflow
Medical device for less invasive BPH treatment
We make the Zenflow Spring, a small implant delivered in a urologist's office during a simple procedure. It relieves urinary symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia more effectively and less invasively than current drug or surgical options.
We live in South San Francisco, and the company is based there.
South San Francisco is where our team and key medical experts are located. It's a hub for medical device innovation and allows us to work closely with clinicians and patients.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Zenflow YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Zenflow's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Zenflow would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Zenflow in?
Zenflow was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Zenflow?
Zenflow was founded by Shreya Mehta.
What does Zenflow do?
Medical device that provides a more effective, less invasive…
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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