111 YC Companies in the W15 Batch (Winter 2015)

Y Combinator's Winter 2015 batch (W15) has 111 companies in this directory. Below is every one of them: what it does, where it is based, its status today, and a link to its YC application reconstructed in the real form, so you can read how W15 founders described their companies before they got in.

Companies
111
Top industries
B2B, Consumer and Healthcare
Top locations
San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles
YC top companies
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111 reconstructed applications

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Notable Labs
Notable LabsTopPersonalized drug discovery for blood cancer.
Winter 2015Foster City, CAPublic
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20n
20nUsing AI to predict biochemistry for manufacturing and therapeutics
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive
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3dot
3dot
Winter 2015Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaInactive
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Akido Labs
Akido LabsRebuilding healthcare with AI at the core
Winter 2015Los Angeles, CAActive
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Bagaveev Corporation
Bagaveev CorporationLaunch small satellites
Winter 2015San Mateo, CAInactive

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Bizzy
BizzyBizzy is omni-channel marketing for ecommerce businesses.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Bright
BrightSunrun for the developing world
Winter 2015Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoActive
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BuildScience
BuildScienceThe operating system for commercial buildings.
Winter 2015Niagara Falls, NYActive
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Cleanly
CleanlyLaundry & Dry Cleaning delivered.
Winter 2015New York, NYActive
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Cribspot
CribspotTech-Enabled Real Estate Company (YC W15)
Winter 2015Ann Arbor, MIInactive
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Dabble
DabbleA synthetic photo studio for e-commerce
Winter 2015Toronto, ON, CanadaInactive
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Dealyze
DealyzeDealyze helps national retailers build exceptional customer and…
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive
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Democracy Earth
Democracy EarthCensorship resistant democracies.
Winter 2015Madrid, Community of Madrid, SpainActive
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DemocracyOS
DemocracyOSOnline space for deliberation, policy making and democratic…
Winter 2015Buenos Aires, CABA, ArgentinaActive
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Direct Match
Direct Match
Winter 2015New York, NYInactive
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Flip
FlipCommunity-driven marketplace for sneakers.
Winter 2015Los Angeles, CAActive
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GiveMeTap
GiveMeTapWe produce & sell stainless steel water bottles that enables people…
Winter 2015London, England, United KingdomActive
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Glassjar
GlassjarClean app for check writing
Winter 2015Mountain View, CAInactive
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GroupAhead
GroupAheadImprove communications with your group's own mobile app.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive
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HigherMe
HigherMeHelping restaurant employers find & hire better employees faster
Winter 2015Toronto, ON, CanadaAcquired
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Instavest
Instavest
Winter 2015Mountain View, CAInactive
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Kickpay
KickpayA platform to finance inventory for e-commerce companies.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive
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Labdoor
LabdoorLabdoor is building the trusted online drugstore.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Level Frames
Level FramesSoftware eats custom framing
Winter 2015Brooklyn, NYActive
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Lucira Health
Lucira HealthNext generation infectious disease test kits
Winter 2015Emeryville, CAPublic
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Lumi
LumiPackaging for online brands.
Winter 2015Los Angeles, CAAcquired
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Magic
MagicExtremely talented assistants for busy people
Winter 2015Washington, DCActive
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Makrwatch
MakrwatchScale new user acquisition with YouTube Creators
Winter 2015New York, NYActive
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Mashgin
MashginSelf-Checkout using Computer Vision.
Winter 2015Palo Alto, CAActive
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Meadow
MeadowPoint of Sale and Compliance SaaS for Cannabis Dispensaries
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Mezmo
MezmoObservability platform to control all of your log data
Winter 2015San Jose, CAActive
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NexTravel
NexTravelNexTravel is a centralized travel booking platform that helps…
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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NimbleRx
NimbleRxOn-demand prescription delivery.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Numerion Labs
Numerion LabsArtificial intelligence for drug discovery.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Omniref
OmnirefSticky notes for code. (We're building a community-powered,…
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive
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Open Listings
Open ListingsA better way to buy a home
Winter 2015Los Angeles, CAAcquired
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Pachyderm
PachydermData Versioning, Data Pipelines, and Data Lineage
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Platzi
PlatziLatin America's School of Technology
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Pomello
PomelloAnalytics software that helps companies measure organizational…
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Quantierra
QuantierraSourcing investment real estate
Winter 2015New York, NYActive
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Qventus
QventusWe automate operations for hospitals and health systems
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Raven Tech
Raven TechOur vision is to build the next generation of iOS or Android, to…
Winter 2015Beijing, Beijing, ChinaAcquired
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ReadMe
ReadMeBeautiful, personalized, interactive developer hubs
Winter 2015New York City, NYActive
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Rescue Forensics
Rescue ForensicsActionable human trafficking intelligence
Winter 2015Nashville, TNInactive
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Seed
SeedMobile banking for small business.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Shasqi
ShasqiTargeting Cancer with Click Chemistry
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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Smarking
SmarkingDigitize $655B parking industry
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Smyte
SmyteSmyte stops bad actors on social networks and marketplaces.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Spire Health
Spire HealthRemote patient monitoring for lung disease patients.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAAcquired
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Spoil
SpoilSpoil is gifting for the Snapchat generation.
Winter 2015Berkeley, CAInactive
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Standard Cyborg
Standard CyborgBuid, test and deploy perception applications
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive
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Tab
TabRevolutionising the way travellers discover, plan and book a trip
Winter 2015London, England, United KingdomActive
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Tara AI
Tara AIMeet Tara AI, your new engineering efficiency co-pilot.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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TeamNote
TeamNoteMobile Productivity(Slack for mobile workforces)
Winter 2015Hong Kong, Hong KongActive
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Tempo
TempoLive home fitness training powered by computer vision.
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAActive
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ThinAir
ThinAirIntelligent data security for teams
Winter 2015Palo Alto, CAInactive
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Transcriptic
TranscripticThe robotic cloud laboratory for the life sciences.
Winter 2015Menlo Park, CAInactive
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Underground Cellar
Underground CellarUpgrading Your Wine Experience
Winter 2015San Francisco, CAInactive

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many Y Combinator companies are in the Winter 2015 batch?

This directory lists 111 YC companies in the Winter 2015 batch, out of 6,207 across every batch since 2005. The count updates when the directory is refreshed, and every one of them is on this page with a link to its public profile.

Are the YC applications on these pages real?

No. YC keeps submitted applications private. Every application linked from this list is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from the company's public data. The Company section is free on each page; the rest opens in YC Insights.

Which companies on this page are best known?

EquipmentShare, GitLab and GrubMarket lead the table above. YC marks 5 of the 111 companies here as top companies, its own list of the highest-valued and highest-revenue alumni.

How do I use this list when applying to YC?

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