Aplicación YC de Pretty Instant

Winter 2015Acquired

Pretty Instant pasó por Y Combinator en el batch Winter 2015 como una empresa de Consumer. Abajo: qué hace la empresa, quién la fundó y su aplicación a YC, reconstruida pregunta por pregunta en el formulario real de YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2015
Industria: ConsumerHome and Personal
Tamaño del equipo: 3
Estado: Acquired
Lanzado: 2014

Fundadores

Ben Maitland-LewisFounder/CEO
Chris CaveFounder/COO - YC W15
Douglas E. RogersFounder
Chase McAleeseFounder

Lo que hace Pretty Instant

Pretty Instant was a Y Combinator-backed marketplace for professional photography and videography in the U.S., active from 2012 to 2020. Acquired by Snappr in 2021, the company served over 3,500 brands and non-profits, handling logistics, staffing, editing, and delivery. It became a go-to solution for companies seeking streamlined visual content creation nationwide. They also invested the roaming photo-booth experience that instantly sent branded photos to guests and contact info to CRMs. Services included photography and videography for Events, Portraits, Real Estate, Product, Food, and more. Photographers were thoroughly vetted 1099 contractors, ensuring quality and reliability. Pretty Instant aimed to simplify hiring processes for businesses needing professional visual content.

Aplicación YC de Pretty Instant, reconstruida

Solicitud de Y Combinator

Pretty Instant, batch Winter 2015. Las preguntas reales del formulario, respondidas con datos públicos.

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Company

Company name

Pretty Instant

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Inventor of the first roaming-photo booth + pro photography platform

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

We built a marketplace and platform that connects businesses with vetted professional photographers and videographers across the U.S. Our product handles everything from booking and logistics to staffing, editing, and delivery. We also created a roaming photo booth that sends branded photos instantly to guests and syncs contact info to CRMs - streamlining event photography.

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

We live and work from Boston, MA and remote locations. After YC, we'd stay based in Boston and maintain remote team members.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Boston has a strong tech and startup community, and it's where our team lives. Remote work has been part of our DNA, allowing us to access talent and clients nationwide.

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Preguntas Frecuentes

¿Es esta la aplicación YC real de Pretty Instant?

No. Y Combinator mantiene privadas las aplicaciones enviadas. Esta es una reconstrucción: las preguntas reales del formulario de YC, respondidas a partir de los datos públicos de Pretty Instant (notas de lanzamiento, antecedentes de fundadores, descripción del producto). Muestra cómo una empresa como Pretty Instant se presentaría a YC, no el texto que enviaron.

¿En qué batch de YC estuvo Pretty Instant?

Pretty Instant formó parte del batch Winter 2015 de Y Combinator.

¿Quién fundó Pretty Instant?

Pretty Instant fue fundado por Ben Maitland-Lewis, Chris Cave, Douglas E. Rogers, Chase McAleese.

¿A qué se dedica Pretty Instant?

Inventor of the first roaming-photo booth + pro photography platform

¿Cómo leo la aplicación completa reconstruida?

Crea una cuenta gratuita de Round Funded. La versión completa de 26 respuestas de la aplicación de Pretty Instant, y de cada otro batch de YC, está en YC Insights.