Candidature YC de Pretty Instant

Winter 2015Acquired

Pretty Instant a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Winter 2015 en tant qu'entreprise Consumer. Ci-dessous : ce que fait l'entreprise, qui l'a fondée, et sa candidature à YC, reconstruite question par question dans le vrai formulaire YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2015
Secteur d'activité: ConsumerHome and Personal
Taille de l'équipe: 3
Statut: Acquired
Lancé: 2014

Fondateurs

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

Ce que fait 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.

Candidature YC de Pretty Instant, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

Pretty Instant, promotion Winter 2015. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

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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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de Pretty Instant ?

Non. Y Combinator garde les candidatures soumises privées. Ceci est une reconstruction : les vraies questions du formulaire YC, répondues à partir des données publiques de Pretty Instant (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme Pretty Instant se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC Pretty Instant appartenait-il ?

Pretty Instant faisait partie du batch Winter 2015 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé Pretty Instant ?

Pretty Instant a été fondé par Ben Maitland-Lewis, Chris Cave, Douglas E. Rogers, Chase McAleese.

Que fait Pretty Instant ?

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

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

Créez un compte Round Funded gratuit. La version complète de la candidature de Pretty Instant en 26 réponses, et de chaque autre promotion YC, se trouve dans YC Insights.