Application YC di Pretty Instant

Winter 2015Acquired

Pretty Instant ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Winter 2015 come azienda Consumer. Sotto: cosa fa l'azienda, chi l'ha fondata e la sua application a YC, ricostruita domanda per domanda nel form reale di YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2015
Settore: ConsumerHome and Personal
Dimensione team: 3
Stato: Acquired
Lanciata: 2014

Founder

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

Cosa fa 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.

Application YC di Pretty Instant, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Pretty Instant, batch Winter 2015. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

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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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Pretty Instant?

No. Y Combinator mantiene private le application inviate. Questa è una ricostruzione: le domande del form YC reale, a cui si è risposto usando i dati pubblici di Pretty Instant (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Pretty Instant si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.

A quale batch YC apparteneva Pretty Instant?

Pretty Instant apparteneva al batch Winter 2015 di Y Combinator.

Chi ha fondato Pretty Instant?

Pretty Instant è stato fondato da Ben Maitland-Lewis, Chris Cave, Douglas E. Rogers, Chase McAleese.

Cosa fa Pretty Instant?

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

Come leggo la ricostruzione completa della application?

Crea un account Round Funded gratuito. La versione completa di 26 risposte della application di Pretty Instant, e di ogni altro batch YC, è in YC Insights.