Inscrição YC de Virool

Summer 2012Acquired

Virool passou pela Y Combinator no batch Summer 2012 como uma empresa B2B. Abaixo: o que a empresa faz, quem a fundou e sua inscrição para a YC, reconstruída pergunta por pergunta no formulário real da YC.

Batch YC: Summer 2012
Indústria: B2BMarketing
Tamanho da equipe: 51
Status: Acquired
Lançada: 2012

Fundadores

Alexander DebelovFounder/CEO

O que Virool faz

A LITTLE ABOUT VIROOL Virool is a video distribution platform for brand marketers that leverages programmatic technology to reach key influencers, making content more engaging and the ability to share easier than ever. Having served more than 75,000 global campaigns, Virool’s robust ActivView product suite and in-article native unit, deliver fully transparent and insightful analytics that offers viewability guarantees, emotional resonance and fraud protection. Within our platform, users can leverage a proprietary DMP of 450MM unique profiles to build custom, addressable audience segments across all screens. More than 100,000 multi-channel sites have activated video content from Virool via partnerships including Rubicon Project and direct native placements. Founded in 2012, Virool has raised $18.62M in funding from a collection of top VC firms and angel investors, including $6.62M in its seed round. It is the biggest seed investment that anymore Y-Combinator graduate has ever received.

Inscrição YC de Virool, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

Virool, lote Summer 2012. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Virool

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Native video advertising platform

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

We built a video distribution platform that helps brand marketers run native video ad campaigns at scale. Our product connects advertisers with key influencers and websites, providing detailed analytics on viewability and engagement that traditional video ad tools don't offer. It also includes fraud protection and a large audience data pool for precise targeting.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and Virool is based there as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our target clients - brands and media companies - are concentrated. Being close to them and potential partners is a must for us to build relationships and iterate quickly.

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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Virool?

Não. A Y Combinator mantém as inscrições submetidas em privado. Esta é uma reconstrução: as perguntas reais do formulário da YC, respondidas a partir dos dados públicos de Virool (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Virool se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.

Em qual batch da YC Virool esteve?

Virool fez parte do batch Summer 2012 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o Virool?

O Virool foi fundado por Alexander Debelov.

O que o Virool faz?

Virool provides native video advertising experience for the biggest…

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

Crie uma conta gratuita no Round Funded. A versão completa de 26 respostas do application do Virool, e de todos os outros lotes do YC, está no YC Insights.