Edwin YC Başvurusu

Winter 2018Acquired

Edwin, Education şirketi olarak Winter 2018 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Winter 2018
Sektör: Education
Ekip büyüklüğü: 14
Durum: Acquired
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2017

Kurucular

Dmitry StaviskyFounder/CEO
Dmitry AlekseevFounder

Edwin ne yapar

It combines the latest adaptive learning and Natural Language Understanding technology with pedagogical content as well as on-demand human instructors to offer its students affordable, personalized, 1:1 learning. Based in San Francisco, the company was funded by General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Google Assistant Investments Program, and several other investors. Over 800 thousand students have improved their English with Edwin. In early 2020 Edwin merged with MyBuddy.ai. The resulting company kept the name “Buddy.ai”. Headquartered in San Francisco, it focuses on building a virtual English conversation partner for over 500 million children around the globe who are trying to learn English, but can't reach fluency because they lack genuine practice speaking the language. The company doubled down on its mobile app Buddy, the voice-based English tutor for kids, organically combining solutions developed by Buddy.ai and Edwin.

Edwin'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

Edwin, Winter 2018 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Edwin

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Virtual AI English tutor for learners

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

We built Edwin, a virtual English tutor that combines adaptive learning and Natural Language Understanding with curated teaching content and on-demand human instructors. It offers personalized, 1:1 English practice for students who want affordable conversational fluency with an AI-powered tutor.

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

We live in San Francisco and remote locations; the company is based in San Francisco and would remain so after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has deep AI and education tech talent and is where we found our initial users. Being here lets us iterate fast and recruit strong engineers.

Tam başvuruda 21 ek cevap

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference tam sürümde. YC Insights'ta, diğer her YC grubu yanında açmak için ücretsiz bir hesap oluşturun.

Tüm başvuruyu gör

Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

Bu, Edwin şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

Hayır. Y Combinator gönderilen başvuruları gizli tutar. Bu bir yeniden yapılandırmadır: gerçek YC form soruları, Edwin'in kamuya açık verilerinden (lansman notları, kurucu geçmişleri, ürün açıklaması) yanıtlanmıştır. Edwin gibi bir şirketin YC'ye kendisini nasıl sunacağını gösterir, gönderdikleri metni değil.