[GFischer]

I don't know if giving you data about YC applications would be fair.

I can confirm that when I applied, they only looked at our video and never saw our demo/prototype.

Some things I believe help making into YC much easier (but not guaranteed):

- Female founders or co-founder

- Very fast and demonstrable traction

- Large potential market

- Founders with successful backgrounds (looks like you got that covered)

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Stuff that won't help on its own:

- Interesting / world changing project (unless you have demonstrable traction). They say they invest in idea-stage companies, I believe that only happens with founders with huge exits on their backs.

Note that this is just my own opinion and I did NOT get into YC and I'm still a BigCo employee.