Hickory

Overview

Hickory was a software company based in New York City, NY, USA[2] that participated in Y Combinator's Summer 2015 batch[3]. The company described itself as turning employees into experts[1], specifically focusing on retention training for Sales and Customer Service staff[6]. According to its description, Hickory functioned as a training tool that predicted when representatives would forget learned material and scheduled review exercises tailored to individual strengths and weaknesses[6]. At the time of listing, the company had a team size of 11[4]. Hickory is listed as inactive[5] in Y Combinator's company directory.

We're a fast-growing Y-Combinator (S15) backed startup, based in New York. Hickory is the only training tool focused on retention, turning Sales and Customer Service staff into brand experts. The app predicts when a rep will forget what they’ve learned, and schedules review exercises tailored to their strengths and weaknesses to prevent that from happening. [6]

Y Combinator's directory lists the company location as New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA. [2]

Business address: 35 E 19th St, New York, New York, 10003. [7]

Growth & traction

Y Combinator lists a team size of 11. [4]