COACH

COACH YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

COACH went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a B2B company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch
Summer 2026
Industry
B2BSales
Location
San Francisco
Team size
4
Status
Active
Launched
2026

Founders

  • Mathieu Perez
    Mathieu PerezFounder/CEO
  • Thomas Perez
    Thomas PerezFounder/COO
  • Nicolas Sebag
    Nicolas SebagFounder/CTO

What COACH does

85% of all sales still happen face-to-face. Coach is how those get closed. Our AI turns in-depth sales conversation analysis into company knowledge and personalized coaching to help reps close more deals.

COACH's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

COACH, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

COACH

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The AI Coach for in person sales reps.

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

We're building Coach, an AI tool for in-person sales teams. We analyze sales conversations deeply and turn them into actionable company knowledge and personalized coaching. Our goal is to help sales reps in the field close more deals by giving them real feedback and recommendations based on their actual sales meetings.

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

We are based in San Francisco, CA, and the company will stay here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where both the market and talent for SaaS and AI companies are strongest. Being here lets us stay close to early customers and other founders building in B2B sales.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real COACH YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from COACH's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like COACH would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.

What YC batch was COACH in?

COACH was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.

Who founded COACH?

COACH was founded by Mathieu Perez, Thomas Perez, Nicolas Sebag.

What does COACH do?

The AI Coach for in person sales reps.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of COACH's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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