Algoriz YC Application

Winter 2016Inactive

Algoriz went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a Fintech 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: Winter 2016
Industry: FintechAsset Management
Team size: 4
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Soraya TaghaviFounder/CEO

What Algoriz does

Algoriz is an AI based trading platform that enables you to build trading algorithms by simply typing your strategies in English. Algoriz is backed by Y combinator.

Algoriz's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Algoriz, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Algoriz

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI platform to build trading algorithms in English

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

Algoriz lets users create trading algorithms by typing their strategies in plain English. The platform translates these descriptions into executable trading code, allowing traders without programming skills to automate their strategies.

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

We live and work in New York, NY, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is a global financial hub with access to the right user base and domain expertise in finance and trading, which is crucial for building and refining our fintech product.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Algoriz YC application?

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