Apollo YC Application

Summer 2021Inactive

Apollo went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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: Summer 2021
Industry: FintechConsumer Finance
Team size: 3
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2021

Founders

Josh Wright
Skyler Aspegren

What Apollo does

Apollo is a debit card that rewards you with stock. Every swipe earns guaranteed fractional shares plus a chance to win big with a full share of your favorite stocks.

Apollo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Apollo, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Apollo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The card that rewards you with stock

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

We built a debit card that rewards users with fractional shares every time they spend. On top of that, every purchase enters users into a chance to win a full share of their favorite stocks. We're focused on transforming everyday spending into an easy way to own stock.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we are already located and where the fintech ecosystem is strongest. It's also where we can recruit talent and access investors familiar with financial products.

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 Apollo YC application?

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