Aqua YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Aqua 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: Fintech
Team size: 34
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Rohan MarwahaFounder
Dev PatelFounder

What Aqua does

One platform to put your alternative assets on autopilot.

Aqua's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Aqua

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-native platform for alternative investments

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

We built Aqua to put alternative assets like real estate, private equity, and venture capital investments on autopilot with AI-driven tools. Our platform automates portfolio management and decision-making for investors who want an easier way into alternatives, removing manual complexity and opaque processes.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are building a finance product where proximity to major financial markets and investors in New York matters. Being here gives us access to the alternative investment community and technical talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Aqua YC application?

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