ARQ YC Application

Summer 2021Active

ARQ 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: 100
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Fernando TerrésCEO and co-founder
Zach GarmanFounder
Alvaro CorreaFounder

What ARQ does

ARQ opens the world’s strongest assets and markets to travelers, investors and professionals across the Americas - so they can spend, receive, send and grow their money wherever they are. Formerly known as DolarApp.

ARQ's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

ARQ

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Global financial platform for affluent consumers

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

We built ARQ to open access to the Americas' strongest financial assets and markets for travelers, investors, and professionals. Our platform lets users spend, receive, send, and grow their money wherever they are, simplifying cross-border finance for affluent clients.

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

We live in London, and the company is based there now and will remain so after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London is a global fintech hub with access to talent, investors, and a strong regulatory environment, which fits our ambitions and team location.

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 ARQ YC application?

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