Atlas

Atlas YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Atlas went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry
FintechConsumer Finance
Team size
25
Status
Active
Launched
2018

Founders

  • Kenan Pulak
  • Sid Parihar
  • Patrick Mrozowski

Atlas's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Atlas, Winter 2019 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

Atlas

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Modern spend management & concierge

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

We built Atlas to manage corporate spending with a personal touch. Our product combines a corporate card with spend control tools and concierge services. It lets companies control how and where employees spend money, while also providing human support to handle exceptions and requests that software alone can't.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, where the company is based.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco puts us in the middle of the fintech and startup ecosystem, close to customers, partners, and talent. It's where we can move fastest and build the network we need.

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 Atlas YC application?

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

What YC batch was Atlas in?

Atlas was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.

Who founded Atlas?

Atlas was founded by Kenan Pulak, Sid Parihar, Patrick Mrozowski.

What does Atlas do?

Modern spend management & concierge.

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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