Ben YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Ben went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 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 2018
Industry: FintechBanking and Exchange
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Miguel KudryFounder/CEO
Alex SismanisFounder/CTO

What Ben does

Ben aims to be a unified platform for learning about, buying, selling, and storing cryptocurrency. With the hundreds of wallets and exchanges floating around in the blockchain ether, it’s easy for novices to get lost in the fray. Ben’s mobile app distinguishes itself from other wallet exchanges by integrating crypto education, using the platform to also deliver news about currencies and offer Q&As related to crypto investing.

Ben's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ben, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Ben

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The easiest way to learn about, buy, and store cryptocurrency

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

We're building a mobile app that combines crypto education, news, Q&A, and a wallet that lets users buy, sell, and store cryptocurrency. We want to simplify crypto for beginners by putting all of this in one place.

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

We live in San Diego, CA, and plan to base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Diego because that's where we live and have our early network. It's less common than SF, but we've built momentum here and want to keep it local as long as we can.

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 Ben YC application?

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