Benson YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Benson went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: FintechConsumer Finance
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

What Benson does

Benson helps everyday people invest like the rich by helping them identify the best stocks to invest in. We help users know when to buy, how much to invest, and even when to sell.

Benson's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Benson, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Benson

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Easily invest like the rich

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

We built Benson to help everyday people invest like wealthy investors. Our product identifies the best stocks to invest in and guides users on when to buy, how much to invest, and when to sell. It's designed to make investing clear and actionable for people without expert knowledge.

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

We live in Oakland, CA, and the company would be based there and remotely after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We picked Oakland because it's where we are already located and where we are building the product. We work remotely too, but Oakland is our central hub.

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 Benson YC application?

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