Bidflow YC Application
Bidflow went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 batch as a Real Estate and Construction 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 2026
- Industry
- Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2025
Founders
Jesse ChoeFounder
Gautham RamachandranFounder
What Bidflow does
We use AI to help electricians speed up the time it takes to submit a competitive bid to a job. We do this by scanning complex CAD drawings and 10X-ing the time it takes to estimate a job. This involves using vision models to read and count complex symbols in large PDFs, which typically take hours (sometimes days) to do precisely. Every missed symbol can cost thousands, and our AI can count to 99% accuracy.
Bidflow's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Bidflow, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Bidflow
AI-powered takeoffs for electricians
We built an AI tool that reads complex CAD drawings and electrical plans to speed up the estimating process for electricians. Our vision models scan large PDFs to count electrical symbols with near 99% accuracy, cutting what used to take hours or days down to a fraction of that time. The product helps electricians submit more accurate and competitive bids faster.
We live and work in New York, NY and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
New York has a strong construction market and access to electricians and contractors for customer development. It's also where we are already located, so we can keep close to early users and iterate quickly.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Bidflow YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Bidflow's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Bidflow would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Bidflow in?
Bidflow was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch.
Who founded Bidflow?
Bidflow was founded by Jesse Choe, Gautham Ramachandran.
What does Bidflow do?
AI Takeoffs for Electrical
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Bidflow's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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