BrainHi YC Application

Summer 2018Active

BrainHi went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 batch as a Healthcare 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 2018
Industry: HealthcareHealthcare IT
Team size: 18
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Emmanuel OquendoFounder/| CEO
Israel Figueroa FontánezFounder/| CTO

What BrainHi does

BrainHi is an automated receptionist for local businesses. Local businesses are in search of new clients and revenue, yet 25% of phone calls to local businesses are missed and 80% of potential clients don’t leave voicemails. BrainHi uses AI to create an automated receptionist that answers missed calls 24/7 and chats with clients to schedule appointments and answer admin questions, resulting in more business. Cofounders Emmanuel and Israel started BrainHi after Hurricane Maria made communicating with doctors offices nearly impossible on the island of Puerto Rico.

BrainHi's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BrainHi, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BrainHi

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Automated receptionist for local businesses

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

We built an AI-powered automated receptionist that answers missed calls for local businesses 24/7. It chats with clients to schedule appointments and handles common administrative questions, all to reduce missed opportunities and bring in more revenue.

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

We live in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the company is based here. After YC, we'll continue to be based in San Juan.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We started BrainHi after Hurricane Maria made communication with doctors nearly impossible here in Puerto Rico. Being local gives us unique insight into the challenges local businesses face and keeps us close to our early users.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BrainHi YC application?

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