BrioHR YC Application

Winter 2021Active

BrioHR went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a B2B 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 2021
Industry: B2BHuman Resources
Team size: 35
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Benjamin CrocFounder
Nabil OudghiriFounder

What BrioHR does

Our HR management platform helps companies instantly digitize all HR functions across the full employee journey, all in one place: - talent acquisition: digitize and collaborate over recruitments with our ATS (applicant tracking system), then onboard your new joiners fully digitally - HR admin: manage paid time off, employee database and documents, payroll (for Singapore and Malaysia, more to come!), expense claims, timesheets... - Performance management: track KPIs / OKRs, manage performance appraisal, gather 360° feedback...

BrioHR's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BrioHR, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BrioHR

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

All-in-one HR management platform for SMEs

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

We build a single platform that digitizes all HR functions for small and medium businesses. From hiring with our ATS, to onboarding, payroll for Singapore and Malaysia, time off, expense claims, timesheets, and performance management like KPIs and 360 feedback - all centralized and easy to use.

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

We live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and after YC the company will continue to be based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Kuala Lumpur is where we can access local SMEs that need better HR tools and where we have strong networks. It's also a growing tech hub, making it the practical choice to build and support our platform.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BrioHR YC application?

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