Broad YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Broad went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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 2021
Industry: FintechBanking and Exchange
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Marcos Pileggi FilhoFounder

What Broad does

Broad is building global financial products that enable life without borders.

Broad's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Broad

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The multicurrency account and card for Brazilians

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

We are building a multicurrency bank account and card tailored for Brazilians living abroad or who travel frequently. Our product lets users hold, exchange, and spend money in multiple currencies without the usual fees and friction. We want to make life without borders practical for our users.

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

We live in London and operate remotely. The company is based in London and remains remote post-YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in London due to access to fintech talent, global financial infrastructure, and proximity to international markets, which fits our users and product well.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Broad YC application?

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