Button Computer YC Application

Winter 2026Active

Button Computer went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 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 2026
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 1
Status: Active
Launched: 2025

Founders

Chris NoletFounder and CEO

What Button Computer does

We’re launching a small hardware device: a button that you clip to your shirt. You press it to talk to AI, and it responds instantly.

Button Computer's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Button Computer, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Button Computer

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Button is the wearable AI that can talk.

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

We built a small hardware device, a button that clips to your shirt. When you press it, you talk to AI and it responds instantly through the device. It's designed for people who need quick, hands-free AI access without pulling out a phone or watch.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the hardware and AI communities overlap, making it ideal to build and launch this product. Being here helps us stay close to early users and partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Button Computer YC application?

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