Cembla YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Cembla went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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: Summer 2023
Industry: B2BLegal
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Brian KimFounder
Benjamin AndersonFounder

Cembla's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Cembla, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Cembla

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI for legal & government

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

We build AI-driven software that helps legal teams and government agencies handle complex documents and decisions faster. Our product automates routine tasks like document analysis and regulatory compliance workflows, saving users time and reducing errors.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Francisco because it's where both of us live and where most of our early customers are located. Being close to our users helps us iterate quickly and build relevant features.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Cembla YC application?

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