Char YC Application
San Francisco, CA, USA
Char went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2025 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 2025
- Industry
- B2BProductivity
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2025
Founders
- John JeongCo-founder, Co-CEO
- Deokhaeng LeeFounder
- Yujong LeeFounder
What Char does
Char is a daily notepad that finishes your todos for you. Type a checkbox, and an agent picks it up - researching, drafting, or scheduling on your behalf. Stay in command. Char does the work.
Char's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Char, Summer 2025 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Char
The AI notepad that knows and works for you
We are building Char, a daily notepad that automatically finishes your todos. When you type a checkbox, an AI agent takes over to research, draft, or schedule the task so you don't have to do it yourself. You stay in command, letting Char handle busywork that slows down productive people.
We live in San Francisco, and the company will be based there after YC.
We chose San Francisco because it's the hub for AI and productivity startups, and being here puts us close to engineers, investors, and potential customers. It also makes recruiting talent easier for a young startup like ours.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Char YC application?
No. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Char's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Char would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted. Y Combinator does not publish most applications.
What YC batch was Char in?
Char was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2025 batch.
Who founded Char?
Char was founded by John Jeong, Deokhaeng Lee, Yujong Lee.
What does Char do?
The AI notepad that knows and works for you
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Char's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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