CheqUPI YC Application
CheqUPI went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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
- Summer 2023
- Industry
- Fintech
- Team size
- 15
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Sudhanshu ShekharFounder
Manish ShuklaFounder
What CheqUPI does
Cheq is a modern UPI payments app for NRIs and international citizens visiting India. Using Cheq, you can pay digitally at over 55mn+ merchants across India. We help tourists avoid ATMs and minimize their foreign exchange costs while in India.
CheqUPI's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
CheqUPI, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
CheqUPI
India's first UPI wallet for foreign nationals
We built a UPI payments app specifically for NRIs and foreigners visiting India. It lets users pay digitally at over 55 million merchants without needing an Indian bank account or going to ATMs. Our product reduces their foreign exchange costs and simplifies spending while in India.
We split time between Bengaluru, India and San Francisco, USA. Post-YC, we'll keep the company based in both cities to serve Indian users and tap Silicon Valley resources.
Bengaluru is where Indian payments happen and where our core engineering is; San Francisco helps us connect to global users and investors. This dual presence lets us build a product tuned for India while staying close to global capital and talent.
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 CheqUPI YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from CheqUPI's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like CheqUPI would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was CheqUPI in?
CheqUPI was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch.
Who founded CheqUPI?
CheqUPI was founded by Sudhanshu Shekhar, Manish Shukla.
What does CheqUPI do?
India's first UPI wallet for foreign nationals and NRIs
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of CheqUPI's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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