Chromie YC Application
San Francisco
Chromie went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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
- Summer 2026
- Industry
- B2B
- Location
- San Francisco
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
Ananth SankaralingamFounder/CEO
What Chromie does
The intelligent operating system for government contracting. Built by former AI engineers and government officials.
Chromie's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Chromie, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Chromie
We help startups win gov contracts
We built Chromie, an intelligent operating system for government contracting. Startups use Chromie to find and win government contracts, from bid discovery to workflow automation. We combine software and our backgrounds as AI engineers and government officials. Chromie handles the process end-to-end with automation, so teams can focus on building instead of agency paperwork.
San Francisco, CA, USA. The company will stay based here after YC.
We are in San Francisco because it's where most early-stage startups are, and where we can be close to our customers. It's also where we live.
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 Chromie YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Chromie's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Chromie would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Chromie in?
Chromie was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.
Who founded Chromie?
Chromie was founded by Ananth Sankaralingam.
What does Chromie do?
We help startups win gov contracts
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Chromie's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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