Clear YC Application
Clear went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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 2014
- Industry
- FintechConsumer Finance
- Team size
- 900
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Archit GuptaFounder/CEO
Srivatsan ChariFounder/Head of Product
Ankit SolankiFounder/CTO
What Clear does
Our mission is to simplify finances, save money and time for millions of Indian businesses and people. We are a technology company that builds trusted, useful and insightful platforms for our clients to run their finances and improve their relationship with money.
Clear's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Clear, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Clear
Fintech SaaS for invoices, taxes, wealth, credit
We are building a platform that helps Indian businesses and individuals manage invoices, file taxes, handle wealth management, and access credit in one place. Our product simplifies these financial operations through technology, saving time and money for our users.
We live in Bengaluru, KA, India, and after YC the company will remain based there.
Bengaluru is where we live and work, and it's the financial technology hub in India with access to talent and customers. Staying here keeps us close to our market and saves us from relocating.
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 Clear YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Clear's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Clear would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Clear in?
Clear was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2014 batch.
Who founded Clear?
Clear was founded by Archit Gupta, Srivatsan Chari, Ankit Solanki.
What does Clear do?
Fintech SaaS platform for invoices, taxes, wealth management & credit.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Clear's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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