Conduit YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Conduit went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2023
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 15
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Conrad LillenessFounder

What Conduit does

Conduit is the operating system for shipping and receiving. We build software that systemizes the planning and execution of work on the loading dock and in the yard - giving operators real-time visibility, accountability, and automation across every site they run. We're a small team (<20 people) with real traction: 100+ customers, 172% NRR, and zero churn. We're backed by Innovation Endeavors and Y Combinator, and we recently closed a $6M Seed round. We're based in San Francisco and Seattle, and work hybrid. We move fast, give people real ownership early, and build in a way that most companies don't allow - direct customer access, minimal process, and full access to AI tools.

Conduit's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Conduit, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Conduit

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The operating system for shipping and receiving

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

We build software that systemizes planning and execution on the loading dock and yard. Our product gives operators real-time visibility, accountability, and automates workflows across every site they run. It helps supply chain teams handle the complexity of shipping and receiving.

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

We live in San Francisco and Seattle. After YC, the company would remain based in those locations, working hybrid.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We picked these locations because both have strong ties to logistics and tech talent, and our team is already distributed there. It lets us move fast and hire the people we need while staying close to key customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Conduit YC application?

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