Corvera YC Application
Corvera went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
- Winter 2026
- Industry
- B2BOperations
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2025
Founders
Christopher KongFounder
Dirk BreeuwerFounder
Matthew CollinsFounder
What Corvera does
Corvera (YC W26) is the context layer for AI-native CPG brands. We help brands unlock the full potential of AI by making their unified data legible to any AI tool via MCP. As of mid-March 2026, we scaled from $0 to $33k in MRR in 4 weeks, are serving 12 brands, and are growing 130% week-on-week. With Corvera in place, brands can enable anyone in their organization to: - Rapidly deploy AI agents via tools such as Claude and ChatGPT, - Build dashboards and apps using Cursor and Lovable, and - Automate workflows across the entire business, from category management to supply chain. All in a secure, audit-logged, and access-controlled environment, without the need for a team of data engineers or AI specialists, in a simple plug-and-play solution. We're founded by Chris (2x Founder; ex-CEO at Better Nature; Forbes 30U30), Dirk (ex-Google Data & AI Lead), and Matthew (ex-Head of Product at Rosemark; Princeton MEng in CS). To-date, we’ve raised $6.2M and are backed by YC, firstminute capital, 6 Degrees Capital, 20VC, Rebel Fund, Duke Capital Partners, and more. Our ICP are omnichannel retail-focused CPG brands at the $100M+ revenue inflection point. Our mission is bold: to enable the next generation of unicorn CPG brands to be run by teams of less than 10 people. Our vision is even bolder: to be the system of intelligence for the $5.4T global CPG industry. Visit to learn more!
Corvera's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Corvera, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Corvera
The context layer for AI-native CPG brands
We build a platform that turns unified CPG brand data into a context layer accessible by AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT. This lets brands deploy AI agents, build dashboards, and automate workflows across categories such as supply chain and category management without needing data engineers or AI teams.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and will be based here after YC.
San Francisco is where we live and where most CPG and AI tooling companies are, which helps with recruiting and sales.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Corvera YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Corvera's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Corvera would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Corvera in?
Corvera was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch.
Who founded Corvera?
Corvera was founded by Christopher Kong, Dirk Breeuwer, Matthew Collins.
What does Corvera do?
The context layer for AI-native CPG brands
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Corvera's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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