Den YC Application

Spring 2025Active

Den went through Y Combinator in the Spring 2025 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: Spring 2025
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2025

Founders

Linus TalackoFounder
Justin LeeFounder

What Den does

We help humankind build better goods and services.

Den's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Den, Spring 2025 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Den

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Cursor for knowledge workers

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

We are building a tool called Den that acts as a cursor for knowledge workers. Instead of switching apps or searching endlessly, users can access and connect their notes, documents, and resources instantly right where they work. This helps them build better goods and services by reducing friction in knowledge work.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in San Francisco because it's where we live and where most potential users and tech resources are concentrated. Being here helps us build close to the pulse of knowledge work and productivity software.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Den YC application?

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