Paragon

Paragon YC Application

Winter 2025Active

Paragon went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
Winter 2025
Industry
B2BOperations
Team size
2
Status
Active
Launched
2025

Founders

  • Kasyap Chakra
  • Ishir Vaidyanath
  • Kaushik Akula

What Paragon does

Paragon is the AI growth engine for distributors and manufacturers, freeing up staff and growing revenue on autopilot.

Paragon's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Paragon, Winter 2025 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Paragon

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The AI Growth Engine for Industrials

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

We build an AI platform that automates growth for distributors and manufacturers by streamlining operations, freeing up staff, and driving revenue growth without manual intervention.

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

n/a

Explain your decision regarding location.

n/a

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 Paragon YC application?

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

What YC batch was Paragon in?

Paragon was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2025 batch.

Who founded Paragon?

Paragon was founded by Kasyap Chakra, Ishir Vaidyanath, Kaushik Akula.

What does Paragon do?

The AI Growth Engine for Industrials

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Paragon's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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