Dot YC Application
Dot went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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
- Summer 2021
- Industry
- B2BAnalytics
- Team size
- 6
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
Theo TortoriciFounder
Rick RadewagenFounder
Sven RudolphFounder
What Dot does
Our mission is to help everybody in an organization to take data-driven decisions, by democratizing access to trusted high-quality data and metrics. **Chat with your Data Warehouse** Answer most business questions instantly 24/7. Data teams can focus on deep work, not on answering easy questions about dashboards. Dot understands your existing data stack: tables, SQL queries, documentation, DBT metrics or LookML are its learning material. Users can interact via Slack, Teams or our native web app. ➡️
Dot's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Dot, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Dot
Chat with your Data Warehouse
We built a chat interface that connects directly to a company's data warehouse. Users can ask business questions in natural language and get instant answers based on their existing data tables, SQL queries, documentation, DBT metrics, or LookML definitions. It works on Slack, Teams, or our web app, letting data teams focus on complex analysis rather than answering simple dashboard questions.
We live and work across Berlin, Heidelberg, and remotely. Post-YC, we plan to remain distributed but with a strong presence in Berlin as a hub.
We've embraced remote and multi-city work from Germany to attract the right talent and build efficiently. Berlin has a growing tech scene which suits our product and team culture.
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 Dot YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Dot's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Dot would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Dot in?
Dot was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.
Who founded Dot?
Dot was founded by Theo Tortorici, Rick Radewagen, Sven Rudolph.
What does Dot do?
Chat with your Data Warehouse
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Dot's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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