Dots 💸 YC Application
Dots 💸 went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Fintech 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
- FintechPayments
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
- Sahil Hasan
- Kartikye Mittal
What Dots 💸 does
Dots is a developer-friendly API that lets businesses pay their contractors through just a few lines of code. Whether its gig workers like Uber drivers, sellers on marketplaces like Etsy, or simply your local handyman - Dots’ abstracts away the complexity of payouts completely. We manage the entire process: information collection (KYC), payments through any rail (ACH, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle, international, and many more to come), and even filing tax forms! Dots lets developers get payouts up and running over just a few hours, rather than the many months this would normally take.
Dots 💸's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Dots 💸, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Dots 💸
Developer friendly drop in payouts infrastructure
We've built an API that removes the complexity of paying contractors and gig workers. Developers integrate Dots with a few lines of code, and we handle ID collection, payment through multiple rails like ACH, Venmo, CashApp, Zelle, and international transfers, plus tax form filing. This lets companies get payouts running in hours, not months.
We currently live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.
San Francisco has the concentration of developers and fintech talent we need to build our product and grow our business. Being here connects us to both technical and early fintech customers.
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 Dots 💸 YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Dots 💸's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Dots 💸 would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Dots 💸 in?
Dots 💸 was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.
Who founded Dots 💸?
Dots 💸 was founded by Sahil Hasan, Kartikye Mittal.
What does Dots 💸 do?
Developer friendly drop in payouts infrastructure
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Dots 💸's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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