Emburse YC Application
Emburse went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 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
- Winter 2016
- Industry
- FintechBanking and Exchange
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Peter LaiFounder/CEO
Roger GuFounder
What Emburse does
Emburse is an expense management platform that gives businesses more insight into and control over corporate expenses. Using Emburse, businesses may order virtual or physical MasterCard-network branded expense cards and assign these cards to employees or contractors for authorization of pre-approved business expenses.
Emburse's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Emburse, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Emburse
Expense management and AP automation
We built an expense management platform that lets businesses issue physical and virtual MasterCard-branded cards to employees or contractors. They can pre-approve specific spend limits on these cards and get real-time insight into company expenses. The platform also automates accounts payable processes, reducing manual reconciliation and fraud risk.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
San Francisco is where we both live and where our target customers and fintech ecosystem are centered. Staying local helps us build relationships and respond quickly to customer needs.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Emburse YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Emburse's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Emburse would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Emburse in?
Emburse was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2016 batch.
Who founded Emburse?
Emburse was founded by Peter Lai, Roger Gu.
What does Emburse do?
Expense management and AP automation.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Emburse's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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