Fieldguide YC Application

Summer 2020Active

Fieldguide went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 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 2020
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 130
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Jin ChangFounder
Chris SzymanskyCTO / Co-Founder

What Fieldguide does

‍Fieldguide is a vertical AI platform for modern assurance and advisory firms that digitizes the end-to-end engagement workflow on a single platform. Built by former Big Four practitioners and experienced technology leaders, Fieldguide is trusted by top CPA firms to improve margins, win new business, and build stronger client relationships. We’re based in San Francisco, CA, but built as a remote-first company that enables you to do your best work from anywhere. We're backed by top investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, 8VC, Y Combinator, Floodgate, Elad Gil, Justin Kan, Qasar Younis, Eric Ries, and more.

Fieldguide's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Fieldguide, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Fieldguide

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Vertical AI for Audit & Advisory Firms

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

We built a vertical AI platform that digitizes the entire engagement workflow for assurance and advisory firms on one platform. It helps CPA firms improve margins, win more business, and strengthen client relationships by replacing their fragmented manual processes with integrated AI automation designed specifically for their industry.

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

We're based in San Francisco, CA, and would remain there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we have our network, investors, and access to top engineering and product talent. We operate as a remote-first company, which lets us hire broadly and adapt as we grow.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Fieldguide YC application?

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