Finvest YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Finvest went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
Industry: FintechConsumer Finance
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Shivam BharukaFounder

What Finvest does

Purchase, manage, and sell US Treasury Bills seamlessly. Get direct access to government-backed treasury bills along with the flexibility of selling anytime.

Finvest's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Finvest, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Finvest

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Easy way to buy US Treasury Bills

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

We built Finvest to let users buy, manage, and sell US Treasury Bills directly through a simple interface. Our product gives retail investors access to government-backed securities with the ability to sell anytime, providing liquidity that's often missing from this asset class. It's designed for people who want a safe, flexible place to park cash without jumping through hoops or dealing with brokers.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in San Francisco because it's where both founders live and where the core team is. Being in the heart of fintech and startup ecosystem helps us stay connected to potential users, partners, and talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Finvest YC application?

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