FirstQuadrant YC Application

Summer 2021Inactive

FirstQuadrant 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: B2BSales
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2021

Founders

Carlo BadiniFounder/CEO
Anand ChowdharyFounder/CTO/CPO

What FirstQuadrant does

FirstQuadrant helps revenue teams move faster, stay organized, and close more deals, by streamlining the behind-the-scenes sales-work so nothing ever slips through the cracks. In October 2025, FirstQuadrant Inc. completed a confidential agreement with a leading AI technology company that recognized long-term strategic value in components of the FirstQuadrant platform and data infrastructure and sunset the platform.

FirstQuadrant's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FirstQuadrant, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FirstQuadrant

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Sales AI that helps revenue teams

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

We built FirstQuadrant to automate and organize the hidden, tedious parts of sales work. Our AI tool helps revenue teams keep track of leads, follow-ups, and internal processes so deals don't slip through the cracks. It integrates into sales workflows to speed up closing and reduce manual busywork.

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

We live in San Francisco and the company would be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we both live, and it's where most customers and partners in B2B sales AI are. Staying here keeps us close to the ecosystem and users we're building for.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FirstQuadrant YC application?

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