FlowManual YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

FlowManual went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 batch as a Real Estate and Construction 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 2026
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
Location: San Francisco
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

David Shijoon BaeFounder/CEO
Michael LinFounder/CTO

What FlowManual does

FlowManual is the all-in-one AI estimating, bidding, and purchasing platform for both general and MEP construction contractors. Built by two engineers and Harvard dropouts, FlowManual automates the buying process during pre-construction. With FlowManual, specialty contractors win more work while general contractors deliver at higher standards.

FlowManual's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FlowManual, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FlowManual

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI for Construction's Back Office

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

We built FlowManual, an all-in-one AI platform for estimating, bidding, and purchasing for general and MEP construction contractors. FlowManual automates the buying process during pre-construction, connecting specialty and general contractors and cutting down on manual admin. Contractors use us to win more jobs and deliver better results without staying buried in paperwork.

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

San Francisco, CA, USA. The company will stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're already in San Francisco and it's where construction tech talent, customers, and investors are concentrated. It makes sense for our growth and for connecting with other founders.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FlowManual YC application?

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