GreenTally YC Application

Summer 2023Inactive

GreenTally went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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 2023
Industry: B2B
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2023

Founders

Yulong LiuFounder
Daiyi YangFounder

What GreenTally does

GreenTally is a carbon accounting platform built for all businesses that transforms environmental reporting from a complex, expensive ordeal into a streamlined, affordable process. Using LLM, we help companies measure their carbon footprint in hours instead of months. GreenTally automates emissions calculations and reporting, enabling businesses to meet regulatory requirements and track reduction targets without the overhead of consultants or dedicated sustainability teams. By making enterprise-grade carbon accounting accessible and practical, GreenTally empowers growing businesses to take control of their sustainability journey.

GreenTally's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

GreenTally, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

GreenTally

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Affordable carbon tracking solution for all businesses

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

We built a carbon accounting platform that helps businesses measure their carbon footprint using large language models. Instead of spending months on complex environmental reports with consultants, GreenTally automates emissions calculations and reporting so companies can get this done in hours.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Mateo is where we're based and able to work efficiently together. Being in the Bay Area keeps us close to potential customers and partners in the sustainability and AI spaces.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real GreenTally YC application?

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