Hazel YC Application

Winter 2024Active

Hazel went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2024 batch as a Government 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 2024
Industry: Government
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Elton Lossner
August Chen

What Hazel does

Hazel builds AI-powered procurement software for U.S. state, local, and federal government agencies. We automate the full procurement process including requirements generation, market research, solicitation drafting, and proposal evaluation. Agencies use Hazel to save time and money while improving mission delivery.

Hazel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hazel, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hazel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-enabled procurement for government

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

We build AI-powered procurement software for U.S. government agencies. Our product automates the entire procurement process: generating requirements, researching the market, drafting solicitations, and evaluating proposals. This helps agencies save time and improve how they deliver on their missions.

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

We live in New York, NY and plan to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in New York because that's where our team and initial government contacts are. It's a central location for U.S. government procurement and policy work.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Hazel YC application?

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