Heptabase YC Application
Heptabase went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 batch as a Consumer 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 2022
- Industry
- Consumer
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2022
Founders
Alan ChanFounder
Yeefun LinFounder
Ethan WuFounder
What Heptabase does
Heptabase is an intelligent, visual knowledge base built for students, researchers, and lifelong learners. Our product helps you master anything you learn and do your best research with AI. Heptabase is backed by Y Combinator, HOF Capital, Kleiner Perkins, Moving Capital, Tonic Fund, and other investors, including the founders of Socialcam, Triplebyte, Codementor, and more.
Heptabase's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Heptabase, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Heptabase
Intelligent, visual knowledge base for learning
We are building Heptabase, a visual knowledge base that helps students, researchers, and lifelong learners organize and master complex topics. It combines note-taking with AI tools to help users structure their thoughts, link ideas visually, and improve research workflows.
We live in London, England and operate remotely. We would remain remote and flexible after YC, with a core team based around London.
We chose London as our base because the founders live here and it's a good location to build a global, remote-first team. YC participation doesn't require relocation, so we'll stay remote to maintain our agile workflow.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Heptabase YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Heptabase's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Heptabase would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Heptabase in?
Heptabase was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.
Who founded Heptabase?
Heptabase was founded by Alan Chan, Yeefun Lin, Ethan Wu.
What does Heptabase do?
An intelligent, visual knowledge base for learning complex topics.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Heptabase's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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