Hexa

Hexa YC Application

Spring 2026Active

Hexa went through Y Combinator in the Spring 2026 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
Spring 2026
Industry
B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size
3
Status
Active
Launched
2026

Founders

  • Ishaan Makkar
    Ishaan MakkarFounder/CEO
  • Auri Nayak
    Auri NayakFounder
  • Mann Patira
    Mann PatiraFounder/CTO

What Hexa does

Hexa helps industrial distributors automate their sales and procurement workflows to quote faster and win more bids.

Hexa's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hexa, Spring 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hexa

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Autonomous operations for industrial distributors

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

We built a system that automates sales and procurement workflows for industrial distributors. Our product speeds up the quoting process and helps distributors win more bids by handling complex, manual tasks in their operations.

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

We currently live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the three of us live and where most industrial distribution software buyers are accessible. Being here helps us engage with enterprise customers and refine our product faster.

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 Hexa YC application?

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

What YC batch was Hexa in?

Hexa was part of the Y Combinator Spring 2026 batch.

Who founded Hexa?

Hexa was founded by Ishaan Makkar, Auri Nayak, Mann Patira.

What does Hexa do?

Autonomous operations for industrial distributors

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Hexa's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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