Hirebolt YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Hirebolt went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry: B2BHuman Resources
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Alex ZhouFounder

What Hirebolt does

Access a global network of verified engineers, AI-augmented teams, and expert AI evaluators with instant search that helps you start finding and interviewing talent in seconds. To date, we’ve raised ~$1.5M from investors including Y Combinator, Entrepreneur First, world-class Venture Capital funds and industry leaders.

Hirebolt's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hirebolt, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hirebolt

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI engineering capacity. Made simple. ⚡️

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

We built a platform that connects companies with a global network of verified engineers, AI-augmented teams, and expert AI evaluators. Our instant search lets recruiters start finding and interviewing talent in seconds, cutting down the time and effort recruitment usually takes.

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

We live in London and Hirebolt is based here; after YC we will remain based in London.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London has a strong tech and AI talent pool where we can grow and maintain close contact with early customers. We've built our network and understanding of recruiting problems here, so it makes sense to stay headquartered here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Hirebolt YC application?

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