Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) 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
B2BFinance and Accounting
Team size
5
Status
Active
Launched
2021

Founders

  • Kris Bennatti
    Kris BennattiFounder

What Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) does

Finance-specific AI trained on complex financial language for industry-leading accuracy and reliability. Our large language models interpret and condense huge volumes of information, so institutional investors can make smarter decisions in record time. Learn more at

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI), Summer 2021 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

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered equity research software

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

We build AI models trained specifically on complex financial language to interpret and summarize large volumes of data for institutional investors. Our product helps analysts and investment teams get to insights faster and with more reliability than generic language models.

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

We live in Toronto, Canada, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto gives us access to a strong talent pool and a major financial hub outside the US. We plan to continue here after YC unless something shifts dramatically.

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 Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) YC application?

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

What YC batch was Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) in?

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.

Who founded Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)?

Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) was founded by Kris Bennatti.

What does Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI) do?

AI-powered equity research software

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Hudson Labs (formerly Bedrock AI)'s application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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