Hyper YC Application
Hyper went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Fintech 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
- FintechPayments
- Team size
- 6
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
Ben BotvinickFounder
Hyper's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Hyper, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Hyper
Sell memberships to your Discord server
We built a product that lets creators charge for membership access to their Discord servers. It integrates with Discord to manage who can join and what access paying members get, solving the problem that Discord itself doesn't offer native paid membership tools. Our product streamlines billing, membership management, and access controls into one interface so communities can monetize without juggling separate tools or manual processes.
We live in Palo Alto, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
We are here because it puts us close to potential investors, early customers, and a network of engineers and founders. Being local to Silicon Valley helps us move quickly with partnerships in fintech and payments.
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 Hyper YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Hyper's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Hyper would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Hyper in?
Hyper was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.
Who founded Hyper?
Hyper was founded by Ben Botvinick.
What does Hyper do?
Sell memberships to your Discord server
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Hyper's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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