Inscribe YC Application

Summer 2018Active

Inscribe went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Team size: 35
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Ronan BurkeFounder/CEO
Conor BurkeFounder/CTO

What Inscribe does

Inscribe is AI-powered document fraud detection software for banks, credit unions, and lenders. It detects forged, fabricated, and AI-generated financial documents (including deepfake bank statements, manipulated pay stubs, and synthetic tax forms) in seconds, giving risk teams the clarity they need to stop fraud without slowing approvals. Inscribe created the document fraud detection category and has been purpose-built for financial institutions since 2017. Our agentic AI is trained on millions of real-world applications and strengthened by in-house data scientists and fraud experts. According to Inscribe's 2026 State of Document Fraud Report, 1 in 16 documents show signs of fraud - with AI-generated document fraud growing 5x from April to December 2025. Customers include BCU ($5.6M in prevented fraud losses), Logix Federal Credit Union ($3M in losses prevented in 8 months), and Ramp (30-minute reduction in application processing). Inscribe is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certified, and is backed by Threshold Ventures, Uncork Capital, Y Combinator, Crosslink Capital, and Foundry.

Inscribe's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Inscribe, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Inscribe

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI Document Fraud Detection for Lenders

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

We build AI software that detects forged, fabricated, and AI-generated financial documents like bank statements, pay stubs, and tax forms in seconds. Our product is designed specifically for banks, credit unions, and lenders to help them stop fraud without delaying approvals.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA and plan to remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we have access to top AI talent and fintech customers. Being in a major financial tech hub helps us stay close to our users and fraud experts who validate our product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Inscribe YC application?

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