Instavest YC Application
Instavest went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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
- Winter 2015
- Industry
- FintechAsset Management
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Saleem KhatriFounder/CEO
What Instavest does
Investors can list their trades on Instavest, including the company, share amount and rationale behind the investment. Other users can invest alongside the people willing to share their own purchases and sales. Instavest encourages you to block out a portion of your profits - in the neighborhood of 5 percent - that might arise from the transaction for the original listing entity.
Instavest's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Instavest, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Instavest
Investors share trades and invest alongside each other
We built Instavest, a platform where investors post their trades with details like company, shares, and rationale. Other users can invest alongside those who share their strategies. The product encourages users to set aside around 5% of profits from those trades to reward the person who listed the original investment, creating a aligned incentive to share good ideas.
We live in Mountain View, CA, and would base the company here after YC.
We live in Mountain View, which puts us close to investors and the fintech ecosystem. Staying here after YC keeps us connected to early users and potential collaborators.
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 Instavest YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Instavest's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Instavest would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Instavest in?
Instavest was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Instavest?
Instavest was founded by Saleem Khatri.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Instavest's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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