Instinct YC Application
Instinct went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 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 2026
- Industry
- Fintech
- Team size
- 5
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
- Joon Won SongCo-Founder, CEO
- Eunju MoonCo-Founder, CTO
What Instinct does
We believe in the next generation of finance where everyone around the world can access the global market and liquidity from the tip of their hands. We are building the best mobile trading app that will enable this vision. Hyperliquid is the house of all finance, Instinct is the app of all finance. Hyperliquid.
Instinct's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Instinct, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Instinct
Trade your instinct
We are building a mobile trading app that gives users global market access and liquidity at their fingertips. Instinct lets users trade across assets and markets using AI and machine learning to improve execution and decision-making.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
San Francisco is where we are based because it's the center of fintech innovation and gives us access to the right talent and investors. Being local helps us build relationships with partners and the fintech ecosystem.
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 Instinct YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Instinct's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Instinct would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Instinct in?
Instinct was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch.
Who founded Instinct?
Instinct was founded by Joon Won Song, Eunju Moon.
What does Instinct do?
Trade your instinct
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Instinct's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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