Jeeves YC Application

Summer 2020Active

Jeeves went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 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 2020
Industry: Fintech
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Dileep ThazhmonFounder

What Jeeves does

Jeeves is an all-in-one corporate spend and expense management platform for businesses in global markets including North America, Latin America, Europe, and the UK. Cash, corporate cards, and cross-border payments all run on the Jeeves proprietary infrastructure which allows companies to spin up their finance function within minutes. Jeeves can handle multiple currencies for payback. More than 3,000 companies across the world trust Jeeves with their financial payments tack. Jeeves has raised $380 million from Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, GIC, Tencent, Silicon Valley Bank, Stanford University, and Y Combinator to fuel its international expansion. Our product platform covers the following: 1. Jeeves Pay: Do you need to send capital calls between US & LATAM? Need cross-border payments that arrive as soon as the same day? Transfer money internationally to over 150 countries at competitive FX rates with Jeeves Pay. Payments arrive as quickly as the same day between North America, South America, and Europe. Credit line options available depending on region. 2. Jeeves Cards: Equip your team with globally-accepted physical cards for in-person purchases. Ship cards overseas for free or create virtual cards in seconds for secure, online purchases. Prepaid & credit options available depending on region. 3. Expense Management: Collect receipts through the mobile app, review expenses in real time, and streamline global reporting capabilities - all at no additional cost. Benefits of the Jeeves Payments and Spend Management global platform include: -- Free built-in expense management tools -- No personal guarantees or contracts -- Unlimited cards and users for free -- No monthly fees or software fees -- Competitive cross-border payment pricing -- Spend and pay in your preferred currencies -- Business accepted in Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Mexico, the EU, the UK, and the US. Built for global companies. Loved by finance teams, including a large YC contingent. Join us today!

Jeeves's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Jeeves, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Jeeves

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

International banking for global startups

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

We built Jeeves, an all-in-one platform that lets startups manage corporate spend, expense reporting, and cross-border payments in multiple currencies. Our infrastructure supports cash management, physical and virtual corporate cards, and international transactions that settle quickly, especially between markets like North America, Latin America, and Europe. We help companies spin up their finance function within minutes, with no personal guarantees or contracts.

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

We live in Miami, New York, and remote. Post-YC, Jeeves will be based across these locations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our team spans Miami and New York because these hubs give us access to the fintech ecosystem and global markets we serve. Being remote-first helps us support international clients in key regions.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Jeeves YC application?

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