Laurence YC Application
Laurence went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 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
- Winter 2026
- Industry
- B2BAnalytics
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2026
Founders
Matthew ChenFounder
Leo GierhakeFounder
What Laurence does
Advertising today is like trading in the 1980s pits: archaic, manual, and iterative guesswork. Humans update bids and keywords with noisy, delayed data using simple if-else rules that both break at scale and ignore stochasticity. Laurence advertises like modern hedge funds trade markets, driving a 15-40% improvement in net profit for Amazon brands within a month of onboarding.
Laurence's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Laurence, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Laurence
Hedge fund for ads
We built a platform that manages advertising for Amazon brands like a hedge fund trades markets. It automates bid and keyword adjustments using algorithms that handle delayed, noisy data and uncertainty, replacing manual guesswork. The product drives measurable profit improvements within a month of onboarding.
We live and work in New York City, and after YC we plan to keep the company based here.
New York City is the center of many of our clients and where we have the strongest networks. It also gives us access to a deep talent pool and business opportunities relevant to Amazon-focused advertising.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Laurence YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Laurence's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Laurence would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Laurence in?
Laurence was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2026 batch.
Who founded Laurence?
Laurence was founded by Matthew Chen, Leo Gierhake.
What does Laurence do?
Hedge fund for ads
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Laurence's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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