Legalist YC Application

Summer 2016Active

Legalist went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 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 2016
Industry: FintechCredit and Lending
Team size: 40
Status: Active
Launched: 2016

Founders

Christian HaighFounder
Eva ShangFounder

What Legalist does

Investment firm specializing in alternative investments involving legal and regulatory risk.

Legalist's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Legalist, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Legalist

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Legal investment firm

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

We built a platform that identifies and finances legal claims as alternative investments. Our product analyzes legal risk and helps clients invest in lawsuits and regulatory claims that have predictable returns but are underserved by traditional finance. This bridges law and finance in a unique way.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in San Francisco because it's a hub for fintech and legal tech innovation, and the team is located here. YC is also in the Bay Area, so it makes sense for us to stay local to tap into the ecosystem and resources.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Legalist YC application?

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