Lendtable YC Application

Summer 2020Active

Lendtable 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: FintechCredit and Lending
Team size: 20
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Sheridan ClayborneFounder
Mitchell JonesFounder

What Lendtable does

1 in 4 Americans do not get their full 401(k) match. That means 25 million workers are leaving $24 billion on the table in free employer contributions. The primary reason these workers cannot get their match is because they do not have enough to both cover living expenses and invest. Lendtable helps workers get thousands in additional income by giving them a cash advance to cover their living expenses so they can finally begin earning their employer match. Once their money has vested we take some of the match money earned in order to cover our expenses. Workers now have thousands of dollars more without putting any money down, and we make money helping them do so -- we win if they win.

Lendtable's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Lendtable

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We give employees cash advances for their 401k match and ESPP

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

We built a product that gives people cash advances to cover the money they would otherwise use for living expenses so they can contribute to their 401(k) or ESPP and get the employer match. Our app tracks vesting and collects a portion of the employer match earned to cover our costs. This unlocks free money for workers who usually miss out because they don't have extra cash.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company will stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where our network and talent pool are. Being here keeps us close to investors and early customers in fintech, so it simply makes sense to base the company here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Lendtable YC application?

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