Luca IQ YC Application

Summer 2026Active

Boston

Luca IQ went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2026
Industry: B2BFinance and Accounting
Location: Boston
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Angelo PolicicchioFounder/CEO
Akash SadashivapethFounder/CTO

What Luca IQ does

Luca IQ is an API for deterministic tax calculation and an IRS Authorized e-filing engine - the foundation for accounting firms and fintechs building on tax.

Luca IQ's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Luca IQ, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Luca IQ

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

API-first tax engine for CPA firms and developers

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

We're building Luca IQ, an API that provides deterministic tax calculation and IRS-authorized e-filing. CPA firms and fintech developers use our engine as the foundation for building tax and accounting tools. Our system handles tax logic and compliance so our users can focus on building products, not back-office calculations. Think Stripe for tax processing, accessible via API.

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

We live in Boston, MA and our company will continue to be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're in Boston because of the deep fintech and technical talent pool here. It's also where several early customers and partners are based.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Luca IQ YC application?

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