Midship YC Application

Summer 2024Acquired

Midship went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
Industry: B2BFinance and Accounting
Team size: 3
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2024

Founders

Kieran TaylorCo-Founder
Aahel IyerFounder
Max MaioCo-Founder

What Midship does

Midship is rebuilding internal audit from the ground up. We're starting with SOX testing by building AI agents that perform audit work end to end, giving auditors leverage to focus on higher-value risk and advisory work.

Midship's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Midship, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Midship

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI for SOX testing

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

We build AI agents that perform internal audit tasks end to end, focusing initially on SOX testing. Our product automates audit procedures, reducing manual work for auditors and letting them focus on higher-value risk and advisory activities.

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

We currently live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will be based here throughout YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in San Francisco because that's where we live and where our network in finance and audit is strongest. Being here helps us work closely with potential users and partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Midship YC application?

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