Modus YC Application

Summer 2024Active

Modus 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: B2B
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Lin LingFounder

What Modus does

Modus helps companies hire and retain only the people they need instead of becoming bloated messes. Modus connects your HRIS, ATS, and analyzes extensive data across your organization so leaders can detect, inspect, and correct their workforce plans - without relying on spreadsheets or complex systems. Lin experienced these challenges firsthand as a VP BizOps at HashiCorp, scaling from 100 employees to IPO, while Chris and Amar faced similar issues scaling 40+ person teams as a fractional CTO. They’re motivated by the belief that companies should have the least number of employees possible.

Modus's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Modus

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Unlock revenue per employee with AI headcount management

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

We built Modus to help companies avoid bloated headcount. The product connects to HRIS and ATS systems and analyzes data across the organization to pinpoint waste in workforce plans. Leaders can then detect, inspect, and correct these plans without spreadsheets or complex setups.

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

We live and work remotely. After YC, we will stay remote to keep flexibility and recruit talent regardless of location.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being remote lets us tap into a wider pool of talent and work asynchronously across time zones. We don't need a physical office to solve a digital people problem.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Modus YC application?

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