Neptyne YC Application
Neptyne went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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
- Winter 2023
- Industry
- B2B
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Douwe OsingaFounder
Jack AmadeoFounder
What Neptyne does
Neptyne is the first natively programmable spreadsheet, with a full Python environment, just like a Jupyter notebook. And we built in AI to make it easy to use, even if you’re not a Python expert. Neptyne turns anyone who can use Excel into a programmer. At Google, Douwe launched products to millions in Search, Mobile and workplace. He founded multiple startups, and published a book on deep learning. 4 years ago Douwe rejoined Google, where he met his cofounder Jack and the rest of the team. Neptyne launched on Hacker News in February 2023, and since then users have made thousands of spreadsheets. People have built everything from option trading systems to machine learning classifiers using Neptyne.
Neptyne's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Neptyne, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Neptyne
The programmable spreadsheet.
We built Neptyne as a spreadsheet integrated with a full Python environment, like a Jupyter notebook but for spreadsheets. It lets users write Python code directly in their sheets and includes AI features to support users who aren't Python experts. Our product turns anyone comfortable with Excel into a programmer by making spreadsheets natively programmable and AI-assisted.
We live in New York, NY, and the company would remain based here after YC.
New York is where our team and cofounders are located and where we built the product. We want to stay close to our user base and talent network here.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Neptyne YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Neptyne's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Neptyne would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Neptyne in?
Neptyne was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded Neptyne?
Neptyne was founded by Douwe Osinga, Jack Amadeo.
What does Neptyne do?
The programmable spreadsheet.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Neptyne's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
