Newton

Newton YC Application

Winter 2024Active

Newton went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
Winter 2024
Industry
B2B
Team size
4
Status
Active
Launched
2024

Founders

  • Rohit Chaparala
    Rohit ChaparalaFounder
  • Sam Detjen
    Sam DetjenFounder

What Newton does

Newton is the AI phone system built for retail healthcare practices - starting with dentists. We replace outdated phone systems and clunky communication tools with a modern agentic platform that handles scheduling, billing, and patient communication.

Newton's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Newton, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Newton

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered phone platform for dentists

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

We build an AI phone system tailored for retail healthcare, starting with dentists. Our platform replaces outdated phone setups and clunky tools by handling scheduling, billing, and patient communication automatically.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep Newton based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco gives us access to top talent and investors in tech and healthcare software. It's where we have our network and where we currently operate.

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 Newton YC application?

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

What YC batch was Newton in?

Newton was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2024 batch.

Who founded Newton?

Newton was founded by Rohit Chaparala, Sam Detjen.

What does Newton do?

AI-powered phone platform for dentists

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Newton's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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