No Cap

No Cap YC Application

Winter 2023Active

No Cap went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a Fintech 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
Fintech
Team size
5
Status
Active
Launched
2023

Founders

  • Slava Solonitsyn
    Slava SolonitsynFounder
  • Mika Melchanka
    Mika MelchankaFounder
  • Dmitry Starodubtsev
    Dmitry StarodubtsevFounder

What No Cap does

The world's first AI agent that coaches founders & invests in them. Currently led by a repeat AI founder Alexander Nevedovsky (exit to Farfetch), who joined post-YC batch: 👋

No Cap's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

No Cap, Winter 2023 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

No Cap

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI startup investor, No Cap

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

We built the world's first AI agent that coaches startup founders and invests in them. Essentially, our product helps early-stage founders understand fundraising and growth challenges by providing personalized coaching, and it also automates parts of the investment decision process. The product is for founders looking for fundraising support and investors wanting a data-driven edge.

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

We live across San Francisco and remote locations. After YC, we'll base the company in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in San Francisco puts us close to the startup ecosystem and investors who use and benefit from No Cap. Remote locations help us attract talent and operate flexibly.

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 No Cap YC application?

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

What YC batch was No Cap in?

No Cap was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.

Who founded No Cap?

No Cap was founded by Slava Solonitsyn, Mika Melchanka, Dmitry Starodubtsev.

What does No Cap do?

AI startup investor, No Cap

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of No Cap's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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