OffDeal YC Application

Winter 2024Active

OffDeal 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: 15
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Ori EldarovFounder
Alston LinFounder

What OffDeal does

OffDeal is an AI-native investment bank, offering small business owners a faster, cheaper way to sell their companies at premium prices. Our AI technology automates most of the grunt work typically done by analysts at larger Wall Street banks, enabling our in-house M&A advisors to focus more on strategic client interactions, leading to better outcomes for both sellers and buyers.

OffDeal's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

OffDeal

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-native investment bank for small businesses

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

We built an AI-native investment banking platform that automates the manual analysis work of selling small businesses. Our AI handles data collection and initial valuation tasks, freeing our M&A advisors to focus on client strategy and negotiation. This speeds up deals, lowers costs, and helps owners get better prices for their companies.

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

We live and work in New York City. After YC, OffDeal will remain headquartered here to be close to our client base and financial markets.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is home to many small business owners and finance professionals. Being here lets us build strong client relationships and understand this market better than a remote setup would.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real OffDeal YC application?

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