OpenInvest YC Application

Summer 2015Acquired

OpenInvest went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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: Summer 2015
Industry: Fintech
Team size: 110
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2015

Founders

Conor MurrayFounder/CEO
Phillip WeiFounder/CTO

What OpenInvest does

OpenInvest is the first technology-backed, socially responsible investment asset management platform that aligns your investments with your values. OpenInvest’s proprietary technology seamlessly creates low-cost investment portfolios tailored to your values, while tracking market indices. A mission-driven company, OpenInvest was one of the first VC-backed Public Benefit Corporations.

OpenInvest's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

OpenInvest, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

OpenInvest

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Values based personalization at scale

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

We are building an asset management platform that creates investment portfolios aligned with users' social values. Our technology customizes portfolios to track market indices while integrating values-based filters, allowing users to invest responsibly without sacrificing returns.

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

We are based in San Francisco, CA, and plan to remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the center of where fintech innovation and investment clients are concentrated. Being close to the financial and tech ecosystems helps us build relationships and recruit talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real OpenInvest YC application?

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