OpenWork YC Application

Spring 2026Active

OpenWork went through Y Combinator in the Spring 2026 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: Spring 2026
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Ben ShafiiFounder

What OpenWork does

OpenWork is a desktop app that lets people connect to their existing skills, MCPs, and agents. Users can download the app for free, try it with over 50+ model providers, and easily share their setup with their team.

OpenWork's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

OpenWork, Spring 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

OpenWork

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Open source alternative to Claude Cowork

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

OpenWork is a desktop app that lets users connect their existing skills, multi-chain protocols (MCPs), and agents. It supports over 50 model providers out of the box and lets teams share their AI setups easily. It focuses on giving users control over their workflow integrations without locking them into one provider.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in San Francisco lets us stay close to other AI startups, talent, and early users who want alternatives to existing closed-source products.

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 OpenWork YC application?

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