Overlord YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Overlord went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a Consumer 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: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Josh MitchellFounder
Eddie RavenFounder

What Overlord does

Overlord knows everything about you (location, Mac data, health data, +dozens more), and can take actions (block Mac/iOS/Android, text/call you, text your friends, take your money) to force you to stay on track with your habits.

Overlord's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Overlord, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Overlord

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI Accountability Partner

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

We are building Overlord, an app that knows everything about you - location, Mac data, health stats, and more - and uses that data to push you to stick to your habits. It can block your devices, text or call you, message your friends, or even take your money to keep you accountable. It's for people who struggle with self-discipline and want a firm but personalized way to stay on track.

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

We live in New York, NY, and the company will remain based here, with remote work as part of our setup.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in New York because that is where we live and work. Remote collaboration fits our small team and allows flexibility.

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 Overlord YC application?

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