Paid YC Application
Paid went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2014 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
- Summer 2014
- Industry
- B2BFinance and Accounting
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Ryan JacksonFounder
What Paid does
Paid is an API for invoicing. Paid helps company manage their accounts receiving with a seamless integration into any tech stack. We help you track expenses, generate & issue invoices, remind customers of outstanding payments and reconcile your accounts - all with about 30 minutes development time. API - Automate Everything Paid allows you to automate every step of your accounts receivable. In a few lines of code you can create invoices, issue them, and accept payments. Paid makes the invoicing/billing process fully automatic, freeing up time to focus on core business responsibilities. Customize Everything Your company, your way of doing things. Paid is fully customizable from branding, billing terms, payment methods and more. Paid can be adapted to any business model. Track Everything How much revenue is currently outstanding? How much is overdue? Who has already paid and does so on a regular basis? Everything you and your Finance Department need can be seen on our dashboard and exported for Accounting. Grow With Paid Whether it’s 10 or 10,000,000 invoices, Paid has a solution that will enable you to scale without the normal growing pains.
Paid's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Paid, Summer 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Paid
Autopilot for Accounts Receivable
We built an API that automates every step of invoicing and accounts receivable management. You can create and issue invoices, track outstanding payments, send reminders, and reconcile accounts all with minimal development time. Our goal is to integrate invoicing into any tech stack, so finance teams spend less time chasing payments and more time on their core work.
We live in San Francisco, and the company would be based here after YC as well.
San Francisco has a strong developer and startup community, which keeps us close to potential customers and partners. It's the right place to grow a fintech API startup like Paid.
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 Paid YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Paid's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Paid would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Paid in?
Paid was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2014 batch.
Who founded Paid?
Paid was founded by Ryan Jackson.
What does Paid do?
Autopilot for Accounts Receivable
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Paid's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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