Phind YC Application

Summer 2022Inactive

Phind went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2022 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: Summer 2022
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 4
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2022

Founders

Michael RoyzenFounder
Justin WeiFounder

What Phind does

Phind is an AI search engine. It uses multi-step reasoning to find the best answer for your question and generative UI to present it in the most beautiful and interactive way.

Phind's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Phind, Summer 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Phind

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI search engine

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

We built Phind, an AI search engine that uses multi-step reasoning to find the best answer for your questions. Instead of returning a list of links, it generates a clear, interactive answer presented through a generative UI. This helps users, especially developers and researchers, solve complex problems faster by condensing relevant information into one place.

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

We are currently based in San Francisco, CA, and the company would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the best tech talent and access to early AI adopters, which are essential for building and refining our product quickly.

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 Phind YC application?

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