Popsy

Popsy YC Application

Summer 2022Active

Popsy went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2022 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 2022
Industry
B2BMarketing
Team size
2
Status
Active
Launched
2022

Founders

  • Miha Mlakar
    Miha MlakarFounder
  • Mourad Mourafiq
    Mourad MourafiqFounder

What Popsy does

Popsy is an AI tool that finds you leads on Reddit and sends them hyper personalized DMs.

Popsy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Popsy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI tool that finds leads on Reddit and sends them personalized DMs

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

Popsy is an AI-powered SaaS that scans Reddit to find lead opportunities and sends hyper-personalized direct messages automatically. It helps marketers and sales teams reach potential customers where they're already discussing relevant topics, reducing manual lead sourcing and outreach.

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

We live in Ljubljana, Slovenia and plan to keep the company based here after YC, working remotely as needed.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in Ljubljana and building remotely to access talent here and maintain flexibility. We want to grow the business globally but don't need to relocate for that.

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 Popsy YC application?

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

What YC batch was Popsy in?

Popsy was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2022 batch.

Who founded Popsy?

Popsy was founded by Miha Mlakar, Mourad Mourafiq.

What does Popsy do?

AI tool that finds you leads on Reddit and sends them hyper…

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Popsy's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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