Proof Trading YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Proof Trading went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 batch as a Fintech 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 2019
Industry: FintechBanking and Exchange
Team size: 7
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Daniel AisenFounder
Allison BishopFounder

Proof Trading's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Proof Trading, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Proof Trading

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Institutional equities broker-dealer

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

We built a platform that acts as an institutional equities broker-dealer, simplifying access and execution for trading desks and investment firms. Our product offers direct market access and execution services tailored for institutional clients, removing friction common in traditional brokerage solutions.

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

We live in New York City and the company is based in New York, NY. We plan to stay here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in New York puts us at the heart of the financial industry we serve. It makes direct relationships with clients and market participants more natural, which is vital for a broker-dealer.

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 Proof Trading YC application?

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