Refresh YC Application
Refresh went through Y Combinator in the Spring 2025 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
- Spring 2025
- Industry
- B2BEngineering, Product and Design
- Team size
- 8
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2025
Founders
Christopher SettlesFounder
Erik QuintanillaFounder
What Refresh does
Building RL environments for coding and computer use.
Refresh's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Refresh, Spring 2025 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Refresh
Training gyms for coding and computer use
We build reinforcement learning (RL) environments that simulate real coding and computer use tasks. Our product acts like a training gym where software engineers and product designers can practice skills in a controlled environment that mimics their daily work. It helps users improve efficiency and mastery of tools by providing structured, interactive scenarios rather than static tutorials.
We currently live and work in San Francisco, CA, and after YC we will keep the company based here.
We picked San Francisco because it puts us close to where many of our users and early adopters work - engineers and designers in tech companies. It also gives us access to top talent and the startup community, which helps us grow faster.
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 Refresh YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Refresh's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Refresh would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Refresh in?
Refresh was part of the Y Combinator Spring 2025 batch.
Who founded Refresh?
Refresh was founded by Christopher Settles, Erik Quintanilla.
What does Refresh do?
Training gyms for computer use and software engineering work
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Refresh's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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