SenpAI.GG YC Application

Summer 2021Inactive

SenpAI.GG went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry: ConsumerGaming
Team size: 12
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2021

Founders

Olcay YilmazcobanFounder
Berk OzerFounder

What SenpAI.GG does

SenpAI.gg is a gaming coach for the 1.4 billion PC gamers globally. SenpAI.gg’s desktop application makes personalized recommendations in the game and provides post-game feedback to help gamers improve faster. It is the most comprehensive assistant that supports gamers before and during the game via Voice Assistant, or an overlay that uses computer vision. The company is Boston-based and founded by Olcay Yilmazcoban (MIT researcher & gamer) and Berk Ozer (engineer & gamer). We raised $3M seed funding (ACT Venture Partners) and we are in the Summer 2021 Batch of Y Combinator.

SenpAI.GG's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SenpAI.GG, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SenpAI.GG

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Personal gaming coach for PC gamers

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

We built a desktop app that acts as a personal coach for PC gamers worldwide. It uses computer vision and AI to analyze gameplay in real-time and delivers personalized, actionable recommendations via a voice assistant or an overlay. It also provides detailed post-game feedback to help players improve faster.

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

We live in Boston, MA, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Boston has a strong tech talent pool and is where both founders live. It also fits our needs for building advanced AI and computer vision technology and managing a startup team.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SenpAI.GG YC application?

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