Shaped YC Application
Shaped went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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
- Winter 2022
- Industry
- B2BInfrastructure
- Team size
- 25
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2022
Founders
Tullie MurrellFounder/CEO
What Shaped does
Connect your data. Train your models. Query text, user or session context and retrieve relevant results in milliseconds. Explore our case studies to see how we’ve helped leading brands drive significant engagement and revenue:
Shaped's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Shaped, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Shaped
Real-time retrieval engine for search and agents
We built a retrieval engine that connects to a customer's data, trains models, and returns relevant results in milliseconds. Instead of static search results or slow model inference, we focus on fast, context-aware retrieval for search, recommendation feeds, and AI agents. Our product plugs into existing data pipelines and serves real-time queries with user or session context.
We live in New York, NY, and the company is based here.
Our team is in New York, which has given us access to great talent and early enterprise customers in fintech and ecommerce. Staying local helps us iterate closely with early users and build a strong culture.
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 Shaped YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Shaped's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Shaped would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Shaped in?
Shaped was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.
Who founded Shaped?
Shaped was founded by Tullie Murrell.
What does Shaped do?
The real-time retrieval engine for search, feeds, and agents.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Shaped's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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