Shepherd YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Shepherd went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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: Winter 2021
Industry: FintechInsurance
Team size: 60
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Mo MahallawyCofounder / CTO
Justin LevineFounder

Shepherd's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Shepherd, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Shepherd

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Modernizing commercial insurance

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

We build a digital platform that simplifies commercial insurance, making risk management and policy purchasing faster and clearer for contractors and energy companies. Our product streamlines quoting, binds policies, and manages coverage details for complex commercial insurance needs.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is a natural home for building fintech and insurance technology; it offers access to engineering talent and potential partners in finance and energy verticals.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Shepherd YC application?

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