Shor YC Application
Shor went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2025 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 2025
- Industry
- FintechPayments
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2025
Founders
Daivik GoelCEO & Co-Founder
Avi KonduruCo-founder
What Shor does
Shor is international payroll, built for founders. Hire your first international employee or contractor at startup speed. Set up on one call, run payroll the same week. Pay contractors and employ full-time team members through Shor's EOR across the world. Localized contracts, automatic compliance, and same-day local-currency payouts at a flat FX margin. No setup fees, no lock-ins. Backed by Polychain Capital, Founders Capital, and Goodwater, among others.
Shor's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Shor, Summer 2025 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Shor
International payroll for startup founders
We built Shor to make international payroll simple and fast for founders. Our product lets companies hire their first international employees or contractors with one call, then run payroll the same week through Shor's Employer of Record (EOR) network worldwide. We handle local contracts, ensure compliance automatically, and enable same-day local-currency payouts with a flat FX margin. There are no setup fees or lock-ins, so founders can move quickly without dealing with complex local regulations or expensive, slow processes.
We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep Shor based here after YC.
San Francisco is a global fintech hub with access to talent, startup customers, and investors who understand international payroll and HR tech. Being here keeps us close to our customers and network.
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 Shor YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Shor's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Shor would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Shor in?
Shor was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2025 batch.
Who founded Shor?
Shor was founded by Daivik Goel, Avi Konduru.
What does Shor do?
International payroll, built for founders
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Shor's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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