Skyvern YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Skyvern went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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: Summer 2023
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Team size: 6
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Suchintan SinghFounder
Shuchang ZhengFounder

What Skyvern does

Skyvern helps companies automate browser based workflows using LLMs and Computer Vision, fully automating manual workflows and replacing brittle or unreliable scripts. Examples include: 1. Automating materials procurement from commerce websites 2. Completing complex multi-step workflows (ie getting an insurance quote from Geico.com) 3. Automatically logging into portals and downloading invoices 4. Navigating legacy content systems to do data extraction or data entry

Skyvern's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Skyvern, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Skyvern

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Open Source AI Agent for browser workflow API

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

We built an open source AI agent that automates browser workflows via an API. It uses large language models combined with computer vision to automate tasks like logging into portals, extracting data, or completing multi-step processes on websites. Our product replaces brittle scripts and manual workflows with reliable automation that companies can integrate into their systems.

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

We live in San Francisco and have a remote team. Post-YC, the company will continue to be based in San Francisco with a remote-friendly setup.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we launched Skyvern and where the core team is concentrated. It gives us access to engineers and customers for a product targeting B2B infrastructure, while remote work lets us expand our team globally.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Skyvern YC application?

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