Sproutfi YC Application

Summer 2021Acquired

Sproutfi went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2021
Industry: Fintech
Team size: 17
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2021

Founders

Tyler RichieFounder

What Sproutfi does

We're on a mission to make investing in the US markets accessible and fair to everyone in Latin America. Our social features make it seamless for investors to mingle, share investment ideas and learn from each other. We make it super easy to invest in thousands of US stocks & ETFs, with as little as a $1 USD, no account minimums, and no fees. Our team is composed of highly experienced builders hailing from Goldman Sachs, E*Trade Financial, Nubank, ING, Wise...

Sproutfi's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Sproutfi

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Latin America's first investing social network

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

We built a platform that makes investing in US stocks and ETFs easy and affordable for Latin Americans. Users can invest with as little as $1, access thousands of US securities with no account minimums or fees, and connect via social features to share ideas and learn from other investors.

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

We live in São Paulo, Brazil, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

São Paulo is one of Latin America's financial hubs. Being local helps us understand the specific challenges Latin American investors face when accessing US markets and build something that really works for them.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Sproutfi YC application?

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