Stardex YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Stardex went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry: B2B
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Sanket ChauhanFounder
Pranav BadamiFounder

What Stardex does

Stardex is an AI native ATS and CRM executive firms and professional recruiting firms. We are AI first designed specifically for modern recruiting firms. It has a powerful client collaboration feature that helps you execute searches faster with clients. It also streamlines your searches by automating repetitive tasks, allowing you to dedicate more time to building meaningful relationships.

Stardex's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Stardex

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI native ATS + CRM for executive search firms

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

We are building an AI-first applicant tracking system (ATS) and customer relationship management (CRM) platform tailored for executive search and professional recruiting firms. Stardex automates repetitive tasks in the search process and enables better collaboration with clients to speed up hiring high-level talent. It focuses on helping recruiters save time on data entry and spend it on relationships and client delivery.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, USA, and after YC the company would remain based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we both live and work, and it's a major hub for both tech and recruiting. Staying here keeps us close to early users and potential customers in executive search, as well as the YC network.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Stardex YC application?

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