Studdy YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Studdy went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 batch as a Education 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: Education
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Michael LamFounder
Alex LanzoniFounder

What Studdy does

At Studdy, our mission is to unlock the full potential of the next generation by providing a personalized AI tutor for every student. Studdy Buddy is a multilingual tutor that uses AI, as well as advanced speech, text, and image recognition technology to supercharge students' ability to learn new subjects. We believe that making self-learning as easy as possible for as many students as possible (no matter their cultural, social, or educational background) is the key to unlocking the full potential of students around the world. We're a passionate team of AI experts, educators, and builders - if you also have a passion for transforming education we'd love to hear from you. Shoot us a message at!

Studdy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Studdy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

An AI math tutor for every student

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

We're building Studdy Buddy, an AI tutor that uses advanced speech, text, and image recognition to help students learn math more effectively. It's multilingual and adapts to diverse cultural and educational backgrounds to make self-learning easier for every student.

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

We all live in San Francisco, CA, and intend to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where the core of our technical and educational expertise is. It offers the best ecosystem for AI talent and education technology.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Studdy YC application?

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