Studio YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

Studio went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 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 2026
Industry: B2BAnalytics
Location: San Francisco
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Nikita MullangiFounder/CEO
Cameron MalloyFounder/CTO

What Studio does

Studio is a simulation lab studying how humans and societies respond to new ideas, and is building the first software models that can accurately predict that response. Instead of creating digital twins of survey respondents, Studio builds live market models of interconnected audience segments from real, traceable consumer-behavior data. Our simulations match live KPI outcomes like revenue and purchase behavior with over 97% accuracy for consumer-facing enterprises, higher than any synthetic panel, simulation lab, or traditional market research.

Studio's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Studio, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Studio

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Accurately simulate market response at scale

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

We make simulation software that predicts how real markets will respond to new ideas, products, and campaigns. Studio creates live models using consumer behavior data to simulate outcomes - like revenue shifts or purchase rates - before companies launch in the real world. Our product is for consumer-facing enterprises who want more accurate predictions than traditional surveys or synthetic panels can offer.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and the company is based here. We'll remain in San Francisco after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the hub for AI and data talent, with the right density of potential customers and advisors. We already live and work here.

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 Studio YC application?

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