Symplex YC Application
Symplex went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
- Industry
- B2B
- Team size
- 8
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2019
Founders
Gokul PrabhakaranFounder
Dhanush RadhakrishnanFounder
What Symplex does
• Acquired by Scale AI
Symplex's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Symplex, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Symplex
Applied Reinforcement Learning Research Lab
We build an applied research lab focused on developing reinforcement learning systems that businesses can integrate into their workflow for complex decision-making and automation. Our product helps other companies adopt RL models without needing deep expertise, turning RL research into practical, deployable solutions. The core challenge is making reinforcement learning reliable and usable by enterprises dealing with real-world data complexity.
We live in New York, NY and plan to keep the company based here after YC.
We chose New York because it has a strong market of businesses needing AI assistance and data engineering combined, and it suits the team's personal and technical network. Being close to our early customers and partners here helps us iterate quickly.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Symplex YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Symplex's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Symplex would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Symplex in?
Symplex was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2019 batch.
Who founded Symplex?
Symplex was founded by Gokul Prabhakaran, Dhanush Radhakrishnan.
What does Symplex do?
Applied Reinforcement Learning Research Laboratory
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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