Synder YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Synder 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: B2BFinance and Accounting
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Michael AstreikoFounder
Ilya KiselFounder

What Synder does

Synder is an easy accounting platform focused on e-commerce. It connects all sales platforms (like Shopify, Stripe, Amazon or Etsy) into one ecosystem, providing businesses with consolidated cash flow, automated accounting, and inventory management making Synder a single source of truth of the correct analytics, accounting and tax filing.

Synder's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Synder

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Easy accounting for e-commerce

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

We built Synder to connect all e-commerce sales platforms like Shopify, Stripe, Amazon, and Etsy into one system. It automates accounting, consolidates cash flow, and manages inventory so businesses get accurate analytics and tax filing without manual work.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and Synder will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and where our network and e-commerce ecosystem are strongest, so it makes sense for the company to stay here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Synder YC application?

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