TAI YC Application

Winter 2022Acquired

TAI went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 batch as a Fintech 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: Winter 2022
Industry: Fintech
Team size: 3
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2022

Founders

Alexander KwanFounder

What TAI does

TAI is an investing app that helps millennial investors trade and manage all their existing accounts from a single app. TAI uses algorithms and market themes to help users discover actionable insights on how to improve their portfolios using ETFs.

TAI's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

TAI, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

TAI

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Control All of Your Investments from a Single App

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

We built an investing app that lets millennial investors link all their existing brokerage accounts and manage trades from one place. Our algorithms scan portfolios and market themes to suggest ETF adjustments that improve diversification and returns. It's portfolio management tailored for investors tired of juggling multiple apps and confusing market data.

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

We all live and work in San Francisco and plan to keep the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the fintech and startup ecosystem is strongest. Being close to both investors and early users lets us iterate faster.

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 TAI YC application?

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