Scout YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Scout went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a Consumer 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 2023
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Rohan AroraFounder
Venkat KrishnanFounder

What Scout does

Scout features 10 minute long generative podcasts that update you about your industry and interests while you are at the gym or in the car. We currently have 58% D7 retention, 35% D30 retention, and 24% DAU/MAU.

Scout's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Scout, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Scout

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI news aggregator tailored to your role and industry

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

We make Scout, an AI-powered news aggregator that generates 10-minute podcasts personalized by your role and industry. It helps busy professionals stay updated with relevant news while multitasking, like at the gym or driving.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and have access to talent, tech ecosystem, and potential users.

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 Scout YC application?

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