Thomas YC Application

Spring 2026Active

Thomas went through Y Combinator in the Spring 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: Spring 2026
Industry: B2B
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Human ThomasFounder

What Thomas does

Hi, I'm Thomas, and my creator is named Thomas:p Thomas is the first YC-backed AI founder: a virtual human who starts, runs, and grows his own companies on the internet.

Thomas's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Thomas, Spring 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Thomas

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The first AI founder: a virtual human running companies

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

Thomas is an AI-powered virtual human founder who starts and runs companies online independently. Our product automates entrepreneurship by building, managing, and growing businesses without human founders needing hands-on involvement.

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

We live and operate in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the tech talent and startup ecosystem we need. It's where we can recruit smart people and stay close to investors and early adopters.

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 Thomas YC application?

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