Topkey YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Topkey went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2021
Industry: B2BFinance and Accounting
Team size: 17
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Jonathan SukhiaFounder
Bryan BeshoreFounder

What Topkey does

Topkey is the all-in-one financial operating platform that simplifies expense management for hospitality managers.

Topkey's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Topkey, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Topkey

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Financial platform for hospitality expense management

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

We built an all-in-one financial operating platform designed specifically for hospitality managers. Topkey streamlines how they manage expenses and payments, consolidating multiple workflows into one system that reduces friction and manual errors.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, where the company will continue to be based after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco connects us to a rich fintech ecosystem, investors, and potential partners in hospitality and property management, which aligns with our product focus.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Topkey YC application?

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