Topo

Topo YC Application

Winter 2024Active

Topo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2024 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 2024
Industry
B2BSales
Team size
12
Status
Active
Launched
2023

Founders

  • Dan Elkaim
    Dan ElkaimFounder
  • Léonard Henriquez
    Léonard HenriquezFounder
  • Robin Philibert
    Robin PhilibertFounder

What Topo does

We are helping B2B companies reach the right leads with an AI Outbound agent. The goal is to reproduce the behavior of a sales top performers: - They know the product, the industry, the pain points, and the company's value proposition perfectly (trained on datas from your knowledge base, calls transcript, CRM...). - They will find the right leads, ready to buy, based on buying signals in the industry-specific channels (Linkedin, G2, Github...) or on the company's website visitors. That's exactly what the agent can do! Think of it as an expert SDR in your industry, ramp up in minutes.

Topo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Topo, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Topo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI Agents for outbound working by your side

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

We build AI outbound sales agents trained on a company's internal data - like call transcripts, CRM, and product information - to replicate top sales performers. Our agents identify high-potential leads using buying signals from LinkedIn, G2, Github, and website visitors, effectively acting as an expert SDR in minutes.

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

We live in Paris, Île-de-France, France, and plan to keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our product is built to serve B2B sales teams worldwide, but we are rooted in Paris where our team and network are strongest. Staying here gives us stability and close collaboration during YC.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Topo YC application?

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

What YC batch was Topo in?

Topo was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2024 batch.

Who founded Topo?

Topo was founded by Dan Elkaim, Léonard Henriquez, Robin Philibert.

What does Topo do?

AI Agents for outbound working by your side

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Topo's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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