TryNearby YC Application

Summer 2026Active

Los Angeles

TryNearby went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2026
Industry: B2BMarketing
Location: Los Angeles
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Yousef AbdelfattahFounder/CEO
Obaida AlbaroudiFounder/COO
Ahmad IbrahimFounder/CTO

What TryNearby does

TryNearby connects local businesses with creators who live nearby. Restaurants subscribe monthly and automatically get booked visits from local creators who film, edit, and post a review to the local algorithm. This creates a steady stream of content that compounds into discovery on TikTok, Instagram, and increasingly AI search. Over 100 restaurants and thousands of creators are on the platform across Southern California, with AI agents handling matching, booking, and every creator conversation.

TryNearby's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

TryNearby, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

TryNearby

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Local creators for local businesses

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

We built TryNearby to connect neighborhood businesses with local creators. Restaurants subscribe and automatically get local creators booked for visits. Creators film, edit, and post reviews to TikTok, Instagram, and AI-driven search. AI agents handle matching, booking, and messaging on both sides, giving restaurants steady, authentic content that drives discovery.

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

We're based in Los Angeles, CA. After YC, the company would stay in LA.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Restaurants, creators, and our team are all in Southern California. Staying in LA keeps us close to 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 TryNearby YC application?

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