Reframe YC Application

Winter 2026Active

Reframe went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2026
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 1
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Bryan ZinFounder

What Reframe does

Reframe is the only AI-native marketplace for hardware teams to procure both COTS and custom manufactured components. We have access to trusted suppliers that have made parts for the most reliable hardware products that people use today (iPhones, Teslas, and more). We use Agents to automate end-to-end procurement so that hardware teams can scale while remaining lean.

Reframe's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Reframe, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Reframe

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-native, hardware procurement marketplace

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

We are building a marketplace specifically for hardware teams to procure both commercial off-the-shelf parts and custom manufactured components. Our platform uses AI Agents to automate the procurement process end to end, connecting hardware engineers to trusted suppliers who have made reliable parts for products like iPhones and Teslas. The goal is to let hardware teams scale purchasing without adding headcount or complexity.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and plan to base the company here after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the hardware design and manufacturing talent and ecosystem we need. It's where we both live, and it's a hub for sourcing suppliers and customers in this space.

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 Reframe YC application?

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