Vendr YC Application

Summer 2019Acquired

Vendr went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BOperations
Team size: 50
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2019

Founders

Ryan NeuFounder

What Vendr does

Vendr built the AI negotiation agent that helps companies stop overpaying for software by using real contract data to benchmark prices and secure better deals automatically.

Vendr's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Vendr, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vendr

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The AI negotiation agent to save money on SaaS

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

We built an AI negotiation agent that uses real contract data to benchmark prices and negotiate better SaaS deals automatically. Our product helps companies cut costs by ensuring they don't overpay for software, handling the negotiation process end-to-end so procurement teams can focus on their core work.

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

We live in Boston, MA, and Vendr is based there now and would remain so after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're based in Boston because it's where the founders live and build the product. It's a growing tech hub with the right mix of talent and access to customers in SaaS procurement.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Vendr YC application?

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