Warp YC Application
Warp went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
- Industry
- B2B
- Team size
- 50
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Ayush SharmaFounder
What Warp does
Warp is a modern, AI-native employee management platform for high-growth companies. We’ve raised $25M from Sound Ventures (Ashton Kutcher), A-Star, Abstract, Drew Houston & Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), Balaji Srinivasan, Amjad Masad (Replit), Kyle Vogt (Cruise), SV Angel & Homebrew Capital.
Warp's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Warp, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Warp
AI-native Employee Management Platform
We built an AI-native employee management platform focused on high-growth companies. Our product handles HR, payroll, and operations tasks in one place, using AI to automate complex workflows that usually require multiple tools and manual effort.
We live in New York, NY, and the company will be based here after YC as well.
New York is where our team and initial users are based. It's also a major hub for the kinds of high-growth companies we serve, so it aligns with our product-market fit and hiring.
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 Warp YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Warp's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Warp would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Warp in?
Warp was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded Warp?
Warp was founded by Ayush Sharma.
What does Warp do?
AI-native Employee Management Platform for High-Growth Companies
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Warp's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
