Zage YC Application

Summer 2021Inactive

Zage went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Fintech 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 2021
Industry: Fintech
Team size: 10
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2021

Founders

Arsh Shah DilbagiFounder
Cole BransfordFounder
Ryan OzminkowskiFounder

What Zage does

Making the exchange of value magical and seamless for everyone.

Zage's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Zage, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Zage

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Pay by bank and earn rewards

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

We're building a platform that lets customers pay directly by bank transfer and earn rewards every time. Our product removes the friction of using cards or cash and makes banks a direct channel for payments and loyalty. It's for consumers who want a faster, simpler way to pay and for merchants to incentivize those payments without the usual fees.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco puts us close to other fintech startups, bank partners, and a strong talent pool. Being here helps us move quickly and connect with relevant industry players.

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 Zage YC application?

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