Cardinal YC Başvurusu

Winter 2026Active

Cardinal, B2B şirketi olarak Winter 2026 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Winter 2026
Sektör: B2B
Durum: Active
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2026

Kurucular

Devi JhaFounder
Jianna LiuFounder

Cardinal ne yapar

Hey YC! We're Devi and Jianna - the founders of Cardinal. TL;DR: Cardinal is the AI platform for precision outbound. We run outbound for 40+ YC companies, like Mintlify, Greptile, and Luminai. The Problem “Spray and Pray” outbound is dead. The best teams at outbound do it with extreme precision. Finding things in common with your customers, staying in touch with them through their content, mapping inbound from signups and ads, tracking website visitors, monitoring various signals, etc. This sounds great in theory, but in reality involves stringing together 10+ tools and hiring a GTM engineer. That’s where Cardinal comes in. Cardinal is an AI platform for precision outbound. Our agents can create workflows that normally require the work of fulltime GTM engineers. If you're a founder or sales leader looking to bring AI into your sales org, would love to chat!

Cardinal'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

Cardinal, Winter 2026 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Cardinal

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI platform for precision outbound

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

We built Cardinal to replace the typical spray-and-pray outbound sales process. Our platform uses AI agents to automate workflows that normally require a full-time GTM engineer - like finding commonalities with prospects, tracking buyer signals, and orchestrating outreach based on multiple data points. It's designed for founders and sales leaders who want precise, data-driven outbound without juggling 10 tools or hiring extra staff.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we both live and where most of our customers and network are. It's the best place for us to build deep relationships with early users and access talent and investors.

Tam başvuruda 21 ek cevap

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference tam sürümde. YC Insights'ta, diğer her YC grubu yanında açmak için ücretsiz bir hesap oluşturun.

Tüm başvuruyu gör

Sıkça Sorulan Sorular

Bu, Cardinal şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

Hayır. Y Combinator gönderilen başvuruları gizli tutar. Bu bir yeniden yapılandırmadır: gerçek YC form soruları, Cardinal'in kamuya açık verilerinden (lansman notları, kurucu geçmişleri, ürün açıklaması) yanıtlanmıştır. Cardinal gibi bir şirketin YC'ye kendisini nasıl sunacağını gösterir, gönderdikleri metni değil.