Vest YC Başvurusu

Winter 2015Acquired

Vest, Fintech şirketi olarak Winter 2015 grubunda Y Combinator'dan geçti. Aşağıda: şirketin ne yaptığı, kimin kurduğu ve gerçek YC formunda yeniden yapılandırılmış YC başvurusu.

YC grubu: Winter 2015
Sektör: FintechAsset Management
Ekip büyüklüğü: 50
Durum: Acquired
Lansmanı Yapıldı: 2014

Kurucular

Karan SoodFounder/CEO
Jeff ChangPresident & Co-Founder

Vest ne yapar

Vest, on a mission to bring wider access to financial derivatives and other institutional investment strategies, manages investment products worth $50+ billion (as of 9/30/25). Backed by private equity, the firm has a strategic partnership with Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE), and First Trust, a global asset manager. Vest created Target Outcome Investments in 2013, which target a defined return profile, with an allowance for a specific level of risk, at a particular point in time. Today, Target Outcome Investments are available as mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), unit investment trusts (UITs), collective investment trusts (CITs), and customizable managed accounts / sub-advisory services. The firm was launched and backed by preeminent venture firms such as Y-Combinator (Airbnb, Reddit, Dropbox), Payment Ventures (MicroVentures, CardFlight) and First Round Capital (Uber, Mint, Square). See more at

Vest'in YC başvurusu, yeniden yapılandırılmış

Y Combinator başvurusu

Vest, Winter 2015 dönemi. Gerçek form soruları, herkese açık verilerden yanıtlandı.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vest

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Bringing wider access to financial derivatives.

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

We build investment products that give broader access to financial derivatives and institutional investment strategies through Target Outcome Investments. Our products target specific return profiles for a defined level of risk at a set time horizon. They are available as mutual funds, ETFs, UITs, CITs, and managed accounts.

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

We live in McLean, VA, and the company is based there, with a remote team spread out as well. We would maintain this base after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

McLean is where we started and built our initial products with our founding team. This location allows us to stay close to key financial markets and partners, while our remote model lets us tap talent across the country.

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, Vest şirketinin gerçek YC başvurusu mu?

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