Grade YC 申请

Winter 2026Active

Grade 在 Winter 2026 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 Fintech 公司进行过。以下是：公司做什么、谁创立了它，以及其 YC 申请，按照真实 YC 表格逐题重建。

YC 批次: Winter 2026
行业: Fintech
团队规模: 2
状态: Active
已发布: 2026

创始人

Lotanna EzeikeCEO, Co-founder
James HeaneyFounder, CTO

Grade 做什么

Grade is the API for performance-based payroll. Think of us like Deel or Gusto, but our payouts are for work completed, not hours. Companies use Grade to pay AI agents and contractors based on results: tasks completed, targets hit, work delivered. We handle compliance, tax reporting, and global payouts.

Grade 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

Grade，Winter 2026 期。来自公开数据的真实申请问题解答。

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Grade

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

API for performance-based payroll

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

We are building an API that lets companies pay contractors and AI agents based on tasks completed and outcomes delivered, not hours worked. Grade handles compliance, tax reporting, and global payouts tied directly to results.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and after YC the company will also be based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we both live and where the fintech and startup ecosystem is strongest, which helps with hiring, partnerships, and being close to users.

21 更多回答在完整申请中

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference 包含在完整版中。创建免费账户即可在 YC Insights 中打开，紧邻每个其他 YC 批次。

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常见问题解答

这是 Grade 的真实 YC 申请吗？

不是。Y Combinator 对提交的申请保密。这是重建版：使用 Grade 的公开数据（发布笔记、创始人背景、产品描述）回答真实的 YC 表格问题。它展示了像 Grade 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

Grade 是哪个 YC 批次的？

Grade 是 Y Combinator Winter 2026 批次的成员。

谁创立了 Grade？

Grade 由 Lotanna Ezeike, James Heaney 创立。

Grade 做什么？