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CopyCat AI
YC W25Seattle, US · Founded 2024 · Delaware corporation · 2 employees · Hiring · 7 known investors
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CopyCat builds AI-powered document automation software for insurance brokers, automating the creation of proposals, risk analysis documents, and employee benefits workbooks while preserving agency workflows and templates. The platform helps commercial and personal lines brokers reduce administrative work and serve more clients.
Also known as CopyCat Technologies Inc. · CopyCat · Platter · Platter, CopyCat
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSArtificial IntelligenceInsuranceUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W25)
CopyCat AI was founded in 2024 by Graham Sabin and Abhi Balijepalli.
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Graham SabinCo-FounderGraham Sabin is co-founder of CopyCat. He previously built Platter, a restaurant platform, and has held product roles at multiple Series A startups.
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Abhi BalijepalliCTO & Co-FounderAbhi Balijepalli is a co-founder at CopyCat and previously worked as an engineer at Zoom.
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Shawn RolphNamed on SEC filing
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Zyad ElgoharyFounder2024–2026
Board
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David SegelBoard director
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Mikey ShaughnessyBoard director
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Joseph ReedBoard director
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Adam BiedermanBoard director
Investors · 7
Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
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Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
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Breakpoint CapitalreportedAspen
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Flex Capital PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $2M
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Progressive VenturesreportedPalo Alto
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TechstarsreportedBoulder · $220K
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Telescope PartnersreportedSan Francisco
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$80K disclosed across 1 round · 2023
▶$80KraisedJan 2024 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$80KraisedJan 2024 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Shawn RolphExecutive Officer, Director
- David SegelDirector
- Mikey ShaughnessyDirector
- Joseph ReedDirector
- Adam BiedermanDirector
- Offering amount
- $150K
- Amount sold
- $80K
- First sale
- Nov 2023
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2021
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
The YC application· Winter 2025 batch
Alumni Q&A
- What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?
- The founders target the administrative workload of independent insurance agents, who must re-enter and reformat submission data that arrives as emails, PDFs, and spreadsheets, then compare carrier quotes across deals, renewals, claims, and benefits proposals. They note there are over 40,000 US independent agencies whose growth is constrained by hiring, with experienced staff hard to find. They identified the problem while training brokerage teams to use AI and seeing that existing software did not support the work.
- What is your long-term vision? If you truly succeed, what will be different about the world?
- The founders point to US property and casualty premiums reaching $1.1 trillion in 2025, with independent agents placing 62% of P&C insurance and about 88% of commercial lines, while an industry expense ratio of 25.2% represents roughly $240 billion a year in overhead. Their aim is to give small agencies the output of much larger ones so the best agent wins regardless of size. The founders state they trained brokerage teams on AI before building the product, completed a commercial insurance course and exam, and personally call every agency that books a demo.
Summarized from the founders' answers on their Y Combinator profile.
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Companies working in the same space as CopyCat AI.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureCopyCat Technologies Inc.
Frequently asked questions
- What does CopyCat AI do?
- CopyCat builds AI-powered document automation software for insurance brokers, automating the creation of proposals, risk analysis documents, and employee benefits workbooks while preserving agency workflows and templates. The platform helps commercial and personal lines brokers reduce administrative work and serve more clients.
- Who founded CopyCat AI?
- CopyCat AI was founded by Graham Sabin, Abhi Balijepalli in 2024.
- Who are CopyCat AI's investors?
- CopyCat AI's investors include Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz, Breakpoint Capital, Flex Capital Partners, Progressive Ventures, Techstars, Telescope Partners.
- How much funding has CopyCat AI raised?
- CopyCat AI has disclosed $80K raised across 1 round.
- Where is CopyCat AI headquartered?
- CopyCat AI is headquartered in Seattle, US.