Apozy

Apozy YC Application

Winter 2017Active

Apozy went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 batch as a B2B 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
Winter 2017
Industry
B2BSecurity
Team size
9
Status
Active
Launched
2016

Founders

  • Erhan Justice
    Erhan JusticeFounder/CTO

What Apozy does

Apozy is a browser defense platform powered by "Native Browser Isolation" technology. It neutralizes phishing, malware, and impersonation attacks in real-time by sandboxing dangerous websites at the time of click. This creates a safe "read-only" environment for browsing, even if the original website is malicious. Businesses use Apozy Airlock to protect their employees from online threats and prevent data breaches.

Apozy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Apozy, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Apozy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Apozy makes every website safe to browse

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

We built Apozy Airlock, a browser defense platform that uses Native Browser Isolation technology. It neutralizes phishing, malware, and impersonation attacks by sandboxing dangerous sites in real time. This lets users open any website safely in a read-only environment, even if the site is malicious.

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

We're based in San Francisco, CA, with some remote team members. After YC, we would stay here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team and early customers are. Being local to the Bay Area helps us recruit and meet partners in security-focused businesses.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Apozy YC application?

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

What YC batch was Apozy in?

Apozy was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2017 batch.

Who founded Apozy?

Apozy was founded by Erhan Justice.

What does Apozy do?

Apozy makes every website safe to browse

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Apozy's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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