Argument Computer Corporation

Argument Computer Corporation YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Argument Computer Corporation went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry
B2B
Team size
8
Status
Active
Launched
2022

Founders

  • John Burnham
    John BurnhamFounder
  • Gabriel Barreto
    Gabriel BarretoFounder
  • Samuel Burnham
    Samuel BurnhamFounder

What Argument Computer Corporation does

Argument combines zero-knowledge cryptography, formal verification and distributed consensus technologies to build systems for unbreakable, scalable, private, decentralized software.

Argument Computer Corporation's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Argument Computer Corporation, Winter 2022 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

Argument Computer Corporation

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Accelerate verifiable computing

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

We are building a platform that combines zero-knowledge cryptography, formal verification, and distributed consensus to create software systems that are unbreakable, scalable, private, and decentralized. This helps businesses run complex computations securely and verifiably without sacrificing privacy or speed.

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

We live in Boston, MA, and the company is based there with a distributed remote team.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Boston has a strong technical talent pool and access to cryptography and distributed systems experts, which suits our focus areas. Remote allows us to recruit top talent regardless of location.

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 Argument Computer Corporation YC application?

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

What YC batch was Argument Computer Corporation in?

Argument Computer Corporation was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.

Who founded Argument Computer Corporation?

Argument Computer Corporation was founded by John Burnham, Gabriel Barreto, Samuel Burnham.

What does Argument Computer Corporation do?

Accelerate verifiable computing

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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