Berbix YC Application

Summer 2018Acquired

Berbix went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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: Summer 2018
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 39
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2018

Founders

Eric LevineFounder
Steve KirkhamFounder

What Berbix does

Berbix’s mission is to enable all individuals to prove who they are and control how their information gets shared. Founded by the former engineering and product leaders for Trust & Safety at Airbnb, we empower companies to confidently answer the question: “Are you who you say you are?" This is a question many online platforms need to answer about their users. We solve that problem by offering best-in-class ID verification and proprietary fraud detection technology to our customers, which they can access through developer friendly SDKs. We serve customers in a broad variety of industries, recently raised our Series A led by Mayfield, and are actively growing our all-star team.

Berbix's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Berbix, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Berbix

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Convert more verified users. Instantly validate IDs.

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

We build a developer-friendly ID verification platform that helps companies instantly confirm user identities. Our product uses proprietary fraud detection tied to user ID validation, delivered through SDKs that integrate into customer apps. This lets platforms answer the question: 'Are you who you say you are?',' increasing verified user conversions and reducing fraud.

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

We live in San Francisco, and after YC, the company will remain based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our initial team formed, and it's the center for tech talent and our customers. Staying here gives us access to the engineers and product leadership we need as we grow.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Berbix YC application?

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