Blyss YC Application
Blyss went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
- Industry
- B2BSecurity
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Inactive
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Samir MenonFounder
Neil MovvaFounder
What Blyss does
Blyss is an AI model provider built on strong security guarantees. We run AI workloads in GPU-based secure enclaves, which keep data encrypted even while it's being processed. Our customers get a privacy model similar to on-premises deployment, without ever having to think about AI infrastructure or GPU supply. The Blyss team has strong experience in cryptography and AI from Stanford, Apple, Nvidia, and more. We think data privacy is fundamental to safe, trustworthy AI, so it's our job to make end-to-end encrypted AI a no-compromise option - just like Signal and WhatsApp did for messaging.
Blyss's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Blyss, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Blyss
End-to-end encrypted AI
We built an AI model provider that runs AI tasks inside GPU-based secure enclaves. This keeps user data encrypted throughout processing, offering a privacy level similar to on-premises solutions but delivered as a cloud service without users managing infrastructure or GPU supply.
Neil and Samir live in San Francisco, and the company would remain based there after YC, with remote work as well.
We live in San Francisco, which puts us close to leading AI and security talent and potential customers. We want to keep the company here to stay connected to this ecosystem.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Blyss YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Blyss's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Blyss would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Blyss in?
Blyss was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded Blyss?
Blyss was founded by Samir Menon, Neil Movva.
What does Blyss do?
End-to-end encrypted AI.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Blyss's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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