Cryptoseal YC Application
Cryptoseal went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2011 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 2011
- Industry
- B2BInfrastructure
- Team size
- 3
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2012
Founders
Ryan LackeyFounder/CEO
Erik BerlsFounder
Thomas SparksFounder
What Cryptoseal does
CryptoSeal provides Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) as a service.
Cryptoseal's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Cryptoseal, Summer 2011 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Cryptoseal
Server key management and VPN as a Service
We provide a VPN as a service focused on secure server key management and privacy for cloud workloads. Our product lets companies deploy and manage encrypted VPN networks without building their own infrastructure. It simplifies protecting network traffic for internal services and remote users.
We currently live and work in Mountain View, CA, and after YC we'd keep the company based here.
Mountain View offers access to technical talent and the startup ecosystem that supports a security-focused infrastructure company like Cryptoseal. It's where we live and work now, so it makes sense to stay.
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 Cryptoseal YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Cryptoseal's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Cryptoseal would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Cryptoseal in?
Cryptoseal was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2011 batch.
Who founded Cryptoseal?
Cryptoseal was founded by Ryan Lackey, Erik Berls, Thomas Sparks.
What does Cryptoseal do?
Server key management, VPN as a Service, Privacy VPN. Sold to…
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Cryptoseal's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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