Cymmetria YC Application
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Cymmetria went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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 2015
- Industry
- B2BSecurity
- Location
- Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
- Gadi EvronFounder/CEO
What Cymmetria does
Cymmetria is a cybersecurity company at the forefront of deception technology, and offers the only commercially available deception technology that has caught 5 nation-state APTs. Cymmetria’s deception products, MazeRunner and ActiveSOC, give organizations the ability to hunt attackers, detect lateral movement inside the perimeter, automate incident response, and mitigate attacks. The company also offers deception as a service, enabling organizations to customize deception technologies for their business environment. Founded in 2014 by security expert Gadi Evron, Cymmetria is changing the asymmetry of cybersecurity, giving defenders the upper hand. For more information, visit.
Cymmetria's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Cymmetria, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Cymmetria
Shifting the asymmetry of cyber security
We build deception technology products like MazeRunner and ActiveSOC that let organizations detect attackers moving inside their networks, hunt threats, automate incident response, and mitigate attacks. Our technology creates traps and lures inside corporate environments that expose malicious actors while minimizing false positives.
We live in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, and the company is based there.
Tel Aviv is a global cybersecurity hub with access to top talent and early adopters. The local ecosystem suits our B2B security focus and makes collaboration easier.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Cymmetria YC application?
No. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Cymmetria's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Cymmetria would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted. Y Combinator does not publish most applications.
What YC batch was Cymmetria in?
Cymmetria was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2015 batch.
Who founded Cymmetria?
Cymmetria was founded by Gadi Evron.
What does Cymmetria do?
Shifting the asymmetry of cyber security.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Cymmetria's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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