Devyce YC Application

Summer 2022Active

Devyce went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2022
Industry: B2BOperations
Team size: 20
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Nick BrowneFounder
Edward ClaytonFounder

What Devyce does

Devyce is building the global mobile network for business. Right now, we give your employees a business phone number in an app, on their personal phone, instantly, alongside a portal for analytics, management and integrations. Nick has a background in recruiting and real estate and understands the pain points these industries face with hybrid working, while Ed has a solid tech background including a CS degree from Cambridge. Because of our relationship with a mobile network operator, we have the unfair advantage that we will actually become a mobile network, unlike other SaaS VoIP providers.

Devyce's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Devyce, Summer 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Devyce

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The global mobile network for business

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

We give employees a business phone number instantly on their personal phone through an app. Alongside this, we provide a portal for companies to manage numbers, view analytics, and integrate with other tools. Our relationship with a mobile network operator means we're building an actual mobile network for businesses, not just a VoIP overlay.

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

We live and work in London, England; the company is based here and would remain so after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

London is a major hub for telecommunications and business technology. Being here connects us to potential customers, partners, and talent. It's where we have built our product and team so far.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Devyce YC application?

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