Diversion YC Application

Summer 2022Active

Diversion 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: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 14
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Sasha MedvedovskyFounder

What Diversion does

Diversion is a modern alternative to Perforce and Git, designed for digital entertainment industries like games, virtual production, animation, and 3D/VR. It streamlines collaboration by providing GitHub-like version control for large files and complex projects, integrating seamlessly with tools like Unreal Engine. Built for studios handling massive assets, Diversion ensures efficient workflows, secure storage, and effortless tracking of project history, making it the go-to platform for creative teams managing evolving digital content.

Diversion's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Diversion

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

A scalable, cloud-native Perforce and Git alternative

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

We are building a modern version control system designed specifically for digital entertainment creators. Diversion handles large binary assets, complex project files, and integrates with tools like Unreal Engine. It lets game studios, animation houses, and VR production teams track changes efficiently and collaborate on massive files without the slowdowns and limits of Git or Perforce.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose San Francisco for access to engineering talent and proximity to potential customers in gaming and virtual production. Staying local after YC keeps our team focused and connected to the ecosystem.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Diversion YC application?

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