Federacy YC Application

Summer 2018Active

Federacy went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

James SulinskiFounder

What Federacy does

Penetration testing and bug bounty platform.

Federacy's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Federacy, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Federacy

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Penetration testing and bug bounty platform

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

We built Federacy to connect companies with vetted security researchers who perform penetration tests and participate in bug bounty programs. Our platform manages this process end-to-end, making it easier for teams to find and engage testers, triage bugs, and track security improvements.

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

We live in San Francisco and remote locations. After YC, the company will continue to be based in San Francisco while supporting remote work.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and operate mainly from. Being in SF puts us close to early customers and security talent, and the area's ecosystem aligns with our focus on tech and security teams.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Federacy YC application?

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