Feroot Security

Feroot Security YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Feroot Security went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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
Winter 2021
Industry
B2BSecurity
Team size
24
Status
Active
Launched
2021

Founders

  • Ivan Tsarynny
    Ivan TsarynnyFounder
  • Vitaliy Lim
    Vitaliy LimFounder

What Feroot Security does

Feroot (YC W21) is the leading compliance and security platform for b2b websites that helps you easily achieve and maintain compliance with PCI DSS 4.0.1, CCPA, CIPA, HIPAA and 50+ data privacy regulations.

Feroot Security's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Feroot Security, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Feroot Security

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-powered Compliance Platform for PCI 4, CCPA, HIPAA, CIPA, 50+ laws

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

We've built a compliance and security platform for B2B websites that makes it easier to comply with complex privacy laws like PCI DSS 4.0.1, CCPA, HIPAA, and over 50 others. Our product uses AI to monitor websites and help security and legal teams maintain compliance without manual audits or expensive consultants.

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

We live in Toronto, Canada, and would keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Toronto has strong engineering talent and a growing security industry. It's where we're based and where our core team lives. Staying here keeps us connected to our early customers and allows us to build a global B2B product without relocating.

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 Feroot Security YC application?

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

What YC batch was Feroot Security in?

Feroot Security was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.

Who founded Feroot Security?

Feroot Security was founded by Ivan Tsarynny, Vitaliy Lim.

What does Feroot Security do?

AI-powered Compliance Platform for PCI 4, CCPA, HIPAA, CIPA, 50+ laws

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Feroot Security's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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