Hoplite YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

Hoplite went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 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 2026
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Location: San Francisco
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Ryan MorrisseyFounder/CEO
Bence RedmondFounder/CTO

Hoplite's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Hoplite, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Hoplite

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Effortlessly deploy cloud software factories.

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

We make Hoplite, a platform to deploy cloud software factories for engineering, product, and design teams. Hoplite automates and manages the entire lifecycle of cloud-based development workflows, reducing the friction of standing up and scaling these environments. Teams use Hoplite to focus on building software, rather than dealing with cloud setup and maintenance.

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

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

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the center of developer tools, cloud, and AI startups. We're here for access to the best talent and early adopter customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Hoplite YC application?

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