LiteLLM YC Application
LiteLLM went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
- Industry
- B2B
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Krrish DholakiaFounder
Ishaan JafferFounder
What LiteLLM does
LiteLLM is an open-source LLM Gateway with 18K+ stars on GitHub and trusted by companies like Rocket Money, Samsara, Lemonade, and Adobe. LiteLLM provides an open source Python SDK and Python FastAPI Server that allows calling 100+ LLM APIs (Bedrock, Azure, OpenAI, VertexAI, Cohere, Anthropic) in the OpenAI format We have raised a $1.6M seed round from Y Combinator, Gravity Fund and Pioneer Fund
LiteLLM's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
LiteLLM, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
LiteLLM
Call every LLM API like OpenAI's
We built LiteLLM, an open-source Python SDK and FastAPI server that lets developers call over 100 large language model APIs through a single OpenAI-compatible interface. It handles providers like OpenAI, Azure, Anthropic, Bedrock, and more, so teams can switch or combine LLMs without rewriting code.
We live in San Francisco, and plan to base the company here after YC.
San Francisco is where we've built our network, raised funding, and connected with users. The AI and developer community here is dense, which helps us stay close to early adopters.
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 LiteLLM YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from LiteLLM's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like LiteLLM would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was LiteLLM in?
LiteLLM was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded LiteLLM?
LiteLLM was founded by Krrish Dholakia, Ishaan Jaffer.
What does LiteLLM do?
Call every LLM API like it's OpenAI [100+ LLMs]
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of LiteLLM's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
