Malloc Inc YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Malloc Inc went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2021
Industry: B2BSecurity
Team size: 10
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Maria TerziFounder
Liza CharalambousFounder

What Malloc Inc does

Malloc monitors and prevents anyone from recoding or transmitting data from your mobile device without your knowledge. Malloc uses on-device AI to detect zero-click spyware and abnormal activity and blocks any suspicious communication in real time. We sell this to individuals, enterprises and governments that care about their privacy.

Malloc Inc's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Malloc Inc, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Malloc Inc

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-driven mobile cybersecurity

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

We built a mobile security product that detects and blocks zero-click spyware and abnormal device activity in real time using on-device AI. It prevents unauthorized recording or data transmission from mobile devices. Our customers include individuals, enterprises, and governments who need to protect privacy without delay or cloud dependency.

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

We live and work in Nicosia, Cyprus, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose to build Malloc in Nicosia because it's our home and we can operate effectively here. The cybersecurity and AI talent we need is available locally and remotely, so we can build a focused, close-knit team.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Malloc Inc YC application?

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