Matano YC Application
Matano 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
- B2BSecurity
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
Samrose AhmedFounder
Shaeq AhmedFounder
What Matano does
Matano is a modern SIEM, built for cloud-first security teams. It replaces traditional SIEM databases like Splunk or Elastic with a cybersecurity platform built on top of a cost-effective Security Data Lake.
Matano's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Matano, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Matano
Cloud Native SIEM alternative to Splunk/Elastic
We are building Matano, a modern SIEM platform built for cloud-first security teams. Instead of using costly traditional SIEM databases like Splunk or Elastic, we use a Security Data Lake as the backend to store and analyze security data reliably and cost-effectively. Our product ingests logs and security events, enabling detection, investigation, and response workflows optimized for modern infrastructures.
Shaeq is based in Seattle, Samrose is in San Francisco, and after YC the company would maintain presence in both locations to leverage our networks and talent.
We chose Seattle and San Francisco to cover important tech ecosystems. San Francisco is a hub for security teams and startups, while Seattle gives us access to solid engineering talent and a growing security scene.
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 Matano YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Matano's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Matano would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Matano in?
Matano was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2023 batch.
Who founded Matano?
Matano was founded by Samrose Ahmed, Shaeq Ahmed.
What does Matano do?
Cloud Native SIEM (alternative to Splunk/Elastic)
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Matano's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
