MedCrypt YC Application
MedCrypt went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 batch as a Healthcare 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 2019
- Industry
- HealthcareHealthcare IT
- Team size
- 16
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2018
Founders
Mike KijewskiFounder
Eric PancoastFounder
What MedCrypt does
MedCrypt has developed a security toolkit that allows medical device developers to focus on diagnosing and treating disease, while ensuring their devices comply with security regulations and best practices. And since each installation of our software communicates with our MedCrypt network, we can use machine learning-based transaction monitoring algorithms to detect anomalous behavior, thwarting attacks in real time. This centralization of transaction data allows us to facilitate "Threat Sharing" between device vendors, helping build a community of device vendors offering the most secure devices possible. MedCrypt protects medical devices against malicious hacking. Each installation of our software communicates with our MedCrypt network, allowing us to use machine learning-based transaction monitoring algorithms to detect anomalous behavior, thwarting attacks in real time. This centralization of transaction data allows us to facilitate "Threat Sharing" between device vendors, helping build a community of device vendors offering the most secure devices possible. If someone hacks your connected thermostat, you’re uncomfortable. If someone hacks your pacemaker, you could be dead. MedCrypt is bringing modern software security technologies to an important, but underserved technology sector.
MedCrypt's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
MedCrypt, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
MedCrypt
Cybersecurity for medical devices
We build a security toolkit for medical device developers. Our software adds cybersecurity features that help devices comply with regulations and best practices. Each installation connects to our MedCrypt network, where machine learning monitors transactions to detect attacks and share threat data across device vendors to improve security collectively.
We live in San Diego, CA and the company will be based there after YC as well.
San Diego has a strong engineering talent pool and proximity to medical device companies, which is key for our customer focus and product development.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real MedCrypt YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from MedCrypt's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like MedCrypt would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was MedCrypt in?
MedCrypt was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.
Who founded MedCrypt?
MedCrypt was founded by Mike Kijewski, Eric Pancoast.
What does MedCrypt do?
MedCrypt gives medical device vendors cybersecurity features in a few…
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of MedCrypt's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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