Prembly (formerly Identitypass) YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Prembly (formerly Identitypass) went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: B2BInfrastructure
Team size: 80
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Lanre OgungbeFounder
Niyi AdegboyeFounder

What Prembly (formerly Identitypass) does

We are making it possible for digital businesses to easily verify individuals and businesses within seconds across Emerging Markets.

Prembly (formerly Identitypass)'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Prembly (formerly Identitypass), Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Prembly (formerly Identitypass)

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Identity Verification API for Emerging Markets

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

We built an API that allows digital businesses in emerging markets to verify individuals and businesses within seconds. It pulls from local databases and official records to provide streamlined, reliable identity verification in places where this is usually slow or unreliable.

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

We live mainly in Lagos, Nigeria, with a remote team. After YC, the company will remain based in Lagos with a distributed workforce.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in Lagos because that is where the biggest identity verification challenges in emerging markets exist and where we have local knowledge and access. The local presence anchors our operations and product relevance while enabling remote collaboration.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Prembly (formerly Identitypass) YC application?

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

What YC batch was Prembly (formerly Identitypass) in?

Prembly (formerly Identitypass) was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.

Who founded Prembly (formerly Identitypass)?

Prembly (formerly Identitypass) was founded by Lanre Ogungbe, Niyi Adegboye.

What does Prembly (formerly Identitypass) do?

Identity Verification API for Emerging Markets

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Prembly (formerly Identitypass)'s application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.