Criya

Criya YC Application

Winter 2022Inactive

Criya 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
B2BSales
Team size
5
Status
Inactive
Launched
2022

Founders

  • Deboshree Dutta
    Deboshree DuttaFounder

What Criya does

Criya AI, a Y Combinator and venture backed AI startup is an intelligent content system that reads across all your data sources and in 1-click produces stunning, hyper-personalized client-ready assets, by combining research, branding, authoring and engagement analytics. Our AI Prospector replaces 85% of your account based marketing effort in 60 seconds. From market research to email/linkedin campaigns and landing page pitch decks, personalized for your specific buyer, we do it all in 1-click.

Criya's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Criya, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Criya

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI that builds GTM assets in seconds

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

We build an AI-powered platform called Criya AI that scans your company's data sources to produce personalized, client-ready sales and marketing assets in one click. This includes market research, email and LinkedIn campaigns, landing pages, and pitch decks tailored for specific buyers. It replaces the bulk of manual account-based marketing.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA. After YC, we'll continue to base the company here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team is based and where we're embedded in the B2B SaaS and AI startup ecosystem, crucial for hiring and sales.

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 Criya YC application?

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

What YC batch was Criya in?

Criya was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.

Who founded Criya?

Criya was founded by Deboshree Dutta.

What does Criya do?

AI that builds GTM assets in seconds

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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