Ryvn

Ryvn YC Application

Fall 2024Active

Ryvn went through Y Combinator in the Fall 2024 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
Fall 2024
Industry
B2BInfrastructure
Team size
5
Status
Active
Launched
2024

Founders

  • Albert Lam
    Albert LamFounder/CEO
  • Shardool Patel
    Shardool PatelFounder/CTO

What Ryvn does

Ryvn provides the devtools and infrastructure to easily deploy any workload, on any cloud, and on-prem. Run apps in your own cloud and offer Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) to your customers in minutes, with built-in observability designed for sensitive industries.

Ryvn's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ryvn, Fall 2024 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

Ryvn

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Easy and secure customer cloud deployments

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

We're building developer tools and infrastructure that let companies deploy any workload to any cloud or on-premise environment without hassle. Our product enables them to run apps in their own cloud or offer Bring Your Own Cloud to customers in minutes, with integrated observability tailored for industries that handle sensitive data.

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

We live and work in New York City, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose New York because it's home for us and positions us close to enterprise customers who need secure, compliant cloud deployment tools. It also helps us stand out from the usual Silicon Valley crowd and focus on this underserved market.

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 Ryvn YC application?

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

What YC batch was Ryvn in?

Ryvn was part of the Y Combinator Fall 2024 batch.

Who founded Ryvn?

Ryvn was founded by Albert Lam, Shardool Patel.

What does Ryvn do?

Easy and secure customer cloud deployments

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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