Smyte YC Application
Smyte went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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 2015
- Industry
- B2BSecurity
- Team size
- 11
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Pete HuntFounder
Julian TempelsmanFounder
Josh YudakenFounder/Lead Infrastructure Engineer
What Smyte does
Smyte stops spam, scams, harassment and credit card fraud for marketplaces and social networks. We automatically classify your website and mobile app's event data and stop bad actors at scale.
Smyte's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Smyte, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Smyte
Stops bad actors on social networks and marketplaces
We built a system that automatically analyzes website and mobile app event data to detect and prevent spam, scams, harassment, and credit card fraud at scale. Our product plugs into marketplaces and social networks to identify bad actors before they can cause damage.
We live in San Francisco, CA and after YC the company would remain based here.
San Francisco is a natural place to build a security-focused startup serving internet marketplaces and social networks, with access to talent and customers.
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 Smyte YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Smyte's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Smyte would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Smyte in?
Smyte was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Smyte?
Smyte was founded by Pete Hunt, Julian Tempelsman, Josh Yudaken.
What does Smyte do?
Smyte stops bad actors on social networks and marketplaces.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Smyte's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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