Templarbit YC Application

Summer 2017Acquired

Templarbit went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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: Summer 2017
Industry: B2BSecurity
Team size: 11
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Bjoern ZinssmeisterFounder/CEO

What Templarbit does

Developer-oriented security platform, helping small and large companies protect their software from malicious activityDeveloper-oriented security platform, helping small and large companies protect their software from malicious activity

Templarbit's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Templarbit, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Templarbit

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Protecting applications from malicious activity

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

We build a security platform that helps developers protect their software from malicious activity. It provides tools and monitoring geared specifically toward developer workflows, making it easier for both small and large companies to secure their applications.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right talent and ecosystem for a security startup. Being here lets us work closely with customers and partners who need our product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Templarbit YC application?

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