Termius

Termius YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Termius went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry
B2BSecurity
Team size
35
Status
Active
Launched
2018

Founders

  • Roman Kudiyarov
    Roman KudiyarovFounder
  • Dmitry Lyfar
    Dmitry LyfarFounder

What Termius does

Termius is an SSH client that works on desktop and mobile. It syncs and shares data via a secure vault in the cloud, like a password manager. With Termius, engineering and DevOps teams can share the list of servers that can be organized in groups and tagged for faster search. Termius also has built-in Terminal and Snippet Sharing. Terminal Sharing enables getting instant help from colleagues via providing a unique link instantly, and snippets are frequently-used shell commands that allow teammates to learn from each other easily.

Termius's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Termius, Winter 2019 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

Termius

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

SSH client with team collaboration features

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

We are building Termius, an SSH client that works on both desktop and mobile. It syncs user data through a secure cloud vault, allowing engineers and DevOps teams to share and organize server lists with tags and groups. We also provide features like Terminal Sharing for instant support via unique links and Snippet Sharing so teammates can share frequently used shell commands.

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

We do not have a fixed base location now and plan to arrange the company base after YC. The team is distributed currently.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are distributed now because our early work was remote, but after YC we expect to establish a clear base to work more closely and scale faster.

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 Termius YC application?

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

What YC batch was Termius in?

Termius was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.

Who founded Termius?

Termius was founded by Roman Kudiyarov, Dmitry Lyfar.

What does Termius do?

Termius is an SSH client with team collaboration features

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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