Theya YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Theya went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 batch as a Fintech 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 2023
Industry: FintechConsumer Finance
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Vikas ChoudharyFounder
Smeet BhattFounder
Sriram Bhargav KarnatiCo-founder

What Theya does

Theya is the world’s simplest Bitcoin self-custody app for users who find crypto exchanges risky and hardware wallets overwhelming. We are making the self-custody UX seamless with our multi-sig wallet that users can set up using smartphones, giving them the functionality and convenience of centralized exchanges without sacrificing control and security of hardware wallets. We aim to be the default consumer app for Bitcoin - offering products like accumulation, lending, investments and payments - all built on top of our intuitive self-custody platform.

Theya's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Theya, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Theya

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution

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

We are building Theya, a Bitcoin self-custody wallet app that makes it easy for users who find existing hardware wallets overwhelming and crypto exchanges risky. Our multi-sig wallet lets users maintain full control of their funds on smartphones, combining the security of hardware wallets with the convenience users expect from centralized exchanges. Beyond custody, our platform will offer Bitcoin accumulation, lending, investments, and payments, all integrated into one user-friendly app.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep Theya based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is our home and a central hub for crypto and fintech innovation. Staying here keeps us close to potential partners, users, and talent we need to grow quickly.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Theya YC application?

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