Upfort YC Application
Upfort 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
- 38
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2017
Founders
Han WangFounder/CTO
Daniel BilbaoFounder
What Upfort does
Upfort is a leading platform for cyber security and insurance that provides holistic protection from evolving cyber threats. Founded in 2017 to expand global access to cyber resilience, Upfort makes cyber risk easy to manage and simple to insure. Upfort delivers turnkey security proven to proactively mitigate risk and comprehensive cyber insurance from leading insurers. With proprietary data and intelligent automation, Upfort’s AI anticipates risk and streamlines mitigation for hassle-free underwriting. Insurers, brokers, and risk advisors partner with Upfort to offer clients resilience and peace of mind against cyber threats.
Upfort's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Upfort, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Upfort
Turnkey security & hassle-free cyber insurance
We build a platform that bundles cybersecurity protection and cyber insurance from leading insurers. Our product helps insurers, brokers, and risk advisors provide clients with integrated security tools and insurance coverage that proactively mitigate and insure cyber risk. Our AI analyzes risk data to automate underwriting and streamline mitigation, making cyber risk simple to manage and insure.
The team is based in San Francisco, CA, and works remotely as well. After YC, we plan to remain headquartered in San Francisco with a distributed team.
We chose San Francisco for proximity to insurers, brokers, and cyber security talent. The distributed setup lets us hire smart people wherever they are while staying connected to the industry hubs.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Upfort YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Upfort's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Upfort would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Upfort in?
Upfort was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.
Who founded Upfort?
Upfort was founded by Han Wang, Daniel Bilbao.
What does Upfort do?
Turnkey security & hassle-free cyber insurance from leading insurers
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Upfort's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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