Xeol YC Application
Xeol went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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 2023
- Industry
- B2BSecurity
- Team size
- 3
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2023
Founders
ShiHan WanFounder
What Xeol does
Pronounced Zee-O-L. End-of-life (EOL) and outdated software are a black box of vulnerabilities with very limited remediation paths. These 2 factors combine to make managing them a necessary proactive practice. Xeol enables enterprises and Fortune 500s to create a proactive EOL management program that directly contributes to better vulnerability management and lower cyber insurance.
Xeol's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Xeol, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Xeol
Close your outdated dependency attack vector
We built Xeol to help companies identify and manage end-of-life (EOL) or outdated software dependencies that hide vulnerabilities. Our product gives security teams a proactive program to reduce risk from these hard-to-see attack vectors, improving their vulnerability management and lowering cyber insurance costs.
We live and are based in New York, NY, USA, and will continue to be based here after YC.
We built this where we live because we have access to enterprise customers in NYC and the security talent needed to build Xeol. New York gives us direct contact with Fortune 500 clients who face these EOL risks.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Xeol YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Xeol's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Xeol would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Xeol in?
Xeol was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2023 batch.
Who founded Xeol?
Xeol was founded by ShiHan Wan.
What does Xeol do?
Close your outdated dependency attack vector
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Xeol's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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