Swif.ai

Alumni Q&A

How did your company get started? (i.e., How did the founders meet? How did you come up with the idea? How did you decide to be a founder?)

The team has 10 people. One founder previously co-founded LeadIQ, a sales intelligence platform, where they managed a remote team of 50 and built a platform handling millions of dollars annually. CTO Mert has over 10 years of experience in device security and had spent the prior 5 years building a similar solution. Jeremy, a former YC founder who previously hosted virtual YC demo days, joined to lead sales.

How did you decide to apply to Y Combinator? What was your experience applying, going through the batch, and fundraising at demo day?

The founders credit their batch mentor with guidance on product iteration and pitch practice, and thank mentors Tim, Aaron, and Kevin.

How have you kept in touch with the YC community and continued to use YC resources & programs since the batch ended?

The founders have worked with several YC companies on their device management and compliance needs, and launched a YC deal to help new batch companies set up remote device management.

What's the history of your company from getting started until the present day? What were the big inflection points?

In 2022 the founders began using ChatGPT to simplify device management and remote employee management, which they describe as a pivot point for the product.

What is the core problem you are solving? Why is this a big problem? What made you decide to work on it?

The company addresses the shadow IT problem, using AI to give businesses control, visibility, and security over their devices.