Startupsby GlyphWhy it ranks
How the rank works- team of 55Team size · YC's directory+9.1
- acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
- went through YCProgram · this site+4
A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCF25 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI | Active | YCX26 | |
| AI, Devtools | Active | YCX25 | |
| AI | Inactive | YCW23 | |
| AI | Active | YCW21 | |
| Devtools | Not stated | 500 Global2012 |
Also from W22
All of W22About Optery
Optery is automated opt out software, and we serve individuals, families and businesses. With Optery, you can remove yourself from hundreds of data brokers that are posting and selling your home address, phone number, email and other private information on the internet. Optery received the “Editors’ Choice” award by PCMag as the most outstanding product in the personal data removal category in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 and 2026, the Cybersecurity Excellence Awards for Attack Surface Management, Digital Footprint Management, and Employee Privacy Protection in 2024 and 2025, Cyber Defense Magazine’s Top InfoSec Innovator and Best Attack Surface Management awards in 2024 and 2025, the 2025 Fortress Cybersecurity Award for Privacy Enhancing Technologies, and Fast Company’s Next Big Things in Tech award for security and privacy in 2023. In 2025, Optery was also listed by Business Insider as one of 30 early-stage startups most likely to become a unicorn. Optery prevents phishing and social engineering, identity theft and fraud, online stalking and harassment, ransomware, doxxing, and prevents people's private information from showing up in Google search results. Anyone can create a free account to receive a personalized Exposure Report with live screenshots summarizing where your information is being posted and sold online. Optery then provides free tools for self-service removals, or you can upgrade to a paid plan, and Optery will remove the profiles for you. Optery for Business serves enterprises removing personal information from the internet for their employees and executives, and offers an API enabling application developers to embed data broker scanning and removal technology into their applications.
- YC batch
- W22 · Winter 2022
- Status, per YC
- Acquired
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 55
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote
- Checked
- 10h ago
YC tags: SaaS, Consumer, Security, Privacy, Enterprise Software
Optery: questions
Which YC batch was Optery in?
Optery was in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22).
Is Optery still active?
Y Combinator lists Optery as acquired.
Where is Optery based?
Optery lists San Francisco, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.