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Theya (YC W23) — The world's simplest bitcoin self-custody solution

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.

Theya is a Y Combinator company in the Winter 2023 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: The world's simplest Bitcoin self-custody solution. The founders listed are Vikas Choudhary (Founder), Smeet Bhatt (Founder), Sriram Bhargav Karnati (Founder/CTO) (Y Combinator directory entry, March 8, 2023).

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Theya

New accelerator entry · 2023-03-08 · the record

Winter 2023
batch
3
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchWinter 2023
Announced2023-03-08
StageEarly
StatusActive
Team size3
IndustryFintech
Sub-industryFintech -> Consumer Finance
SectorsFintech, Crypto / Web3, Consumer, Neobank
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada
BasedSan Francisco, CA, USA
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.theya.us/

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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.

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