Alba Orbital YC Application
Alba Orbital went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a Industrials 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
- Winter 2021
- Industry
- IndustrialsAviation and Space
- Team size
- 10
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2021
What Alba Orbital does
Alba Orbital is building the world's largest earth observation constellation, imaging everywhere on earth, every 15 minutes. We can see events within minutes such as wildfires in real time and have signed >$85m of LOIs, with both government and commercial customers paying pre-orders for imagery. To date we have launched 62 satellites into orbit (more than any all other yc companies combined), with more launching in 2026 onwards. We have launched a number of technology demonstration imaging satellites called Unicorns, which are the world's most advanced satellite under 1kg ever flown in orbit.
Alba Orbital's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Alba Orbital, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Alba Orbital
Satellites imaging Earth every 15 minutes
We build and launch small, advanced imaging satellites to form the world's largest Earth observation constellation. Our satellites capture images of every point on Earth every 15 minutes to provide real-time data for customers monitoring fast events like wildfires. We have built and launched 62 satellites including our flagship Unicorn satellites, the most capable sub-1kg imaging sats flown.
We are based in Glasgow, Scotland and will continue to operate from here after YC.
Glasgow has aerospace talent and support for our hard tech work. We built the company here and will keep our base where our team and suppliers are located.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Alba Orbital YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Alba Orbital's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Alba Orbital would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Alba Orbital in?
Alba Orbital was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2021 batch.
What does Alba Orbital do?
We make satellites to image everywhere on Earth, every 15 minutes
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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