AmpUp YC Application

Winter 2019Active

AmpUp went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 batch as a Consumer 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 2019
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 45
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Thomas SunFounder

What AmpUp does

AmpUp provides the simplicity and reliability enabled Tesla experience EV charging solution in private commercial locations where vehicle dwell times are 6 hours and longer; EG, workplaces, MUDs, and fleet depots. Within 2 years, it achieved 8th in ranking in market share in the commercial level 2 charging sector in the US. AmpUp is growing even faster now with their dominant growth channel in the commercial lighting vertical set to take off at the end of 2023 and early 2024.

AmpUp's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

AmpUp, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

AmpUp

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

EV charging made simple and reliable

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build an EV charging management platform focused on commercial private locations like workplaces, multi-unit dwellings, and fleet depots where cars park for 6+ hours. Our software and hardware provide a Tesla-like charging experience that just works, removing the common headaches of EV charging in these settings.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work in Cupertino, CA, and would stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Cupertino is at the heart of EV and tech innovation, which keeps us close to customers and partners in hardware and commercial real estate sectors.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real AmpUp YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from AmpUp's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like AmpUp would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.