Apolink YC Application

Fall 2024Active

Apolink went through Y Combinator in the Fall 2024 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: Fall 2024
Industry: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Team size: 7
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Onkar BatraFounder

What Apolink does

Apolink is a next-generation data relay network designed to provide real-time, low-latency connectivity for satellites in low Earth orbit. By enabling efficient data aggregation and relay through our hybrid RF-optical inter-satellite link (ISL) architecture, we support scalable and resilient space infrastructure across commercial, federal, and defense applications.

Apolink's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Apolink, Fall 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Apolink

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

24/7 satellite connectivity in low Earth orbit

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

We are building a data relay network that provides real-time, low-latency communication between satellites in low Earth orbit. Our hybrid radio frequency and optical inter-satellite link system enables efficient data aggregation and relay, improving satellite connectivity for commercial, federal, and defense users.

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

We live in Palo Alto, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are based in Palo Alto because it puts us at the heart of the space and tech ecosystem and close to key talent and investors interested in aerospace and satellite infrastructure.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Apolink YC application?

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