ArchForm YC Application

Winter 2018Active

ArchForm went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 batch as a Healthcare 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 2018
Industry: HealthcareMedical Devices
Team size: 23
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Andrew MartzFounder/CEO

What ArchForm does

Archform is teeth aligner software startup that lets orthodontists create, design and 3D print aligners within their own offices. The idea is to provide orthodontists with a way to better compete against some direct-to-consumer teeth aligner startups and cut down on the cost of Invisalign.

ArchForm's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

ArchForm, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

ArchForm

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Replacing braces with clear aligner + software

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

We build software that lets orthodontists design and 3D print clear aligners in their own offices. Our product replaces traditional braces and cuts the cost and wait time compared to Invisalign by putting the design and manufacturing in-house.

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

We are based in Sunnyvale, CA and plan to continue operating there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Sunnyvale is where we are already located, close to hardware and 3D printing resources and the dental tech ecosystem here. We want to stay near those resources and our existing team.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real ArchForm YC application?

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