atopile YC Application
atopile went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2024 batch as a B2B 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 2024
- Industry
- B2BEngineering, Product and Design
- Team size
- 5
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2024
Founders
Narayan PowderlyFounder
What atopile does
atopile is a new language to design electronic circuit boards with code. We replace point and click graphical interfaces with code to bring software level automation and reuse to the field of hardware design. Our project is open source on GitHub!
atopile's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
atopile, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
atopile
Tools to design circuit boards with code
We built atopile, a programming language that replaces the graphical drag-and-drop interfaces typically used for electronic circuit board design. Instead of clicking, engineers write code to define and automate board layouts, enabling more reuse, automation, and precision in hardware design. Our product targets engineers and hardware designers who want software-level control over their PCB development.
We have a distributed team; none of us live in the same city. We plan to base the company wherever YC requires after the batch starts.
We're remote now because the founders live in different places. After YC, we will move as necessary to fully engage and grow the company as YC suggests.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real atopile YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from atopile's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like atopile would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was atopile in?
atopile was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2024 batch.
Who founded atopile?
atopile was founded by Narayan Powderly.
What does atopile do?
We make tools to design electronics circuit boards with code
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of atopile's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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