autarc YC Application

Summer 2024Active

autarc went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2024
Industry: B2B
Team size: 30
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Etienne-Noel KrauseFounder
Thies HansenFounder
Marius SeufzerFounder& CTO

What autarc does

The problem: Energy installers still waste dozens of hours per project on pen & paper processes. Their CRM, ERP, email, planning tools are completely detached from each other. The solution: autarc lets installers automate their repetitive business tasks on a single platform. They manage everything from one interface: WhatsApp or iMessage. This combines their legacy tools into one system. We save 24+ hours on every home energy project, like heat pump, solar, wallbox or battery installations. The technology: On top of our OS, autarc leverages LiDAR for spatial analysis, computer vision for automated assessment, and AI for system recommendations. This enables installers to confidently transition to and scale up sustainable home energy solutions.

autarc's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

autarc, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

autarc

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Agentic OS for energy installers

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

We built a platform that energy installers use to automate their paperwork and task management for home energy projects like heat pumps, solar, wallboxes, and batteries. Installers interact through WhatsApp or iMessage, managing CRM, ERP, planning, and communication in one place. Our system uses LiDAR for spatial scans, computer vision to assess installations, and AI to recommend system setups. This saves installers over 24 hours per project.

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

We live in Berlin, Germany, and the company is based here. We plan to keep it here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Berlin has a strong energy tech and AI talent pool. Our customers and team are local, making it the best place to build autarc and stay close to the market.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real autarc YC application?

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