Boost Biomes YC Application

Summer 2019Inactive

Boost Biomes went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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: Summer 2019
Industry: IndustrialsAgriculture
Team size: 12
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2019

Founders

Jamie BacherFounder
Adam Paul ArkinFounder

Boost Biomes's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Boost Biomes, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Boost Biomes

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Microbial products to improve agriculture

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

We develop microbial consortia designed to enhance plant growth and resilience by rebuilding beneficial soil biomes. Our product targets agriculture to improve crop yield and soil health through biological means, replacing or reducing chemical inputs.

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

We live in Brisbane, CA, and plan to remain based here after YC for access to Bay Area biotech resources.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Brisbane is close to key partners and biotech talent, making it the right place for building a science-driven ag biotech company like ours.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Boost Biomes YC application?

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