BotBuilt YC Application

Winter 2021Active

BotBuilt went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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: Winter 2021
Industry: IndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics
Team size: 8
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Brent WadasFounder
Colin DevineFounder

What BotBuilt does

BotBuilt is creating flexible robotic systems to solve the housing crisis. Our cutting-edge software and cost-efficient hardware allow us to improve the world by providing beautiful construction, safer job sites, and sustainable building techniques. The $600 billion residential construction industry is facing a massive labor shortage. Our robotic systems leverage the latest in rapid prototyping, artificial intelligence, and computer vision. By taking on some of the hardest technical challenges on earth, BotBuilt is ready to help solve one of society’s biggest problems.

BotBuilt's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

BotBuilt, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

BotBuilt

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We use robots to build houses.

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

We build flexible robotic systems that automate key parts of residential construction. Our product includes both software and hardware that handle complex building tasks on site, improving speed, safety, and quality. Our robots use AI and computer vision to work in unpredictable environments and tackle the hardest technical problems in construction.

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

We live in Durham, NC, and we would base the company there after YC as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Durham is where we are already based and have built our team and operations. It's a hub for robotics and manufacturing talent and puts us close to key housing markets in the Southeast.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real BotBuilt YC application?

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