Bright YC Application
Bright went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 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 2015
- Industry
- IndustrialsEnergy
- Team size
- 100
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Jonah GreenbergerFounder
What Bright does
Bright is Mexico’s #1 residential solar provider (think Sunrun for the developing world, starting first in Mexico). We provide the financing and software that enable thousands of student ambassadors and retail promoters to offer cheaper electricity to homes at no upfront cost, and we work with our network of hundreds of local installers and distributors to satisfy the resulting demand. Our first market is Mexico, which has more sun, higher electricity rates, and lower labor costs than the US. Bright's investors include First Round Capital, Y Combinator, and other top Silicon Valley firms.
Bright's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Bright, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Bright
Sunrun for the developing world
We build financing and sales software that helps student ambassadors and retail promoters sell and install residential solar systems in Mexico. Our platform manages customer acquisition, payments, and works with local installers to fulfill demand, making solar accessible with no upfront cost.
We live in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico, and the company will remain based here after YC, while operating remote where needed.
Mexico City is where our customers and installers are. It has the right mix of sun, electricity pricing, and labor costs to build this business here rather than in the US.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Bright YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Bright's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Bright would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Bright in?
Bright was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Bright?
Bright was founded by Jonah Greenberger.
What does Bright do?
Sunrun for the developing world
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Bright's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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