Carbon Crusher YC Application
Carbon Crusher went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
- Industry
- IndustrialsClimate
- Team size
- 21
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2022
Founders
Haakon BrunellFounder
Hans Arne FlåtoFounder
Kristoffer RoilFounder
What Carbon Crusher does
We are crushing roads in need of maintenance, reusing the old road materials, replacing heavy oil with carbon binding lignin. This is both a cheaper, more durable and net carbon negative method, removing ~1.5 tonnes CO2 from the atmosphere from every 100 feet of road. We offer Crushing As A Service (CRAAS) to public and private road owners and refurbishers, and are already gaining international traction. Using satellite imagery, we will monitor road status and potential, and will offer additional tech and bio enhancements to make all roads green and a solution to the climate crisis. We are building the road to a carbon negative future.
Carbon Crusher's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Carbon Crusher, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Carbon Crusher
We make carbon negative roads
We crush roads in need of repair, reusing old materials and replacing heavy oil binders with lignin that binds carbon. This makes roads cheaper, more durable, and carbon negative, removing about 1.5 tonnes of CO2 per 100 feet of road. We offer Crushing As A Service (CRAAS) to public and private road owners and use satellite imagery to monitor road condition and expand our tech and bio enhancements globally.
We are based in Oslo, Norway, and would continue operating there after YC.
Oslo is where our team lives and where we built our equipment and operations. It gives us access to early customers in Europe and local expertise in construction and climate tech.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Carbon Crusher YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Carbon Crusher's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Carbon Crusher would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Carbon Crusher in?
Carbon Crusher was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch.
Who founded Carbon Crusher?
Carbon Crusher was founded by Haakon Brunell, Hans Arne Flåto, Kristoffer Roil.
What does Carbon Crusher do?
We make carbon negative roads
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Carbon Crusher's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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