Coperniq YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Coperniq went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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: Winter 2023
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 6
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Abdullah Al ZandaniFounder
Max KazakovFounder

What Coperniq does

Coperniq is workflow software for solar & energy contractors. It cuts soft cost per installation by $3K (17% of total cost) & accelerates project completion by 45 days (30% of project timeline). We replace Salesforce, spreadsheets, pencil-&-paper, & other hacky workarounds with an industry-specific application for the underserved energy workforce. Main benefits for our customers 1. Finish projects faster and cheaper: Our platform cuts 17% of soft costs, allowing contractors to deploy more projects, faster, and cheaper, with 5-star customer experience every time 2. Turn costly (often unprofitable) service calls into a revenue engine: By integrating with hardware OEMs (Enphase, SolarEdge, etc...), Coperniq gives you real-time health checks for your install base, automates service tickets, & drives referral revenue Coperniq does all this and much more in one beautiful platform! Are you or someone you know running or thinking about starting a solar company? [Schedule a call with us:)]

Coperniq's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Coperniq, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Coperniq

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Workflow software for solar & energy contractors

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

We built a workflow platform specifically for solar and energy contractors. It replaces spreadsheets, Salesforce, and manual tracking with tools designed for this industry's unique challenges. The product cuts installation soft costs by roughly $3,000 and accelerates project completion by 45 days, enabling contractors to finish jobs faster and cheaper. We also integrate with hardware OEMs like Enphase and SolarEdge to automate service tickets and generate referral revenue, turning service calls from costly burdens into income.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here and would remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the right access to engineering talent, solar and energy tech partners, and investors who understand climate tech and B2B SaaS.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Coperniq YC application?

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