Cruise YC Application
Cruise went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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 2014
- Industry
- IndustrialsAutomotive
- Team size
- 3000
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2013
Founders
Kyle VogtFounder/CEO
Daniel KanFounder/COO
What Cruise does
Cruise is building the world’s most advanced, all-electric, self-driving car technology to safely connect people with the places, things, and experiences they care about. Self-driving cars will help save lives, reimagine cities, redefine time in transit, and restore freedom of movement for individuals who live in dense urban settings. Acquired by GM in 2016.
Cruise's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Cruise, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Cruise
Self-driving cars.
We're building all-electric self-driving car technology designed to navigate dense urban environments safely. Our system connects people with places and things by letting cars drive themselves without human input, aiming for safer streets and improved transit time.
We live and work in San Francisco, and the company would remain based here after YC.
San Francisco is where the tech, regulatory environment, and urban landscape align to build and test self-driving cars effectively; it's where we can recruit engineers and engage with partners needed to advance the product.
21 more answers in the full application
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Cruise YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Cruise's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Cruise would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Cruise in?
Cruise was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2014 batch.
Who founded Cruise?
Cruise was founded by Kyle Vogt, Daniel Kan.
What does Cruise do?
Self-driving cars.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Cruise's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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