Daqstra

Daqstra YC Application

Summer 2026Active

San Francisco

Daqstra went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2026 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
Summer 2026
Industry
B2B
Location
San Francisco
Team size
3
Status
Active
Launched
2026

Founders

  • Darell Chua
    Darell ChuaFounder/CEO
  • Anchit Kumar
    Anchit KumarFounder/CTO

What Daqstra does

Daqstra is the AI-native orchestration layer for physical R&D. It saves engineers in Aerospace, Energy and Robotics hundreds of man hours managing test infrastructure by connecting fragmented test hardware, bringing live and historical test data into one place, and by giving engineers an API to orchestrate their entire test setup. We enable teams to spend less time rebuilding test infrastructure and more time improving the hardware they test.

Daqstra's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Daqstra, Summer 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Daqstra

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-native test infrastructure for hardware teams

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

We are building Daqstra, the AI-native orchestration layer for physical R&D teams. Hardware companies in sectors like Aerospace, Energy, and Robotics use us to connect fragmented test hardware, centralize live and historical test data, and control their entire test setup through an API. We help teams avoid rebuilding infrastructure and let them focus on improving their actual hardware.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, USA, and will stay based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is the center of hardware, robotics, and AI talent, and it's where our early adopters are. We want to stay close to the best engineers and our users.

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 Daqstra YC application?

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

What YC batch was Daqstra in?

Daqstra was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2026 batch.

Who founded Daqstra?

Daqstra was founded by Darell Chua, Anchit Kumar.

What does Daqstra do?

AI-native test infrastructure layer for hardware companies

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Daqstra's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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