DevFlight YC Application

Winter 2019Inactive

DevFlight went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry: B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2018

Founders

Tony MastrorioFounder
Victor BordoFounder

DevFlight's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

DevFlight, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

DevFlight

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Managed equipment data pipelines for manufacturers

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

We build a platform that manages data pipelines from manufacturing equipment. Our product collects, processes, and delivers machine data so manufacturers can monitor and improve their operations without building the complex integration infrastructure themselves.

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

We live in Somerville, MA and remote. After YC, the company would remain based in Somerville with a remote-friendly approach.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We started here because it's our home, and Somerville is close to Boston's engineering talent and manufacturing hubs. Remaining remote allows us flexibility and access to more engineers and customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real DevFlight YC application?

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