Double Robotics YC Application

Summer 2012Active

Double Robotics went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2012 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 2012
Industry: B2BProductivity
Team size: 11
Status: Active
Launched: 2012

Founders

David CannFounder/CEO
Marc DeVidtsFounder

What Double Robotics does

Double Robotics is the creator of Double, the world’s leading telepresence robot. We help telecommuters feel more connected to their colleagues by giving them a physical presence wherever they need to be. Having your own Double in the office means you can be free to roam around anywhere without scheduling a call or meeting. Double takes everything you love about video calls on an iPad and places that on a mobile base that puts the remote worker in control. By combining cutting edge technology with an intuitive, elegant design, Double is the ultimate tool for telecommuters. Our mission is to connect the world through remote experiences.

Double Robotics's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Double Robotics, Summer 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Double Robotics

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Telepresence robots

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

We build Double, a telepresence robot that pairs an iPad video call with a mobile base so remote workers can move around their office freely. It gives telecommuters a physical presence at work without the hassle of scheduling static video meetings.

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

We live in Burlingame, California and plan to base the company there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Burlingame puts us near Silicon Valley resources and close to customers in tech and enterprise who want telepresence solutions. Staying local helps us grow organically and iterate quickly with early users.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Double Robotics YC application?

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