Edyn YC Application

Winter 2014Inactive

Edyn 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: IndustrialsAgriculture
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Jason AramburuFounder/CEO

What Edyn does

The Edyn smart garden system lets you know what’s happening in your garden at all times. Whether you’re a novice gardener or managing a small-scale organic farm, Edyn is there to take the guesswork out of gardening. Inserted in the soil, the Edyn Garden Sensor gathers and analyzes data about changing weather and soil conditions. The Edyn App displays this data as a real-time snapshot of your garden, and pushes alerts and suggestions to maximize plant health. A separate component, the Edyn Water Valve, uses the data collected by the sensor to smartly control your existing watering system, watering your plants only when needed. With advanced tracking technology and intuitive design, the Edyn smart garden system keeps you connected to your garden or farm so you can grow healthier plants.

Edyn's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Edyn, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Edyn

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Nest for lawn and garden

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

We are building the Edyn Smart Garden System, which includes a soil sensor and intelligent water valve. The sensor goes in the ground to track weather and soil conditions continuously. The accompanying app analyzes this data and sends alerts to help gardeners and small organic farms grow healthy plants. The water valve uses sensor data to automate watering only when plants need it, preventing waste and improving growth.

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

We live in Oakland, CA, and would keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Oakland is where we are rooted and building our network. It's close to our early users and has a strong hardware and farming tech community we tap into.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Edyn YC application?

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