Escher Reality YC Application

Summer 2017Acquired

Escher Reality went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 batch as a Consumer 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 2017
Industry: ConsumerVirtual and Augmented Reality
Team size: 2
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2017

Founders

Ross Finman

What Escher Reality does

The most advanced Augmented Reality API.

Escher Reality's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Escher Reality, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Escher Reality

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The backend for Augmented Reality.

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

We build an API that powers augmented reality experiences. Our product handles the complex backend technology AR apps need, so developers can focus on creating new experiences rather than building core AR infrastructure from scratch.

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

We live in Sunnyvale, CA, and the company will be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Sunnyvale is where we live and where the VR/AR and tech ecosystem is strongest around us, making it easier to find talent and work with early customers locally.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Escher Reality YC application?

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