Estimote, Inc. YC Application

Summer 2013Active

Estimote, Inc. went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2013 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 2013
Industry: B2BSupply Chain and Logistics
Team size: 40
Status: Active
Launched: 2013

Founders

Jakub KrzychFounder/CEO
Lukasz KostkaFounder/CTO

What Estimote, Inc. does

Estimote, Inc. is the creator of SpaceTimeOS, a revolutionary operating system installed directly on physical spaces to make them programmable and interactive. Small sensors are attached to walls and items. They talk to each other and communicate with with servers. A digital copy of the physical space is created in the cloud, allowing for inch-precise and real-time tracking of assets, people, and vehicles. When they move or interact with each other pre-programmed actions are triggered as defined in the apps "installed" in different rooms or places. Apps can be downloaded from the marketplace of create by developers using JavaScript and a robust API. The system utilizes wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and Ultra Wideband to automate processes and track the movement of objects. SpaceTimeOS allows for the creation of smart workplace applications and the digital twinning of entire businesses and supply chains, as well as the blending of physical and digital data.

Estimote, Inc.'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Estimote, Inc., Summer 2013 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Estimote, Inc.

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Location intelligence platform

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

We build SpaceTimeOS, an OS installed on buildings and physical spaces via small sensors. These sensors create a digital twin of the physical environment in real time, allowing precise tracking of assets, people, and vehicles indoors. The system triggers actions when objects move or interact according to apps written in JavaScript and deployed in specific locations, enabling smart workplace and supply chain applications.

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

We live in Kraków, Poland, and the company is based here now. After YC, we'll remain in Kraków as this is where our main team and infrastructure are.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose Kraków because both founders live here and there's strong local engineering talent. The hardware manufacturing and early customers are here, making it the most practical place to build and scale the product.

21 more answers in the full application

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Is this the real Estimote, Inc. YC application?

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