Exosonic, Inc. YC Application

Winter 2020Inactive

Exosonic, Inc. went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Team size: 14
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

Tim MacDonaldFounder
Norris TieFounder

What Exosonic, Inc. does

Exosonic is an early-stage aerospace start-up based in Los Angeles, CA developing supersonic adversary air UAVs to support the adversary air training mission for both commercial and government customers. The goal is to mature these supersonic UAVs to become loyal wingmen (or collaborative combat aircraft) and eventually develop quiet supersonic airliners from the lessons learned and profits generated by the supersonic UAV product line. Founded in 2019, Exosonic has raised $4.5M+ in private capital and $2M+ in AFWERX funding. The team has 15 FTEs and is developing a subscale flight test vehicle to demonstrate autonomy and potentially crewed-uncrewed teaming with a first flight timeframe of Q2 2023.

Exosonic, Inc.'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Exosonic, Inc., Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Exosonic, Inc.

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Developing supersonic UAVs as a pathway to quiet supersonic flight

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

We build supersonic unmanned aerial vehicles designed for adversary air training missions. Our product supports military and commercial customers who need high-speed training targets and loyal wingmen. The core mission is to deliver UAVs that can fly supersonically with autonomy and eventually use what we learn here to create quiet supersonic airliners.

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

We live and work in Los Angeles, CA, and the company is based there.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose Los Angeles because it has a strong aerospace ecosystem, access to skilled engineers, and proximity to government and commercial aviation customers. It also fits the founders' location and resources.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Exosonic, Inc. YC application?

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