FarmLogs YC Application

Winter 2012Acquired

FarmLogs went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 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 2012
Industry: IndustrialsAgriculture
Team size: 5
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2011

Founders

Brad KochFounder

What FarmLogs does

Technology that simplifies farming. Get timely, unbiased information to improve yield, eliminate waste, and maximize the profitability of every acre.

FarmLogs's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FarmLogs, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FarmLogs

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Software that helps farmers operate more profitable businesses

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

We make FarmLogs, software that helps farmers get timely, unbiased information about their fields to improve crop yield, reduce waste, and maximize the profitability of every acre. Our product simplifies managing a farm by tracking field conditions, input costs, and weather, so farmers can make better decisions without guesswork.

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

We live in Ann Arbor, Michigan and the company is based here with remote team members as well. After YC, we plan to keep Ann Arbor as our base while continuing remote work.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Ann Arbor is where we started and have our core team. The agriculture industry we serve includes farmers nationwide, so a flexible remote setup serves the company best while we tap into talent here.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FarmLogs YC application?

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