Flirtey (SkyDrop) YC Application

Summer 2015Active

Flirtey (SkyDrop) went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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: Summer 2015
Industry: IndustrialsDrones
Team size: 11
Status: Active
Launched: 2015

Founders

Matthew SweenyFounder/CEO

What Flirtey (SkyDrop) does

Flirtey is the leading drone delivery service. We are reinventing the on-demand economy with our network of flying robots for last mile delivery. Our mission is to save lives and change lifestyles by making delivery instant. Flirtey’s drone delivery service is faster, more efficient and the ultimate customer experience. We’re rapidly growing our team and achieving a record number of historic firsts in the drone delivery industry, advancing autonomy, safety systems and advanced delivery technology. If you are interested in having your goods delivered via Flirtey, or joining the team that is transforming the delivery industry, visit Recent Company Milestones: - October 2017 - Announced a partnership to launch the first automated external defibrillator (AED) drone delivery service in the U.S. - January 2017 - Raised $16 million in Series A funding from top Silicon Valley investors. - August 2016 - Launched the world’s first commercial pizza-by-drone delivery model in partnership with Domino’s. - July 2016 - Conducted the first fully autonomous, FAA-approved drone delivery from a store to a home in partnership with 7-Eleven. - June 2016 - Completed the first fully autonomous, FAA-approved ship-to-shore drone delivery in collaboration with Johns Hopkins. - April 2016 - The Flirtey drone used to make the first FAA-approved delivery in the U.S. accepted into the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, alongside the Space Shuttle Discovery and the Wright Flyer. - March 2016 - Conducted the first fully autonomous, FAA-approved urban drone delivery in the U.S. - July 2015 - Completed the first FAA-approved drone delivery on U.S. soil in collaboration with NASA Langley Research Center. - Summer 2015 - Graduated Y Combinator. - 2013 - Founded the first drone delivery service in the world.

Flirtey (SkyDrop)'s YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Flirtey (SkyDrop), Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Flirtey (SkyDrop)

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Drone delivery service for last mile logistics

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

We build a network of autonomous drones that deliver goods directly to customers. Our drones fly from retail stores or distribution points straight to homes, making deliveries faster and more efficient than traditional delivery methods.

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

We live in Reno, NV, and the company is based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in Reno allows us close connections to FAA partners and access to open airspace for testing. It also keeps our team small and focused rather than split across multiple locations.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Flirtey (SkyDrop) YC application?

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