GrazeMate YC Application

Winter 2026Active

GrazeMate went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2026 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 2026
Industry: IndustrialsAgriculture
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Sam RogersFounder

What GrazeMate does

GrazeMate builds autonomous drones that herd cattle. On command, our drones fly to a paddock, position themselves around the mob, and move them where they need to go. What used to take a full day of helicopters, motorbikes, and horses now runs on a schedule. We work with some of the largest cattle ranches in the world. While the drones are herding, they're also estimating animal weights, measuring grass biomass, monitoring water levels, and flagging sick animals. We're building physical AI that lets a grazier manage thousands of head across millions of acres from their phone.

GrazeMate's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

GrazeMate, Winter 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

GrazeMate

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Robot Cowboys that Herd Cattle with AI Drones

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

We build autonomous drones that herd cattle. On command, the drones fly to a paddock, position themselves around the herd, and move the cattle where the grazier needs. Alongside herding, the drones estimate animal weights, measure grass biomass, monitor water levels, and flag sick animals. This lets a grazier manage thousands of cattle over millions of acres from their phone, replacing helicopters, motorbikes, and horses.

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

We live in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Sydney is where we are rooted and have access to local large cattle ranches for testing. Being here lets us build real-world experience on huge properties and tight relationships with ranchers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real GrazeMate YC application?

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