inBalance YC Application

Winter 2021Acquired

inBalance went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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 2021
Industry: IndustrialsEnergy
Team size: 10
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2021

Founders

Thomas MargeFounder

What inBalance does

We use machine learning to accurately forecast electricity prices. Our live customers, including Enel, use our software to improve revenue by millions of dollars per year.

inBalance's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

inBalance, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

inBalance

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Electricity price forecasts for energy storage

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

We build a machine learning platform that predicts electricity prices with high accuracy. Our forecasts help energy storage operators and EV charging providers optimize schedules and revenues by anticipating market prices in advance.

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

Our team is distributed between San Francisco, CA and Cambridge, MA, with remote members. After YC, we plan to keep operating from these locations to remain close to customers and talent hubs.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco and Cambridge are both major energy tech centers with access to customers, partners, and engineers. Remote work lets us tap the best people regardless of location.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real inBalance YC application?

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