Industrial Microbes YC Application
Industrial Microbes went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2015 batch as a Healthcare 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 2015
- Industry
- HealthcareIndustrial Bio
- Team size
- 12
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2014
Founders
Derek GreenfieldFounder/CEO
Liz ClarkeFounder/CTO
Noah HelmanFounder/CSO
What Industrial Microbes does
At iMicrobes, we believe there are opportunities for biology to solve our biggest problems. Our mission is to work with the world’s largest companies to use new raw materials and recycle waste for chemical production, polymers, agriculture, and space exploration.
Industrial Microbes's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Industrial Microbes, Winter 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Industrial Microbes
We design microbes to make chemicals greener and cheaper.
We design and engineer microbes that convert waste and new raw materials into chemicals, polymers, and inputs for agriculture. Our product is a platform that partners with large manufacturers to replace petrochemical processes with biological ones that are more cost-effective and sustainable.
We live and work in San Francisco and Alameda, California. After YC, the company will continue to be based here for access to the biotech ecosystem and manufacturing partners.
San Francisco and Alameda give us direct access to biotech talent and large industrial companies interested in greener chemical production. The Bay Area is the best place to build a synthetic biology company like ours.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Industrial Microbes YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Industrial Microbes's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Industrial Microbes would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Industrial Microbes in?
Industrial Microbes was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2015 batch.
Who founded Industrial Microbes?
Industrial Microbes was founded by Derek Greenfield, Liz Clarke, Noah Helman.
What does Industrial Microbes do?
We design and build microbes to make chemicals greener at lower cost.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Industrial Microbes's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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