JITX YC Application

Summer 2018Active

JITX went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: IndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics
Team size: 18
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Duncan HaldaneFounder/CEO
Jonathan BachrachFounder/Creative Director

JITX's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

JITX, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

JITX

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Automatic circuit board design

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

We are building a software platform that automates the design of printed circuit boards. Instead of manual, error-prone layout and routing, our system uses algorithms and AI to generate manufacturable circuit board designs from high-level specifications. This aims to shorten development time and reduce costly mistakes for hardware engineers.

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

We currently live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the best access to hardware and AI talent, early customers in industrial and robotics sectors, and a strong network for raising early capital and partnerships.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real JITX YC application?

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