Machine26 YC Application

Winter 2021Active

Machine26 went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 batch as a Real Estate and Construction 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: Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
Team size: 12
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Steffen SchweigerFounder
Christian SchweigerFounder

What Machine26 does

Machine26 is a marketplace that helps construction machine owners to sell their machines without any effort. Our inspection app collects all relevant data on the machine condition so that our customers can receive the best offer from international used dealers within a few days.

Machine26's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Machine26, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Machine26

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Marketplace for construction machines

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

We built a marketplace that connects construction machine owners with international used dealers. Our app inspects machines, collects condition data, and sends it to dealers so our customers can get the best offer quickly without hassle.

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

We live and work in Berlin, Germany, and after YC, the company will be based here as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Berlin is where we built our network in construction and where our team is. Staying here keeps us close to our early customers and partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Machine26 YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Machine26's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Machine26 would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.