Maquoketa Research YC Application

Spring 2026Active

Maquoketa Research went through Y Combinator in the Spring 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: Spring 2026
Industry: IndustrialsDefense
Team size: 5
Status: Active
Launched: 2026

Founders

Evan YeagerCo-Founder & CEO
Alejandro HernandezFounder
David MuchowFounder
Aidan WilliamsFounder

Maquoketa Research's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Maquoketa Research, Spring 2026 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Maquoketa Research

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The intelligence layer for drones

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

We build the intelligence layer for drones that enables them to operate autonomously in industrial and defense applications. Our product combines AI, hardware, and aerospace technology to give drones robust perception and decision-making capabilities for challenging environments.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based here as well and will continue to be after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our technical team is located and where we can access aerospace and AI talent. It also puts us near our early industrial and defense partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Maquoketa Research YC application?

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