Momentus YC Application

Summer 2018Public

Momentus 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: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Team size: 125
Status: Public
Launched: 2018

Founders

Mikhail KokorichFounder

What Momentus does

Momentus is a space infrastructure services company. As a first mover, Momentus will offer the most basic, foundational services that enable businesses to flourish in space. With their experienced team of aerospace, propulsion, and robotics engineers, Momentus makes and operates cost-effective and energy-efficient in-space transport and service vehicles that utilize water plasma propulsion technology. Momentus has service agreements in place with numerous private satellite companies, government agencies, and research organizations.

Momentus's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Momentus

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The space infrastructure services company

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

We build and operate in-space transport vehicles using water plasma propulsion. Our service moves satellites to their final orbits more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional methods. Customers include satellite companies, government agencies, and research organizations needing flexible orbital services.

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

We are currently based in Santa Clara, California, and plan to stay here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Santa Clara is where our team and facilities are established, close to aerospace talent and Silicon Valley resources crucial for hardware development and partnerships.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Momentus YC application?

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