NetworkOcean YC Application
NetworkOcean went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
- Industry
- IndustrialsClimate
- Team size
- 4
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2024
Founders
Sam MendelCEO, Co-Founder
Eric KimCTO, Co-Founder
What NetworkOcean does
We build underwater data centers to cut power usage by up to 30%, operating GPUs cheaper and more sustainably. Our 1 MW capsule is being tested underwater in the SF Bay
NetworkOcean's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
NetworkOcean, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
NetworkOcean
We build and operate underwater data centers.
We build 1 MW underwater data center capsules designed to lower GPU operation power usage by up to 30%. We are testing our first capsule underwater in the San Francisco Bay, aiming to run GPUs cheaper and more sustainably by using ocean cooling.
We live in San Francisco, CA and plan to base the company here after YC.
San Francisco is where the founding team lives, and it's central to our industry contacts and hardware ecosystem. Operating from here keeps us close to our test deployment in the SF Bay and relevant partners.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real NetworkOcean YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from NetworkOcean's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like NetworkOcean would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was NetworkOcean in?
NetworkOcean was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch.
Who founded NetworkOcean?
NetworkOcean was founded by Sam Mendel, Eric Kim.
What does NetworkOcean do?
We build and operate underwater data centers.
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of NetworkOcean's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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