Ohm YC Application

Summer 2015Inactive

Ohm went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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 2015
Industry: IndustrialsClimate
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Hunter ScottFounder
Alex TrimmFounder

What Ohm does

Ohm is smart enough to keep you from accidentally draining your battery if you forget to turn your lights off. It will automatically turn itself off when it gets critically low, and then switch itself back on when you go to start your car. No more getting strande

Ohm's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ohm, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Ohm

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Never jump start your car again.

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

We're building a smart car battery monitor that prevents you from accidentally draining your car battery if you forget to turn off your lights. It automatically shuts off when the battery gets critically low, then switches back on when you start the car, so you never get stranded or have to jump start again.

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

We live in San Jose, CA, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're in San Jose because it's where we live and is at the heart of hardware and automotive tech. Staying here keeps us close to suppliers and potential pilot customers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Ohm YC application?

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