Ohm YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Ohm went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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: Winter 2023
Industry: Industrials
Team size: 6
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Penelope Jones
Jin Pan

What Ohm does

Ohm is transforming how physical products are developed, using AI. We support major tech enterprises across batteries, automotive and consumer electronics to reimagine how they develop, test and validate their products. Ohm is used by leading engineering teams to launch new hardware products faster, optimize engineer productivity and reduce the cost of engineering test programs.

Ohm's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ohm, Winter 2023 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.

AI tools for engineering labs

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

We're building AI software that helps engineering teams in physical product development move faster and spend less on testing. Ohm uses AI to optimize test programs and improve hardware validation, mainly for industries like batteries, automotive, and consumer electronics. Our product connects data from engineering tests and runs AI models that recommend next steps, uncover insights, and reduce wasted cycles.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, and Ohm will remain based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our engineering and early enterprise customers are. It's the best place for hiring AI talent and staying close to the companies who build hardware products.

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.