Phykos YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Phykos went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry: IndustrialsClimate
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Nico JulianFounder
Jeff ZergerFounder

Phykos's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Phykos, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Phykos

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Growing seaweed to stabilize the climate

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

We grow seaweed as a scalable solution for carbon capture. Our product is sustainable seaweed farms that absorb CO2 from the ocean, helping slow climate change. We build and manage these farms with a small team, focusing on reliable, large-scale carbon removal.

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

We're based in San Francisco, CA, with remote work as needed. After YC we'll keep the company rooted in San Francisco to stay close to investors and technical talent.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco lets us access climate-focused talent and capital. Remote work lets us tap into expertise beyond the city when needed.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Phykos YC application?

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