Precip YC Application

Winter 2024Active

Precip went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2024 batch as a B2B 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 2024
Industry: B2B
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Jesse VollmarFounder
Michael AsherFounder

What Precip does

Precip uses AI to make hyperlocal weather observations. We’re started with the most important dimension of weather: rain. For example, one of our customers uses Precip daily to make sure their heavy trucks won’t get stuck in muddy fields. Our highly rated mobile app is the best way to see rain and snow totals anywhere.

Precip's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Precip, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Precip

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

High precision AI weather models

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

We build AI-powered weather models that provide hyperlocal forecasts focusing on rain. Our product helps businesses that depend on accurate, local precipitation data - like a customer who uses Precip daily to avoid heavy trucks getting stuck in muddy fields. We also offer a mobile app that shows precise rain and snow totals anywhere.

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

We live remotely in different places and continue as a fully remote company after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being remote lets us hire the best team worldwide and serve customers broadly without needing a physical headquarters.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Precip YC application?

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