Reebeez YC Application

Summer 2016Inactive

Reebeez went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 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 2016
Industry: IndustrialsDrones
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2016

Founders

Ankita GhoshalFounder
Prianka GhoshalFounder

What Reebeez does

Reebeez develops efficient solid-state thermoelectrophotovoltaic microengines for UAVs that achieve flight times and payloads unrivaled by batteries and fuel cells. Due to weight limitations of engines, small aerial vehicles must rely on lithium polymer batteries that result in disappointing flight times and payloads. Reebeez presents a propulsion system powered by thermoelectrophotovoltaics (TEPV) that runs on lightweight combustible fuels to attain specific energy eight times better than lithium polymer batteries - at a third of the cost.

Reebeez's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Reebeez, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Reebeez

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Microengines for UAVs with 2+ hour flight

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

We build solid-state thermoelectrophotovoltaic microengines for UAVs that run on lightweight combustible fuels. Our engines deliver flight times and payload capacities far beyond standard lithium polymer batteries, offering eight times the specific energy at one third the cost. The goal is to enable small drones to fly longer and carry heavier loads without adding bulk or weight limitations.

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

We live in Austin, TX, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Austin has a growing aerospace and drone community, plus access to technical talent and resources we need. Staying here keeps us close to our network and reduces relocation hurdles.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Reebeez YC application?

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