RMFG YC Application

Summer 2021Active

RMFG 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: IndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics
Team size: 9
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Kenneth CasselFounder

What RMFG does

RMFG builds and operates advanced, software-defined factories, manufacturing precision parts and metal assemblies for fast-moving hardware teams. Our vertically integrated software platform automates quoting, DFM, scheduling, and machine control, and allows us to ship faster and at lower cost than traditional shops. We build our own computer vision models, AI agents, and custom software to solve problems inside our manufacturing facility. Today we primarily build complex metal assemblies using sheet, tube and CNC milled parts. We plan to continually moving upstream, offering more complex manufacturing services including electro-mechanical assembly. We’ve delivered critical parts for companies building custom robots, autonomous farms, PCB factories, weather modification technology, rockets, and more.

RMFG's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

RMFG

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Advanced Contract MFG for fast moving hardware

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

We operate software-defined factories that manufacture precision metal parts and assemblies for hardware companies. Our platform automates quoting, design for manufacturability, scheduling, and machine control. We build custom AI and computer vision tools to run our manufacturing facilities, letting us ship complex orders faster and cheaper than typical job shops.

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

We are based in Fort Worth, TX and would continue to be headquartered there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Fort Worth is home to our factory and team. We need to be where our manufacturing operations are, so the company will remain based there after YC.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real RMFG YC application?

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