Silver YC Application

Winter 2016Inactive

Silver went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a Consumer 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 2016
Industry: ConsumerConsumer Electronics
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2015

Founders

Victor NgFounder
Peter XianFounder

What Silver does

At Silver, they are building the world's first miniaturized Raman spectroscope for consumers. Our spectroscope, combined with our proprietary nanoparticle substrates, enables our users to detect many contaminants instantaneously.

Silver's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Silver, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Silver

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Low cost consumer device for toxin detection

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

We're building the world's first miniaturized Raman spectroscope for consumers. Our device uses proprietary nanoparticle substrates to detect contaminants instantly, making toxin detection accessible and affordable.

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

We live in Cupertino, CA, and the company would be based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Cupertino is where we live and work. Being close to hardware and nanotech resources here is critical for building and improving our device.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Silver YC application?

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