SnapMagic

SnapMagic YC Application

Summer 2015Active

SnapMagic went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2015 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
Summer 2015
Industry
B2BEngineering, Product and Design
Team size
23
Status
Active
Launched
2015

Founders

  • Natasha Baker
    Natasha BakerFounder/CEO

What SnapMagic does

Built by electrical engineers for electrical engineers, SnapMagic removes monotony so that engineers can do their best work. SnapMagic’s electronic component data is used by over 2 million engineers across the world’s largest organizations. Our new AI-assisted design tool is changing the way that every engineer designs electronics. Join at

SnapMagic's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SnapMagic, Summer 2015 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SnapMagic

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI-assisted electronics design

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

We build an AI-assisted design tool that helps electrical engineers skip repetitive tasks by integrating electronic component data directly into their workflow. Our product combines a rich database of component specs with AI to streamline circuit design and component selection, cutting down tedious searching and verification.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and plan to keep SnapMagic based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our engineering talent and core users are concentrated. Staying here gives us direct access to electrical engineers in the tech industry and the ecosystem we rely on.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SnapMagic YC application?

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

What YC batch was SnapMagic in?

SnapMagic was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2015 batch.

Who founded SnapMagic?

SnapMagic was founded by Natasha Baker.

What does SnapMagic do?

AI-assisted electronics design

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of SnapMagic's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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