spotLESS Materials YC Application
spotLESS Materials went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2019 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 2019
- Industry
- Industrials
- Team size
- 6
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2019
Founders
Birgitt BoschitschFounder
Tak-Sing WongFounder
What spotLESS Materials does
Surface fouling is a costly challenge across industries, impacting medical consumables, diagnostic devices, and automotive components. Contamination from substances like mud, ice, and sludge can compromise performance and lead to frequent cleaning, repairs, and replacements. Our PFAS-free coating, which we first launched as a consumer product, has quickly expanded into industrial partnerships. It dramatically reduces contamination on critical surfaces such as glass, metal, ceramic, and now plastics too. Whether for medical devices or automotive components, our coating protects against surface fouling Currently our coatings work best on glass, metal, and ceramic surfaces.
spotLESS Materials's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
spotLESS Materials, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
spotLESS Materials
Repellent coatings without PFAS
We make a PFAS-free coating that prevents surface fouling on glass, metal, ceramic, and plastics. Our product reduces contamination from mud, ice, and sludge, protecting medical devices, diagnostic tools, and automotive parts. It cuts cleaning and replacement costs by keeping surfaces clean.
We live and work in State College, PA, and the company is based here.
State College is where we developed our coatings and have our team of six experts in materials science. Staying here keeps our operation lean and close to our R&D resources.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real spotLESS Materials YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from spotLESS Materials's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like spotLESS Materials would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was spotLESS Materials in?
spotLESS Materials was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2019 batch.
Who founded spotLESS Materials?
spotLESS Materials was founded by Birgitt Boschitsch, Tak-Sing Wong.
What does spotLESS Materials do?
Repellent coatings without PFAS
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
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