Stralis Aircraft YC Application

Winter 2023Active

Stralis Aircraft went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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: Winter 2023
Industry: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Bob CrinerFounder
Stuart JohnstoneFounder

What Stralis Aircraft does

Our planes fly 10 times further than battery electric alternatives, with a lower operating cost than fossil fuel powered aircraft. Our first product is a 15 seat aircraft with a range of 800 km that enters service in 2026 with launch customer Skytrans. Our team has over 85 years of aerospace experience and have developed, flight tested and certified aircraft at Google X, magniX, Heart Aerospace, Ampaire, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and Gulfstream. We have $145M in aircraft LOIs from 7 airlines in the US, Europe and Australia.

Stralis Aircraft's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Stralis Aircraft, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Stralis Aircraft

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Emission free hydrogen electric aircraft

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

We are building a 15 seat hydrogen electric aircraft with an 800 km range. It flies ten times further than battery electric planes and costs less to operate than fossil fuel aircraft. Our first plane will enter service in 2026 with launch customer Skytrans, targeting regional airlines needing emission-free alternatives on short to medium routes.

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

We live in Brisbane, QLD, Australia, and would remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Brisbane is where our team and partners are located. Being near our launch customer Skytrans and the Australian aerospace ecosystem is critical for development and certification.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Stralis Aircraft YC application?

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