Sunfolding YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

Sunfolding went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
Industry: IndustrialsEnergy
Team size: 44
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Leila MadroneFounder/CEO

What Sunfolding does

Sunfolding was founded in 2012 with headquarters in San Francisco, CA. Sunfolding designs, manufactures and sells balance of system products that offer cost and performance breakthroughs to stakeholders across the solar industry. Currently, Sunfolding’s main product offering is an advanced solar tracker, Sunfolding T29™ Horizontal Single Axis Tracker. Sunfolding’s executive team has collectively built and sold GWs of solar globally, successfully launching new solar products and technologies at leading solar companies including First Solar, SMA America, Kaco, and SunPower. The Sunfolding team is a blend of top technical talent with recognized industry leaders

Sunfolding's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Sunfolding, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Sunfolding

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Next-gen infrastructure for solar farms

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

We build and sell advanced solar trackers, specifically the Sunfolding T29™ Horizontal Single Axis Tracker. It optimizes solar panel positioning to reduce costs and improve energy output for large-scale solar farms.

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

We live and operate in San Francisco, CA, and the company would remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team and key industry connections are. Staying here gives us access to the talent and solar market networks we need.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Sunfolding YC application?

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