Synnax

Synnax YC Application

Summer 2024Active

Synnax went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
Industry
B2BInfrastructure
Team size
5
Status
Active
Launched
2024

Founders

  • Emiliano Bonilla
    Emiliano BonillaFounder
  • Patrick Dotson
    Patrick DotsonFounder
  • Elham Islam
    Elham IslamFounder

What Synnax does

We build software that helps hardware teams quickly and clearly evaluate how a component (engine, battery, valve, etc.) or process (assembly line, manufacturing plant) performs. We prevent mistakes, reduce costs, and accelerate time-to-market. Our platform unifies industrial control with sensor data storage and automated post-processing, delivering an end-to-end operations and observability stack. To put it comparatively, take LabVIEW, InfluxDB, and Grafana, wrap them into a single package, add a bit of magic, and you get Synnax.

Synnax's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Synnax, Summer 2024 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

Synnax

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Unified Hardware Control and Data Processing Software

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

We build software that helps hardware teams quickly evaluate components like engines or batteries, and processes like assembly lines. Our platform integrates industrial control, sensor data storage, and automated post-processing into a single stack. Essentially, we combine the functions of LabVIEW, InfluxDB, and Grafana into one coherent product that reduces mistakes and accelerates hardware development cycles.

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

We currently live in various locations. After YC, we plan to base the company wherever it makes the most sense to grow and serve our industrial customers efficiently.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We're remote because the hardware industry is distributed and we want to hire the best engineers regardless of location. After YC, we'll choose a base that helps optimize customer engagement and fundraising.

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 Synnax YC application?

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

What YC batch was Synnax in?

Synnax was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2024 batch.

Who founded Synnax?

Synnax was founded by Emiliano Bonilla, Patrick Dotson, Elham Islam.

What does Synnax do?

Unified Hardware Control and Data Processing Software

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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