Talyn Air YC Application

Winter 2020Acquired

Talyn Air went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Team size: 18
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2020

Founders

Jamie GullFounder
Evan MucaseyFounder

What Talyn Air does

Talyn is making long-range electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for cargo. We get fixed-wing performance with VTOL capability by making an electric fixed wing aircraft that is caught mid-air with a custom winged drone, enabling it to take-off and land vertically.

Talyn Air's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Talyn Air, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Talyn Air

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Long range, battery electric VTOL aircraft

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

We are building long-range electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft for cargo. Our aircraft get fixed-wing efficiency but can take off and land vertically by being caught mid-air by a custom winged drone. This lets us combine the range and speed of fixed-wing with VTOL convenience and unlock new logistics routes.

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

We live in Los Angeles, CA, and plan to keep Talyn based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Los Angeles combines access to aerospace talent and manufacturing infrastructure with proximity to major logistics hubs, which is vital for a long-range cargo eVTOL company like ours.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Talyn Air YC application?

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