TANGObuilder YC Application

Summer 2020Inactive

TANGObuilder went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 batch as a Real Estate and Construction 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 2020
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
Team size: 9
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

Martin DizFounder/CEO
Juan AlemanFounder

What TANGObuilder does

Today the building design process is cumbersome and expensive. Architects submit their design to structural engineers for validation. Engineers need to design all structural elements such as walls, columns, and beams to ensure the structure will not collapse and complies with regulations. The structural engineer needs four to six weeks to generate the initial solution. The engineer will submit his proposal to the architect and then engage in an extensive back and forth discussion until they agree on a satisfying solution. TANGObuilder generates the building structural design in real-time, cutting six weeks of the overall process, and reducing material usage by 30%.

TANGObuilder's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

TANGObuilder, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

TANGObuilder

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We automate structural engineers jobs.

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

We built a tool that generates structural designs for buildings in real-time. Rather than waiting 4 - 6 weeks for engineers to manually design beams, columns, and walls and iterate with architects, our software delivers a compliant structural solution instantly and uses 30% less material.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and also work remotely. After YC, the company would remain based in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco puts us close to a lot of potential users and partners in construction tech. Remote work helps us recruit talent without limits.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real TANGObuilder YC application?

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