Terravion YC Application

Winter 2014Inactive

Terravion went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2014 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 2014
Industry: IndustrialsAgriculture
Team size: 11
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2013

Founders

Robert MorrisFounder/CEO

What Terravion does

TerrAvion provides high revisit rate aerial imagery for agriculture. Since 2016 we have been the largest volume provider. TerrAvion Aerial is the best value for growers in imagery: -Imagery helps you to act in season in a comprehensive and quantitative way -Satellites aren't reliability and lack sufficient resolution for agronomic decision-making -Drones don't scale, and thus are expensive and a hassle -TerrAvion beats all competitors on cost/value, flight rate, reliability, speed, and open API -TerrAvion's service allows imagery to be used in tangible value creating use cases with agronomic support TerrAvion creates the most value for our agronomic partners: -Excellent margins are possible when customers are concentrated, still affordable when in new markets -Our program allows for bundling, particularly with agronomic recommendations -We stay out of the advice and prescription side of things to make our agronomic partners stars -Partners have full access to API with all data we collect for use in all their applications -We handle the technical aspects of aerial imagery delivery and education with in-field support under our co-delivery model

Terravion's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Terravion, Winter 2014 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Terravion

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Real time satellite-like imagery for agriculture

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

We use aerial imagery to provide growers with weekly updated, high-resolution views of their fields. Our product gives more reliable, timely, and detailed data than satellites or drones, enabling farmers to make specific agronomic decisions during the season.

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

We live in San Leandro, CA, and the company is based there. We would continue to base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Leandro is close to our customers and our operational centers. We have built the necessary local logistics and support infrastructure here for imagery collection and delivery.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Terravion YC application?

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