Ultra YC Application

Summer 2024Active

Ultra went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2024 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 2024
Industry: IndustrialsManufacturing and Robotics
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Jon Miller SchwartzCo-founder & CEO
Max FriefeldFounder
Chetan ParthibanFounder

What Ultra does

Ultra builds practical, general-purpose robots that are deploying - and producing ROI - today. Unlike traditional industrial automation that’s rigid and complex, our robots are zero integration (able to be installed in hours, not weeks) and are highly flexible, capable of quickly learning new tasks and delivering immediate value to customers. Founded by a team of three-time entrepreneurs with a decade of collaboration, Ultra moves fast. We already have robots in the field generating revenue and data, with plans to rapidly scale deployments this year.

Ultra's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ultra, Summer 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Ultra

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Practical, general-purpose robots for industry

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

We build robots that handle repetitive industrial tasks. Our machines install in hours without complex setup, unlike typical automation. They learn new tasks quickly and deliver immediate ROI in factories and logistics centers.

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

We live and work in New York, NY and plan to base the company here after YC, continuing where we are already established.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Our team is in New York and our early customers and data come from this area. Staying here keeps our collaboration and deployment fast without relocation delays.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Ultra YC application?

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