Valo YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Valo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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 2019
Industry: IndustrialsClimate
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Ed KearneyFounder/CEO
Jeremy OsborneFounder

What Valo does

Valo build modular integrated hydrofoil systems for the worlds boatbuilders, allowing them to create fast, clean and quiet flying vessels that consume 15x less energy.

Valo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Valo, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Valo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Modular hydrofoil systems for boatbuilders

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

We make modular integrated hydrofoil systems that boatbuilders can add to their designs to create fast, quiet boats that use 15x less energy. Our product lets builders skip custom foil design and tap into a proven system that makes vessels fly above the water efficiently.

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

We live in San Francisco and would keep the company based here during and after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the talent, partners, and tech ecosystem we need to build the product and scale the business.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Valo YC application?

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