Vista Power YC Application

Winter 2024Active

Vista Power went through Y Combinator in the Winter 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: Winter 2024
Industry: IndustrialsEnergy
Team size: 3
Status: Active
Launched: 2024

Founders

Maxim KraftCEO, Co-founder

What Vista Power does

Vista designs, finances, installs, and manages energy storage and solar at commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties for $0 upfront, helping businesses save up to 30% on their energy bills. The founding team previously worked at SpaceX, Rocket Lab, NASA and Firefly.

Vista Power's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Vista Power, Winter 2024 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Vista Power

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Batteries and solar for $0 upfront to help businesses save money

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

We design, finance, install, and manage energy storage and solar systems for commercial, industrial, and multifamily properties. Our product lets these businesses save up to 30% on energy bills with zero upfront cost.

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

We live in San Francisco, and after YC the company will continue to be based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and have access to talent, capital, and relevant energy tech networks. It's the best place to build Vista Power.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Vista Power YC application?

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