Application YC di Astranis

Winter 2016Active

Astranis ha partecipato a Y Combinator nel batch Winter 2016 come azienda Industrials. Sotto: cosa fa l'azienda, chi l'ha fondata e la sua application a YC, ricostruita domanda per domanda nel form reale di YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2016
Settore: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Dimensione team: 500
Stato: Active
Lanciata: 2015

Founder

John GedmarkFounder/CEO
Ryan McLinkoFounder/CTO

Cosa fa Astranis

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe - large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts. Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock, and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Application YC di Astranis, ricostruita

Domanda per Y Combinator

Astranis, batch Winter 2016. Le vere domande del form, risposte da dati pubblici.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Astranis

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Advanced satellites for high orbits.

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

We build and operate small geostationary satellites that provide dedicated internet networks to governments, enterprises, and the military. Our satellites serve customers with demanding uptime and security needs, allowing them to control customized communications infrastructure.

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

We live in San Francisco, and the company is based there now and would remain based in San Francisco after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our engineering and operations talent is concentrated. It gives us access to aerospace experts and investors needed to build complex satellites.

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Domande Frequenti

Questa è l'application YC reale di Astranis?

No. Y Combinator mantiene private le application inviate. Questa è una ricostruzione: le domande del form YC reale, a cui si è risposto usando i dati pubblici di Astranis (note di lancio, background dei founder, descrizione del prodotto). Mostra come un'azienda come Astranis si presenterebbe a YC, non il testo che hanno inviato.