Inscrição YC de Astranis

Winter 2016Active

Astranis passou pela Y Combinator no batch Winter 2016 como uma empresa Industrials. Abaixo: o que a empresa faz, quem a fundou e sua inscrição para a YC, reconstruída pergunta por pergunta no formulário real da YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2016
Indústria: IndustrialsAviation and Space
Tamanho da equipe: 500
Status: Active
Lançada: 2015

Fundadores

John GedmarkFounder/CEO
Ryan McLinkoFounder/CTO

O que Astranis faz

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.

Inscrição YC de Astranis, reconstruída

Inscrição Y Combinator

Astranis, lote Winter 2016. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.

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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Perguntas Frequentes

Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Astranis?

Não. A Y Combinator mantém as inscrições submetidas em privado. Esta é uma reconstrução: as perguntas reais do formulário da YC, respondidas a partir dos dados públicos de Astranis (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Astranis se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.

Em qual batch da YC Astranis esteve?

Astranis fez parte do batch Winter 2016 da Y Combinator.

Quem fundou o Astranis?

O Astranis foi fundado por John Gedmark, Ryan McLinko.

O que o Astranis faz?

Advanced satellites for high orbits.

Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?

Crie uma conta gratuita no Round Funded. A versão completa de 26 respostas do application do Astranis, e de todos os outros lotes do YC, está no YC Insights.