Заявка Airthium в YC

Summer 2017Active

Airthium прошел Y Combinator в потоке Summer 2017 как компания из сферы Industrials. Ниже: чем занимается компания, кто ее основал, и ее заявка в YC, реконструированная вопрос за вопросом в реальной форме YC.

Поток YC: Summer 2017
Сфера: IndustrialsClimate
Размер команды: 18
Статус: Active
Запущено: 2017

Фаундеры

Andrei KlochkoFounder/CEO
Franck LahayeCo-Founder

Чем занимается Airthium

We build engines that have the potential to slash 33% or worldwide CO2 emissions - cost-effectively. First, we help food and mining companies cut both their heat costs *and* CO2 emissions by replacing gas-fired steam boilers with our proprietary high temperature heat pumps. Our heat pumps make up to 3x more heat with the same amount of electricity, even at up to 1000°F. Once the heat pump market is mature, we will address the seasonal energy storage market. Our storage units are based on the exact same proprietary engine we use for our heat pumps. They work with solar and wind, and replace lithium-ion batteries, fossil-fired power plants, CO2 capture and storage, and fuel procurement, with a cheaper, sustainable and more reliable alternative, which can be sited anywhere. The first opportunity is a high-margin market worth 3% of worldwide CO2. The second is a much bigger market worth 30% of worldwide CO2. By the time all cars become electric, it will be even more. Our key is we are building the first Stirling engine to reach 86% of the Carnot efficiency, compared to 64% for the state of the art. We do all that while significantly decreasing costs, and increasing reliability. Please see Airthium's website for more information.

Заявка Airthium в YC, реконструирована

Заявка Y Combinator

Airthium, батч Summer 2017. Реальные вопросы из анкеты, ответы из публичных данных.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Airthium

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Decarbonized heat and power cheaper than fossil fuels

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

We build advanced Stirling engines that power high temperature heat pumps, cutting fuel costs and CO2 emissions for industrial users like food and mining companies. Our engines reach 86% of Carnot efficiency, outperforming current tech, and work up to 1000°F. Later, we will adapt this tech for large-scale seasonal energy storage, replacing lithium-ion batteries and fossil plants with a cheaper, sustainable alternative.

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

We are based in Paris, Île-de-France, France, and plan to remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Paris has a strong engineering talent pool and access to industrial customers in Europe. Staying in Paris allows us to leverage local manufacturing and industrial ecosystems critical for hardware and climate tech.

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Это реальная заявка Airthium в YC?

Нет. Y Combinator держит поданные заявки в приватности. Это реконструкция: реальные вопросы формы YC, ответы на которые основаны на публичных данных Airthium (заметки о запуске, бэкграунд фаундеров, описание продукта). Это показывает, как компания вроде Airthium представила бы себя YC, а не текст, который они подали.