Olympian Motors
YC W22 · Active · Next-generation, modular electric vehicles
Competitors
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 BoostedShared: electric vehicle, designAcquiredOther | Other | Acquired | YCS12 |
 Open MotorsShared: electric vehicle, modular, carInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW16 |
 Coulomb AIShared: electric vehicle, climate, poweredActiveAI | AI | Active | YCS21 |
 FactionShared: electric vehicle, car, costInactiveOther | Other | Inactive | YCW21 |
 RevoyShared: electric vehicles, climate, deliveringActiveOther | Other | Active | YCW22 |
Adjacent
| Company | Category | Status | Program |
|---|---|---|---|
 PykaShared: electric vehicles, transportation, climateActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS17 |
 EnerjazzShared: electric vehicle, climateActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS21 |
 DLP LabsShared: electric vehicleNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Antler2024 |
 Statiq.Shared: electric vehicle, climateActiveOther | Other | Active | YCS20 |
 LectriumShared: electric vehicleNot statedOther | Other | Not stated | Antler2021 |
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About Olympian Motors
⚡️Olympian manufactures timeless, art-deco electric vehicles. We challenge today’s mundane, over-standardized car designs produced by the traditional automotive industry. ► Olympian EVs are powered by an open, modular EV architecture. We are pioneering a new modular production model in the U.S., delivering 85–90% reductions in tooling and machinery costs, and achieved 60–80% faster production-lead-times compared to legacy automakers in the U.S. 💸 Revenue Backlog: $61M+ 🚗 Number of Orders: 790+ 🏭 Production Capacity: 2,400 units in 2026 ✅ Backed by: YC, NVIDIA, Climate Capital, Mobility Vision, Amazon AWS, Soma & Collaborative. -- Olympian has two pillars: 1) Art-deco, aesthetic, but simple electric cars 2) Modular EV architecture that enables rapid, cost-efficient production. Olympian rejects today's mundane and over-standardized car experience. We challenge the 40-year status-quo in automotive design, and bring aesthetic, simplicity and color back to the cars. We are manufacturing electric vehicles with our innovative 'modular' vehicle & drivetrain architecture (MVDS), providing Olympian with strong cost and lead-time advantages compared to legacy automakers like Tesla and Ford. Olympian is disrupting 120+ years old automotive industry and targeting to capture 7% market share in the U.S. automotive market by 2030. Olympian developed a fully-decoupled, modular, EV drivetrain system (eMVDS) that provides a 'Lego-like' vehicle architecture. Built on 4-core-hardware and 2-core software modules, Olympus eMVDS platform unlocks 80% reduction in tooling & machinery costs and built ~60% faster production lead time.
- YC batch
- W22 · Winter 2022
- Status, per YC
- Active
- Category
- Other
- Team size
- 10
- Location
- New York City, NY, USA
- Checked
- 1h ago
YC tags: Consumer, Manufacturing, Climate, Transportation, Electric Vehicles
Olympian Motors: questions
Which YC batch was Olympian Motors in?
Olympian Motors was in Y Combinator's Winter 2022 batch (W22).
Is Olympian Motors still active?
Y Combinator lists Olympian Motors as active.
Where is Olympian Motors based?
Olympian Motors lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.
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