The Human Utility YC-Bewerbung

Winter 2015Active

The Human Utility durchlief Y Combinator im Winter 2015-Batch als ein Unspecified-Unternehmen. Unten: Was das Unternehmen tut, wer es gegründet hat und seine Bewerbung bei YC, Frage für Frage im echten YC-Formular rekonstruiert.

YC-Batch: Winter 2015
Branche: Unspecified
Teamgröße: 2
Status: Active
Gestartet: 2014

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Tiffani Ashley BellFounder/Executive Director

Was The Human Utility tut

Founded July 2014, The Human Utility (formerly known as the Detroit Water Project) matches families needing help with utility bills to people who want to help through payments directly to utility companies. For over 40 million families in the United States, water and other essential utilities may be unaffordable. In order to afford utilities, families often forgo medication, food, and transportation. The Human Utility's platform divides a bill similar to a loan syndicate expanding the possible number of donors from around the world able to join together to ensure families never lose access to utility service. Donors are matched with a specific family or donate to a universal assistance fund. Later, we use utility data to design interventions addressing the root causes of why people need help with their utility bills with the goal of never having them lose service again.

The Human Utilitys YC-Bewerbung, rekonstruiert

Y Combinator Bewerbung

The Human Utility, Winter 2015 Batch. Die echten Fragen des Antrags, beantwortet aus öffentlichen Daten.

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Company

Company name

The Human Utility

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Eliminate water shutoffs through crowdfunded bill payments

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

We built a platform that connects families at risk of water disconnection with donors who pay utility bills directly. Our system breaks bills into smaller shares so multiple people worldwide can fund a single family's utility needs. Donors can pick families or give to a general fund. We plan to use utility data to develop programs that prevent disconnections long-term.

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

We live in Oakland, CA, and have remote team members. After YC, the company will remain based in Oakland with remote work.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Oakland is where Tiffani is located and where we have local connections to water justice issues. Remote work fits our small team and lets us engage supporters where they live.

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Ist das die echte YC-Bewerbung von The Human Utility?

Nein. Y Combinator hält eingereichte Bewerbungen privat. Dies ist eine Rekonstruktion: die echten Fragen des YC-Formulars, beantwortet aus den öffentlichen Daten von The Human Utility (Veröffentlichungsnotizen, Gründerhintergründe, Produktbeschreibung). Sie zeigt, wie sich ein Unternehmen wie The Human Utility bei YC präsentieren würde, nicht den Text, den sie eingereicht haben.

In welchem YC-Batch war The Human Utility?

The Human Utility war Teil des Y Combinator Winter 2015-Batches.

Wer hat The Human Utility gegründet?

The Human Utility wurde von Tiffani Ashley Bell gegründet.

Was macht The Human Utility?

The Human Utility seeks to eliminate water service disconnections for…

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