42Floors YC Application

Winter 2012Acquired

42Floors went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2012 batch as a Real Estate and Construction company. Below: what the company does, who founded it, and its application to YC, reconstructed question by question in the real YC form.

YC batch: Winter 2012
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size: 60
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2011

Founders

Jason FreedmanFounder/CEO
James BracyFounder
Jonathan BracyFounder

What 42Floors does

*Acquired by Knotel in 2018 42Floors was founded in November of 2011 with the vision of making it easy to discover and create your dream office space. Based in San Francisco, the 42Floors team is made up of experienced entrepreneurs, engineers, and real estate professionals. All with a passion for making the commercial real estate search process easier for everyone. On the site, you'll find available spaces, complete with high quality photography and all the data you need to make a decision. The site 100% free to use. 42Floors is currently in every major market in the United States, and we are still growing. We're always here to serve you.

42Floors's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

42Floors, Winter 2012 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

42Floors

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We make it easy to search for office space.

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

We built a platform that aggregates available commercial office spaces across major U.S. markets. Users can browse listings with high-quality photos and comprehensive data they need to decide on their next office. The site is free to use and aims to remove friction from the traditional commercial real estate search process.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and it will remain our base after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where the team lives and where the majority of the commercial real estate activity we're targeting happens. Staying local helps us build direct relationships with landlords and brokers.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real 42Floors YC application?

No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from 42Floors's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like 42Floors would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.