Aalo YC Application

Winter 2018Inactive

Aalo went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2018 batch as a Consumer 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 1
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Sejun ParkFounder

Aalo's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Aalo, Winter 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Aalo

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Lego-like furniture for design geeks

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

We build furniture designed like Lego blocks so users can customize, assemble, and reconfigure pieces easily. Our product is for design enthusiasts who want creative control without needing carpentry skills.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and Toronto, ON. After YC, the company would be based in San Francisco to be close to the design and startup community and resources.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We are in San Francisco and Toronto because that's where we currently live, but San Francisco is the best place to grow a design-focused consumer hardware startup due to access to partners and investors.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Aalo YC application?

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