And Comfort YC Application

Profile updated October 19, 2026Summer 2017Inactive

San Francisco, CA, USA

And Comfort went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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: Summer 2017
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Team size: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2017

Founders

Jeffrey ZhaoFounder

And Comfort's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

And Comfort, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

And Comfort

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Direct to consumer fashion brand

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

We make a direct to consumer apparel brand focused on creating comfortable, well-designed clothing for people who want style without compromise. Our products combine thoughtful materials and fit to deliver everyday wear that feels better than existing options.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and after YC the company will remain based in San Francisco.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we currently live and where the fashion and tech scenes intersect, making it a natural base for launching and growing a direct to consumer apparel brand.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real And Comfort YC application?

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