Atmos YC Application

Summer 2020Inactive

Atmos went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2020 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: Summer 2020
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size: 30
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2020

Founders

Nicholas DonahueFounder
Trent HedgeFounder
Matthew RastovacFounder
Austin KahnFounder

Atmos's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Atmos, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Atmos

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The entire homebuilding process, all online

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

We are building a platform that digitizes the homebuilding process. Instead of managing multiple contractors, developers, and architects through disjointed communication, our platform brings all those steps online. It makes building a home more transparent, organized, and easier to manage for homeowners and builders.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is a hub for proptech and software startups. Being here puts us close to potential partners, talent, and investors relevant to real estate tech, which helps us build and grow Atmos efficiently.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Atmos YC application?

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