Bolster YC Application
Bolster went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
- Industry
- Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
- Team size
- 25
- Status
- Active
- Launched
- 2021
Founders
Mike BignoldFounder
What Bolster does
We are building the Amazon for construction where contractors can give their customers an interactive shopping experience, turning the estimate into a point-of-sale, for the first time. It is a marketplace for general contractors, subcontractors, retailers and consumers, powered by a database of over 114,000 real items.
Bolster's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Bolster, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Bolster
Platform for buying and managing construction
We built Bolster as a marketplace where general contractors, subcontractors, retailers, and consumers can find and buy residential construction materials from a database of over 114,000 real items. Our platform turns traditional estimates into interactive point-of-sale experiences, letting contractors manage and sell materials online for the first time.
We live in Calgary, AB, Canada, and would be based here after YC.
We are based in Calgary because it's where we know the market and have built initial traction. It's practical and keeps us close to our early customers in construction.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Bolster YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Bolster's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Bolster would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Bolster in?
Bolster was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2021 batch.
Who founded Bolster?
Bolster was founded by Mike Bignold.
What does Bolster do?
The platform for buying, selling and managing residential construction
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Bolster's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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