Burrow YC Application

Summer 2016Acquired

Burrow went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2016 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 2016
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 60
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2016

Founders

Stephen KuhlFounder/CEO
Kabeer ChopraFounder

What Burrow does

Burrow is the clever, direct-to-consumer furniture company reinventing the way people furnish their home. In 2018, Burrow was named one of the 10 most innovative retail brands in the world by Fast Company, and the Burrow Sofa was named one of the 50 best inventions of the year by TIME. Burrow products ship within a week, assemble and disassemble easily, and are sustainably made to be more comfortable, functional, and durable than the rest of the industry.

Burrow's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Burrow, Summer 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Burrow

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Innovative direct-to-consumer furniture brand

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

We make modular sofas and furniture that ship within a week, are easy to assemble and disassemble, and are designed to be comfortable, durable, and functional. Our product targets people who want better furniture without long wait times or complex setups.

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

We live in New York, NY, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in New York puts us close to our design and supply chain partners, and near a large customer base that values design and convenience.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Burrow YC application?

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