Clau

Clau YC Application

Summer 2020Active

Clau 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
90
Status
Active
Launched
2020

Founders

  • Bernardo Cordero
    Bernardo CorderoFounder
  • Victor Noguera
    Victor NogueraFounder

What Clau does

We are the real estate super app for Mexico combining a marketplace with over 20,000 properties, a crm for brokers, financial services including a mortgage brokerage, renovations and the leading data layer for residential real estate in the country.

Clau's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Clau

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The real estate superapp for Mexico

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

We built a real estate superapp that combines a marketplace with over 20,000 properties, a CRM for brokers, mortgage brokerage services, renovation offerings, and the main data layer for residential real estate in Mexico. It centralizes everything a buyer, seller, or broker needs in one place.

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

We live in Mexico City, and after YC we plan to keep the company based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Mexico City is where the real estate market we serve is. Being local lets us understand and solve unique Mexican market challenges and support our users closely.

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 Clau YC application?

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

What YC batch was Clau in?

Clau was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2020 batch.

Who founded Clau?

Clau was founded by Bernardo Cordero, Victor Noguera.

What does Clau do?

The real estate superapp for Mexico

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Clau's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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