Craftwork YC Application

Summer 2023Active

Craftwork went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2023 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 2023
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
Team size: 50
Status: Active
Launched: 2023

Founders

Tim GriffinFounder/CEO
Mike BifulcoFounder
Suzanne GriffinFounder
Joey SkavroneckFounder

What Craftwork does

Craftwork is a full-service home painting company that uses software to dramatically improve the homeowner and operator experience.

Craftwork's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Craftwork, Summer 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Craftwork

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Digital-native home painting franchise

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

We built software and an operating system for running a home painting franchise that improves scheduling, customer communication, and project execution. Our product makes it easier for homeowners to book and complete painting jobs and for operators to manage crews and jobs efficiently.

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

We live in Charlotte, NC, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Charlotte is where the team is based, and the local market dynamics have shaped our product. We want to stay close to our core operations and team as we scale.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Craftwork YC application?

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