Doorport YC Application

Winter 2019Acquired

Doorport went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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: Winter 2019
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size: 3
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2018

Founders

Ben TaylorFounder

Doorport's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Doorport, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Doorport

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

We make existing apartment access smart

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

We build smart access solutions for existing apartment buildings. Our product makes it possible for residents and property managers to control and monitor entry doors through a smartphone or other smart home devices, without replacing the whole door hardware. It enables secure, remote, and flexible access control tailored for multifamily housing.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and the company is based there as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we currently live and work, and it lets us be close to our smart home and real estate tech network, as well as potential investors and partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Doorport YC application?

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