Fat Llama YC Application
Fat Llama went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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 2017
- Industry
- ConsumerConsumer Electronics
- Team size
- 41
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2017
Founders
Chaz EnglanderFounder/CEO
Rosie DallasFounder/COO
Owen Turner-MajorFounder/CTO
What Fat Llama does
Fat Llama is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace which allows people to rent spare items to others nearby, fully insured. The platform provides a cheaper and more efficient solution than buying outright or hiring from rental shops. At the same time, it allows others to monetise their rarely-used possessions. The company's mission is to enable people to share and monetize their unused possessions, increasing the efficiency of both the consumer and the planet’s resources.
Fat Llama's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Fat Llama, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Fat Llama
Peer-to-peer insured rental marketplace
We built a platform that lets people rent out their spare items to others nearby with full insurance coverage. It solves the problem of unused possessions gathering dust and offers a cheaper and more efficient alternative to buying or renting from traditional shops.
We live and work in London, England, and Fat Llama is based here.
London has the right mix of a dense population and tech-savvy early adopters who want to rent or monetize possessions. It's also where we started and built our network.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Fat Llama YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Fat Llama's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Fat Llama would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Fat Llama in?
Fat Llama was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.
Who founded Fat Llama?
Fat Llama was founded by Chaz Englander, Rosie Dallas, Owen Turner-Major.
What does Fat Llama do?
Fat Llama is the first fully insured peer-to-peer rental marketplace.…
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Fat Llama's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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