FREY YC Application

Summer 2018Inactive

FREY went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2018 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 2018
Industry: ConsumerApparel and Cosmetics
Team size: 3
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2018

Founders

Aidan PorterFounder/CTO
Erin Robert FreyFounder/Partner
Leif FreyFounder/Head of Direction

What FREY does

FREY is a line premium clothing care products meticulously designed to smell better, treat clothing better, and generally be better: for the user, for others, for the planet. FREY was is revolutionizing a long-standing industry. We are bringing clothing care and household products into the 21st century, breaking down outdated gender stereotypes, bringing fashion into a realm that has not experienced it before, and making a philanthropic impact all the while. FREY products use formulations that are safer for the environment, and has created a Wash for Wash program, where for every bottle purchased, the clothing of someone in need, from the homeless to low-income families, is washed, as part of our philanthropy-focused mission.

FREY's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

FREY, Summer 2018 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

FREY

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Premium laundry and clothing care products

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

We make premium laundry and clothing care products designed to smell better, treat clothes more gently, and be safer for people and the environment. Our product line breaks from traditional detergent norms, challenges outdated gendered marketing, and includes a philanthropic program that washes the clothes of people in need for every bottle sold.

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

We live in California, and the company would remain based in California after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

California has the right talent, resources, and market for consumer products like ours. It keeps us close to our initial user base and supply chain partners.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real FREY YC application?

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