Green Canopy NODE YC Application

Summer 2019Active

Green Canopy NODE went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2019
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size: 31
Status: Active
Launched: 2019

Founders

Bec WilderFounder
Don BunnellFounder

What Green Canopy NODE does

Construction costs are climbing out of control, there is a declining construction workforce that gets smaller with every recession. Meanwhile, we’ve got a housing crisis in our major cities. Green Canopy NODE is the combination of NODE - construction technology start up that develops a house assembly kits that we manufacture in our factory in Seattle, and then ship flat-pack - like Ikea, and Green Canopy a vertically integrated developer, general contractor and real estate fund manager already operating in Seattle and Portland. We are continuing to develop and launch construction technology solutions including prefab components and software into our pipeline of residential projects ranging from small apartments, town houses, single family homes and small dwellings. Our mission is to build homes, relationships, and businesses that help regenerate communities and environments.

Green Canopy NODE's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Green Canopy NODE, Summer 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Green Canopy NODE

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Green Canopy NODE builds sustainable homes fast.

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

We make flat-pack house assembly kits manufactured in our Seattle factory. These kits bundle prefab components and software for quick on-site home assembly. Our product supports projects from small apartments to single-family homes, cutting construction time and cost while addressing workforce shortages.

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

We live in Seattle, WA and would base the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Seattle is where we built our factory, pilot projects, and operations. It's central to our local developments and the construction workforce we rely on, making it the best home for us to scale.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Green Canopy NODE YC application?

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