Handoff YC Application

Winter 2020Active

Handoff went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
Team size: 20
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Dmitry AlexinFounder

What Handoff does

Handoff creates instant construction estimates and automates business operations for contractors with AI. Using generative AI technology and access to localized construction costs, Handoff provides remodelers with a fast, accurate, and intuitive way to create construction cost estimates in minutes.

Handoff's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Handoff, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Handoff

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI estimator & agent for remodelers

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

We build an AI-powered tool that instantly creates construction estimates and automates operational tasks for remodelers. Our product uses localized data and generative AI to deliver fast, accurate cost estimates contractors can trust, cutting down from days or hours to minutes.

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

We are based in Austin, TX and would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Austin is a growing tech hub with strong engineering talent and a connection to the construction industry, making it a practical base for building and growing the company.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Handoff YC application?

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