HomeBreeze YC Application

Winter 2021Inactive

HomeBreeze went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2021 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: Winter 2021
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 45
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2021

Founders

Vineet MehtaFounder
Christopher AgerFounder

What HomeBreeze does

HomeBreeze offers the fastest and easiest way to make home upgrades. Our AI system remotely scopes projects based on photos, video, answers to questions, and other data. We send those scopes to our network of contractors and get homeowners quotes within minutes, rather than weeks. We started with energy-efficient upgrades (e.g. heat pumps), as our first stop toward modernizing home management. As a pioneer in bringing AI to home services, we served thousands of customers across California and delivered an experience that both homeowners and contractors love (our reviews average 4.97 stars!).

HomeBreeze's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

HomeBreeze, Winter 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

HomeBreeze

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

The fastest and easiest way to make home upgrades

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

We built an AI-powered platform that lets homeowners upload photos, videos, and answer questions about home projects. Our system scopes upgrades remotely and sends the info to contractors who then give quotes within minutes. We initially focused on energy-efficient home upgrades, like heat pump installation.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA, and after YC the company would continue to be based here.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco has the concentration of tech talent and contractor networks needed to build and scale our platform. Being close to our initial users and partners helps us iterate quickly.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real HomeBreeze YC application?

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