Housewarming YC Application

Winter 2022Active

Housewarming went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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 2022
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 4
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Bobby PinckneyFounder
Michelle YinFounder

What Housewarming does

Housewarming is social media and AI designed to bring you closer to your friends, not replace them or keep you isolated in an algorithm. We've been building mega-viral consumer AI experiences since 2020. From the music discovery app Discz (1.5M users) to creative expression with Verse & Internet Bedroom (0-10 million users in 30 days, one of the fastest growing products of all-time) we like building at the frontier of technology in ways consumer truly love. Housewarming is our latest and most delightful product ever. Check it out, share moments with your friends, and let us know what you think:)

Housewarming's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Housewarming, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Housewarming

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Share casual moments with the people you care about

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

Housewarming is an AI-powered social media app designed to help people share casual moments with their friends. Unlike typical social networks, we focus on bringing people closer through simple, delightful interactions, not isolating them in feeds or algorithms. It builds on our experience making viral AI-driven consumer apps like Discz and Verse.

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

We live and operate in New York, NY, USA, and plan to keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

We chose New York because it's where we are now and where we've built our previous products. We have the local ecosystem and community to support us and want to grow the company here.

21 more answers in the full application

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference are in the full version. Create a free account to open it in YC Insights, next to every other YC batch.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Housewarming YC application?

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