Ladder YC Application

Summer 2020Acquired

Ladder went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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: Summer 2020
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionConstruction
Team size: 1
Status: Acquired
Launched: 2020

Founders

Anuraag Yachamaneni

What Ladder does

Ladder is a recruiting platform for the construction trades.

Ladder's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Ladder, Summer 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Ladder

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Labor Marketplace for Construction

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

We built a recruiting platform that connects skilled construction tradespeople with contractors who need reliable labor. It simplifies hiring for construction projects by focusing specifically on vetted trade workers, cutting down the overhead and uncertainty typical in this industry.

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

I live in Atlanta, GA, and the company is currently based remotely with the team being mostly remote as well.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Atlanta has a strong and growing construction market, which aligns well with our initial users. Being remote lets us stay flexible while addressing a largely local industry need.

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 Ladder YC application?

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