Landed YC Application
Landed went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2016 batch as a Fintech 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 2016
- Industry
- FintechCredit and Lending
- Team size
- 2
- Status
- Acquired
- Launched
- 2015
Founders
Jonathan AsmisFounder
Alex LoftonFounder
What Landed does
Landed helps employers develop programs that increase access to homeownership for their employees. We do this by unlocking the power of shared appreciation to create down payment programs tailored to the needs of each institution, improving recruitment and retention of key talent. Unlike other programs, shared appreciation is mutually beneficial to funders and buyers, creating a self-renewing pool of capital that recycles as homebuyers exit the program.
Landed's YC application, reconstructed
Y Combinator application
Landed, Winter 2016 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Landed
White-labeled shared appreciation down payment programs
We build a platform that helps employers offer shared appreciation down payment assistance programs for their employees. Our system structures funding so it recycles as homeowners exit the program, creating a sustainable pool of capital. This helps employers improve recruitment and retention by increasing access to homeownership tailored to their workforce.
We live in San Francisco and operate remotely; after YC we'd remain based here.
San Francisco is where we've built our network and product so far; it's also a hub for both fintech and proptech, which directly aligns with our business.
21 more answers in the full application
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the real Landed YC application?
No. Y Combinator keeps submitted applications private. This is a reconstruction: the real YC form questions, answered from Landed's public data (launch notes, founder backgrounds, product description). It shows how a company like Landed would present itself to YC, not the text they submitted.
What YC batch was Landed in?
Landed was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2016 batch.
Who founded Landed?
Landed was founded by Jonathan Asmis, Alex Lofton.
What does Landed do?
White-labeled shared appreciation down payment programs for employers
How do I read the full reconstructed application?
Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Landed's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.
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