Latchel YC Application

Winter 2019Active

Latchel went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 batch as a B2B 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 2019
Industry: B2BOperations
Status: Active
Launched: 2018

Founders

Ethan LieberFounder
Will GordonFounder/COO

What Latchel does

Latchel is the only end-to-end platform that automates maintenance coordination and delivers best in class resident amenities. We service over 80,000 homes across over 400 customers in all 50 states of the US. We’re growing rapidly and need a Product Designer to continue our rapid growth trajectory.

Latchel's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Latchel, Winter 2019 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Latchel

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

24/7 emergency maintenance for property managers

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

We built a platform that automates maintenance coordination for property managers. It acts as a 24/7 emergency maintenance department that handles resident requests, coordinates repairs, and manages vendor dispatch across thousands of properties nationwide.

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

We live in Seattle and remote locations; the company would remain based in Seattle after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Seattle is where all three of us are located or connected, and it's a good hub for our current team setup and customers. We want to stay remote-friendly while rooted here for logistics and collaboration.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Latchel YC application?

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