Leon & George YC Application

Summer 2017Active

Leon & George went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2017 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: Summer 2017
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 10
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Nicolas Bartoli
Ron Radu

What Leon & George does

Léon & George is a California based ecommerce retailer, specializing in premium indoor and outdoor plants, luxury ceramics and lifestyle goods. Recognized for their streamlined local delivery service across California, custom-engineered packaging for nationwide shipping and commitment to exemplary quality, they have cultivated a vast following since the brand’s inception in 2016.

Leon & George's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Leon & George, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Leon & George

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Buying and owning indoor potted plants made easy

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

We built an ecommerce platform that sells premium indoor and outdoor plants along with luxury ceramics. Our product simplifies the experience of buying and owning plants by combining quality plants with custom packaging designed to ensure safe delivery locally in California and nationwide. We focus on reliable home delivery and providing expertise to plant owners who want to bring greenery into their homes without the usual hassles.

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

We live in Los Angeles, CA, and our company is based here and would remain here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Los Angeles connects us to our primary customer base and fulfilling logistics for California deliveries. It also allows us to maintain close control over plant quality and packaging development.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Leon & George YC application?

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