Oda YC Application

Winter 2020Active

Oda went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2020 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 2020
Industry: B2BMarketing
Team size: 9
Status: Active
Launched: 2020

Founders

Ege OzgirinFounder
Mert KarakusFounder

What Oda does

Oda is an AI agent for home design. Homebuyers and renters alike can use Oda to discover their interior design preferences, apply those preferences to their new home, and then find the best furniture, décor, and appliances aggregated from many different online retailers. Oda distributes its product to homebuyers and renters through partnerships with real estate companies and platforms. Real estate partners add Oda AI iFrames to their websites to showcase listed homes with AI-generated designs. Each AI iFrame is directly linked to an Oda board, allowing consumers to transition from an iFrame to Oda to further personalize the designs and create their dream home.

Oda's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Oda, Winter 2020 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Oda

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

AI Agent for Home Design

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

We built an AI agent that helps homebuyers and renters discover their interior design preferences, apply those designs to their new home, and find furniture, décor, and appliances aggregated from multiple online retailers. We distribute through real estate platforms that embed our AI design iFrames, letting users transition seamlessly from the listing to personalized designs on Oda.

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

We live in Los Angeles, CA, and after YC, the company will be based here with a remote-friendly approach.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Los Angeles is where the founders currently live and work. Being remote and in LA allows us access to diverse real estate partners and design talent relevant to our market.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Oda YC application?

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