REZI YC Application

Winter 2017Active

REZI went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2017 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: Winter 2017
Industry: Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size: 31
Status: Active
Launched: 2016

Founders

Sean MitchellFounder/Chairman & CEO
Keenan D. WilliamsFounder/President
Harsh YadavFounder/President

What REZI does

REZI is a leading real estate technology company founded in 2016 and the only fully remote and automated marketplace for long-term apartment rentals. REZI empowers landlords to lease their vacant apartments using their state-of-the-art platform - guaranteeing the monthly rent, paying up to 12 months of rent upfront, reducing leasing costs, and simplifying the leasing process for several to hundreds of units in a single transaction. Renters on REZI are then able to find, tour, apply for, and lease their next home without any fees and in as little as five minutes - right from their phone - through pre-screened listings, contactless tours, and automated application decisions.

REZI's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

REZI, Winter 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

REZI

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Rent Better

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

We're building a fully remote, automated marketplace for long-term apartment rentals. Landlords use REZI to lease their vacant apartments with upfront guaranteed rent and reduced leasing costs, while renters can find, tour, apply for, and lease apartments online in minutes without fees.

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

We're based in New York, NY, and the company would remain there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is the heart of the real estate market we're addressing. Being close to landlords and renters in this market gives us direct access to our customers and the ability to understand their challenges deeply.

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 REZI YC application?

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