Riley YC Application

Winter 2017Inactive

Riley 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: 2
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2016

Founders

Helson TaverasFounder/CTO

Riley's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Riley

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

MailChimp for SMS

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

We built Riley to help real estate professionals automate and manage their SMS marketing campaigns. Our platform lets agents and brokers send targeted text messages to their contacts, track engagement, and follow up efficiently. It's designed specifically for real estate workflows, where mass texting is critical but tools are lacking.

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

We live in New York City, and after YC we plan to keep the company based here to stay close to the real estate market we serve.

Explain your decision regarding location.

New York is a major real estate hub, so it's the best place to build a product tailored to that sector. Being local helps us understand our users' needs and build relationships directly.

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 Riley YC application?

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