Rinse YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Rinse went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 batch as a Healthcare 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 2021
Industry: HealthcareConsumer Health and Wellness
Team size: 6
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Casey HarlinFounder

What Rinse does

Rinse is building the One Medical for dental. Beautiful studios, easy to book same day appointments, and anxiety-free care focused on prevention, not the upsell.

Rinse's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Rinse, Summer 2021 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Rinse

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

One Medical for dental care

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

We're building a dental care service focused on prevention and low anxiety, with beautiful studios and easy same-day booking. Our product makes dental care feel less like a chore and more like healthcare you want to use.

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

We live in San Francisco, CA and the company is based here too.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our team lives and where our customers seek healthcare that fits with their busy lives. Being here keeps us close to cutting edge healthcare trends and talent.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Rinse YC application?

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