Roofr YC Application

Summer 2017Active

Roofr 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: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 40
Status: Active
Launched: 2017

Founders

Richy NelsonFounder/CEO
Kevin RedmanFounder/CTO

What Roofr does

We're the all-in-one sales toolbox for roofers with helpful features to grow your business including: Stunning Proposals: Create a professionally designed proposal from a measurement report. Email & capture your clients’ e-signatures from any device. Aerial Measurement Reports: Order an accurate $10 roof measurement report or draw it yourself in minutes with drone, satellite or blueprint imagery. Our mission is to ensure every family has access to an affordable roof.

Roofr's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Roofr, Summer 2017 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Roofr

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Sales software for roofers. Aerial measurements + proposals

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

We built an all-in-one sales toolbox for roofers. They can order $10 aerial measurement reports using drone or satellite imagery or draw roof measurements themselves. Then they generate polished proposals from those reports, email them to homeowners, and capture e-signatures - all from any device.

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

We live in San Francisco and remote locations. The company will be based in San Francisco after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

SF has the technical talent and access to early adopters in home services. Remote allows us to tap diverse skills. This combination fits our team's needs and customer base.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Roofr YC application?

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