Social Construct

Social Construct YC Application

Summer 2017Inactive

Social Construct went through Y Combinator in the Summer 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
Summer 2017
Industry
Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size
17
Status
Inactive
Launched
2017

Founders

  • Ben Huh
    Ben HuhFounder/CEO

What Social Construct does

Social Construct is inventing new processes and technologies to assemble high quality apartment buildings for faster and for less--so we can all afford to live in places we love.

Social Construct's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

  1. Founders2
  2. Company7
  3. Progress7
  4. Idea4
  5. Equity3
  6. Curious2
  7. Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Social Construct

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Designs and assembles large apartment buildings

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

We build hardware and software that automate the onsite assembly of large apartment buildings. Our system uses generative AI and proprietary construction technology to speed up construction, reduce costs, and maintain quality. Our customers are developers and builders who want better, faster multifamily housing.

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

We are based in San Francisco, CA and plan to keep the company here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where our founding team lives and where we can access the engineering talent and construction tech ecosystem we need.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Social Construct YC application?

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

What YC batch was Social Construct in?

Social Construct was part of the Y Combinator Summer 2017 batch.

Who founded Social Construct?

Social Construct was founded by Ben Huh.

What does Social Construct do?

Social Construct designs and assembles large apartment buildings
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How do I read the full reconstructed application?

Create a free Round Funded account. The full 26-answer version of Social Construct's application, and every other YC batch, is in YC Insights.

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