SOTERI SKIN YC Application

Winter 2022Active

SOTERI SKIN went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2022 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: Winter 2022
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 2
Status: Active
Launched: 2022

Founders

Rafal PielakFounder

What SOTERI SKIN does

Soteri Skin is D2C skincare for chronic skin conditions like eczema. We’re the only non-prescription product proven to provide long-lasting relief for the 30 million Americans who suffer from eczema. How it works: Skin surface pH is constantly in flux, and many of your daily activities can throw it out of balance. People with chronic skin conditions such as eczema have a harder time regulating their skin's pH. Soteri's patented pH/LOCK™ locks skin in at a therapeutic pH for 12+ hours, which is shown to help break the cycle of skin sensitivity, whether you have eczema, psoriasis, or just a bad sunburn. Our formulations are aesthetically elegant (non-sticky, sit well under makeup, etc), safe for anyone to use, and don't require a prescription. Most people see skin health improvements within the first few weeks of application, even for tricky, chronic skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. With Soteri Skin, anyone can enjoy healthy, glowing, pH-enomenal skin!

SOTERI SKIN's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

SOTERI SKIN, Winter 2022 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

SOTERI SKIN

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

D2C Skincare for Eczema

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

We make a direct-to-consumer skincare line specifically for chronic skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis. Our patented pH/LOCK™ technology keeps skin at a therapeutic pH level for over 12 hours, which helps break the cycle of skin sensitivity. Our products don't require prescriptions, are safe to use daily, and improve skin health visibly within weeks.

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

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and the company will remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where both of us live and where our network and manufacturing partners are located. We want to keep the company grounded in a city with strong access to product, talent, and our early user base.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real SOTERI SKIN YC application?

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