Stownest YC Application

Summer 2021Active

Stownest went through Y Combinator in the Summer 2021 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 2021
Industry: Consumer
Team size: 80
Status: Active
Launched: 2021

Founders

Sudhindra SubbaraoFounder
Ramesh ChincholiFounder
AMIETH KUMARFounder
Srinivasa MurthyFounder

What Stownest does

Valet self-storage solution for your personal storage needs. Be it household storage or seasonal belongings, we will pick them up and store them in our facility. You get it back when you need it. Service built on technology and strong customer experience fundamentals.

Stownest's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

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

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Stownest

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Flexible On-Demand Storage Space

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

We built a valet self-storage service that picks up your household items, stores them securely, and delivers them back when you need them. Our product targets individuals, small businesses, and travelers who need flexible, on-demand storage without hassle. It combines warehouse space with technology and customer service to make storage easy and accessible without customers managing logistics.

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

We live in Bengaluru, KA, India, and plan to keep the company based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Bengaluru is our home city where we have built our operations and network. It offers a large customer base of households, SMEs, and travelers who need storage. Staying here helps us leverage our local understanding and relationships to grow efficiently.

21 more answers in the full application

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Stownest YC application?

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