Union Apartment

Union Apartment YC Application

Winter 2019Inactive

Union Apartment went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2019 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
Winter 2019
Industry
Real Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real Estate
Team size
12
Status
Inactive
Launched
2019

Founders

  • Yihsuan Chen
    Yihsuan ChenFounder
  • Chengyun Quan
    Chengyun QuanFounder
  • Jialin heFounder

Union Apartment's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Union Apartment, Winter 2019 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

Union Apartment

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Furnished co-living for international students

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

We built a platform that offers furnished co-living apartments specifically designed for international students relocating to Los Angeles. The product helps students find affordable, ready-to-move-in housing that supports their unique needs, including flexible leases and fully furnished spaces. It simplifies what is normally a stressful, fragmented search process.

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

We live in Los Angeles, CA, and plan to keep the company based there after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Los Angeles is where the demand for international student housing is high and where we have direct access to users and property partners. Staying here keeps us close to the market and operations.

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 Union Apartment YC application?

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

What YC batch was Union Apartment in?

Union Apartment was part of the Y Combinator Winter 2019 batch.

Who founded Union Apartment?

Union Apartment was founded by Yihsuan Chen, Chengyun Quan, Jialin he.

What does Union Apartment do?

Furnished Co-living Apartments for International Students, here in…

How do I read the full reconstructed application?

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

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