Upfront YC Application

Winter 2023Inactive

Upfront went through Y Combinator in the Winter 2023 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 2023
Industry: ConsumerHome and Personal
Team size: 4
Status: Inactive
Launched: 2023

Founders

Thomas StephensCo-founder & CEO
Andrew HoskinsFounder

What Upfront does

Upfront is a personal assistant for home projects, powered by AI and partnerships with local businesses. Instead of sifting through reviews and playing phone tag, homeowners text us, and we connect them with a curated set of home service professionals in their neighborhood.

Upfront's YC application, reconstructed

Y Combinator application

Upfront, Winter 2023 batch. The real form questions, answered from public data.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Upfront

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

A personal assistant for every homeowner

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

Upfront is a text-based personal assistant that helps homeowners avoid the hassle of searching and calling multiple contractors for home projects. Our AI combines with a curated network of local service professionals to give users fast, reliable recommendations and scheduling through simple messages.

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

We're based in San Francisco, CA, and would stay here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

San Francisco is where we live and network with local service providers. It's a hub for tech talent and home services innovation, which fits our needs well.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the real Upfront YC application?

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