Candidature YC de The Human Utility

Winter 2015Active

The Human Utility a été sélectionné par Y Combinator dans le cadre du batch Winter 2015 en tant qu'entreprise Unspecified. Ci-dessous : ce que fait l'entreprise, qui l'a fondée, et sa candidature à YC, reconstruite question par question dans le vrai formulaire YC.

Batch YC: Winter 2015
Secteur d'activité: Unspecified
Taille de l'équipe: 2
Statut: Active
Lancé: 2014

Fondateurs

Tiffani Ashley BellFounder/Executive Director

Ce que fait The Human Utility

Founded July 2014, The Human Utility (formerly known as the Detroit Water Project) matches families needing help with utility bills to people who want to help through payments directly to utility companies. For over 40 million families in the United States, water and other essential utilities may be unaffordable. In order to afford utilities, families often forgo medication, food, and transportation. The Human Utility's platform divides a bill similar to a loan syndicate expanding the possible number of donors from around the world able to join together to ensure families never lose access to utility service. Donors are matched with a specific family or donate to a universal assistance fund. Later, we use utility data to design interventions addressing the root causes of why people need help with their utility bills with the goal of never having them lose service again.

Candidature YC de The Human Utility, reconstruite

Candidature Y Combinator

The Human Utility, promotion Winter 2015. Les vraies questions de candidature, répondues à partir de données publiques.

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

The Human Utility

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Eliminate water shutoffs through crowdfunded bill payments

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

We built a platform that connects families at risk of water disconnection with donors who pay utility bills directly. Our system breaks bills into smaller shares so multiple people worldwide can fund a single family's utility needs. Donors can pick families or give to a general fund. We plan to use utility data to develop programs that prevent disconnections long-term.

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

We live in Oakland, CA, and have remote team members. After YC, the company will remain based in Oakland with remote work.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Oakland is where Tiffani is located and where we have local connections to water justice issues. Remote work fits our small team and lets us engage supporters where they live.

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Questions fréquemment posées

Est-ce la vraie candidature YC de The Human Utility ?

Non. Y Combinator garde les candidatures soumises privées. Ceci est une reconstruction : les vraies questions du formulaire YC, répondues à partir des données publiques de The Human Utility (notes de lancement, parcours des fondateurs, description du produit). Cela montre comment une entreprise comme The Human Utility se présenterait à YC, pas le texte qu'ils ont soumis.

À quel batch YC The Human Utility appartenait-il ?

The Human Utility faisait partie du batch Winter 2015 de Y Combinator.

Qui a fondé The Human Utility ?

The Human Utility a été fondé par Tiffani Ashley Bell.

Que fait The Human Utility ?

The Human Utility seeks to eliminate water service disconnections for…

Comment lire la candidature complète reconstruite ?

Créez un compte Round Funded gratuit. La version complète de la candidature de The Human Utility en 26 réponses, et de chaque autre promotion YC, se trouve dans YC Insights.