Inscrição YC de Lofty
Lofty passou pela Y Combinator no batch Summer 2019 como uma empresa Fintech. Abaixo: o que a empresa faz, quem a fundou e sua inscrição para a YC, reconstruída pergunta por pergunta no formulário real da YC.
- Batch YC
- Summer 2019
- Indústria
- Fintech
- Tamanho da equipe
- 7
- Status
- Active
- Lançada
- 2019
Fundadores
Max BallFounder
Jerry ChuFounder
O que Lofty faz
Lofty is a marketplace that let's anyone sell a house to investors online. Instead of the typical real estate transaction where one seller sells to one buyer, Lofty is much more flexible. Sellers fractionalize their equity ownership in the property into smaller units, so that anyone can buy a portion for as little as $50, allowing access to one of the best asset classes for people who have previously been locked out. Sellers can also sell a portion of their equity (starting at just 10%) instead of the entire property or create customized HELOC structures. Investors can browse a variety of individual real estate properties ranging from commercial strip malls, a HELOC in someone's house, Airbnbs, to a single-family rental properties, and directly purchase ownership in these properties in under 5 minutes. There is no lockup period. Users can constantly trade these ownerships with others on the marketplace. Investors truly legally own the properties they invested in and co-manage it with other investors through an online governance program. Owners have so far voted on how to handle various repairs, delinquent tenants, the sale of the underlying property, and much more. Lofty never custodies or handles user funds or assets. Through smart-contracts on the blockchain, all transactions are directly peer-to-peer. If we succeed, we'll have built the NASDAQ for real estate and transformed how real estate is bought and sold in the USA.
Inscrição YC de Lofty, reconstruída
Inscrição Y Combinator
Lofty, lote Summer 2019. As verdadeiras perguntas do formulário, respondidas com dados públicos.
- Founders2
- Company7
- Progress7
- Idea4
- Equity3
- Curious2
- Batch Preference1
Company
Lofty
Building the NASDAQ for Real Estate
We built a marketplace where anyone can sell fractional ownership in real estate directly to investors online. Sellers break equity into units as small as $50, letting more people invest in properties like rentals, strip malls, or HELOCs. Buyers co-own legally and can trade their stakes anytime on-chain without lockups.
We live in Los Angeles and Miami; the company remains remote with founding and key engineers spread across these locations.
We split our bases between LA and Miami to remain close to key real estate markets while fully embracing a remote team. This lets us balance real estate expertise with engineering talent in flexible locations.
21 respostas a mais na inscrição completa
Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference estão na versão completa. Crie uma conta gratuita para abri-la no YC Insights, ao lado de todos os outros batches da YC.
Perguntas Frequentes
Esta é a inscrição real da YC de Lofty?
Não. A Y Combinator mantém as inscrições submetidas em privado. Esta é uma reconstrução: as perguntas reais do formulário da YC, respondidas a partir dos dados públicos de Lofty (notas de lançamento, históricos de fundadores, descrição do produto). Mostra como uma empresa como Lofty se apresentaria à YC, não o texto que eles submeteram.
Em qual batch da YC Lofty esteve?
Lofty fez parte do batch Summer 2019 da Y Combinator.
Quem fundou o Lofty?
O Lofty foi fundado por Max Ball, Jerry Chu.
O que o Lofty faz?
Building the NASDAQ for Real Estate.
Como eu leio o application completo reconstruído?
Crie uma conta gratuita no Round Funded. A versão completa de 26 respostas do application do Lofty, e de todos os outros lotes do YC, está no YC Insights.
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