Lofty YC 申请

Summer 2019Active

Lofty 在 Summer 2019 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 Fintech 公司进行过。以下是：公司做什么、谁创立了它，以及其 YC 申请，按照真实 YC 表格逐题重建。

YC 批次: Summer 2019
行业: Fintech
团队规模: 7
状态: Active
已发布: 2019

创始人

Max BallFounder
Jerry ChuFounder

Lofty 做什么

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.

Lofty 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

Lofty，Summer 2019 期。来自公开数据的真实申请问题解答。

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

Lofty

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Building the NASDAQ for Real Estate

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

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.

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

We live in Los Angeles and Miami; the company remains remote with founding and key engineers spread across these locations.

Explain your decision regarding location.

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 更多回答在完整申请中

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference 包含在完整版中。创建免费账户即可在 YC Insights 中打开，紧邻每个其他 YC 批次。

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常见问题解答

这是 Lofty 的真实 YC 申请吗？

不是。Y Combinator 对提交的申请保密。这是重建版：使用 Lofty 的公开数据（发布笔记、创始人背景、产品描述）回答真实的 YC 表格问题。它展示了像 Lofty 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

Lofty 是哪个 YC 批次的？

Lofty 是 Y Combinator Summer 2019 批次的成员。

谁创立了 Lofty？

Lofty 由 Max Ball, Jerry Chu 创立。

Lofty 做什么？

Building the NASDAQ for Real Estate.

如何阅读完整的重建申请？

创建免费的 Round Funded 账户。YC Insights 中包含 Lofty 的完整 26 个问题的版本，以及其他所有 YC 批次的公司信息。