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Upfront

Inactive · A personal assistant for every homeowner

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
2signal of 100 · rising 1
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • team of 4Team size · YC's directory+3.6

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Competitors

AILindyShared: personal assistantAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AILadderShared: personal assistant, home servicesYC W25San FranciscoStartup →OtherAcquiredHomejoyShared: service professional, home service, throughYC S10San FranciscoStartup →AIBroccoli AIShared: home service, ai assistantYC W22San FranciscoStartup →AITopline ProShared: service professional, home service, localYC W21New York CityStartup →OtherInstinctShared: assistant, text, phoneStartup →
Companies closest to Upfront
Company
LindyShared: personal assistantAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
LadderShared: personal assistant, home servicesYC W25ActiveAI
HomejoyShared: service professional, home service, throughYC S10AcquiredOther
Broccoli AIShared: home service, ai assistantYC W22ActiveAI, Devtools
Topline ProShared: service professional, home service, localYC W21ActiveAI
Instinctnot in a program hereShared: assistant, text, phoneElsewhereOther

Adjacent

OtherfaffShared: personal assistantEF 2025BangaloreStartup →OtherHogaruShared: home service, professionalYC W17BogotáStartup →AIUnderstood CareShared: personal assistant, ai assistantYC S24New York CityStartup →AIInactiveHomeBreezeShared: home service, homeowner, reviewYC W21San FranciscoStartup →OtherKNOWRONShared: personal assistantAlchemist Class 28MunichStartup →
Companies next to Upfront
Company
faffShared: personal assistantEF 2025Not statedOther
HogaruShared: home service, professionalYC W17ActiveOther
Understood CareShared: personal assistant, ai assistantYC S24ActiveAI
HomeBreezeShared: home service, homeowner, reviewYC W21InactiveAI
KNOWRONShared: personal assistantAlchemist Class 28Not statedOther

Also from W23 in AI

All of W23
AI222the AI social facilitator for offline human to human interactionsYC W23New York CityStartup →AIAlphawatch AIRelationship Coverage for Deal TeamsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredBenchmarkDecision infrastructure for investment firmsYC W23New York CityStartup →AIAcquiredBrewitConversational data analytics for every teamYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIco.devTurn your ideas into full-stack appsYC W23Startup →AIDecohereReal-time generative AIYC W23SeattleStartup →
Company
222the AI social facilitator for offline human to human interactionsteam of 28hiringActiveAI
Alphawatch AIRelationship Coverage for Deal Teamsteam of 8ActiveAI
BenchmarkDecision infrastructure for investment firmsteam of 7acquiredAcquiredAI
BrewitConversational data analytics for every teamacquiredteam of 4AcquiredAI, Data
co.devTurn your ideas into full-stack appsteam of 2ActiveAI, Devtools
DecohereReal-time generative AIteam of 4ActiveAI

About Upfront

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.

YC batch
W23 · Winter 2023
Status, per YC
Inactive
Category
AI
Team size
4
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Marketplace, Consumer, Home Services, AI Assistant

Upfront in W23: 274 companies, 69% AI

Upfront: questions

Which YC batch was Upfront in?

Upfront was in Y Combinator's Winter 2023 batch (W23).

Is Upfront still active?

Y Combinator lists Upfront as inactive.

Where is Upfront based?

Upfront lists San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.