FlatX

AI-Powered Rental Platform for Urban Renters

Y CombinatorSummer 2022ActiveReal Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real EstateMarketplaceReal EstateHousing

What they do

Problem

Urban young renters struggle to find suitable flats and compatible flatmates quickly while avoiding brokers, scams, and inefficient rental processes.

Solution

An AI-powered rental platform that matches renters to flats and flatmates and enables broker-free, low-friction renting across cities.

Who it's for

Young urban renters in India looking to rent flats and find flatmates.

Founders

Vedant Kumar

Founder

Founder of Shelf & FlatX. At Shelf, built a neobank for young professionals in shared living with 40,000+ flatmate groups, RuPay cards, UPI payments, and brand partnerships. Saw firsthand how broken flat and flatmate discovery was for the same users. Now building FlatX, an AI-powered rental platform to help young renters find the right flat and flatmate faster, without brokers or the usual urban chaos. Starting in India, building for everywhere.

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Paras Rajput

Founder

Founder - Shelf & FlatX. Building FlatX, a platform helping people find genuine flats and compatible flatmates faster in urban India. Previously built Shelf (YC S22), a neobank for young professionals that helped flatmate groups manage shared finances. Shelf served 40,000+ flatmate groups, launched RuPay-powered Shelf cards, UPI payments, and partnered with brands and co-working spaces to offer services for shared living. I love talking about startups, AI, fintech, and proptech.

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