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Starcity

Starcity was one of the largest co-living brands. Exit to Common in…

Y CombinatorSummer 2016AcquiredReal Estate and ConstructionHousing and Real EstateReal EstateHousingProptech

What they do

Problem

Urban renters struggle to find affordable, flexible housing with built-in community and services.

Solution

Starcity offered managed co-living housing where residents rent private rooms with shared amenities and included services under flexible terms.

Who it's for

Urban renters, often young professionals, seeking flexible furnished housing and community.

Founders

Jon Dishotsky
Founder/CEO

Jon is the Founding Partner of Daft Capital. A former founder (Starcity S16) he's backed 50 companies, multiple unicorns and one IPO. Portfolio includes AIM Intelligent Machines, Legora, Lovable, Limitless, Marine Layer, Mercury, Remote, The Bot Company, Varda Space, and more.

Josh Lehman
Founder/CTO

Cofounder of Starcity (S16). Currently working on Martian Engineering (https://martian.engineering)

Mo Sakrani
Founder/CPO

Cofounder at Starcity.

Jesse Suarez
Founder/COO

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