Y Combinator

A new model for funding early stage startups.
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Y Combinator created a new model for funding early stage startups. Twice a year we invest a small amount of money ($120k) in a large number of startups (recently 105). The startups move to Silicon Valley for 3 months, during which we work intensively with them to get the company into the best possible shape and refine their pitch to investors. Each cycle culminates in Demo Day, when the startups present their companies to a carefully selected, invite-only audience. But YC doesn’t end on Demo Day. We and the YC alumni network continue to help founders for the life of their company, and beyond.

Accelerated companies
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Startup

99Dresses

Startup

Earth AI

Startup

FlightFox

Startup

Snappr

2019
Startup

Mindset Health

2018
Startup

Whispli

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Blog Posts
28th March, 2024
Building AI Models is faster and cheaper than you probably think

These 25 YC companies have built AI models that do things that just a couple of years ago would have...

27th March, 2024
Want to start a startup? Meet all the YC partners in Boston - Apr 20th

Join us for Startup School East on April 20, and a day of YC interviews on April 21.

21st March, 2024
Build for customers, not VCs

It’s easy to analyze your way out of taking the first step. It’s something we see a lot, particularl...

21st March, 2024
The Reddits

"I met the Reddits before we even started Y Combinator. In fact they were one of the reasons we star...

15th March, 2024
Michael Seibel on his next ten years at YC

Earlier today Michael shared an update with the YC community, outlining a shift to his role within Y...

6th March, 2024
Pivoting to a billion-dollar idea: Lessons from Clipboard Health founder Wei Deng

Many of the greatest companies in YC’s history pivoted along the way. Here's the story of how Clipbo...

29th February, 2024
Building Confidence In Yourself and Your Ideas

People are going to have feedback about your startup idea — how do you make sense of it all?

16th February, 2024
One-off Early Interviews for Summer 2024 - Apply by Feb 21st

We’re planning to do a special one-off round of early interviews for the next YC batch. If you want ...

15th February, 2024
Stop innovating on the wrong things

In this episode of Dalton & Michael we’ll discuss the downsides of trying to “innovate” on certain t...

14th February, 2024
YC's latest Request for Startups

These are some of the things we want to see more founders working on.

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