Y Combinator

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Y Combinator, LLC (YC) is an American technology startup accelerator and venture capital firm launched in March 2005 which has been used to launch more than 5,000 companies. The accelerator program started in Boston and Mountain View, relocated to San Francisco in 2019, and was entirely online during the COVID-19 pandemic. Companies started via YC include Airbnb, Coinbase, Cruise, DoorDash, Dropbox, Instacart, Reddit, Stripe, Scale AI, Deel, Helion Energy, Starcloud, and Twitch.

Run byPaul Graham (co founder)Emmett Shear (principal)Sam Altman (president)

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This couple (literally) married AI and filmmaking. Read the pitch deck they used to raise $6 million for their startup.
Business Insider· 2d ago

This couple (literally) married AI and filmmaking. Read the pitch deck they used to raise $6 million for their startup.    Business Insider
Elena Zhao, SEAS ’26, and Shaivi Rau, CC ’26, survived the broken hiring process. Now, Y Combinator is betting they can rebuild it.
Columbia Daily Spectator· 13d ago

Elena Zhao, SEAS ’26, and Shaivi Rau, CC ’26, survived the broken hiring process. Now, Y Combinator is betting they can rebuild it.    Columbia Daily Spectator
Y Combinator Tells Founders ‘Be Truthful’ On Revenue
Artificial Lawyer· 19d ago

Y Combinator Tells Founders ‘Be Truthful’ On Revenue    Artificial Lawyer
Elon Musk Reacts As Bernie Sanders, AOC's AI Data Center Moratorium Bill Gets Slammed By Y Combinator CEO
Benzinga· 1d ago

Elon Musk Reacts As Bernie Sanders, AOC's AI Data Center Moratorium Bill Gets Slammed By Y Combinator CEO    Benzinga
Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI
Sifted· 11d ago

Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI    Sifted
He almost failed computer science. Now Y Combinator and Z Fellows are backing this teen in Delhi
The Times of India· 1d ago

He almost failed computer science. Now Y Combinator and Z Fellows are backing this teen in Delhi    The Times of India