Y Combinator
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Pre-Seed, Seed, Early Stage, Series A
Geographical Focus
Industries Focus
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Software
- Education
- FinTech
- Logistics
- SaaS
- Artificial Intelligence
- Internet
- Cybersecurity
- Robotics
- Biotechnology
- Marketplaces
- Consumer Internet
- Enterprise Software
Investment Size:
125,000 to 500,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2005
Y Combinator is an American startup accelerator and venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Trevor Blackwell, and Robert Tappan Morris. The organization runs cohort-based accelerator programs that provide seed funding, mentorship, and network access to early-stage technology startups. Since its founding, Y Combinator has helped fund and launch thousands of companies, and its alumni include notable technology firms such as Airbnb, Dropbox, Stripe, Coinbase, DoorDash, Reddit, Instacart, Twitch, Cruise, and Scale AI. In January 2022 YC codified a widely used standard deal that provides $125,000 for 7% equity (post-money SAFE) plus an additional $375,000 on an uncapped SAFE with MFN terms as part of its batch program.
Requirements
- Submit an online application for a YC batch
- If shortlisted, participate in an interview with YC partners
- Accepted startups participate in the YC batch program and Demo Day
- Founders must provide accurate information about the company and team during application and interview
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Portfolio Companies
- Airbnb
- Dropbox
- Stripe
- Coinbase
- DoorDash
- Instacart
- Twitch
- Cruise
- Ginkgo Bioworks
- Flexport
- PagerDuty
- GitLab
- Scale AI
- Helion Energy
- Loom
- Zapier
- Webflow
- Benchling
- Gusto
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