Do 8VC and Y Combinator invest together?

Yes — 8VC and Y Combinator appear together in 11 tracked portfolio companies, including Airbyte, Candid Health, Casetext, Fieldguide, Flexport.

How do 8VC and Y Combinator compare on check size?

8VC typically writes checks of $100K – $50M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	8VC	Y Combinator
Type	Venture capital	Accelerator
HQ	Austin	San Francisco
Founded	2015	2005
Check size	$100K – $50M	$500K
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
Sectors	Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, GovTech, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic	AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech
AUM	$13.4B	—
Tracked investments	195	6,130
Exits (acquired/public)	2	839
Led rounds on record	2	21
Dated deals, last 24 mo	13	1304

Do 8VC and Y Combinator invest together?: Yes — 8VC and Y Combinator appear together in 11 tracked portfolio companies, including Airbyte, Candid Health, Casetext, Fieldguide, Flexport.
How do 8VC and Y Combinator compare on check size?: 8VC typically writes checks of $100K – $50M, while Y Combinator writes $500K.