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Y Combinator

AcceleratorActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Series A · 22 people tracked

Also known as Y COMBINATOR CONTINUITY · Y Combinator Continuity Affiliates · Y Combinator ES20 · Y Combinator ES24 · Y Combinator ES26 · Y COMBINATOR MANAGEMENT, LLC

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Investment thesis

Early-stage batch accelerator turning tiny MVPs into companies via 400+ startups per batch, intense peer-pressure learning, founder-character screening, and founder-first support that reduces career risk.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Series A
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2005
Last 12 months
852 investments
Private fund assets
$22B
VC funds
19
Portfolio companies
6419

Standard deal

$500K total: $125K for 7% on a post-money SAFE + $375K on an uncapped SAFE with MFN. Invested on acceptance, not contingent on milestones; no program fee; pro rata rights. Companies must be incorporated in the US, Canada, Cayman Islands, or Singapore.

Source: the firm's published deal terms.

Team · 22 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories

8,773 people who came through Y Combinator went on to found or lead other companies.

+ 8,761 more

What they invest in

from 6397 of 6419 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×3494AI & Machine Learning ×3028SaaS ×2323Developer Tools ×1228Fintech ×1108Consumer ×996Healthtech ×814Data & Infrastructure ×750

HQs:United States×4769United Kingdom×218India×206Canada×152Mexico×80France×68

Who they back

founder profiles across 6,071 portfolio companies
25%
solo founders
1,541 of 6,071 mapped founding teams
48%
repeat founders
of 8,668 founders with career history
~1 yr
old at investment
median across 5,091 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×1,5412 founders×3,1423 founders×1,0664+ founders×322

Where their founders studiedfrom 8,497 founders with education data

Stanford University ×469University of California, Berkeley ×394Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×344Harvard University ×216University of Waterloo ×178University of Oxford ×165Cornell University ×155University of Cambridge ×153

Where their founders worked beforefrom 8,668 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×232Facebook ×229Stanford University ×225Apple ×214Google ×171Meta ×167Goldman Sachs ×164Uber ×148

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×21500 Global ×17Techstars ×14

642 founders hold a PhD · 673 hold an MBA (of 8,614 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 233 founders

Portfolio companies · showing 1200 of 6419

alumni founders can tell you what the program is really like

By year:2027 · 12026 · 6852025 · 6522024 · 6042023 · 4952022 · 6332021 · 7332020 · 4362019 · 3742018 · 2842017 · 2412016 · 2196276 dated

Equipmentshareequipmentshare.comin𝕏NASDAQ: EQPTJan 2015✓ verified

EquipmentShare provides construction equipment rentals and fleet management technology for builders and contractors.

Construction TechIoTPropTechSaaSColumbia, US

Brad Siegler(Founder)inJeff Lowe(Founder)inJabbok Schlacks(CEO & Co-Founder)inWilliam Schlacks(Founder/President)inWilly Schlacks(Co-Founder)

Co-investorsAmity VenturesDepth VenturesEvolution VC PartnersFundersClubG SquaredGreat Oaks Venture Capital+12 more

Airbnbairbnb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABNBJan 2009

Airbnb is an online marketplace that enables people to book and list accommodations for short-term rentals, experiences, and services around the world.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Brian Chesky(Co-founder & CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(Co-founder & CSO)inJoe Gebbia(Co-founder)inJoe G.(Founder)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)Laurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*Aglae VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAmakor+57 more

Amplitudeamplitude.comin𝕏NASDAQ: AMPLJan 2012

Amplitude provides an AI analytics platform that helps companies understand customer behavior and make data-driven product decisions.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Spenser Skates(Founder/CEO)inCurtis Liu(Founder/CTO)inJeffrey Wang(Co-founder)inAndrew Casey(Chief Financial Officer)Nathaniel Crook(Chief Commercial Officer)

BoardPat Grady(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesSequoia Capital91 VenturesBoxGroupDCVC (Data Collective)Felicis Ventures+14 more

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BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Oguzhan Atay, PhD(Co-Founder, CEO, and Board Chair)David Tsao, PhD(Co-Founder, CTO, and Board Member)Oguzhan Atay(Founder)inDavid Tsao(Founder/CTO)inSukrit Silas(Cofounder)

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe500 GlobalAsymmetry VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, Llce2vcFifty Years+15 more

Coinbasecoinbase.comin𝕏Nasdaq: COINJun 2012

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Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

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Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAnsa Capital+52 more

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ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inGergely Nemeth(Senior Engineering Manager)

Co-investorsA*BoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures+24 more

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AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US

Jason Kelly(Founder)inAustin Che(Founder)inTom Knight(Founder)inBarry Canton(Founder)inReshma Shetty(Founder)in

BoardReshma Sohoni

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)

BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationAugust CapitalBase PartnersBling CapitalCategory VenturesCoatue Management+21 more

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FintechBengaluru, IN

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BoardAnu Hariharan(Director)Ashish Agrawal(Nominee Director)

Co-investorsAlkeon InnovationFrialeICONIQPeak XV PartnersPropel Venture Partnersavra+2 more

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ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechSan Francisco, US

Apoorva Mehta(Founder & CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)in

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel CapitalCanaan Partners+28 more

Meeshomeesho.comin𝕏NSE: MEESHOJun 2016

Meesho operates an online marketplace that connects small businesses and individual entrepreneurs with customers across India, offering logistics, payments, and support services to help sellers manage their operations.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareBengaluru, IN

Vidit Aatrey(Founder/CEO)inSanjeev Barnwal(Founder/CTO)inSanjeev Kumar(Executive Officer, Director)Jatin Mazalcar(Executive Officer)

BoardSumer Juneja(Director)Mohit Bhatnagar(Director)in

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalElevation CapitalGood CapitalInvestopadLeo Capital Ventures+15 more

Momentusmomentus.spacein𝕏NASDAQ: MNTSJun 2018

A space transportation and infrastructure services company providing launch capabilities and orbital logistics for satellites and cargo.

Advanced ManufacturingSpace TechSan Francisco, US

Mikhail Kokorich(Founder)inJohn Rood(Executive Officer)Rob Schwarz(Executive Officer)Lon Ensler(Executive Officer)

BoardBrian Kabot(Director)Jon Layman(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCathexis VenturesEvolution VC PartnersJames Beshara FundNazcaOne Way VenturesPrime Movers Lab+2 more

Oklooklo.comin𝕏NYSE: OKLOJun 2014

Oklo develops next-generation fast fission reactors for producing clean electricity at scale, with a focus on safety features and the ability to use recycled nuclear waste as fuel.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergySan Francisco, US

Jacob DeWitte(Founder/CEO)inCaroline Cochran(Founder)in

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGCrunchFundDCVC (Data Collective)Draper AssociatesDraper DragonKluz Ventures+6 more

PagerDutypagerduty.comin𝕏NYSE: PDJun 2010

PagerDuty provides a platform for incident response and operations management that enables teams across technical and business functions to respond to critical events in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)inDan Alexandru Solomon(Director)Jennifer Tejada(Executive Officer, Director)Steven Gatoff(Executive Officer)

BoardJohn O'Farrell(Director)Ethan Kurzweil(Director)in

PartnerAndrew Miklas· led

Co-investorsAccelAndreessen HorowitzAurumBessemer Venture PartnersBling CapitalCorazon Capital+14 more

Redditreddit.comin𝕏NYSE: RDDTJun 2005

A social platform where users post content and discussions that are ranked by community votes, reaching hundreds of millions of monthly visitors across web and mobile applications.

Cloud ComputingConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocialSan Francisco, US

Steve Huffman(Founder)inAlexis Ohanian(Cofounder)Sam Altman(Interim CEO (2014); board member until 2022)

Co-investors500 GlobalA.Capital VenturesA*AAF Management Ltd.AlleyCorpAndreessen Horowitz+31 more

Rigetti Computingrigetti.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RGTIJun 2014

Rigetti develops quantum computing hardware and systems, leveraging superconducting quantum processing units cooled by dilution refrigerators to enable advanced quantum computation capabilities.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareQuantum ComputingRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Chad Rigetti(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsAlchemist AcceleratorAlpha Intelligence CapitalAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Draper Associates+11 more

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Tiny builds an ERP platform that uses AI agents to handle routine manufacturing tasks for factories, targeting the large share of production facilities still dependent on spreadsheets and unstructured data systems.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSingapore, SG

Edward Zhang(Co-Founder and CTO)inChris Sparling(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Taub(Executive Officer)Mike McKenna(Executive Officer)Andrew Wilkinson(Executive Officer, Director)Evan Brown(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBlueRun VenturesGaingelsHuman VenturesSpringdale Venturesxfactor ventures

Weavegetweave.comin𝕏NYSE: WEAVJan 2014

Weave offers team communication and collaboration tools for healthcare practices, including messaging, scheduling, and patient management features accessible from desktop and mobile apps.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechSaaSLehi, US

Brandon Rodman(Founder/CEO)inJared Rodman(Founder/CCO)inClint Berry(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBYU Cougar CapitalCrosslink CapitalFundersClubIA Seed Ventures+5 more

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10by10 operates a platform that connects companies with software engineers across recruitment agencies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

April Chang(Founder/CEO)inRobert Bartruff(Founder)inThomas Kollar

10x10xdental.cominJan 2025 · $4.8M✓ verified

10x provides an AI-powered back-office service that automates dental practice operations including hygiene recall outreach, treatment follow-up coordination, and missed-call answering.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Max Bohun(Founder)in

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcInitialized Capital

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1910 develops an AI platform that integrates multimodal data, frontier AI models, and high-throughput lab automation to accelerate drug discovery and development for pharmaceutical companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US

Jen Asher(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsFoundersX VenturesPlayground GlobalScientia Ventures

1910 Genetics1910genetics.comin𝕏Jan 2021✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Jennifer O. Nwankwo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSamir Kumar(Director)Marc Foster(Director)Jory Bell(Director)in

Co-investorsFoundersX VenturesPlayground GlobalEmles Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Accenture Ventures

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Ian Naccarella(Founder)inEric Riesel(Founder)inYankang Yang(Founder)in

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Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTAustin, US

Russell Smith(Founder / CEO)inRoman Khomenko(Founder)inBogdan Pyzh(Co-Founder, COO)in

Co-investorsDaft CapitalSterling RoadStreamlined VenturesTheory Forge Ventures

Abatableabatable.comin𝕏Jun 2021✓ verified

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Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Maria Eugenia Filmanovic(Founder)inValerio Magliulo(Founder)in

Co-investorsGlobal Founders CapitalBlue Bear Capital PartnersKeiki Capital

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechBoston, US

Daniel Mukasa(Founder & CEO)inNisha Gopal(Founder)in

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BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US

Adrien Châtillon(Founder)inGabriel Villafuerte(Founder)in

Co-investorsFoundersX Ventures

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Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Krishang Todi(CEO & Co-Founder)inAarav Bajaj(Founder)inDhanya Shah(Founder)in

Co-investorsRebel Fund

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Parth Ajmera(Founder)inShubham Palriwala(Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

Airfordableairfordable.com𝕏Jun 2016✓ verified

Airfordable offers flexible payment plans for flight and hotel bookings, allowing customers to pay over time without requiring upfront costs or credit checks.

B2B MarketplacesFintechTravel & HospitalityChicago, US

Ama Marfo(Co-Founder; Operations / Finance)inEmmanuel Buah(Co-Founder; Product / Tech)in

Co-investorsBackstage Capital

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Lennert Jansen(Founder)inRauf Akdemir(Founder)in

Co-investorsOrange CollectiveFCVCLux CapitalHomebrew468 CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners

AiSDRaisdr.comin𝕏Jun 2023✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Yuriy Zaremba(Founder/CEO)inOleg Zaremba(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel OneFlyer One VenturesRebel FundSID Venture Partners

Akiflowakiflow.comin𝕏Jun 2020✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSCT, ES

Nunzio Martinello(Founder & CEO)inSebastiano Favaro(Founder)in

Co-investorsSero Capital, LLC

Alaanalaan.comin𝕏Jan 2023✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSDubai, AE

Parthi Duraisamy(Founder)inKarun Kurien(Founder)in

Co-investorsPeak XV Partners468 Capital

Alba Orbitalalbaorbital.comin𝕏Jan 2021✓ verified

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Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSpace TechGlasgow, GB

Tom Walkinshaw(Founder)inThomas Robert Lamb Walkinshaw(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersMetaplanet

Alga Biosciencesalga.bioin𝕏Jan 2022✓ verified

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Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechClimate TechSan Francisco, US

Alex Brown(Co-founder and CEO)inDaria Balatsky(Founder)inCaroline McKeon(Founder)inAlexander Brown(Founder)in

Co-investorsDay One VenturesAngel Collective Opportunity FundCollaborative FundCool Climate CollectiveHelium-3 VenturesJetstream+4 more

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AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Dasmer Singh(Founder)in

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Olivier Porte(Founder)inSteve Zheng(Founder)

Co-investorsFlybridge Capital Partners

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Co-investorsGood Capital

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Imad Mokadem(Founder)inAmin Mokadem(Founder)in

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nithik Bala(Founder)inVarun Puru(Founder)in

Co-investorsTitletownTech

Anakinanakin.companyin✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail Tech

Co-investorsACE & Company

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Ricardo Pantaleon(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexandros Zisimidis(co-founder)in

Ancanaancana.coin𝕏Jun 2021✓ verified

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B2B MarketplacesConsumerMarketplacesPropTechTravel & HospitalityMérida, MX

Andres Barrios(Founder)inRyan Black(Founder)in

Co-investorsCapria VenturesStartupsVARIV

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CybersecurityFintechLagos, NG

Segun Adeyemi(Founder)inGBEKELOLUWA OLUFOTEBI(Founder)inOlamide Sobowale(Founder)in

Co-investorsDigital Currency GroupRebel FundBlumberg CapitalGradient VenturesTeam Ignite Ventures

Andiandiai.comin𝕏Jan 2022✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSan Francisco, US

Angela Hoover(Founder)inJed White(Founder)in

Co-investorsGaingelsGV (Google Ventures)NVIDIASV Angel

Angleraanglera.comin𝕏Jun 2024✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Amay Aggarwal(Founder)inRay Iyer(Founder)in

Anja Healthanjahealth.comin𝕏Jan 2022✓ verifiedAcquired

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BiotechFemTechHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Kathryn Cross(Founder)in

Co-investorsSeven Seven SixHarvest Venture PartnersVentureSouqCrista Galli Ventures

AntWalkantwalk.comin𝕏Jan 2022✓ verifiedDefunct

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AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechBengaluru, IN

Joybroto Ganguly(Founder)in

Co-investorsMatrixBetter CapitalGSV Ventures

AOA Dxaoadx.comin𝕏Jun 2021✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesDenver, US

Oriana Papin-Zoghbi(Founder)inAlex Fisher(Founder/COO)inAnna Jeter(Founder)inOriana Zoghbi-Harb(Executive Officer, Director)Abigail Mcelhinny(Executive Officer)

BoardSurbhi Sarna(Director)

Co-investorsAlleyCorpGood Growth CapitalJoyance PartnersAstiaAurum Venture PartnersBantam Group+18 more

AquaShieldaquashieldai.comin𝕏Apr 2026✓ verified

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IoTPropTechSan Francisco, US

Paul Beckers(Co-Founder)inMarguerite Benoist(Co-Founder)in

Archerarchermoney.comin𝕏Apr 2026✓ verified

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AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Benjamin Nguyen(Founder)inVivek Yanamadula(Co-Founder)inBen

Arcimusarcimus.comin𝕏Jun 2023✓ verified

Arcimus sources and filters engineering candidates for technical hiring, using technical founder judgment instead of resume keywords or automated filters.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHR TechNew York City, US

Hussein Syed(Founder)in

Arctenarcten.com✓ verified

Arcten builds long-horizon autonomous agents for research and coding tasks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Co-investorsUnanimous Capital

Arintraarintra.cominJan 2022 · $21M✓ verified

Arintra provides an AI-native autonomous coding platform for healthcare systems that automatically generates medical codes from patient charts to improve revenue capture and reduce denials.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nitesh Shroff, PhD(Founder)inPreeti Bhargava, PhD(Founder)inNitesh Shroff(CEO)in

Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesFoundersX VenturesPeak XV PartnersTen13Endeavor Health VenturesSpider Capital

Artisanartisan.coin𝕏Jan 2024 · $25M✓ verified

Artisan builds an AI-powered platform that consolidates fragmented work software tools and automates repetitive workflows through AI collaborators.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jaspar Carmichael-Jack(Founder)inSam Stallings(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesSoma Capital10x FoundersAIP SeedMento vcDay One Ventures+1 more

Artosartosai.cominJan 2024✓ verified

Artos provides AI-powered software tools for Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Controls (CMC) teams in the pharmaceutical industry to draft, manage, and quality-check regulatory documentation.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise SoftwareMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Josh Kim(Founder)inVarun Patel(Founder)in

Co-investorsHorizonMyAsiaVCAntlerSocii Capital

Arva AIarva.aiin𝕏Jun 2024 · $3M✓ verified

Arva provides financial crime compliance software for compliance teams in financial services, helping them work more efficiently on detection and monitoring tasks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Rhim Shah(Founder/CEO)inOli Wales(Founder/CTO)in

Co-investorsGradient Ventures468 CapitalAmino CapitalOlive Tree Capital

Aryllaarylla.comin𝕏Jan 2017✓ verifiedDefunct

Arylla produces invisible ink tags using nanotechnology that can be applied to fashion products and read via smartphone to enable authentication, traceability, and personalized customer experiences.

Advanced ManufacturingDirect to ConsumerIoTNew MaterialsRoboticsKitchener, CA

Perry Everett(Founder/Business Development)inBenjamin Rasera(Founder)inGraham Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsCreative Destruction Lab (CDL)VTF Capital

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How many investments has Y Combinator made?
Y Combinator has 6,198 tracked investments, 833 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1,371 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Y Combinator invest at?
Y Combinator invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Y Combinator's typical check size?
Y Combinator typically writes checks of $500K.
What sectors does Y Combinator focus on?
Y Combinator focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, EdTech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is Y Combinator located?
Y Combinator is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Y Combinator lead rounds?
Y Combinator typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Y Combinator co-invest with?
Y Combinator most often shares deals with FundersClub, Transpose Platform Management, 500 Global, among 2,312 tracked co-investors.

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Y Combinator announced three senior partner appointments: Christopher Golda and Grey Baker as General Partners, Diana Hu as Managing Partner, and Harshita Arora as General Partner, expanding its leadership team with experienced founders and operators. AI summary

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Paul Graham on Why Sam Altman Took over as President of Y Combinator in 2014

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Y Combinator's Paul Graham sits down with Jason at LAUNCH Festival 2014

This Week in Startups · Paul Graham

The social radar: Y Combinator’s secret weapon | Jessica Livingston (co-founder of YC, author)

Lenny's Podcast · Jessica Livingston

Lessons from working with 600+ YC startups | Gustaf Alströmer (Y Combinator, Airbnb)

Lenny's Podcast · Gustaf Alströmer

Garry Tan: Own Your Intelligence

Startup School · Garry Tan

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