Accelerator Β· Based in San Francisco, USA
Y Combinator
The world's most influential startup accelerator.
About Y Combinator
Y Combinator funds early-stage startups twice a year with a $500K standard deal in exchange for ~7% equity. Founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, YC has funded over 5,000 companies including Airbnb, Stripe, DoorDash, Coinbase, Instacart, and Reddit.
Investment profile
- Founded
- 2005
- Check size
- $500K standard deal
- Stages
- pre seed, seed
- Sectors
- AI, SaaS, Fintech, Dev Tools, Marketplace
- Geography
- Global
- Portfolio in index
- 100
- Top categories
- AI, Dev Tools, SaaS
- Most active at
- YC S24, Seed, YC W25
- Top cities
- San Francisco, Berlin
How to reach Y Combinator
Partners
- Garry TanPresident & CEO@garrytan
- Michael SeibelGroup Partner@mwseibel
- Jared FriedmanGroup Partner@snowmaker
- Dalton CaldwellGroup Partner@daltonc
Notable historical investments
- Airbnb
- Stripe
- DoorDash
- Coinbase
100 portfolio companies in the index
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