Y Combinator

Y Combinator is a US startup accelerator that invests in early-stage startups and runs an intensive batch program.

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Y Combinator is a US startup accelerator founded in 2005 by Paul Graham, Jessica Livingston, Robert Morris and Trevor Blackwell. It is often called YC.

It makes small investments in selected early-stage startups and supports them for several months in cohorts called batches, offering business advice and introductions to investors. Batches are named by season and year, such as W24 for Winter 2024.

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